Mexico: Tips to prevent summer meltdown

Heading down to one of Mexico’s sun-blazing zones? Sorry to play Mom (I am one, but not yours), but I don’t want you to head south before making sure you’re equipped to deal with the heat. Have a look at the following wide range of tips by bloggers and travelers around the Web. These will serve, I hope, as summer sun-safety reminders.

— When in doubt, reapply: Slather on sunscreen and then do it again and again, particularly if you dip into the pool. [NWA World Vacations]

Do you have any (cooling) hot tips to share?

— Keep drinking: Hydration, hydration, hydration, and by that I mean drink heaps of water. However, blogger Libby does permit you icy piña coladas too. [NWA World Vacations]

— Be a vampire: Stick to shade and air-cooled interiors during the hottest part of the day. Then venture out in the mornings, evenings and nights. [Global Mosaics]

— Pack a hat: Wide-brimmed is best, and you don’t have to sacrifice fashion in this department. [Los Angeles Times]

— Wear shades: Protect your corneas (and your retinas and lens, for that matter), and you may as well do this one in style also. [Stylehive]

— Susan Derby, Special to the Los Angeles Times

[Photo: Stylehive.com]

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