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Health and Travel: Hardships of an Adventurer's Body

Rarely, did I ever get sick. Within weeks of arriving in South East Asia though, that all changed for me…

Aaron Ramirez

7 minute read

Before setting off for my around-the-world trip, I seldom ever became sick. Within weeks of arriving in South East Asia though, I had a terrible bout of food poisoning, and later averaged 1 sick day, for every 4 days of healthy travel. This is the story of how I dealt with pain and isolation, dropped 20 lb/10 kg of weight, and how I survived malaria.