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In the UK we are quite lucky that we don’t usually have extreme temperatures. Fair enough, a fluttering of snow and the schools shut and people wonder why they pay council tax. Or after just 2 days of warm weather hose pipe bans come into force. But compared to the rest of the world we get off quite lucky. Below are some of the issues that may arise whilst travelling. Heat The fact is some places get hot. Very hot. So hot that you sweat profusely and will dehydrate within no time at all if you don’t look after yourself. Your skin will burn within minutes and kids will lose every ounce of energy and they may be unable to let you know just how bad they actually are. The Middle East and Northern Africa get brutal during the summer and parts of the USA and SE Asia can roast…