5 Things You Must Do When Traveling With Older Parents
Traveling with your parents can be a wonderful experience if you plan well ahead. Here are five things you must do to ensure that you and your parents will have a great vacation.
1. Ensure that the itinerary is not too fast paced.
Old folks tend to get tired easily and thus it is not advisable to include activities that are too strenuous. It is also not advisable to pack too many activities in the itinerary such that you and your parents have to rush from one place to another.
2. Ensure that everyone has ample sleep
Plan to have at least six to eight hours of sleep for you and your parents for each day of your vacation. Try to avoid having any more activities after 11 p.m. Prepare some hot water for your parents to soak their legs before bed time if there is a fair amount of walking in the day.
3. Have ample supply of their medication
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If your parents are suffering from diabetes, asthma, hypertension, high cholesterol or any other illness, make sure you obtain ample supply of medication from their doctors to last for the whole trip. To ensure that you remember to bring the medication, create a checklist of things to bring and put their medication among the top five items on that list. As a safety precaution, ask them to carry a medical record of their illness and contact details in case you are not around when they need medical attention.
4. Healthy diet
Most old people do not take heavy meals and thus you need to plan for multiple light and healthy meals that are low on salts, oil and sugars but high in fiber. Always have a sandwich or high fiber biscuits in your bag in case they get hungry and there isn’t a snack bar in the vicinity. Also make sure that you and your parents drink a lot of water to prevent dehydration.
5. Bring along a first aid travel pack.
Your first aid travel pack should contain medication for fever and diarrhea, cold symptoms and giddiness. It should also include a thermometer, tweezers, sharp scissors, safety pins, adhesive bandages, sterile gauze, adhesive tape and antiseptic wipes. While this list is not exhaustive, the stocks in the travel pack should be enough to cater to most conditions that require general first aid assistance. Do check the expiry date for those medications that you bring along to ensure that they are safe for consumption.
Traveling with your parents need not be a hassle as long as you plan ahead and take care of their needs. Involve them in all the activities along the way and remember to have fun!
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Michael Hehn
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What are must see places/things to do in Vietnam?
I'm 22 years old and I'll be in Vietnam for 2 weeks. I'll be with my parents (who speak fluent Vietnamese, but I don't). We're starting in Saigon and we'll be up and down southern and central Vietnam. What are absolutely must see places and things to do in Vietnam? I'd also appreciate some good travel advice or customs I should know about.
dont spend too much time in sai gon, unless you have "people there". if you have family in viet nam that would easily be the best place to spend most of your time.. if not nha trang is great , beach restaurants, nightlife, close proximity to many day trips, same with hoi an , and hue.. avoid da lat,avoid cu chi tunnels, and if you go to ha noi take a day trip to the perfume pagoda or ha long bay or both
wherever you go make a point of getting up and out on the street by 4:30 -5 am at least once.. viet nam is most alive at that hour it is not to be missed, markets are begining to open , old and young are taking daily exercise, go for a brisk walk , bring your camera..
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Viet nam owns so many attractive places all over the countries. You can go shopping and taste Vietnamese special food in Saigon and Hanoi or visit historical temples and buildings in the central highlands of Vietnam. I think it's better for you to explore more about Vietnam in this website:
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http://vietnam-beauty.com
Hue & The Citadel, also try to visit the children at Minh Tu Orphanage and leave a monetary donation. Take a cruise on the Perfune river. HoiAn is nice for shopping. Ha Noi is interesting for the Colonial Palace and Ho Chi Min's mausoleum. Ha Long Bay is also a must see. Saigon is OK but much wamer than further north, buttoo much noise at rush hour .. endless motor bikes and each one has a horn.
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Personal visit in 2005.
Sapa!! but it is in the north…
You could go to the floating markets near Saigon… go to the clothing stores in Hoi An… Halong Bay is pretty much a must see if you go to Vietnam in my opinion.
Some advice is always drink bottled water & bring lots of your own toliot paper…
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OH! You're lucky you get to go to Sai Gon!! You'll have great times there…You might've been to a mall in the US before…but try the Diamond Plaza in Saigon!! Each time you visit a place,there'll be plenty of souverniers to choose from,especially Saigon. Look around the nice homes and buildings,too! Saigon has great hotels…If you're going to Nha Trang,try visiting VinPearl,has so many relaxing stuff there! You might wanna take a Vietnam tour,though.
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