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Travel insurance: How to ensure ideal cover
GETTING the right travel insurance policy can be the difference between holiday happiness and holiday horror. David Gibbs reports.
Exotic souvenirs: Things you don't want to take home
MICROSCOPIC parasites, water born fleas and translucent catfish are just a few of the least desirable keepsakes you can pick-up on your holidays.
Cover yourself: Sure enough, insure
NOTHING can ruin an overseas holiday like illness or injury. And, as the saying goes, if you can't afford travel insurance, you can't afford to travel.
Traveller's diarrhoea: Eat and runny on the road
TRAVELLER'S diarrhoea is as inevitable as a delayed flight but you can minimise your chance of succumbing, writes seasoned traveller Ewen Bell.
Holiday flings: Dangerous liaisons
IT'S not so romantic when you realise you've been given an unwanted sexually transmitted "gift" from your holiday fling.
In-flight: Sky-high health
TRAVELLING can sometimes feel more like running a marathon: try these tips to stay healthy, hydrated and happy on your next long-haul flight.

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