Health

Day 22: Saint Petersburg

By Kazimieras August 23, 2013 Leave a comment

We finally arrive in St. Petersburg after what can only be considered a hot and horrible train ride. It makes us wish we did what the Chileans had done (which was take the bullet train between the cities, during the day). Oh well, at least this time our driver was present and waiting for us […]

Home time!

By Kazimieras May 17, 2013 Leave a comment

While there is still a lot of the trip to post about, today the actual trip comes to an end. Derek and I are sitting here in the Vilnius Airport, determined to come back to this lovely little country. In fact, many of the places we are happy to revisit: Beijing, Lake Baikal (but not […]

Health Status +5

By alicia1982 October 20, 2012 3 Comments

I am the biggest wimp when it comes to getting vaccinations. I’m a nurse. I LOVE giving vaccines, but I hate getting them. It’s not the needle. My colleagues at the office are fantastic shot givers. It’s the feeling of fluid going into my muscles that makes me squeam. And then the aching arm and […]

First Steps for First Shots

By alicia1982 October 19, 2012 1 Comment

So, if you didn’t know, I’m a nurse. It is of course only natural that the first things I research are vaccines needed for going overseas. Previous travels for both of us have included the EU and Canada/the US. Not the most microbe-prone places on this planet. But going to developing nations, especially where we […]