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Ms. Jenn
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 Posted: 01/09/05 - 22:58 Post subject: Let's say you're gonna go to Africa...
What would be the best place to find information on immunizations you would need? What is it like to get these immunizations as an adult?
Have any of you travelled to Africa? How are things, really?
What is it like to be on an airplane for that long?
Is a passport relatively easy to obtain?
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 00:34 Post subject:
i cant remember where i found it, i think it might have been one of the FAQ pages on the US govt/passport site...
anyway, there was TONS of info about traveling abroad, what to do, where to go, saftey, etc.
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Kimba90
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 06:51 Post subject:
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phillycat
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 09:01 Post subject:
I have never been to Africa, but have traveled to places where you need your immunization shots. Just make sure that you do lots of research before having the shots as my doctor gave me both of my Hep B shots at once and I got sick (apparently you're not supposed to do that).
I have been on several loooooong flights (22 hrs) and one of the best suggestions that I can make, besides dressing comfortably, is to bring a neck pillow. I have one that is filled with some crunch stuff...and it's ok, but kind of a pain to carry. I have heard that the blow up ones work just as well but are easier to carry.
So...where ya goin???
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 09:23 Post subject:
The US State Department is an excellent resource.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 09:30 Post subject:
| phillycat wrote: | | I have been on several loooooong flights (22 hrs) |
As a non-traveller, might I ask where you were flying that took that long? I didn't think it took that long to get anywhere on this planet.
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phillycat
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 10:04 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: |
As a non-traveller, might I ask where you were flying that took that long? I didn't think it took that long to get anywhere on this planet. |
Philly to Chicago to Hong Kong to Beijing.
There are many flights that take that long or longer.
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 10:27 Post subject:
| phillycat wrote: | | So...where ya goin??? |
Africa to build some stuff in March 2006. I don't know exactly where yet. I'll find out tonight at our Team Africa meeting.
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stacey_r8870
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 12:56 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: |
Africa to build some stuff in March 2006. I don't know exactly where yet. I'll find out tonight at our Team Africa meeting. |
WTF you didn't tell me about this.  you will pay 
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 19:40 Post subject:
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WTF you didn't tell me about this. you will pay |
I bought lunch. I no longer OWE you!
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Kimba90
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 19:47 Post subject:
Get going on your passport and vaccinations now! I was just at the US Post Office, and you can get a passport there now..
Malaria can be the oral tablets, and I think it's a 4 week regimen..
Depending on where you are going to be..Hepatitis A and B vaccine.
Make sure your tetanus-diptheria toxoid doesn't need a booster.
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 20:39 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | Get going on your passport and vaccinations now! I was just at the US Post Office, and you can get a passport there now..
Malaria can be the oral tablets, and I think it's a 4 week regimen..
Depending on where you are going to be..Hepatitis A and B vaccine.
Make sure your tetanus-diptheria toxoid doesn't need a booster. |
Now is the best time of the year to get a passport.
At the height of spring for summer travel it takes from 4 to 6 weeks to get a passport. In the early winter months the processing time is less that 4 weeks.
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Ms. Jenn
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Posted: 01/10/05 - 22:35 Post subject:
You guys rock!
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