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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Miscellaneous Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (18) Not really a warning or a danger, but one thing I dislike seeing British style pubs in Spanish resorts. The seem to cater for the British tourist who are too nervous or narrow minded to experience anything new or different. To me it seems to be the kiss of death to a town with so much character, I just hope this trend does not continue here. My suggestion would be to experience the local Spanish bars, you will get a friendly welcome and will often have the benefit of trying the local tapas, and experience something new. Here was a Welsh bar, as a Welshman myself I can vouch that it is not really typical of Wales. Its called the Three Cliffs, after the well known Bay on the Gower peninsula in Wales. Leave a Comment
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Conditions: It's not just hot countries where mosquitos proliferate but damp, wetland areas; or to be more accurate a combination of the two. The science bit: Mosquitos are attracted to Carbon Dioxide and Pheremones. Repellents: A readily available commercial repellent is called 'Autan'. Available from chemists and even supermarkets in the UK. It smells of Lemon and was in the form of a rub on stick but is probably available as a spray now. Cures after being bitten: Try to refrain from scratching, (May be hard to do but this makes the bite bleed). It also makes them itch worse! 'Afterbite' is a rub on stick available in most countries which, although stinky, relieves the itchy effect and stops the bleeding. Another is to use a slice of lemon rubbed on the bite. Prevention: Many people think that eating plenty of Garlic in your food dicourages Mosquitos from biting you in the first place and keeps them (and people) away. An electrical solution is a 'plug in' mosquito 'Zapper' available cheaply from many shops in the UK with Spanish 2 pin for plugging straight into a wall socket. Run 24/7, they take very little power. Only problem is, if you are in an hotel, most use the smart card system for power when you enter/exit the room. Zapper will be turned off when you go out. If you have air con., keep the windows closed at night having closed them prior in early evening and made sure that THEY are not already inside! Spray rooms with insect repellent, available from most supermarkets in town. Your own place: If you are plagued by mosquitos and have no fitted sliding mesh screens on your windows, (particularly bedroom windows), put up net curtains which deter their entrance as long as the curtains are pulled taut. For this you need curtain wires or rods top AND bottom. If you can get hold of an 'African Pyrethum' plant it will discourage all insects as it is the basis for most insecticide sprays. Try a garden centre if you are here for a long amount of time. Leave a Comment
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