Health Information For Traveler [Part 2]

The most common diseases in travelers are diarrhea, malaria, diseases through accidents, wound infections and diseases which transmit via sex.

Malaria is the disease which mostly attacks travelers in such an area which is malaria-infested. When a person has an accident by automobile or by swimming, he gets wounds, if they don’t get proper care, catch diseases.

Diarrhea is such a disease which attacks a person when he uses unhygienic, contaminated food and impure water for drinking purpose. Everyone needs to be careful for drinking or eating, in case he is travelling through malaria infested areas in unhygienic conditions.

You must have to take keen precautions to save yourself. These precautions are not very different or out of the way. You just need to do the same care which you do at your home. If you get any wound while swimming or in any other activity then you need to clean it using some kind of antiseptic, as when the wound is not free of septic it will actively catches infections.

Malaria is a disease, whose basic reason is mosquitoes. So to protect yourself from malaria, you first need to save yourself from having interaction with mosquitoes. You need to have some simple and quick precautions.

1.     TRAVELLER'S DIARRHEA

Most of the diseases relating to intestines are caused by intake through mouth and hands. little care to save yourself from all these illnesses is needed. Some diseases like hepatitis A, typhoid fever, polio and cholera exist in countries where there is no hygiene. But still everyone can save his self.

When you travel through some place you will get a light or little dangerous type of traveler’s diarrhea. Although, traveler’s diarrhea doesn’t get stick to you for a long time, still it is sort of irritating. In addition, it is a big risk for your health and ruins your travel.

For the treatment of this disease, the first thing is to stop dehydration. The treatment for protecting yourself from the upcoming symptoms is really necessary so that the number of bowel movements can be reduced and so the other symptoms like fever, vomiting and stomach cramps won’t irritate you. In some cases, there comes a serious stage of diarrhea, which it needs a treatment with antibiotics, or the hospitalization is needed or replacement of fluid becomes compulsory and can’t be ignored.

The main reasons for getting caught in this disease are:

-Raw vegetables and fruits, which you didn’t peel off by yourself and ate


-use of the dairy products which are uncooked or unpasteurized


-use of improperly cooked sea food and meat causes Hepatitis A


-use of “local meals” which are not usually fresh and smell stale


-use of ice cream which is being purchased from the street merchants instead the industrial ice which come from deep-freeze is comparatively hygienic

You just need to take some primary measures to have your trip a successful one. You can’t save yourself from traveler’s diarrhea totally, as it’s impossible because the precautions for saving yourself from traveler’s diarrhea are not possible to be followed all the time.

But if you want to reduce the danger for getting caught by this disease, you must need to follow these measures for not contacting diarrhea. Wash your hands properly before taking anything and try not to eat to have a nice trip.

It is considerably important to sterilize water before drinking. It is not possible to fully disinfect water but a little sterilization can reduce the risk for the contamination to a great extant and safeguards your health while travelling.

The serving of meals must be at the time when they are hot. Another thing to consider is the place where you are going to eat. If you are eating from a stall then you will be inviting a greater risk. But if you are eating from a restaurant it would be comparatively hygienic. But avoid it even if the place is having a great number of insects.

You need not to use tap water and ice-cubes. Try to use bottled water and soft drinks as they are safe. Don’t use those bottle caps which are used before.


-It is very effective to use boiled water.

-Chemically disinfect the water by chlorine drops (e.g. Hadex, Drinkwell chloor; available in sport shops specialized in outdoor activities) or chlorine tablets (Certisil Combina; chloramine tablets; available at the pharmacy). You need to first filter the water to get a better effect. Silver salts (Micropur, Certisil Argento) are not much good but they have an advantage that they keep the water disinfected for a long time.

The travelers who travel for adventure needs to buy a portable filter for their health to get not affected by the impurities and germs in water. It is not get appreciation to use the antibiotics before having any attack of any disease rather it would be hazardous to health. Don’t use any preventive medications.

Treatment of diarrhea

To prevent dehydration, liquid and salt must be used. Lemon tea, broth, soft drinks or fruit juice mixed with salt crackers (ORS-solution) are good.

Indication of Antibiotics:

Anti-diarrhea solution helps lowering the bowel movements. Imodium can only be given to adults or big children for treatment of watery diarrhea. The maximum 4 capsules with each after a loose movement is allowed.

1. If there is mucus, blood or pus exist in the stools.

2. In 24-48 hours, no improvement is seen or there is fever or bad intestinal cramps or the number of stools is more than 6 per 24 hours.

3. Antibiotics are strictly prohibited unless prescribed by the doctor. If you are travelling, quicker solution can be given immediately.

Surely you will be finding this article most helpful and informative. If you will be keeping yourself updated with these sort of medical related information, you will no doubt be able to keep yourself and your surroundings, health and prosperous. Enjoy your holidays and remain healthy and safe.

ANTINAL 24 Caps Intestinal Antiseptic Treatment of TRAVELLER'S Diarrhea & Gastroenteritis

Health Information For Traveler [Part 1]

When you are on the traveling, the precautionary measures from some disease become necessary. It will help you and your family to stay healthy.

The information and precautionary measures of some diseases are mentioned in this article. This information will surely help you out in keeping yourself away from the unwanted diseases. Let’s have a review over them:

1.    SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES:

When someone is abroad on a holiday then the inclination towards sex is high. Travelers are at risk from the disease AIDS, which is mainly a problem these days. It transmits during the sexual contact and cause major threat to the lives of people involved.

The use of alcohol increases during the traveling and alcohol is the thing whose influence makes a person attracts towards unplanned or unsafe sex. The protections against sex are the same as at home. The use of condom is compulsory in this contact.

The use of lubricant is good but it should be water soluble, still it doesn’t provides full guarantee (e.g. KY gel). You must take vaccines against hepatitis B. If you feel a little that you are at risk then do not be late and visit some doctor even you don’t see any symptoms for that.

2.    MALARIA (swamp fever, malaria):

Malaria’s symptoms are more like simple influenza’s symptoms at its initial stage. But if you don’t care for the proper treatment of malaria in time, it will may become a cause for the death in some days.

Malaria is such a disease which is transferred to a human when he is get bitten by an Anopheles mosquito and gets a parasite in his body named as Plasmodium. Malaria has two types.

The one which is really harmful is falciparum malaria. It gets spread really quickly. What is an incubation period – it is the time period between getting bit by a mosquito and the appearance of the disease’s symptoms. This disease has 10 – 15 days incubation period.

Malaria occurs through Anopheles mosquitoes and these exist in the tropical and subtropical areas in a large number. Areas whose heights start from 1.500 – 2.500 m contain these creatures. These mosquitoes are very rare or even barely exist depending upon the temperature and climate of that area.

Where does malaria occur?

These mosquitoes exist in Asia in the suburbs of the big cities, for example, India, but their presence differs from season to season. As they have different seasons to appear.

In Africa there does exist a great risk for this disease but most big cities are free of this risk and its infection.
How can we prevent ourselves from malaria?

The time for Anopheles mosquito to bite is between dusk and dawn so the travelers need to be very careful at these times that they avoid its bite. This creature is very small and doesn’t makes any noise of its existence.

There are some repellents for mosquitoes in which DEET are not much examined. The products which ensure safety to a great extent are Autan-Active and Mosegor.

Try to cover your arms and legs fully with light-colored clothes mostly at nights and in the evenings. Moreover, apply DEET based repellent (20 – 50% for children and 20 – 30% preferably for pregnant woman) with regular intervals of 2 – 6 hours. Due to this regular application, it cannot properly protect you at night.


These are the measures which must be fully taken to reduce malaria’s risk up to 80 – 90% and you can maintain your travel health.

If you sleep in rooms then you will not get bitten through mosquitoes. Try to use mosquito nets on the sills. Turn on the electrically-warmed anti-mosquito plates and the air conditioners. The best thing is to use a mosquito net which contains permethrine or deltamethrine and it hangs over the bed and you sleep under it with tucking its edges under the mattress.

Taking pills to prevent yourself from malaria

There does not exist any drug whose intake can protect you from getting caught from malaria. So take some combination of precautionary measures to have a safe side. The drugs have changed with the passing years.

When taking drugs for protection against malaria, consider the advantages and disadvantages of the drugs while saving yourself from the infection of malaria.

The risk for getting infected by this disease depends on the following things: visited country, and on the region, the season, the duration of your stay and the type of the trip.

Consult the doctor when you are going to use any kind of drug, because just only the doctor is the person who can best prescribe any medicine for you. A big reason for the individuals belonging to a same group using medicines and ending up their lives like this is the use of improper medicines.

Sometimes it happens that while protecting yourself from malaria you take anti-malarial drugs but on the other hand you find troubles in return. These drugs are not always a reason to stop taking them as they are mild and not hard in nature.

Some people are allergic from some drugs because of their composition and some finds different intolerant symptoms when they take some particular medicine. Some people need to switch from one medication to another because of the intestinal problems.

At last, it’s seen that there doesn’t exist any drug which can be a 100% protection against malaria. Travelers must take a fever, which they get between the three months after they come back from tropics, an infection of malaria.

They must start its treatment as soon as possible when they even feel a little symptom for that rather than taking the previously prescribed medicine which is for the prevention of malaria.

The thing to care is the treatment of malaria in time so that it would be easy to treat the infection without having the danger of serious fever attacks. It’s very superstitious and false statement that “once malaria always malaria”.

I hope this information will proof to be the best in saving your lives from the deadly diseases.

PDQ Travelers' Malaria

Travel For Peace: An Interview With Pablo Chufeni Servas Traveler

Canada-US Servas Conference was held in Vancouver and it was the start of August. Servas is an organization whose motto is “Travel for peace”.

This organization’s hosts and travelers are in over 130 countries for promoting inter-cultural understanding and tolerance.

I attended that conference and met one of the volunteers of that organization, whose work for the organization is commendable. I got a lucky hour to spend with him and asked a set of questions.

1.    You have been tackling and controlling Servas with much creativity from a reasonable time which includes the language opportunity for the young people of Servas. Let us know about the language learning opportunity that has been initiated by you while working for Servas.

Servas South America arranged an essay contest in 2003, which had the topic “The role of Servas” in which I got participation and got the first position.

After that, being a contest winner, I was allowed to attend the Youth South American meeting which was held at Montevideo (Uruguay). Along with that I went to Santa Teresa (Uruguay) where work for 3 days activity was ongoing. I met Camile Costa there who belonged to Sao Paulo (Brazil) who took the classes to learn Spanish for Chile.

There my mind clicked at the point of giving Servas young people, Servas as a platform for learning languages by the idea of exchanging their languages.

This program is designed as having four modules, along with their classes. The class duration was one and a half hour weekly. The modules were as follows; A) Language - B) Arts - C) Social - D) Special Events. All the young people who took the classes of these programs are able to fully know about their host society.

2.    We heard of your first international youth meeting of Servas, which is going to be held in the southern hemisphere at an amazingly beautiful resort of Bariloche in Argentina in the third week of January in 2006. Let us know more about this.

This conference will start on 15th January and will be continued till 22nd January, 2006. PATAGONIA ’06 is the first international youth conference going to be held in Bariloche in Argentinean Patagonia. This place is simply beautiful which will add for the youth to attract and attend this conference. No one will stop from coming to this event.

Patagonia ’06 doesn’t restrict age. It is for all the people who want to know about the projects in Servas regarding the issues of youth and help in developing them, they are most welcome.

The cost of this conference is US $160 which includes meals 4 times a day, participation in all the activities and accommodation in bungalows or tents according to the availability (no transportation from BsAs included).

This conference is going to help us bring the position of youth up in Servas. There are a number of different topics which will be discussed in this meeting.

These includes the development of youth position, to access more and more young people, the discussion on the improvement of the ongoing projects and start for new projects, the betterment of the local ativities in the international group, the involvement of young people in these activities, the feasible programs that we can start to implement on, and all of the current issues relating to youth in Servas.

3.    As you are currently having your hands full, still you are thinking to serve Servas more in a way that will help the youth from all over the world. Let us know about your idea of giving the youth the opportunity of internship and job.

This is one of my near future projects. Right now my goal is to achieve the maximum at PATAGONIA ’06 and in the exchanges among international youth. Then I will definitely take the Servas network as a helpful platform for providing youth in abroad the opportunity to add experience to their lives and to use their skills in a better way.

4.    We also heard about the local “diversity meals” which you use to host. Tell us about them and the reason for arranging them.

This was the idea of Mary Jane which I heard at the Servas office situated in United States. She was in conversation with me and told me about this activity. in San Francisco, they use to arrange meals at the houses of different Servas members and then host them where a large number of people listen to them. So I liked this idea and did the same in youth branch of Servas in Argentina.

In our diversity meals, we create such an environment where everyone forgets about the differences between them, although they do belong to a variety of cultures and do have different educational backgrounds.

The basic purpose of these meals is to promote tolerance and understanding through international travel and with local participants as well. It is not compulsory to visit Bali or Nicaragua to have an understanding of this world instead it can be done with our neighbors next door.

5.    What are your activities when you are not voluntarily working for the sake of good?

If I speak very honestly, I don’t use to get free time for myself. I do have to continuously work on Servas projects at night, so even my emails are sent emails at improper timings. I have to go to gym daily as physical fitness is necessary to work hard.

Moreover, my mother is having a life-long medical condition, so whenever she needs, I have to stay with her all the time.

6.    Tell us about your upcoming plans regarding travelling or others.

It is really challenging for me to find the activities which I can be involved in like my current activities but I have to keep this fact in my mind that I also have to earn livelihood.

One day, if I would be able to earn money to comply with my economic needs along with working for Servas and for any other NGOs, at that day, I will be really contended and glad.

Sometimes I really feel that I would be doing much good things if I would not be working for Servas, feels like my time gets wasted. But this is my personal challenge.

Thank you, Pablo. We are great full to you for giving us your precious time to share all your volunteer activities we wish you best of luck for your upcoming events like international youth language exchange program and Servas youth conference PATAGONIA ’06. You are truly serving for the man kind for promoting intercultural tolerance and peace for the next generation.

Motorcycles Offer Cheap Motorized Travel and Recreation for All Genereation

As we all know that inflation is rising day by day. Prices of everything, from grocery items to medicines and from the gas to the transportation items, are rising.

Gas price of vehicles has also been affected by this inflation. There are no chances, in the near future for these prices to go down. That is why, everyone should be very careful in their spending and unnecessary expenses.

This is the common concept that if something is bigger than it is better. This concept also applies on vehicles. But, let me tell you that it is not necessary that this concept is always right. Go back and review the high-center problems of SUV’s that occurred almost ten years back.

The most important fact that must be remembered is that big vehicles are not only costly to buy but also to operate. It can need more maintenance and repairs causing more pennies.

$80 only can be charged to fill the gas tank of bigger vehicle. While, the fuel expenses of the SUVs are quite less than the above mentioned cost. Another thing, if you are a frequent user of the big car, your fuel expenses may exceed from the $80.

How to use less fuel?

This was the topic that was roused by the Federal Government of America. They put special attention in solving the above mentioned problem. Government made and passed some laws, regarding this issue. They also instructed the auto manufacturers to make higher gas mileage rating in the vehicles. But, because of the political up and down, adjustments were made.

What caused the increase in current fuel price is the Washington exception on trucks and SUV’s from the higher gas mileage rule. Arnold Schwarzenegger would not be driving 15/10 mpg Hummer H2H if these exceptions were not made.

Youth knows it:

The thinking of youth has changed and finally they have started thinking different from their elders. Our today’s young generation understands that America should now start taking steps, in order, to decrease the dependency of borrowing fuel from other countries.

They believe in the concept of self dependency. They also understand the importance of safeguarding environment. As a result, youth themselves have started taking actions. They now prefer to buy automobiles with improved gas mileage.

They have labeler motor bike as feasible mode of transport, as it require less fuel consumption. Youngsters nowadays prefer to use bikes more than their daddy’s old car. You want prove of this then visit any college and university; you will find more bikes lined on road than cars.

Scooters on the Road, now:

Vespa Scooters are one of the current examples of gasoline powered scooters. These bikes are Italian made. The LX models of these bikes costs less than $5000, only. The speed of these scooters is from 70-80 mpg at near 60 mph. The scooters are working for six and half decades and so company is skilled in introducing this type of products.

The Riptide Scooter, the Sinclair Scooter, and the Wasp Scooter are examples of other models manufactured by an American organization GS Motor Works. In past, GS motor works have also sold the Euro Scooter, the Retro Scooter, and the Sport Scooter.

GS Company does not only sell other company’s manufactured bikes but manufactures its own stripe of scooters too. Their famous always charged Blur Scooters can cost you less and deliver the speed of 70 mph. Black Cat model of theirs 100 plus mpg with the speed of 30 mph.

The Buddy Scooter delivers 100 mpg and has a speed of 30 mph and 70 mph. Range of Stella scooter accessories is also provided by the Genuine Scooter Company.

Motorcycles Serve the Transportation Needs of All Generations of Riders:

There was a time when bikes were considers as a revolution in society. Now, bikes are so common that everyone from adolescent to those moving towards old age, men or women, everyone prefer to have motorbikes as a mode of transport.

People now prefer bikes more than cars as bikes are easy to operate, it can go wherever it wants. Additionally, it does not require much maintenance as required by the cars. You can wash it your own homes and can also change its fuels. It saves your cost of operation. 

Another cost that can be saved by purchasing the bikes and scooters, is the initial investment cost.  The initial cost of the bikes and scooters are much less than that of the cars.

So, you do not need to wait to collect the money for buying a vehicle for you. You can just simply go to the market and survey. Buy, the one that remains within your budget and enjoy your rides.

There is a difference between the scooter and the motorcycle. Where, high school and college going students prefer motorcycles, on the other hand, the elder people prefer scooter more.

At very young age of some people, dirt bikes were introduced and this is the time when those using dirt bikes loved it and loved the idea of having motorcycle than the car. Now when these people are elders, they are provided with vast range of bikes to choose from.

Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Harley Davidson and Kodiak are some of the recent brands manufacturing motorcycles. These companies manufacture bikes for each consumer group like standard motorcycle for the average rider, racing bikes for the adrenaline junkies, the touring bike for those riders who like to take long, leisurely rides across the country and the recreational dirt bike for those who like off-road riding.

These options have given opportunity to the every age group and each sex, to choose the one that meets their needs, as well as, suits their personality. People are also taking high interest in getting the new introduced bikes and scooters and they are becoming more aware about the new innovations. They always do market research before buying these bikes and scooters.

Vespa: GTS125, 250 & 300ie, GTV250 & 300ie, LX/LXV125 & 150ie, S125 & 150ie 2005 to 2010 (Haynes Service & Repair Manual)

The Dry Beauty of Namibia

Namibia is one of the driest countries of the world. You can also call it ‘dry beauty’ whose beauty lies in multi color landscapes, hills, sparkling fantasies and unfaithful dust devils who can appear anytime.

This obvious misery life is unreliable but somehow animals, plants, and human have adjusted themselves in this environment.

The country is perfect for those who are adventurous and ready for adventure anytime. Everlasting deserts, thorn bush savanna, deserted wind damage coastlines, imposing chasm, and sun baked saltpans are some surprises that traveler gets on reaching the country.

Etosha National Park is Namibia’s one of the top rated places. Birding experience and unsurpassable physical environment are most astonishing.

If you are visiting the place for first time then ballooning over the desert, skydiving over land and sea, paragliding, whitewater rafting and sand skiing are good options to start exploring with.

If you want to have something more enjoyable then go for abseiling, coastal and fresh water angling, desert camel riding, scuba diving, hiking and rock climbing are best options.

Namibia has four geographical regions. On north is Etosha pan popular for its wildlife. Between Zambia and Botswana is a slim Caprivi Strip which is a damp region accompanied with some rivers.

With the shoreline, Namibia desert is located. This desert is said to be oldest desert of world with the age of eighty million years old. At the shoreline is meeting of Atlantic with the burning African desert causing intense fogging in the area.

Namibia is half the size of France with the population of 1.8 million only. Just like the place, residents too are quite different. San also known as Bushmen are most fascinating among all. The people have all the knowledge about their surroundings.

Their environment is different and it is amazing to look how well they have accepted and adjusted to it. We can’t even imagine living without water for a day but it’s absolutely surprising to see these people living in conditions where water is not always available.

Today, population of Bushmen is 50,000. According to historians approximation, Bushmen have had been living as hunter and gatherers for last 25,000 years. Bushmen have their own language to communicate and have special in born skills of storytelling, imitation, and dance.

Other people of Namibia include Bantu who are natives of this place. It is said that they migrated from western Africa about 2,400 years ago. Owambo, Kavango, Caprivians, Herero, Himba, Damara, Nama and Tswana are other African group of people.

In the development of African nation, not only Africans have taken part but also 15% of other groups. Population of white Namibians is almost 120,000 and is mostly German and Afrikaners. Germans moved here in and after 1884 when the country was given a status of German’s territory by Bismarck.

While on the other hand, Afrikaners, mostly white Dutch, migrated to north from Cape ager the Dutch cape colony was surrendered to British in 1806. This people have characteristics of strong and independence and their ancestors disliked British.

Basters and Coloreds are two other groups of people that reside in Namibia. Colored in Namibia and South Africa are considered as people with mixed ethnic tradition as in black and white. These people have different individuality and background.

Namibia’s infertility and rude shorelines restricted European explorers. But in 1884, German merchant Adolf Luderitz settled permanently in between Namib Desert and Atlantic seaboard. Bismarck then confirmed the area covered by Namibia a German colony and called it South West Africa. It was expected that successors of land will clash when German settlers will move in land.

Herero were not very happy and content about the profession of Germans. Herero always dislikes the cruel and chauvinistic law of Germans and their violation and interference in African land, lives, and way of life. In early 1904, Herero unexpectedly rose in weapons against their colonial overlords.

Later this revolution was joined by Nama. Authorities were not able to control the situation in six months. Many German pioneers and armed forces died in this revolution.

Lieutenant General Lothar von Trotha was given this authority to turn down the revolution. Rudolf Goering, who was the father of Herman Goering, was assigned as governor general of region. Lothar von Trotha had kind of thinking that became the policy of government under the third Reich. His argument was to demolish the Herero as a people and he did not care about women and children dying. In the end, many Nama and Herero died. Many awful things took place in camps of survivors. The Herero lost very poorly, 80% of people were destroyed. Population of Nama too was declined by 35-50%.

The only right city in the country is now Windhoek with the population of 165,000 people. This is the city to resolve practical issues. The features of German period can be noticed in looks of old buildings of the city. State Museum, State Archives, and the Namibia Crafts Center are the appealing places to visit.

Another place to visit is the Dan Vilijoen Game Park located in 24 kilometers west of Windhoek. Here you can take a look of beautiful creatures of God like ostriches, baboons, zebras, and 200 plus species of birds.

Those who like to roam the city on weekends; The Waterburg Plateau Park is just perfect to visit. It is place in 230 kilometers from Windhoek. This mountain located place is habitat to cheetah, leopard, kudu, giraffe, and white rhinos.

Namibia is quite special for those who love wildlife. Reason of the specialty is Etosha National Park. In this park, you will find vast variety of species. This abnormal land of Etosha carries Savanna grassland in it along with dark bush and forest.

But sometimes it’s a depression that grips water and cover up the area of 5000 square kilometers in Etosha pan. The continuing spring adjacent the pan is what attracts birds and land animals in winters. The view is amazing and excellent for photography.

The park is home to almost 144 species of animals and elephants in particular are plenty. Giraffe, leopard, cheetah, jackal, blue wildebeest, gemsbok, and blue rhino are among other animals. Over 300 bird species live here.

Lodging facilities are excellent here and you can spend three days observing this nature of God. Time between May and September is best to observe the animals. Etosha is located in 400 kilometers to the north of Windhoek.

Fish river valley is the only valley in the US larger. The valley is located 160 kilometers and has a breadth of 27 kilometers and deepness of 550 meters. But this is not only the size that makes this canyon attractive.

What appeals are the stunning views from different angles. Hiking is another feature that attracts adventurous people. 90 kilometer hiking track is especially developed and can take four to five days to complete.

The track ends in Ai-Ais spring resort, the best place to relax. Hiking is allowed from beginning of May to end of September. The hike is definitely exhausting and you have to be in good shape to proceed. The authorities won’t allow you to go on a hike before seeing your medical fitness certificates. Fish river valley is located 580 kilometers to the south of Windhoek.

The skeleton coast is a burial ground of seafarers and whales. Intense fog is the issue of this place. Next to the place is one of the most dry and hostile placing called Namib Desert. Adventurous people trek here along the shoreline to absorb the beauty of the place. On the south Cape Cross is located where whole colony is developed having many seals. The coast park covers the area of 16,400 square kilometers and is 355 kilometers northwest of Windhoek.

In 1486, Diego Cao, a Portuguese explorer, explored this area. He is one of those who depressed Europeans through his experiences from venturing ashore until the arrival of Germans 400 years later. On the south, Namib-Naukluft National Park is located. It is the backwoods covering the area of 50,000 square kilometers.

The land is varied and has the features of mountain outcrops, majestic sand dunes, and deep cut gorges. The Sossusvlej area is supreme for stunning dunes.

Kavango and Caprivi Strip region is located at the northeast of the country. The area is perfect for camping and for bird lovers. Kaudom, Caprivi, Mahango, Mudumu, and Mamili are the game reserves of area. During the civil war in Angola, Poachers did huge harm to wildlife. Now animals are increasing at big rate. Leopard, elephant, buffalo, cheetah, lion and other different species are including in wildlife.

More than half of the year is summer in Namibia and sun is shining for 300 days. The temperature of shoreline varies between 5C to 25C. The temperature of land varies between 20C to 34C and can increase up to 40C in north & south of the country. Not only summer is severe but winter is equally severe and ice crop up in most parts of country. The rain falls take place in summers and Caprivi region faces most heavy rains of the season. Rains do not affect travel plans. March to October is the best time to visit the place. December to march is worst time to visit the Namib desert and Etosha.

Cotton clothes are best options for summers. For winters, go for warmers, sweaters, and heavy cottons. In summer, land get hot so make sure you have good pair of shoes. Camera, binoculars, sunglasses, sun hats, sunscreen, mosquito repellant are stuff you should have in travelling. The places are quite foggy so make sure to have dust proof luggage. Do remember that things made of ivory are not allowed to carry through customs so don’t buy it.

Nature Tracks African Lace and Petticoat Dust

The Story From The Mackinnon-cann Inn

Last night was one of the nicest and peaceful nights I have spent. I can’t describe the satisfaction and comfort I get inside my soft high threaded count sheets and comforters of my house at Mackinnon-Cann.

Yesterday was quite hectic and that drive down the Evangeline Trail and tour to Bear River First Nation Heritage and Cultural Center followed by evening walk to Yarmouth’s Victorian heritage areas certainly made me exhausted.

But that day is gone, and new sun has arrived with new adventures and excitement.

Breakfast is the most important thing to have to start any day and so it was first on my list of the day. I got ready and dressed up and walked towards the adorned dining area of Mackinnon-Cann Inn.

Breakfast was being ready by one of the co-owners of Inn named by Neil Hisgen. He sometimes also stops at inn to see if guests are enjoying themselves. I chatted with him for almost ten minutes about Mackinnon-Cann and other properties.

He belongs to Racine, Wisconsin and has a family with six offspring. The man served six years of his life in navy but after very short time period he came back to home having a plan of settling down in Fort Lauderdale in Florida to make career in hospitality.

First work he did in this career was at front desk in Marriot Hotel. Then he worked for 18 years in different hotels to gain experience. The last job he did as an employee was as a general manager in some popular hotel.

As the year 1997 was approaching its end, Neil came across his life partner Michael Tavares who also happens to be his business partner. He earned quite well an amount on sell of his foremost house. They used the 200 acre land of Michael at peninsula as their vacation house. On the special invitation of Michael, Neil spent about a month of his life at farm near Yarmouth. Neil loved it as he always had cherished the seasons.

Together, Neil and Michael were exploring themselves and finally reached on a decision of opening a bed and breakfast in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. They got lucky when they found out a stunning Victorian residential district having countless restoration breaks. Now, Neil had to finish his work in kitchen and so Michael joined me and told me about his life.

Michael belongs to Boston and is raised in southern part of the Boston. His majors were education in college. Later after schooling, he switched his field to real estate and opened his own brokerage firm. He always found himself attracting to ancient buildings and proved this by narrating a childhood story.

When he was 12/13 years old, there was an old farm house located near his house. He always thought on who owns this place and lives in this place. He shared his views with his mother. Seeing his curiousness, his mother with him went to land registry to find out history of the farm house.

Then he took the document and went to the current owners of the place. He let them knew about history of the place. Owners loved it. From that time, Michael is in love with beauty and history of ancient properties. He converted his love in to his profession and started buying and restoring old buildings. He has restored eight buildings in the south end of Boston.

Later he shifted to Key West and started new career of landscape architect. There he lived for five-six years and completed some assignment of designing garden for gay community.

In the year 1980, he finally took the decision of buying 200 acre land and using it as vacation property in Nova Scotia. The relationship with Yarmouth had already started at that time. Michael later made Fort Lauderdale his permanent home and met Neil at fundraising event. They lived in for a year.

In 1988, Michael invited Neil to visit his land in Nova Scotia as they were planning to spend life together. Their relationship is almost eight years old and they have been living in Nova Scotia for same period of time. The first building they restored is Victorian brick mansion presently Charles C. Richards House.

In 1887, The Mackinnon-Cann was originally built and is an art of Italianate Victorian style. The house was basically built for two cousins. Presently too, the inn has two staircases side by side.

In 2000, Neil and Michael took the hold of building and transformed it into stunning and one of the beautiful manors. The manor is consisting of seven rooms; each is adorned in different and stunning style reflecting the interior of 20th century.

The main floor has five parlors and whole dining area is made of stunning wood floor. Neil himself is a glass artist and he himself has designed every glass window of Mackinnon-Cann.

Further, Michael told me how activate he is in Nova Scotia’s heritage community. He too is a member of two historic organizations.

He is also a board of director of the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia. The aim of this trust is to preserve the beauty of ancient buildings in the province.

Mackinnon-Cann Inn and the Charles C. Richards House; both are provincially registered heritage belongings. Michael also serves as a member of the Provincial Heritage Owners Association of Nova Scotia consists of 265 provincial heritage properties. Both the inns are also rewarded at several events.

In 2005, restoration award from the Yarmouth County Historical Society and L.B. Jenson Award was given to Michael and Neil for making great contribution in the development and economic health of Yarmouth Heritage Community.

Now a days, Michael is working on restoring another Victorian heritage property. He is planning to transform this building into a restaurant targeting tourist and local people of the community of Yarmouth.

Example of Neil and Michael’s recent work is blue-colored Victorian heritage property situated in middle of Mackinnon-Cann and Charles C. Richards House. In total, Michael and Neil have restored an entire street block, four historic places and have transformed these properties in beautiful architecture.

Michael Tavares also serves as the president of the Nova Scotia Association of Unique Country Inns. This marketing and branding group supports the endorsement of tourism in historic places. Michael looks in to marketing of inn and Neil takes care of hospitality and inn-keeping.

Michael has committed himself for the protection and restoration of old properties.  He thoroughly respects historical properties. He starts and finishes all his projects with special care and feelings which according to him many renovators do not think about. According to Michael, if we want to safeguard our culture then we should start it by restoring ancient properties.

At the very same time, he is also concerned about future of his investments and as a member of Local Yarmouth Town Planning Council he aims to take active role in shaping the town’s future. Michael and Neil are definitely one of the important persons of town who have invested many dollars and countless hours in protecting heritage and business projects.

When Michael started his career in hospitality and in preserving old building in Yarmouth, he was not accepted immediately. He was an outsider, outspoken, and always questioning and arguing on old ways of doing works. New society took some time to accept Michael especially when he and Neil was a gay couple.

But once he was accepted, no doubts remained in believing his intentions for the betterment of society. He always gave local electricians, plumbers, carpet layers, etc a chance to work in transformation of old properties.

He made local workers his main supplier. This earned him the respect and trust of local merchants. He has earned such goodwill that people take his suggestions and advices before make important decision on important issues of the town.

After I was done with my yummy and healthy breakfast, Michael gave me special tour of all of his properties. The first on the list was smaller Victorian house. The house is under renovation. Michael is conducting himself his other assignments.

He himself will do all the architecture and call the specialized contractors only when needed. He definitely has an art of rescuing a property and turning it into most stylish and stunning property from bad looking almost ruined property.

Then we visited blue Victorian mansion which is recently restored. We finished the visits with Charles C. Richards House. The house is a striking Victorian brick mansion with elegant architecture. The building work was started in 1893 and completed over a period of two years. It was the first brick house that ever builds in Yarmouth.

Special material was used in building like brownstone, granite, and bricks especially imported from United States. Michael informed me about interesting fact that it took him one season to strip the layers of paint and thirty two weeks to repaint it.

Unique and stunning looks of each room is definitely admirable. The flower-filled conservatory adds more beauty to it. Before leaving the Inn, I requested for a photograph of Neil and Michael. They posed for me in front of beautifully wooden staircase which takes you to the rooms in upper floor.

I finally have now reached to the end of my beautiful and memorable journey of introduction to architectural preservation and heritage tourism in Yarmouth. I expressed my gratitude for welcoming me here and giving me all the details of their work.

I prepared myself for next journey ahead: exploration of Yarmouth history at the Yarmouth County Historical Museum situated right side of the street from Charles C. Richards House.

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