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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
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The real culprit is 'water.' You need to drink bottled water in almost all of S.E. Asia. You cook with it, drink it, brush your teeth with it. ALWAYS. And you can buy it for pennies in every convenience store and market. The problem is when tourists try to save a few pennies and buy it from street vendors instead of reliable shops. Many, many, many street vendors pick up used bottles, refill them from the tap, and clap on a brand new 'sealed' bottle top! You can buy the bottle tops in bags of 100 for about a dollar... Instant "Delhi Belly!" 
I won't leave Japan until sometime after August. Perhaps September?
Stitchawl |
The water issue I am very familiar with as that has been so for Mexico for a very long time. I had never had a problem with street vendors, but we always did check that the person and cart were clean and that they were established and recommended vendors. Also, if there were always a lot of people always around the cart, it was probably a good one and the food was probably fresher.
Do you have a place already chosen for where you will be living?