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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#182145
Fleur and I went and had our shots tonight and we are immunised against just about everything now. My arm really hurts now.

We even have to carry the card in South America to get across the Brazilian border to show we have been done for yellow fever.

I just hope we dont get sick guts 🙁

Only 5 weeks to go until we leave and the poor cat and dubs will have to put up with housesitters!
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Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#182253
Have a good trip Pete. Brazil hey lotsa VW bits.
My only advice would be to only drink bottled water from bottles that you have opened your self.
And dont have ice in anything.

Sky Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#182360
I lived in Copan Honduras in Central America for a little while. as long as you drink bottle water its ok I guess,

at our place we had blackouts every 2nd day, Brown water but you get used to it 🙂

ogtool Slammed & Awesome Dubber

94 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#182397
Helbus wrote:Fleur and I went and had our shots tonight and we are immunised against just about everything now. My arm really hurts now.

We even have to carry the card in South America to get across the Brazilian border to show we have been done for yellow fever.
Had to have the full plethora of injections for a visit to western africa last month. Forunately didn't get side effects from any of the injections like I was told was quite common, did get one night of headache tho.

Have an awesome trip, and as everyone else has said, bottled water only. Make sure the seal is unbroken before you start drinking too. Common practice in Ghana is to get the empties, refill and resell.

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#182565
We will be ultra ultra paranoid.

We had a friend and his girl who survived 8 weeks in Soth America with no sickies. They attribute their success to their paranoia.

They even brushed their teeth with bottled water. Ate only fruit they could peel like oranges. They used antiseptic cream on their hands every time before they ate and even when they touched their face. They had antiseptic wipes as well.

We have a gastro kit we are taking with us just in case.

Lucky it will only be 3 weeks. Though I think we will see a lot of cool things too. Macchu Pichu, Solare Ulunie (sp?) (salt lake). Lake Titicaca.
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Sky Officially Full-On Dubber

251 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#182567
Helbus,

Now that I think about we did a few thing ate eggs. local restraunts and what not a Place called "California Pizza".

You might get a little sick but thats just breaking into the food 🙂

The most disgusting things are the showers and toilets, (brown water) :/