General Travel
Travel Jabs
And that’s about it for travel jabs, you still need anti malarial pills I’ve opted for doxycycline (6 months worth), there are couple of options for malaria pills but this seems most commonly used with very few side effects (You may become more sensitive to the sun) its also used as an antibiotic so will help you out with little cuts etc and any other dodgy bugs you pick up along the wayYellow Fever Jab do I need it?
I may need Yellow Fever, it appears that even though i will not be at risk from Yellow Fever, it could cause trouble crossing borders in Mozambique without one,Border guards maybe tempted to bribe you if you dont have it, although im sure if they are going to try and bribe you they will do it anyway.
Essential travel kit for backpacking
Here’s a list of items I’m taking when travelling maybe essential is a bit over the top, but will all come in handy im sure. I’ve not gone into too much detail and excluded clothing as we’re going to too many different places and will need more than we can carry in a backpack (snowboarding gear etc... which will be shipped separately)
Which book to take travelling?
Here’s a shortlist of selected books, one of which will be going with me travelling. "The odyssey" has already made it through to the next round, thanks to Charlie for making my mind up on that one. Now I'm not sure which of these would be the ideal choice from the list of 'must read' books. Maybe anyone out there has an idea or is there one on the list I should take but have not listed.
- One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Our Man in Havana, Graham Greene
- The name of the rose, Umberto Eco
- The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
- A passage to India, E.M. Forster
- The tin drum, Günter Grass
- Ulysses, James Joyce
I have to say One Hundred Years of Solitude is the favourite just now, but my mind could be easily changed.
Travel itinerary for Africa
No yellow fever for me woohoo, I’ve had enough of jabs for now although another thing is Bilhartzia. No doubt we will go swimming in Lake Malawi and as a precaution we have to de-worm ourselves - one dose of tablets 6 months after exposure.