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There are simple things about life in the States that I took for granted before traveling. Little things, like regular trash collection, walkable pavement, food that didn’t make me sick, and water that I could use out of the tap.
Most of these things are manageable. In fact, they’re what make travel interesting (though not what we travel for, per se). Sure, trash heaps are smelly and walking on the sidewalks at night without a flashlight is dumb, but if I had to choose the most inconvenient, it would have to be the tap water.
Take your average tooth brushing as an example. Standard practice is to run your brush under the tap, clean your teeth, spit and rinse your brush in the tap a second time. It’s what I’ve done my whole life and a habit that I’ve found very, very hard to break.
No, I haven’t stopped brushing my teeth, but I have had to stop using the tap water to do it. We use bottled water instead. I know. That sounds lame, but it makes good traveling sense. The potential for little nasties to be in the water here is high – fun little things like amoebas, hard metals and cyanide.
That’s not to say that I’ve avoided the tap water every time I brush. Give this girl one too many beers and I’ll used that water to gargle. Like I said, how you brush your teeth is a hard habit to change – but it’s been a necessary one. I’ve dealt with one too many food-related sicknesses here to take on any other nasties.
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You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
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