what’s inside

  • 235,000+ copies in print world-wide
  • Digital & paperback copies available for purchase
WHAT’S INSIDE TRAVELLING WELL

The Essential Guide to Healthy Travel

Stay safe, stay well, and make the most of every adventure.

Travelling Well is the must-have health guide for every traveller.

Inside you’ll find practical, doctor-written advice on vaccinations, malaria prevention, travel medical kits, food and water safety, jet lag, altitude sickness, insect bites, sexual health, fevers, accidents, and much more. Whether you’re trekking in the Himalayas, diving in Asia, or backpacking through South America, Travelling Well arms you with real-world, lifesaving tips you can trust anywhere in the world.

Available in paperback and ebook, it’s compact, easy to use, and packed with invaluable features like a Drug Reference Table and Fast Find Symptom Index so you can get answers quickly when it matters most.

Don’t risk your trip, or your health. With Travelling Well in your suitcase, you’ll have the confidence and expert advice you need to travel smarter, safer, and healthier.

The Features That Save Lives

Travel Advice for Every Stage of Your Journey

Travelling Well breaks your journey into three clear stages: Before you go, while you are away, and if you get sick, giving you practical, doctor-written advice every step of the way.

Drug Reference Table – Medication Made Simple

Stay safe overseas with the A–Z Drug Reference Table.
It lists medication names (including international brands), doses, precautions, and how to use them. No confusion, no stress. Just clear guidance when you need it most.

Symptoms Index – Quick Answers, Anytime

From altitude sickness to stomach bugs, insect bites to chest infections, the Fast-Find Index helps you identify and treat over 100 common travel health issues. Get instant, practical advice when you need it.

Download The Travel Health Guide App

for apple & android

$4.95

Travelling overseas is exciting, but illness can strike when you least expect it.

The Travel Health Guide puts expert medical advice in your pocket. From stomach bugs and fevers to altitude sickness and insect bites, it gives you clear, practical steps to stay healthy on the road, even without Wi-Fi.

For just a few dollars, it’s like having a travel doctor by your side wherever you go.

When you’re travelling overseas, your health is your most valuable asset

Why You Need Travelling Well Before Your Next Trip

Travelling Well is the trusted guide that has helped hundreds of thousands of Australians prepare, prevent illness, and stay safe abroad. Packed with practical, doctor-written advice, this book gives you the knowledge you won’t find in glossy travel guides… the information that could save your trip.

Vaccination Essentials

Which vaccines you need, how they’re given, side effects, and how long your protection lasts.

Travel Risks Explained

Culture shock, mosquito-borne illnesses, food dangers, tap water safety, fevers, and more.

On-The-Go Health Solutions

Jet lag, motion sickness, colds, flu, chest infections, altitude sickness, and treating common ailments.

Smart Safety Tips

Protecting yourself from creepy crawlies, keeping your gear secure, and staying safe in extreme environments.

Specialised Advice

Guidance for adventure travel (trekking, diving, surfing, snowboarding), sexual health, and travelling with children, pregnancy, or existing conditions.

Quick Access Tools

A Fast-Find Index of symptoms and an A–Z list of the most common medical concerns.

What Fellow Travellers Say

    • “Thank you Travelling Well for 18 months of guidance in India, Nepal, Africa and Madagascar. You gave us (and all those who borrowed you) peace of mind when we were isolated and proved a true friend in times of need with diarrhoea and infection! Thanks to you we fulfilled our dream of marriage on the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro in excellent shape, as we watched others battling with the altitude or even being forced to turn back. (Sadly, we also heard of the preventable (?) death of a trekker from acute mountain sickness that very week. Thank you for keeping us safe and for being written in such a user-friendly, easy to understand style.”
      Lucinda and Ed Shelton
      Safely returned to Australia
    • “Travel Medicine is a highly specialised area that requires dedication and concerted attention. Dr Deb Mills is a recognised pioneer and leader in this field in Australia and neighbouring regions. Information gleaned from years of experience has been condensed into Travelling Well, a book that presents, in succinct and straightforward language, all the important, practical health information that any prospective traveller might need, before, during or after their trip.”
      Dr Paul Prociv, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
      Associate Professor, Dept of Microbiology & Parasitology, UQ – Australia
    • “Travelling Well is a great travel companion. It is packed full of information and is so easy to refer to. Everything you may need to find out about, from ‘Accidents’ to ‘Yellow Fever’.
      It is a must read before, during and after your travel adventures.”
      Grant Kenny
      Phenomenal athlete & world traveller
    • “Full of sensible, easy to follow advice……the section “If You Get Sick” is particularly helpful to travellers.”
      Dr Gil Lea, MBBS (Lon)
      Medical Consultant in Travel Health,
      Trailfinders Travel Clinic, London – UK
    • “Travelling Well contains the essential information that travellers need to protect their health overseas. The feedback from our patients is that this book is extremely useful and worthy of a place in their luggage.”
      Dr Norman Hohl, MBBS, DTM&H, FAFPHM
      Medical Director, The Travel Doctor – Gold Coast – Australia
    • “Clear, concise, practical and without doubt the most user-friendly travel health book available. This book is essential reading for all travellers. Prevention and treatment of common travellers’ health problems are covered in an easy to read and understand format. I feel secure that when my clients travel with a copy of Travelling Well they have an excellent tool to help them on their way to having a great trip. A true don’t-leave-home-without- it item.”
      Dr Trish Batchelor, MBBS
      CIWEC clinic, Kathmandu – Nepal
    • “Travel Medicine is more than a few jabs and tablets for diarrhoea. Information on how to stay healthy while travelling and how to manage minor medical problems efficiently and effectively is essential. Travelling Well is written by one of Australia’s most experienced travel medicine practitioners and will make an excellent companion in your travels.”
      Dr Bob Kass, MBBS MRCP MScMCH DCH FAFPHM
      International Public Health Consultant – Australia
    • “There are three things I wouldn’t dream of leaving Australia without – a passport, a sarong and a copy of Travelling Well tucked into my first aid kit. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper than carting a real, live physician around the world with you!.. (and the crew are always borrowing it to diagnose themselves on the road.) It’s a gem.”
      Sorrel Wilby
      World traveller & presenter on Getaway
    • “The information in this book, and the medicines that go with it, are a very valuable thing when in a country where the hospitals can make you sicker than you already are. Thank you very much for your help so far in my travels.”
      Chris Barnes
      Ongoing traveller – Central & South America
    • “The eternal dilemma of which tablet, when and why! This book is an invaluable resource in answering this question and many more when medical assistance may be unavailable or just plain dodgy! Keep it stashed somewhere amongst all those other essentials.”
      Kathryn Fulton
      Ongoing traveller – Middle East & Africa
    • “Travelling Well is a precious publication. This book provides all the necessary information on the prevention of travel-related sickness. I wish this book had been available while I was an airline manager based in Tokyo. It could have helped many Japanese travellers who have had to suffer unnecessarily during or upon their return from their holiday.”
      Yukiko White
      Former Air Nuigini Regional Manager
      for South East Asia and Micronesia
    • I visit the Travel Doctor prior to all overseas trips. With the Medical kit and the Travelling Well book, you have created an easy to understand (especially for the lay person), comprehensive, empowering, accessible and sensible reference for any traveller. For what it is worth, I thank you. I can now travel with increased confidence, knowing that I can deal with the more common travel illness myself, and even more importantly, can act to prevent them in the first place.
      Daniel
      World Traveller