j'ai lu dans ce forum pleins de messages sur la présence du paludisme et de la dengue en republique dominicaine.De quoi se faire peur finalement...
Je pose donc la question : a Boca Chica (le dominican bay) y a t il des risques en janvier ?
on partirait du 24 janvier au 31 janvier 2008 - est ce la saison des Mosquitos ???
Notre expérience de l'anti palu est assez mauvaise (en tout cas me concernant), lors de notre voyage au cambodge, mon médecin m'avait prescrit du LAriam ... aie aie aie ba ca n' a pas loupé : crise d'angoisse en pleine campagne cambodgienne sachant, qu'au cambodge, le palu n'est plus présent que dans quelques ile au sud ... En fait, je m'étais monté le bourichon avec la grippe aviaire (on y était pendant la crise en 2005 rappelez vous ...) et le lariam à amplifier le phenomène a cause de ses effets indésirables)
Je me pose donc quelques questions sur la sureté de notre futur voyage...
Avez vous pris un traitement anti paludéen avant/pendant votre séjour ???
Ne t' inquiète pas outre mesure
Je reviens de bayahibe cote sud de la rep dom
Sache qu' au niveau des hotels il n y a pas de probleme ils prennent les mesures necessaires
Si tu sors, cannes a sucre, visite d ile etc..... prends un bon repulsif
Quand au traitement tu prends nivaquine ca suffit on est en zone 1 (remboursé en plus) contrairement a savarine ki est plus fort
Ne t' inquiète pas outre mesure
Je reviens de bayahibe cote sud de la rep dom
Sache qu' au niveau des hotels il n y a pas de probleme ils prennent les mesures necessaires
Si tu sors, cannes a sucre, visite d ile etc..... prends un bon repulsif
Quand au traitement tu prends nivaquine ca suffit on est en zone 1 (remboursé en plus) contrairement a savarine ki est plus fort
Moi aussi j'ai fait un séjour en Rép Dominicaine.....ttttt
Je vous dis qu'il faudra faire attention aux requins les animaux comme les humains, aux douaniers de l'aéroport, aux dragueurs et aux dragueuses qui rôdent en chasseurs sur les plages (figurez vous que quand j'ai dis à un garçon que ça ne m'intéressait pas il m'à envoyé sa cousine!), la saleté de certains lieux. Les arnaqueurs de tout genre qui prennent les étrangers pour des imbéciles, bon d'accord il y a beaucoup d'imbéciles aussi mais tout de même.
Aux moustiques donc au paludisme et à la dingue.
Les commerçants sont parfois limites, bien que l'ont peut y voir des explications du fait qu'il y a beaucoup trop de touristes plus que limités aussi de par leur comportement.
Je n'avais jamais été dans un endroit aussi gaché par le tourisme, heureusement que je n'ai pas payé le voyage de ma poche, mais je regrette que l'on m'est envoyée là bas et les cannes à sucre je vous conseille d'allez les voir en Amérique du Sud .
Mais si vous ne recherchez que la détente, alors vous pourrez rester dans votre hôtel au bord de la piscine.
C'est n'importe koi ton message
ou as-tu ete en rep dom pour etre accueilli comme ca
c est la troisieme fois ke j y vais les gens sont trop sympa
sortez des hotels allez a la rencontre des dominicains serviables et gentils
ton message est nul et n apporte rien de constructif
Je suis allée à Punta Cana pour la 1ere fois L'an dernier et comme j'y allais avec mon fils de 4 ans je n'ai pas pris de chances et j'ai pris du malarone. Nous le prenions en mangeant le soir et on n'a pas eu aucun effet secondaire (ni moi, ni mon mari ni mon fils). On allait au soleil eton prenait un peu d'alcool (pas mon fils on s'entend!).
Mais je peux te dire que si je retournais au même temps de l'année sur un gros complexe comme j'étais je ne prendrais plus de médicaments car il y avait très peu de moustiques et le soir si on met un bon chasse moustique il n'y a pas de problèmes.
Nous n'avons pas fait d'excursions dans la jungle non plus, peut-être que là y en a plus.
bonjour,
un petit truc car mon mari se fait manger par les bibites à chaque endroit que nous allons, à l'hôtel il y a toujours une petite boutique où tu peux acheter des trucs. Demande leur produit contre les bibites ( plus de deep) et avant que la nuit tombe tu en met ( surtout au bas des jambes). Et ne te fais pas bronzer directement sur une serviette déposer sur le sable ( attention aux puces de sable). Je te jure que cela fonctionne.
Moi je serai au Bahia Principe Puerto Plata à la même data.
Bonne vacance et surtout je nous souhaite du beau temp...😉
😉😉Tiens donc.............y a la jungle en République Dominicaine, je ne savais pas, mais promis, je n'oublierai pas ma machette pour couper les lianes, est-ce qu'il y a des singes dans les arbres?
Des serpents, des scorpions?
et est-ce qu'on peut aussi faire des safaris?
😉Ben dites-moi, intéressant votre séjour en Rep Dom, ous me donnez envie d'y aller...................MDR
surtout pour la cousine, sion m'en envoie une, je veux bien essayer
Cette année, je pars en célibataire
🙂😉😉😉😉😉😉alors là, de mieux en mieux, on se fait manger par les bibites.................Donc, surtout ne pas aller en Rep Dom, dangereux, site qui est devenu pornographique, en plus de tout ce que nous nt décrit, nos amies précédentes, Binta 007, et la dame de la jungle...........
Eh, chère amie québécoise, surtout si vous venez visiter la France, qui est un très beaupays, je vous conseille de ne pas demander dans une pharmacie, un produit contre les bibites, car, ils vont vous demander quelletaile de préservatif vous désirez.
demandez de l'anti bébête.................PTDR
😉bon, c'était pour rire.
Forêt est plus adapté.
Mais, on est pas censé tout savoir, et si moi, je vais au Quéec, bien sûr mes expressions ne seront pas les vôtres
et vous pourrez aussi vous moquer de moi.
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