Yvette McQueen MD, A Global Traveling Physician

I gave a travel tip a while back about wearing comfortable shoes while traveling.  It will save you muscle aches AND may save you money.  Why? In Europe [and YES the UK/England is part of Europe] many of the older areas, the parts of history you like to tour, the streets are cobblestone and slabs of stone.  The steps can be uneven, different width & depth, even worn grooves from centuries of footsteps.  The comfortable, flat cushion shoes will protect your soles and demand less stress on your calf muscles.  And ladies, spiked heels will get caught in the grooves between the stones. But this blog is not about shoes and cobblestones. As I was exploring London today, I took a header to the ground; my face almost met the slab stone personally.  I was "looking cute" with chunky heel boots and didn't noticed the bottom step was shorter than the others.  So I fell face forward to the ground; and the typically response is the arms outstretche...

Hello Travel Fans. I started my journey 36 hours ago on the east coast of the United States.  I traveled from Florida to London and experiencing JET LAG!!!  I have wrote articles and given tips on how to avoid jet lag, and did not take any of my advice this time.  A great way to start my birthday vacation but I will catch up soon. How to Avoid Jet Lag: 1. Transition your hourly clock a few days before your travel to the time zone.  Exposure to sunlight helps you adjust when you arrive.  If going east, afternoon light.  If going west, morning light. *** I worked night shift 2 days before I traveled east. WRONG!!! It would have worked well if I was traveling west.  I did not gradually adjust my time zone to London 5 hours ahead of EST.  And when I landed, I stayed up for 2 hours then took a nap.  Due to London weather, sunlight was not available. Most flights from USA east coast to Europe leaves at night; you arrive at 6:00 am to 9:00 ...