Fear not friends, thou shalt not catch an exotic disease from me! Last week I was vaccinated to within an inch of my life against all sorts of tropical illnesses, leaving me several hundred dollars poorer and with arms that felt as though they’d been used as punching bags – six shots in about five minutes. The cost does NOT include the prescriptions for malaria and whatnot, and then MORE prescriptions for the side effects you might get from the other prescriptions…I lost track, but I’m Japanese Encephalitis free for now!
I was glad to cross another major thing off the travel to-do list, but, speaking of lists, I’m starting to find myself hung up on the little things (“Quel surprise!”, I hear you say) like (sorry gentlemen readers) but, you know, feminine products. I mean, I read that in some African countries these things are reserved for royalty, so I’m thinking I might want a few creature comforts handy! (Unless anyone thinks I could pass as a Duchess of some kind? Countess of Connecticut?)
Susie Hughes is a UK transplant to the United States, moving from London to Connecticut as a teenager. For five years she worked in technology public relations in San Francisco, quietly putting money away into “The Travel Fund”. In May 2010, Susie left San Francisco to realize a lifelong dream of an extended trip around the world – seven months visiting more than 20 countries on four continents.
