Vacation tip: water abroad

In the Netherlands, filling your re-usable bottle under the tap is nice and convenient; you don't have to go to the store for clean, fresh and tasty water and that saves time, energy and saves a lot of plastic. On vacation abroad, it's a different story. In Europe the water is often quite drinkable as well, although sometimes there is a side taste, but oh well...think of all the benefits! During my vacation in Thailand, however, tap water was not an option, so what to do as a conscious tourist? There are water dispensers in many hotels, as well as other places, such as here at the self-wash facility. Filling a small bottle may not be very economical, but once you buy a large gallon bottle, you can make do with this for the entire vacation. In the stores, such a 5-liter bottle costs about 100bath (3euro) and from the dispenser only 5bath. This is much cheaper than buying a new one each time, and again, at least single-use plastics are brought into the world! And of course you have to drink a lot more in the tropics than in the Netherlands, but if necessary you can be less hip without our bottles and refill one and a half liter bottles this way. This is the vacation tip from Retulp.