Savayla

My husband had it in 1992 and it is not fun. There is a prophalactic available though. It is from the Blue Turtle Group. Just google it. We bought their product for Malaria as we were going into an malarial area in South Africa for a few weeks. My youngest daughter contracted it and the same remedy is used to kill the virus too. It worked well and I have full faith in the product. As we are heading for Krabi soon, I will definately be buying some . that and a good , natural spray.

doesn't make sense to give yourself cancer while trying to avoid getting dengue fever !!! All these smog sprays scare the hel_l out of me.

To life2point0 . We are doing the same thing. Our daughters are aged 6 and 8. Although we lived in Malaysia for 4 years (no kids then) and have been to Thailand often (spent 6 weeks with girls in AO Nang when they were 1 and 2 1/2 ), we realise that we do not know Thailand enough.

So we are flying over in November, spending a month in Phuket (which we think will be too long but want to make sure ) and then off to Chiang Mai. I have been doing a lot of research on CM, as this and CR are also our choices. There are a lot of Long term rentals in CM. Have not researched CR yet, as will go there and see what it is like.

Having kids is different as you don't just go to anyplace. I took so long trying to find the right guesthouses to stay in. Does it have a garden , is there something for them to do nearby , etc etc. You know what I mean. Schools are not that NB for us as I homeschool. But I want them to be able to partake in extra mural activities such as dancing, martial arts, swimming, horse riding, etc. This is what they want. As I dont' know if CR offers this kind of lifestyle, we will just have to go there and see. That is the best.

Dont' know if I was any help at all.