Cover your skin or uncover in the sun outdoors, when travelling, in airports: practical points

Problems
Should I uncover or cover up when out and about? in snow, sun, public places?

Answers
When travelling through an airport I have these considerations:
My answers are that you might learn from my experience.

Airport Clothes
When packing I often have too much luggage and try to wear layered outfits, two thin jackets instead of one heavy coat, so I can remove one layer going from a cold country to a hot one.

Outer Layers?
I also like to wear a jacket to conceal pockets in another sleeveless jacket. the solution, if you can afford it, is to by pickpocket proof clothing.

Wearing double layers means you run the risk, of leaving something behind. Any time you take off your outer jacket in a cafe at an airport or anywhere else, you might leave it behind on the chair. A passerby might take something from a pocket. (That happened to us in Prague.)

Removing multiple layers of clothing delays yourself and everybody else. Only do this if you plan to get to the airport in good time, not when running late.

At security checks you need to be able to remove shoes and coats, then going through metal detectors, you have to remove accessories, especially metal belts and pendants which set off alarms.

Why Cover Up?
Covering up protects you from over-exposure to sun (and skin cancer). You keep off insects. I have bad bites or nettle rash from going out in the garden for only a few minutes to cut fruit and flowers.

Exposure To Sun
I covered up too much. The doctor did tests which showed I was short of vitamin D. The remedy? Could be get out for a walk every day.

So, balance up your needs according to your circumstances and experience and learn from mine.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

Comfortable Cover up Swimsuits With Sleeves and Legs to protect you from sunlight, bites and stares

Problem
Out in the tropical sun, any sun, even an overcast day, you are warned to cover up. In Singapore some health sites say no more than ten minutes exposed to the sun on day one.

Your skin goes red. You look at any freckle or mole, wondering if it has enlarged. You see pictures of people with melanoma on the feet, cancer on their arms and faces. A and E departments in hot countries carry posters warning you to cover up. Every year the numbers of people affected goes up because of the increase in population, but the proportion of people affected increases. Whether it's global warming or more leisure time the effect is the same on the issue affecting your choice of cover-up swimsuit.

Answer
I originally bought Waveline swimsuits in Mohammed Mustafa store in Singapore.

Online Shopping
You can see a lot of swimsuits with boylegs which are great if you have heavy thighs, stretch marks or hairy legs. But not much use in protecting your shoulders and chest from sunburn, mosquito bites, or worse.

On figleaves.com I found an attractive swimsuit with boy leg but no shoulder protection.

However, this year for the first time I have seen lots of cover up suits aimed either at women wanting cover-up for cultural and cosmetic reasons or for health and safety.

The first thing you need when searching is to find the magic words to insert in the search box, the effective tabs, and not spend twenty minutes looking through 400+ costumes over 6 or more pages in order to find two or three swimsuits.


USEFUL WORDS
one piece
boy leg
burkini
cover all
cover up
long leg
long sleeve
modesty
short sleeve
surfing suit
two piece
three piece

Brands
Waveline

Company Websites
figleaves.com
sportsdirect.com
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/dani-one-piece-swimsuit

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
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