Russian tourist's palm tree photo shoot in Bali ends in hospital

A palm tree, a tropical island and a perfect photo: that was the plan for a Russian tourist in Bali. The result was a trip to hospital.

According to reports, the woman climbed the palm tree for the shots and rubbed a blister on her hand while doing it. At first she paid no attention to it after the photo shoot.

By the third day, the fluid inside the blister had turned yellow and the skin around it was red. It also hurt a lot.

She went to a local hospital through her travel insurance company. Doctors had to open the blister and clean the wound. She was also given a tetanus shot.

The lesson is a small one: even a minor blister can turn into an infection in the tropics, so it is worth getting it checked early rather than waiting for day three.