What Color is Your... Um, Parachute?

Unfortunately for us, like many other westerners traveling to the Indian sub-continent, increase in temperatures and humidity, a change in diet and a lack in basic hygiene all contribute to an increased risk of illness.

So, visitors need to be conscious of potential health risks and follow a few simple guidelines.

"What made you ill will not really be the issue when you can’t stop shitting."

- Tap water in India is unsafe to drink, but the bottled variety is readily available and cheap. Check that bottles haven’t been tampered with by making sure seals are intact and don’t simply pull straight off. Slash or crush any empties to prevent enterprising folk re-filling them to sell on.

-Carry a supply of water purification tablets or iodine solution. These are a necessity if trekking or visiting rural areas and are another good way of making sure water is safe.

-Be careful about what food you eat, avoid dairy where possible especially products such as ice cream which could have melted and been refrozen.

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