THAILAND | Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Views [311]
Intestinal worms are parasites that love the gastrointestinal tract.
God only knows how I got them, maybe from unwashed food or dirty water,
but I didn’t really care, I just wanted to get rid of them! I ended up
in hospital in Chiang Mai, in northern ... Read more >
Tags: intestinal worms, parasites, doctors, hospitals & health, thailand, chiang mai, world nomads, true claim stories
CANADA | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [197]
What started out as a garden-variety ear infection turned into an
emergency dash to Casualty. Intense pain & excessive bleeding from
my ear led me to seek urgent medical treatment from a nearby hospital.
The doctor told me I had a ruptured ear ... Read more >
Tags: ear drum rupture, canada, world nomads, true claim stories
FRENCH POLYNESIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [225]
I was in a small dinghy travelling back to our yacht — which was anchored in a bay in Bora Bora, French Polynesia — when my luck headed south. I had been taking photos of my friends surfing so I was carrying my digital camera inside its waterproof ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, yacht, boat, accident, camera, true claim stories
INDONESIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [213]
I was really looking forward to scuba diving in Bali. Not long after I arrived, I signed up for a dive with a local company, who promised to take me out to a dive location in a new speed boat. They had just renovated the boat but had not yet installed ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, indonesia, bali, hospitals & health, true claim stories, diving, scuba
NETHERLANDS | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [220]
"Women's problems" are rarely talked about, but they are wide in scope and often happen at inconvenient times — like when you are travelling. In my case, I was diagnosed with a "Bartholin cyst", which is, apparently, a lump filled ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, netherlands, hospitals & health, true claim stories, cyst
FRANCE | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [281] | Comments [1]
Never trust French men who try to flatter you. My friend and I were sitting in a café grabbing a bite to eat. My friend left the table to go to the bathroom and a man came up to me and stroked my face, saying something to the effect of: "Beautiful ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, france, stolen, scam, true claim stories
INDIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [162]
Standing on the street in Mysore, India, I was surprised to find a dog licking an open wound on my leg. Soon after, I heard that the same dog was roaming the streets, crazed and rabid, and had bitten several people. The dog was found dead later in ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories, dog, rabies
TANZANIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [152]
I began experiencing stomach cramps and a constant headache for a number of days whilst in Zanzibar, which is not far from the Tanzanian coast. As soon as I returned to the mainland, I headed straight for the hospital in Dar es Salaam. The doctor who ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, tanzania, hospitals & health, true claim stories, parasite
PERU | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [152]
It was early in the morning and my wife and I were walking around the centre of Nazca. Two men who looked to be in their early twenties approached us; they were trying to tell us something but we couldn't understand them. Suddenly one of the men snatched ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, peru, stolen, mugged, true claim stories, knife, camera
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [142]
It was a terrifying encounter: I lost all of my personal belongings, but at least I escaped unharmed. I was walking through Hyde Park in Central London one night when I was confronted by three males. One of them was carrying an army knife: he told me ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, london, uk, stolen, mugged, true claim stories, knife
USA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [221]
I was out mountain biking in the element... when a tree got in my way. On impact, the handle bars of my bike twisted, bluntly jutting into my ribs before I went flying. I was in a lot of pain but there was no external bruising. I figured that even ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, usa, hospitals & health, true claim stories, bike, cycling, accident
FIJI | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [228]
I have had hundreds of mosquito bites before, but this one was different. I had recently arrived in Fiji when I noticed quite a few mosquito bites on my legs — but one was very red and painful. Throughout the day it turned a deeper red and became swollen, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, fiji, hospitals & health, true claim stories, spider, mozzie
THAILAND | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [163]
Here's a tip: never pat a monkey, even if it's on a leash: they can be vicious. I was out wandering with a friend on Haad Rin Beach, Koh Phangan Island, when we ran into a local walking his pet monkey. My friend bent over and patted the monkey and the ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, thailand, hospitals & health, true claim stories, monkey, rabies
CHINA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [157]
Everyone I regale my story to tells me I should be thankful that they didn’t steal my wallet, mobile and camera as well, but I’m still mad I lost my iPod to an invisible thief. I was travelling on a bus from Hong xu Lu to Zhenning Lu and remember checking ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, china, ipod, stolen, true claim stories
CANADA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [133]
There is nothing quite like being robbed to sour the end of an otherwise inspiring trip abroad. It was a week before I was due to fly home from Canada and I was out with friends at a nightclub. It was freezing outside, so I had worn my Burton snowboard ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, passports, canada, true claim stories
INDIA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [147]
While travelling in India I had to make an unexpected detour to hospital. It all started with an upset stomach, for which I was prescribed antibiotics. Three weeks later, I was in Mumbai, still feeling really unwell, so I walked into a hospital for help.... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories
USA | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [135]
We received terrible news while we were travelling in LA. My wife's parents called to let her know her brother had passed away. We needed to return home immediately, to help with funeral arrangements and simply be with our family during this distressing ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, cancellation, usa, family, true claim stories
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [257]
I woke up in hospital — but was totally clueless as to how I wound up there. All I remember is enjoying a beer at a restaurant in the middle of the day, and then I draw a blank. What happened in the 24 hours in between that quiet lager and landing ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, ecuador, camera, kidnapped, robbed, true claim stories
THAILAND | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [233]
All I can hope is that bad karma will follow whoever stole my camera. Grrr. I was shopping on Khoa Sang Road late one evening when I realised my camera had been stolen from my zipped-up bag. The street was really crowded, as usual, with tourists and ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, thailand, khao san road, bad karma, camera, true claim stories
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [190]
A friend and I were walking along the main road in Sapa, Vietnam, when two dogs attacked us. One bit deeply into my calf so I threw my bag at the dog and fled. How World Nomads helped Treatment in a Hanoi hospital for two days where they administered ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, vietnam, hospitals & health, dog, rabies, true claim stories
INDIA | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [180]
I didnt realise you could wind-up in hospital from diarrhoea until I travelled in India. I had been suffering 'the runs' on and off over three months and had lost about 15 kilograms. I was feeling extremely weak and dehydrated, and called in to a local ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, india, hospitals & health, true claim stories
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [166]
I was in Vietnam, on my way to Indonesia, when I fell ill with a high fever. My first thought was malaria, so during a stopover in Singapore I saw a doctor, but he said I was fine. I continued on my journey to Indonesia but I still felt bloody awful, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, vietnam, indonesia, hospitals & health, true claim stories
NETHERLANDS | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [170]
We were travelling across Europe in a Peugeot 206, having a wonderful time, before thieves caused us some serious stress. After arriving in Amsterdam we struggled to find any suitable accommodation; everywhere we tried was booked out. It was lunch time, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, passports, netherlands, car, true claim stories
ECUADOR | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [181]
From now on, I am going to sleep with my bag on my lap! I was travelling on a bus from Otavalo to Quito, in northwestern South America. I was tired, but before going to sleep I carefully placed my bag under my feet with the zippers facing towards the ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, ecuador, bus, camera, true claim stories
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [164]
I have never been so frightened in my life. I was travelling in Sucre, in southern central Bolivia, when I suddenly lost my vision. I was rushed to the emergency department of a local hospital where I underwent a battery of tests and was placed under ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, medical, bolivia, hospitals & health, true claim stories
EGYPT | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [171]
I was lucky to survive a fire blast in Egypt, where I was admitted to hospital in a town close to Dahab, with neck, face and leg injuries. I was diagnosed with a fracture dislocation in the right shoulder and arm, lacerations all over my body and a broken ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, egypt, hospitals & health, true claim stories
CANADA | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [194]
I was having an awesome time skiing at Whistler until one morning I woke up feeling unwell, with terrible pain on the right side of my abdomen. After a quick trip to the local medical centre, I was sent for blood work to confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis, ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
SWITZERLAND | Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [179]
Expect the unexpected — and make sure you take out travel insurance! I have always been a healthy young woman and did not plan on ending up in hospital with a life-threatening condition while travelling in Switzerland. Without any prior symptoms or ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, switzerland, hospitals & health, true claim stories
CANADA | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [132]
I was snowboarding on Blackcomb Mountain when I lost control and
crashed — hard. My left arm and head took the brunt of the impact and I
was left lying on the slopes, unconscious. When I came too, I knew
there was something seriously wrong with ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical, skiing, snow, canada, hospitals & health, true claim stories
USA | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [126]
I should have called it quits for the day and headed into a bar for a
warming Schnapps. Instead, I decided to take the last ski run down the
mountain. As I was flying down the slopes, my left ski collided with my
right, blowing out my left knee ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, injury, medical,
