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Absolutely safe holiday? Only at your sofa!

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When the holiday season begins, we often see the travel moods of the colleagues and friends. But it is interesting, that besides the amount of restaurants in the hotel and the cleanness of beaches, people are more and more interested with the question of security. Which troubles you can face at the summer season resorts?

The most popular touristic directions seem to be as a rule also the most dangerous.

The leader in this list is Egypt - there are lots of tourists deaths because of the road accidents. In the Asian countries the tourists are most unlucky in India - people die because of the exacerbation of the chronic diseases, infections, accidents at the shore and on the water, because of the robberies. Several people have simply disappeared. The most dangerous CIS country is the Ukraine. And in Europe the most popular tourists death reason are the road accidents.

But most of the problems could have been evaded if the tourists would obey the simplest security rules.

Diving for "rookies"
The already explored in all the ways by the tourists - Egypt, Tunis and even Turkey can present unpleasant surprises.

In the Egypt - Mecca for the diver's from all over the world - the accidents are not a rare thing. The main reason for the tourists' deaths is the old equipment of the resort diving clubs. It is not a good idea at all to try diving for the first time during the holiday.

At first you would better try to dive in a pool. The best thing is OWD - Open Water Diver course for the beginners. In Egypt or Turkey the tourists are diving in a crowd and there are often almost no explanations. At the cheap beach diving centers they offer low-quality equipment, for example regulator - device that controls the breathing - that has not been technically examined properly. If such regulator is being used - the diver constipates his lungs. Anyways, the equipment that has not been technically inspected can easily lead to severe problems during the dive. For example, there were cases when a hose broke under water and the air began to leak - in this situation the diver has to emerge extremely fast and there are rules among the divers that should be obeyed not to get injured and not to perish. An experienced underwater guide will surely tell about these before the dive.

Venomous fowl
Even if the beginner diver has got luck with the coach and equipment, there is still a risk to remain under water. For example in Goa the tourists have seen skates a lot of times. That is why most people prefer swimming in a pool. But should you travel to the ocean then?

The skates are really dangerous and can lead to serious traumas with their spikes. There is a venomous gland at the beginning of the spike. Skates reside usually in the tripocal seas but there are also freshwater species, for example in Amazonian districts.

The underwater world is full of near-bottom fishes with burning spikes on the fins and other venomous creatures.

Sometimes the divers find dangerous mollusks and take them in the hands - for example cones. A cone can sting the diver with his "harpoon" (the tube which this predatory mollusk uses to attack it's victims) and inject his venom. The poisoning is really severe. Stay away from the jellyfishes and corals - burns are guaranteed after contacts with them. Also the sea snakes are very dangerous.

Water attractions
The touristic agencies always tell: do not save money with your own life - go to excursions only with the official touristic companies. They bear responsibility for people at least. And of course - you should not order the tours at the streets.

Parasites instead of souvenirs
People that go on holiday with the principle - "Nothing ventured, nothing gained" are surely the members of the first risk group. If a person travels to the equatorial Africa, for example into the popular in the last times Tanzania and he did not care about the vaccination from malaria, he runs a great risk. Dangerous infections are also widely spread in Central Asia, Mediterranean, China and southern states of USA.

The tourists manage also to "transport" in their bodies parasites from tropical countries. These get under the skin and are usually noticed much later.

Cobra bite, dangerous beauties and venomous dinner
But the larger tropical inhabitants are surely more dangerous! In Dominicana, Cuba and other countries of the Caribbean ther are lots of venomous insects. So those who have allergy for the insect bites in their list of chronic diseases should better forget about these countries.

The snakes should also be respected. There are lots of these for example in India. Cobras are often dwelling there near people - they find their food easier then. So, the golden rule should be obeyed - if you don't know what for a creature you have just faced, better keep away. In the evenings at the tropical resorts a good idea is to walk with a torch - because the paths could be already occupied by the scorpions and snakes. This is a matter of elementary caution.

The tourists should beware not only the insects, but also beautiful women. In spite of all the popularity, Thailand is currently the most dangerous holiday countries no. The "sexual Thai paradise" that attracts many people, can turn into sexual hell. According to the World Health Organization, the amount of venereal diseases in Thailand grows rapidly in the latest times.

But even if you do not tend to the casual affairs and prefer gastronomic tourism to the sexual, there are also dangers for such tourists, for example in China.

After the arrival to another country - it is a bad idea first to snatch the local food. The human body has to get accustomed to another water and food little by little. In China you should better not have a dinner outside of the hotel. It is quite easy to get poisoned by the sea food and various exotic stuff here. You could consult the guide and he will tell you the checked restaurants where the locals eat themselves. There was a case, where in a five-star hotel people have tasted all the Chinese delicacies on the very first day. This young couple had to spend three days in the reanimation chamber - so powerful was the poisoning.

Ignorance of laws leads to trouble.
Garbage thrown in the streets of Singapore results in a $600 fine.

Stepping on the money is legally prohibited in Thailand - the king of Thailand is pictured on all the coins and banknotes of this country.

Do not offer an unknown woman to have sex in England. You risk to pay a 180 euro fine or to spend three months in jail.

Do not look at the bare women legs in China outside the beach or a strip bar. You risk to spend a couple of days in jail.

Countries that should not be visited without vaccination.
Turkey. No compulsory vaccination. Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A, B, diphtheria, tetanus, hydrophobia.

Egypt. No compulsory vaccination. Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A, B, diphtheria, tetanus, hydrophobia.

African and South American countries. Necessary vaccination: yellow fever at the entrance to Benin, Bourkina Fasso, Gabon, Ghana, Zaire, Cameroon, Kongo, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, French Guiana, Central African Republic. The vaccination should be performed beforehand. At best a month before the trip and minimum ten days before. The immunization certificate against the yellow fever is valid from ten till ten days after the vaccination.

It is also recommended to have an international yellow fever vaccination certificate at the entrance to the Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Giana, Colombia, Panama, Suriname, Ecuador, Angola, Burundi, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somali, Sudan, Sierra-Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia.

India. No compulsory vaccination. Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A, B, diphtheria, tetanus, hydrophobia, typhoid, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis.

Thailand. No compulsory vaccination. Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A, B, diphtheria, tetanus, hydrophobia, typhoid, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis.

United Arab Emirates. No compulsory vaccination. Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A, B, diphtheria, tetanus, hydrophobia, typhoid.

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Article Submitted On: June 2, 2008