Category Archives: Travelling

We haven’t been up to a great deal over the last few days but before we head off up north I thought i’d write a few words whilst enjoying some boxing day sun. Thanks for the emails, calls and texts … Continue reading →

We could write so much about this. It was only two full days (three nights) but I could go on and on as we saw so much! Click here for the photos on Flickr. Maasai Mara is a nature reserve … Continue reading →

We’ve been in Nairobi for a few days now. Not too much to say but wanted to put in our first post from abroad. Arrival was fascinating – or at least Paul was fascinated by the baggage carousels and the … Continue reading →

We had the first of the paid for jabs today: Japanese B Encephalitis (0, 7, 28) Rabies (0, 7, 21) Hepatitis B (0, 7, 28) No massive arm aches or problems yet. Becs had all three in one arm because … Continue reading →

We’re travelling to Thailand and Kenya, both of which have a widespread distribution of malaria. It’s prompted me to look into the anti-malarial effects of both the drugs recommended for prevention. These are doxycycline and malarone. Lariam (mefloquine) isn’t really … Continue reading →

Over the last few weeks we’ve been buying most of the kit we’ll need for the trip. We’re sticking to a single rucksack each and trying to go as light as possible, however this is tricky given the amount of … Continue reading →

Had the “free” jabs yesterday: hepatitis A & typhoid in one arm and polio/diptheria/tetanus in the other. Both arms now aching quite a bit… drove to Jon & Katia’s last night and it hurt to put the pound coin in … Continue reading →

House got put up for rent last Friday (22nd Sept) via Belvoir: http://www.belvoirlettings.com/25255/ It’s weird seeing your own place on a web site with a price tag. Kind of further confirmation that we are going to be leaving it behind. … Continue reading →

It was only three weeks after we’d booked the tickets that Thailand decides it’s time to start messing up our plans. I had thought that it was a stable enough place, and didn’t even bother researching the political situation in … Continue reading →

Had the jabs for Yellow Fever yesterday (Monday 11th) in Whitley Bay at the authorised yellow fever place. Neither of us had had a needle poked in us for a while and so we were somewhat nervous beforehand. Becs went … Continue reading →