Other pitfalls include occasional tap water shortages, salty tap water and, worst of all, food poisoning. We suffered the latter on one fateful visit, and it appears that we weren’t alone: an online browse reveals an alarmingly high number of stories about holidays spent staring at bathroom walls. Several restaurants are implicated, hinting at a broad sanitation issue. Apart from dining at high-end resorts that presumably use purified water in the kitchen, appealing to the local goddess for belly protection might be your best hope.