Originally Posted by
MichaelW
I have drunk a few sources untreated:
High lake in Scottish isle (Raasy) that was the water supply.
Waterfalls after heavy rain in high Alpes and Madeira
Mineral spring in Slovenia (yuk), Bath, UK (yuk).
Spring water piped into the town centre in
Malvern (yummy)
Malvern spring water is one of the posh bottled spring waters that you buy at restaurants. You get it for free in Malvern but in the supermarket not 50 paces away, you can buy French and Italian spring water.
Fans of bottled water madness should check out
Peckham Spring water.
I will drink artesian spring water that is untreated almost anywhere. I have done it several times in China with no ill effects. I like to taste where I am traveling. Because I burn readily available alcohol in my stove I will often boil surface water from a nearby lake or stream and not run it through a filter just to get the full taste of it.
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