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travelbunnies Maria Christina O Post Count: 5 Msg: #1 34 weeks ago, May 7th 2009 | For the girls out there... | I'm looking to do a whole year abroad to southeast asia, AUS, NZ and central/south america. Did you ladies just bring along a year supply of birth control pills? How about the lovely female products we use for that monthly gift from mother nature? Were tampons and things easy to come across or did you keep a stash with you in case you were somewhere remote? For anyone experienced... I'm roughly planning a general route of where I want to go. My boyfriend found a neat company that organizes flights for you ahead of time, you just give them the dates of where you want to go and when (don't remember the name of it at ths time). They also offer pre-decided locations where you just have to be in a certain city at a certain time. Would you suggest doing something like this, or is it easier/cheaper to just get your flight at the airport when you feel like leaving? Thanks alot :) Any help is appreciated.  Mell Mell Post Count: 15258 Msg: #2 34 weeks ago, May 7th 2009 | Hello Maria |  At least in Thailand, there are branches of Boots. You should certainly be able to get things like tampons and other products you are used to having there. Australia and New Zealand are moderan countries so you wont have any trouble at all finding everything there. Central and S. America, I cant remember. Always worth having a stash of tampons that lasts a few months anyway in my opinion, since they are so small and come in neat little boxes these days. Birth Control pills - I have no clue. Maybe somebody else knows this. If you are taking them from country to country though, keep them in the original packet with a letter from your doctor explaning what they are, to minimise hassle at customs.  Would you suggest doing something like this, or is it easier/cheaper to just get your flight at the airport when you feel like leaving? I doubt that this is the cheapest way. I find the cheapest way is to be flexible about when and where you fly to and then buy bargain flights on the internet when they appear for a destination you are interested in. Mel  Jo Trouble Jo McCarthy Post Count: 3168 Msg: #3 33 weeks ago, May 11th 2009 | Hi Maria, | Welcome to TravelBlog. You'll be able to get birth control pills ok in Aus and NZ, but would suggest a letter from your doctor regarding what you're currently on, dosage/ingredients (as well as for at customs as Mel suggested). Sometimes medication goes by a different brand name in another country, but with a letter the doctor will be able to look up the equivalent.  Stephanie and Andras Stephanie and Andras Post Count: 263 Msg: #4 33 weeks ago, May 13th 2009 | You can also find a wide array of tampons and other products in the supermarkets in Ecuador. Not certain about elsewhere in S. America. | - Stephanie [Edited: 02:24 - Stephanie and Andras ]  denidax Deni and Dax Post Count: 77 Msg: #5 32 weeks ago, May 18th 2009 | Hello Maria! | I tried to get birth control pills in NZ (just before I finished the ones I took with me) and they asked me for a doctor's prescription; not being registered with any doctor in NZ, I was told I could get one of 60 NZ$, which I found a bit expensive; I went to several different pharmacies and I got the same response... it was the same in OZ, so I couldn't get any until I got to Indonesia where they sold them without prescription... no problem!!! Deni  Occasionally Bob Bob & Vik Post Count: 159 Msg: #6 32 weeks ago, May 19th 2009 | You can also buy birth control pills over the counter (in the pharmacy section) at Tesco in Bangkok. Make sure you know the specific dosage/combination you are on as the brand names they stock aren't always the same as your home country. I don't know if they can check your blood pressure too... It can be quite tricky to find tampons in some of the Asian countries but liners are readily available pretty much everywhere. |  Snap Shot Stacey Stacey Hatton Post Count: 243 Msg: #7 32 weeks ago, May 22nd 2009 | Yeah in Australia you need a doctors prescription and as you're a traveller that means you have to pay to see the doctor to get it. What I've just done (because I'm planning a 12 month trip around Europe and had the same concern) is gotten something called Implanon implanted in my arm. It only cost me $30 and lasts for 3 years. The only problem is that my hormones are kind of like i'm a teenager again. My hair and skin is a little but oilier but nothing extreme. I've put on about 2kg's (but I don't exactly look after myself anyway) and my periods are a little inconsistent. However I haven't had any extreme symptoms that have really caused me any problems yet (I've had it in my arm for 3 months) and as I used to forget to take the pill at least once a month anyway I feel better knowing I'm properly covered. | It's something worth looking into anyway. You can get it removed by a doctor at any time. travelbunnies Maria Christina O Post Count: 5 Msg: #8 32 weeks ago, May 25th 2009 | Thanks everyone!! :)!!! | Number of Users: 7 | Number of Posts: 8 | ||||||||||||||||
