Travellers' Snake-Stories

Telling stories about stories.

I want to tell you a story. This is a story about stories. As in any good story, we’re going to wander down a few storied paths. One of the paths leads back to 3 award-winning stories.* Remarkable stories by remarkable physicians who take seriously the power of stories—who have written powerful stories. Another path is about the importance of stories for human health and well-being from the per...

4 Travellers - Play Spanish

4 TRAVELLERS can be played alone or together with friends and at the same time teach you new words in Spanish. The game is suitable for both young and old, and no previous knowledge is necessary. The more you play the more your Spanish vocabulary increases. You can also play and learn with the mini-games’ unique learning mode. The game is perfect to bring on your trip, and over 240 carefully se...

Micro Stories and Mega Stories

Technology, especially multimedia technology, is changing the way we tell stories. We are all familiar with letters, articles, and books, but new Internet technology has led to two novel forms of storytelling that we call micro stories and mega stories. Micro stories are the short bits of text and images that we use to tell our friends about our daily life, what we had for lunch, and the funny ...

Rabies risk among travellers.

The elderly travellers.

As the population increases, older people have the opportunity to travel for longer periods and to destinations that are quite different from what they are used to. Older people do indeed have more ongoing medical issues and some limitations due to the aging process. Most of the time these chronic conditions are not a contraindication to travel. Preparing for travel frequently involves starting...