I used to smuggle roadkill into the house despite my mother's preference for flowers.
Jane Wilson-Howarth mother, GP, author and zoologist, is an authority on travel health. She has lived in the East for long enough to be able to say diarrhoea in nine Asian languages. So far A NOVEL AND five of her NON-FICTION books have been published as well as innumerable articles. Read more.
A Glimpse of Eternal Snows
How to Shit Around the World
The Essential Guide to Travel Health
Lemurs of the Lost World
Your Child Abroad: a travel health guide
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Nigerian serenade - So many sounds of tropical life Monday 07 Aug 2017
Nigerian Swallow - A taste of Nigeria Thursday 27 Jul 2017
Cambridge 105 - Radio interview prerecorded this morning Tuesday 20 Jun 2017
Laughing out Loud - Some fan mail Friday 10 Feb 2017
Kidnap review - Review in Travelwise Saturday 10 Dec 2016
"likely to remain the definitive guide..."
Looking for a book on squat toilets, getting the runs, and getting the runs while using a rough squat toilet? Not the best mealtime read, but good preparation for what the road throws at you. There's a wealth of info on eating right, drinking right, the risks of seafood, and keeping the little ones healthy. The differentiating factor for this book though is it doesn't stop there. Where else can you get a whole chapter on toilet paper and the lack thereof, bathing in a stream, or what to do when it's that time of the month and you're on a mountain ascent? Throughout the book there are short snippets from doctors, from aid workers, and from others with life experience combating nasty bugs and diseases. If you're a parent wanting to make sure your about-to-leave child knows how to keep healthy, or you're the type who likes to be ready for anything, this is a valuable book. Anyone about to go off on a long-term volunteer assignment in a rural environment should make room for it in the pack.
"many parents are nervous about travelling with young children.....this book, written by people who have lived overseas, tells you what you need to know"