Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Friday, August 18, 2006
First post!
Hey All,
I've just set up this Blog as a useful place to record my round the world journal. You can start laying bets now as to how often I'll update it. Hopefully I'll do it when I can but that's sure to slide to 'when I can be bothered' in no time. Still, I've got to try.
Seem'd easy enough to set up so let's see if it works. The only sticking point was what to call it. I did consider 'Dave Goes Round The Bend' but that day has long since past. 'Lanky Scots Guy and a Backpack' was another option. Hmm, maybe I should've gone for that.
For those who don't know, the plan is to travel round the world from Glasgow, Scotland. The order of countries is as follows: India, Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, U.S.A and home. Sure, two of the above are islands and not actual countries, but you get the idea. Whole trip should be about 9-12 months. Leaving date should be the start of October 2006. Eeek.
Today I got my injections. My arms just feel a bit bruised just now so I think I'm okay. No adverse reactions. Left arm is the combined Tetanus, Diphtheria and something, the right arm is Typhoid. I'm sure there is some titanic battle of good versus evil going on in my body right now but no ill effects. I wonder how that all works.
Need to get Japanese Encephalitis and Meningitis vaccinations too. They're not essential and have to be private prescriptions so that'll probably be around £200 worth. Still, it's my health I'm thinking about and I'm sure it'll end up just being peanuts compared to the final cost of this trip. I also need to get Malaria tablets. The choice is Doxycycline or Malarone. I think the former is more expensive but has fewer possible side effects. I'll have to take them for 3 months so I need to make sure I get the right one for me. Again, it's a private prescription so I'd rather not shell out a few hundred quid on something that will make me ill.
Be good now
I've just set up this Blog as a useful place to record my round the world journal. You can start laying bets now as to how often I'll update it. Hopefully I'll do it when I can but that's sure to slide to 'when I can be bothered' in no time. Still, I've got to try.
Seem'd easy enough to set up so let's see if it works. The only sticking point was what to call it. I did consider 'Dave Goes Round The Bend' but that day has long since past. 'Lanky Scots Guy and a Backpack' was another option. Hmm, maybe I should've gone for that.
For those who don't know, the plan is to travel round the world from Glasgow, Scotland. The order of countries is as follows: India, Singapore, Malaysia, Borneo, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, U.S.A and home. Sure, two of the above are islands and not actual countries, but you get the idea. Whole trip should be about 9-12 months. Leaving date should be the start of October 2006. Eeek.
Today I got my injections. My arms just feel a bit bruised just now so I think I'm okay. No adverse reactions. Left arm is the combined Tetanus, Diphtheria and something, the right arm is Typhoid. I'm sure there is some titanic battle of good versus evil going on in my body right now but no ill effects. I wonder how that all works.
Need to get Japanese Encephalitis and Meningitis vaccinations too. They're not essential and have to be private prescriptions so that'll probably be around £200 worth. Still, it's my health I'm thinking about and I'm sure it'll end up just being peanuts compared to the final cost of this trip. I also need to get Malaria tablets. The choice is Doxycycline or Malarone. I think the former is more expensive but has fewer possible side effects. I'll have to take them for 3 months so I need to make sure I get the right one for me. Again, it's a private prescription so I'd rather not shell out a few hundred quid on something that will make me ill.
Be good now
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