took my first malaria tablet...

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...last night at dinner! only 13 more days left till i go travelling! very nervous, anyone got any pearls of wisdom???

[mccfluff]

bog off pieface

[mccfluff]

lol that was aimed at blobby

erm yes they might well be, wouldn;t surprise me actually

[lumination]

lol ill take a photo and post it on here if i do!

[bobjugs12]

Loves you fluff xxxxxxxxx

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'Pearls of Wisdom'

When you arrive in BKK, if you're travelling by taxi: once you're through customs etc. go downstairs and get an 'official' taxi. You'll have to queue a little whilke but as a lone woman traveller it'll be safer than taking up one of the many random 'you want taxi' offers.

Also ask anyone else in the queue if they want to share a taxi

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^ Better still, when you're standing in the taxi queue, ask others if they are going to the same destination and share a taxi. Many backpackers will be heading for the Khaosan Road?... are you?

[DTCwordfan]

I worked in the export business out of Paris for several years - and in English speaking Africa (plus some trips to the likes of Togo/Cameroons/Senegal etc etc.)

We didnt follow the prescribed medication - we hit the system two days out with 5 tablets and then one a day through the trip away - and on return, another handful of 5.....

More importantly make sure that you are up on your tetanus and things like DTT and be careful of water - especially if the water out of a bottle is not aerated - I got nailed on that one care of Somalia (before the troubles) and after 20 years have only got a tri-glyceride liver function back into the ordinary range, not that it was life threatening and it could have been brought down faster (i.e.10 years) if I gave up drink - and the advice of the tropical doctor was "I wouldn't go for that course of actionif I was you"

[tiggerblue10]

Take your malaria tablets carefully and watch out for any signs of any kind of illness when you get back after your trip. You don't want to end up like Cheryl Cole!

Have a good time and stay safe x