Tag: travel advisory

  • Traveling in the midst of A(H1N1): Is it safe?

    I’ve been back in Manila for exactly 8 days now, past the 7-day period to screen for flu-like symptoms. In those 8 days, I did not get a sore throat (even if my sister from Melbourne had a very sore throat and was coughing and spreading germs all over the place), nor did my temperature…

  • Traveling in the midst of the H1N1 flu virus

    The recent news of the spread of the H1N1 (the flu formerly known as swine) virus has travelers worried. Countries are now dissuading unnecessary travel to countries with confirmed cases, like Mexico, United States and Canada. Along with the political unrest in Bangkok, and the news of the spread of the virus (Thailand has just…