Is the water from the tap/faucet in an area hard or soft or safe to drink etc?
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What are safe uses of non-potable water?
While traveling, you come across many different levels of water safety. In some countries you can drink the tap water, and in others you should avoid it at all costs.
Where do you draw the line when ...
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Is it safe to drink the tap water in Istanbul?
Is the water from the tap/faucet potable in Istanbul or must I buy bottled water? If not, what are the specific contaminants in it?
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Is it safe to drink tap water in Morocco?
Over the next week I'm travelling around in Morocco and I wonder whether buying bottled water is essential or tap water is safe enough to drink. According to the Wikitravel entry:
As a rule, do ...
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Is the tapwater safe to drink in Albania generally and Shkodër specifically?
So I've arrived in Shkodër, Albania. If there are other tourists here they're all hiding. I don't have a guidebook and wikitravel doesn't tell me.
Can I drink the water from the tap like in nearby ...
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Is it safe to drink tap water in Nicaragua?
When looking through travel guides and websites, I often see the statement that tap water is not safe in Nicaragua. For example, the US State Department says:
Tap water is not considered safe in ...
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Drinking tap water in India
I ordered SteriPEN before I started my India trip but unfortunately it didn't arrive in time. I'm only drinking bottled water here but am interested whether tap water in train stations and some ...
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Finding drinkable water while travelling
I tend to get dehydrated rather easily, a problem that is compounded when I travel to locations where the water is unsafe/unfamiliar for me. I often seem to find myself having to choose between ...
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Is it safe to drink tap water in Seoul?
I've been hearing conflicting views. The government assures everyone that it's okay but the locals don't seem to trust the government, at least in this issue. Does anybody know any conclusive ...
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Is it safe to drink bubble tea in Hong Kong?
I love bubble tea and I've seen it many places for sale while walking through Hong Kong.
I've read mixed reviews on the safety of Hong Kong's tap water supply, and so I am wondering whether this is ...
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Truth about Georgian tap water (aka. can you trust canidrinkthewater.org?)
There seems to be some contradictory information on Georgian tap water around.
I was in Georgia recently (May 2012) for nearly a week, and mostly stayed in Tbilisi (in a hostel in an old building ...
