Monthly Archives: September 2007

LIP vs Traveller: Friends or Foes?

“So, when do you start your year travelling around the world?” is a question I’ve been asked quite often by the select few who know about our LIP plans.
I’ve been quick to point out (sometimes too hastily) that we’re not just travelling to places such as New Zealand and Brazil but we’re also creating a [...]

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LIP Health Tips

As a former health coach, staying fit & healthy is something that is often at the forefront of my mind. Fortunately that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the local beer, fried plantain chips and knock ‘em dead spicy rum punches here in Grenada once in a while!!!
These are some of my top tips for staying [...]

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LIP Health Hazards Part 3: Over Hydration

Yes, that’s right…over hydration not dehyrdration. There is such a thing.
Here’s a cautionary tale from my own travel experiences…
About 4 years ago, I took part in a 400km Marie Curie bike ride for charity in Vietnam with my Mum whose ovarian cancer had just been re-diagnosed. I was the youngest on the trip, she was [...]

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Packing Hand Luggage

As a  bit of a weakling, I like my carry on luggage to be pretty light when I travel, even if J does often carry it for me. Here is what I take in my hand luggage and why…
1) My Sony VAIO SZ4XWN/C laptop in a ZSHOCK hard case with charger to fill up any [...]

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LIP Health Hazards Part 2: Mosquitoes

So what do you do if you get bitten by a pesky mosquito and your bites usually swell up the size of a tennis ball?
That’s typically the reaction I used to get (until this year) and if I were unlucky, it would be combined with a violent red line streaking up my arm for which [...]

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