Penny S.,

Drinking bottled water in certain countries overseas is probably very wise because you may not be able to trust the quality of the tap-water in those places. I have been to countries like Croatia and Turkey - but can't remember whether I drank the tap-water or not.

I do know that when I went to Thailand and Indonesia, for work, I was advised (by the locals) not to drink the tap-water. They also advised me not to drink anything with ice in it (I was told that establishments which serve ice have it delivered in large blocks which are just dumped on the pavement [British for 'sidewalk'] - you may be unlucky and get the ice which has been in contact with the pavement). Incidentally, I was also advised not to eat American style fast-food in those countries (if it's not served straight away it can soon go off in that climate). The safest food was the local stuff cooked there and then in a hot wok.