Hot & Cold Climates

Prepare for extreme temperatures on your travels with practical guidance for hot deserts, tropical climates, and freezing conditions. Our articles help you recognise heat exhaustion, hypothermia, and other climate-related health risks.

Avoiding Malaria and Insect Born Diseases

Think of malaria, and you probably think of death. Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world. It can be fatal but it can also be cured and p...

Backpacking or Holidaying in India and the Himalayas

Travel to India and the Himalayas brings with it, its own unique safety considerations given that both areas are still developing and certain locations remai...

Cold Weather Travel

So you're going where it's cold. Not just a tad chilly or nippy, but nose-numbingly, achingly freezing. Some people thrive on that kind of weather, but even...

Hot Climate Safety and Health

When you arrive at that hot destination and step off the plane, a wall of heavy heat seems to instantly slow you down. Each step takes more effort than the c...

Questionnaire: How Safe Are You in the Sun?

Most people like to take their summer holidays someplace where they can find a little sun, but sometimes enthusiasm overcomes common sense and a bad case of...

Safety Beach Holidays

Everyone, it seems, loves a trip to the beach. But whether you're there for a day, a week, or even a year, there are a number of things you can do to make su...

Snow Safety: What to Do If Stranded

Snow is always beautiful to see and fun to play in, but it can easily turn deadly if you find yourself unprepared and stranded in it. When you know a storm i...

Staying Safe in North America

Despite what listening to the evening news may lead you to believe, North America can be an extremely welcoming and safe continent if the proper precautions...

Staying Safe in South America

Most travellers to South America will find their trip to be enjoyable and the people to be warm and welcoming. As with all travel, however, it is important t...

Staying Safe in Third World Countries

In many respects travelling to the Third World is no different to visiting any other part of the globe. Whether it be Mogadishu, Majorca or Margate, forward...

Sun Safety for Babies and Children

When I was a kid, I loved running about on the beach all day wearing a swimsuit and rarely, if ever, worrying about sunscreen. If we had known in the 70s wha...

Tips for Travelling in Mexico and Central America

If you are preparing to travel to Mexico or Central America for the first time, the following are a few things you may want to know. What to Pack: Passport (...

Water Safety for Children

In the summer there is nothing more appealing than a dip in the sea, a paddle in a river or an afternoon at the pool or lido. And because we're so relaxed an...