Thailand
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Friday, 10 Jul 2009 | Views [123]
I was on a boat trip south of Thailand and the boat almost capsized when it hit some rocks that ruptured the outside. The boat started leaning heavily to one side and my suitcase happened to be on deck because we were leaving that day. All the ... Read more >
Tags: thailand, boating, baggage, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads
Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Views [154]
I was on vacation in Thailand when I developed this nasty outer ear infection. Within 3 days I developed 2 abscesses which had to be removed. I went to the hospital for each abscess removal and was put on 2 different courses of antibiotics.... Read more >
Tags: ear infections, antibiotics, true claim stories, insurance claim, travel insurance, world nomads
Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Views [848]
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
Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [738]
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
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 | Views [618] | Comments [1]
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
Wednesday, 17 May 2006 | Views [2461] | Comments [2]
I was on Had Rinn island in Thailand with a friend just walking around the town and noticed a local person with a monkey on a leash. When asked if we could pat it he said yes. My friend patted the monkey and was allowed to hold it and then I went to pat ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, rabies, true claim stories
Monday, 15 May 2006 | Views [2283] | Comments [1]
While swimming off Koh Chang I struck my foot on a sharp rock sustaining a deep cut and tendon injury. I was taken to the local clinic by taxi where the wound was stitched. I attended the local clinic as an outpatient on four subsequent days however the ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, world nomads, insurance, true claim stories
Thursday, 26 Jan 2006 | Views [1267]
The bus I was on crashed into the back of a lorry and a metal rod went into my leg. I was taken to hospital by ambulance and had stitches. One week later the wound was swollen so they had to re-open it and empty the collected blood. From then on it ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles, true claim stories
Saturday, 26 Nov 2005 | Views [3767] | Comments [5]
The American Breakfast at Bangkok General Hospital (BGH) consists of:
4 hot dogs (They call them sausages, Americans call them hot dogs)
3 of another type of sausage
4 slices of ham
A roll, bread and butter
And this is for someone ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, world nomads, insurance, rubber gloves, true claim stories
Thursday, 10 Feb 2005 | Views [1302]
After the tsunami hit Khao Lak, the British FCO and local agencies were evacuating all foreign nationals in the area, due to the complete devastation. We were evacuated out of the area by truck to Takuapa, and then north to Bangkok as advised. My girlfriend ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, tsunami, khao lak, thailand, true claim stories
