tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post5569991720209281661..comments2024-03-15T15:24:07.273-04:00Comments on one.year.trip: Off to UshuaiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post-26083225310041982732010-03-10T15:43:27.570-05:002010-03-10T15:43:27.570-05:00ha! i was gonna do the same as annia and warn you ...ha! i was gonna do the same as annia and warn you - these pests do not just "go away." they are the most persistent, annoying creatures i've ever had to deal with: YOU DO NOT WANT TO WAIT TO DEAL WITH THEM LATER. Fortunately it sounds like you caught this early.<br />I don't say this to put a cloud over your trip - much to the contrary: I say it as a friend who is telling you you do not want to deal with the families these bugs will inevitably produce very soon, a friend who wants the rest of your trip to be pleasant.<br />Being obsessive about checking around your bed (and any bed on the first night you're there) for at least two weeks (incubation period) will eliminate the problem while it is still early (annia's suggestion of washing / drying clothes is a good one). If you're persistent, scrupulously thorough, and traveling from place-to-place you can rest assured to rid yourself of these guys.<br />Well after all that alarm I'll just say happy travels and God bless you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825040107595993596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453582688315838952.post-56530796884227692212010-03-04T00:01:13.403-05:002010-03-04T00:01:13.403-05:00Mike, I know this is probably the furthest thought...Mike, I know this is probably the furthest thought from your mind right now, but please please please be careful not to bring bed bugs home with you in your pack. It's not really that big a deal now because you're not staying in one place for very long (though it's well-documented that bed bugs are great travellers, too), but you don't want to be dealing with them at home.<br /><br />I think it was only a matter of time until you got bit - considering your nomad status and the fact that the spread of bugs is largely due to global travel. Anyway, just throw a shitload of all your clothes - or really, anything and everything that can be washed - into a hot hot hot wash cycle and dry on high for 30-60 minutes. As for books and all that gear - which bed bugs can live and propagate in just as easily, too - well, that's a lot harder to treat without having to toss everything out. Hopefully it won't come to that. I just wanted you to remember to take precaution. Try to keep everything off the floor. Not to be alarmist or anything!!! Hopefully this was your first and last encounter. I don't know of any bed bug cases in Antarctica so consider this to be the safest leg of your trip. Hahaha.Anniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211713493412102378noreply@blogger.com