Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> On 1/23/2015 7:17 PM, Xeno wrote:
> > On 24/01/2015 12:04 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> >> On 1/23/2015 6:07 PM, Xeno wrote:
> >>> On 24/01/2015 10:32 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks for the story. I am now well warned.
> >>
> >> I will only drink bottled water when we are ashore. I guess we should
> >> be wary of raw vegetables as well as they are washed in the water.
> >>
> >> I have to start taking my malaria preventative pills next Friday. One a
> >> week for two weeks before leaving. One a week while gone and one a week
> >> for 4 weeks after coming home. I am bringing 98% Deet spray as well as
> >> spraying certain items of clothing with a special insect repellant spray.
> >>
> > One more thing I might warn you of. The insect sprays you use at home
> > may not work abroad. I found that with a common spray in use here -
> > aeroguard. It works for me here but, in Thailand, it seemed to attract
> > the mossies! I was forced to use the local varieties. They worked..
> >
> I'll keep that in mind, though everything I've read says that the
> highest percentage of DEET should work.

I've always wondered about applying insect repellent to your skin on a
frequent basis. It *does* soak into your skin. Perhaps you should look
into that. It can't be good for you and your immune system is already
working full time without that.

And then the water issues and the raw or undercooked food issues...
Those people that live over there are used to it and somewhat immune
to it. USAins are too sterile and fragile without all the shots and
precautions.

I had a chance to go there 40-some years ago, all expenses paid. I
declined the offer. And you're paying your own money to go there?

As for me, I'm content to google Vietnam or watch a documentary. And
I'll let Andrew Zimmern tell me about the local food. And sw can
tell me about the cuisine from the top Vietnamese neighborhoods in the
U.S.