Travel

What to do against motion sickness

AeroplaneMotion sickness or travel sickness affects people who are sensitive to riding in cars, trains or roller coasters, or flying in planes and travelling on a ship. The movement of the device makes them dizzy and nauseous to the point of vomiting. The nausea is often accompanied by severe headaches.

There are other ways of preventing travel sickness apart from the usual medicines from the pharmacy.

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How to disinfect a public toilet

Toilet with seat coverUsing public toilets can be a disgusting experience. Toilet seats are hotbeds of bacteria and disease, not least for lice, scabies, coli bacteria and staphylococci.

You should always sanitise a public toilet before using it.

Even if you cannot protect yourself against all bacteria, the following suggestions for disinfecting toilet seats will certainly help.

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Madrid Safari Park

Emu About 50 kilometres outside the city of Madrid in Aldea del Fresno is a safari park with the simple name "Safari Madrid".

I wouldn't recommend the Safari Park for tourists who are only in Madrid for a limited time, but it is a very nice place to visit with children.

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The three best restaurants in New York

Michael Jordan's The Steakhouse, New York

New York City is without doubt a place of gastronomic pleasure. In downtown New York as well as in small side streets, there is something for every taste. There is everything from Italian risotto to Spanish paella and English pudding. The biggest problem is finding the right restaurant for your budget and culinary taste.

 

These are the three most popular restaurants in New York City:

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Pressure on the ears

How to prevent pressure on the ears

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For many people, travelling by plane or on a train through a tunnel has an unpleasant side effect: the pressure on the ears increases and can lead to unpleasant pain and temporary deafness. This pressure on the ears can also occur with rapid changes in altitude, such as in a lift or when diving underwater. When travelling with children, this pressure on the ears can be particularly stressful.

This prevents unpleasant pressure on the ears:
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