Well 105 days till i leave the UK and head out on the road/air/sea and anything else transport runs on/in or through..........lol. Well i managed to find the travel clinic on Wednesday and left £45 worse off and a saw arm in tow.....lmao, as im traveling so widely it was suggested and not advised as such to possibly have the rabies injection. Well its £45 per injection and three are needed and it does not prevent rabies and it only buys you time to the hospital, but then when you are the is no cure for rabies...........so it seems pretty pointless. I was suggested to take Doxycycline which is one of many anti malarial drugs, but pretty cheap compared to some like marrolone and my girlfriend was suggested marrolone. Anti malarial's work in different doses depending ... read more

Time again for an update on my impending Trip/Tour of a substantial part of the world:).......... so on Thursday i went to the health center to discover what injections i would need and what malaria tablets i would require. So left early for my 5.30pm appointment and got the early and did not get to see the nurse till gone 6pm..............so going really well already and then it turns out i can have a hepatitis A booster ( Had my first Hepatitis injection before my trip to Thailand in January) this booster gives me protection for 10 years and then a Hepatitis B injection ( i need two more boosters before i go), the nurse then advised i would need to check online at the likes ofFitForTravel and check what other injections i would need, as ... read more

What follows is the current plan and outlines were i am going and in what order. I start 29.12.07 and fly from London Heathrow to John F Kennedy Airport New York and then make my way to the Big Apple Hostel, recommended to me by a native New Yorker and the only accommodation i have pre-booked and all other accommodation will be booked via the internet a few days before or i will turn and see what i can find. From New York i overland to Washington DC and possibly one or two nights in Philly on the way. Then down to New Orleans, across to las Vegas and Grand Canyon and then on to Phoenix. Next on to San Fran and down to LA for a few days and my flight out of the US, ... read more

So it is 174 days to go and its not far off now till i travel as we are now in July, to think back in January when i was in Thailand.............this was just a light bulb moment and now its full steam ahead. I now have most of my stuff as follows:- One 50 ltr Karrimor supercool travel sack/ruck sack and 20 ltr daysack which zips on and brings up my total capacity to 70 ltr's ( cost £99 instead of £149). Pair of Regatta Hiking boots given to me by my sister ( so a bargain). Salomon Gortex XCR hiking trainers (£49 instead of £89) Salomon Sandals (£19 instead £40) North Face flight series shell jacket given to me by my sister(so another bargain) Regatta Xert shell jacket given to me by my sister( ... read more

So there i was thinking............i know i know............thinking is a dangerous pastime and especially for me...lol So i had to get my Aussie working holiday visa prior to my 30th birthday and then it dawned on me.........that if i applied for a second year id be out of the criteria as i would be heading downhill fast to 32.....lmao Now i had originally thought that if i had my first year visa and did my 3 months working on the land....id be ok..........but having checked various sites it seems to be the same criteria for a second year with the addition of the 3 years on the land remit...........i haven't seen anything that says i cant try it, however i dont want to waste 3 months for nothing. So im sticking with my one year visa ... read more