If you’re thinking of having some cosmetic surgery on your face, you may also want to line up a replacement passport when you’re done. After all, if the new you is a big change from the old you, you could end up being held up in passport control if the officers think you may not be who you claim to be.
Don’t laugh – it’s happened. It is becoming increasingly popular in China for women to travel to South Korea for cosmetic surgery. Many women go because they want a more “western look” that is attained by rounding out the eyes …read more

With swine H1N1 flu constantly making front page news, travellers have got germs on the brain. According to a recent TripAdvisor site poll of nearly 5,000 travellers, a third of them are being more ‘germ aware’ and are washing and disinfecting their hands much more often.
In keeping with this theme, TripAdvisor has ‘coughed up’ a list what they think might be the world’s top ‘germiest’ attractions…
1. The Blarney Stone in Ireland where ‘up to 400,000 mouths from all over the world touch the stone each year‘.
2. Seattle’s Wall of Gum where, since the 1990s people have been deposit their masticated …read more

For most of us, travelling requires simple things – some money, a passport, a full tank of gas. But for those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, travel becomes a little more complicated.
To make life on the road easier for those dealing with celiac disease and gluten intolerance, Lisa A. Lundy, author of The Super Allergy Girl: Allergy & Celiac Cookbook -From A Mother Who Knows, has put together a short video full of useful tips and ideas.

I’m off to California tomorrow for three weeks of sun, travel, wine, good food, and great company.
But I didn’t want to leave all you Healthbolt reader’s high and dry, so I’ve been doing some pre-posting to keep you informed and entertained while I’m away.
 
 
And to start it of, here’s a safety video from Air New Zealand with whom I‘ll be flying with tomorrow.
Can you spot what’s different from the usual safety videos?
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Yep, you got it. They are not wearing any clothes.
It’s all body paint.
Thankfully, it’s just a video and all the real flight personnel on my flight will be wearing …read more

Can airports be healthy places?
I’m sure that the thousands of stranded travelers during the recent holiday season would say no.
But Health Magazine, having done some research into the safety measures, food options, cleanliness, delays, and overall traveler satisfaction of all the nations airports, says yes airports can be healthy and have come up with a list of America’s 10 Healthiest Airports.
They are:
1. Phoenix Sky Harbor International
2. Baltimore-Washington International Airport
3. Chicago’s O’Hare International
4. Detroit Metropolitan
5. Denver International
6. Washington National
7. Dallas/Fort Worth International
8. Boston’s Logan International
9. Portland International
10. Philadelphia …read more

Bored with doing pushups the old fashioned way?
Then check out this great Perfect Pushup Mobile Unit. It looks like it could really reinvigorate your pushup workout.
                         
Using the latest advances in biomechanics, the Perfect Pushup Mobile Unit is designed to give you better results faster. Compact and easy to use, sounds like a great present for the traveling business person in your life. Or maybe you’d like to keep it all to yourself.
Here’s what you’ll get…
•    2 patent-pending pushup handles, in a travel-friendly size •    Neoprene carrying case •    Perfect Pushup Mobile …read more

What seemed like the longest political campaign, ever, is finally over.  A president has been chosen and you can go back to watching the soap operas, Oprah, cartoons, sports, or whatever else you used to watch before life became saturated with political coverage.
Except for some, it’s not that easy. After months of intense dedication to the cause, suddenly it’s over and irregardless whether your candidate was the chosen one or not, there’s now a huge void in your life.
The ‘post election blues’ have struck.
You need a place to unwind…a place to relax…a place without television…without internet…without blackberry access.
Sounds like you need …  a meditation retreat.  …read more

A train, plane, or boat is really all most travelers want to catch. But if you’re not careful, you could end up catching a whole lot more in your travels.
Vagabondish has put together a list of the ‘10 Nastiest Travel Diseases: What They Are, What They Do and Why You Don’t Want Them’ to remind us that there is good reasons to do your research before you leave home and take the right precautions to protect yourself.
Here’s the Vagabondish list of what you want to avoid…
- cholera
- tetanus
- typhoid
- dengue fever
- hepatitis
- malaria
- yellow fever
- HIV/AIDs
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Meningitis
The CDC’s …read more

Most people don’t travel overseas to get pregnant. In fact, many young people live in fear of getting pregnant while having fun on their overseas adventures.
But for a growing number of people, the only reason they are even going overseas is to get pregnant.
They are on ‘IVF Vacations’, heading for fertility clinics in places like the Czech Republic, Korea, Barbados, Israel, and Thailand.
Turns out that even when you add in the cost of travel and accommodation, the price of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in many foreign countries is much cheaper than in the USA. Plus many of the women turned down …read more

I just spent the last 5 days on a road trip (along the stunning West Coast of New Zealands’ South Island) and it got me thinking about cars. In particular, it got me thinking about how cars affect our health.
So I did a little checking and it seems that cars (especially new ones) might not be all that good for our health.
According to an article originally published in Men’s Health, we have numerous invisible hitchhikers inside our new cars. To be exact, there are chemicals lurking in the interior of the car. A study conducted by the Ecology Center found …read more