Monthly Archives: August 2006

Vaccinations… Don’t Leave Home Without Them

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First stop on the road to Round the World Travel is the Doctors office. It may not be the most romantic or adventuresome idea, but I’m pretty sure that before the best adventurers and explorers headed out they got their shots. How much could Indiana Jones have gotten done if he were bed-ridden with Hep B while chasing the Ark of the Covanent? Not much.

Luckily for us we are based in Washington D.C. where there are a number of clinics that specialize in World Travel. After doing some shopping around we have decided to use the services of “Travelers Medical” on K St. They seem to us the best balance of cost, pratical advice, and experience. Contact detals are below.

That said, vaccinations are not cheap: We will probably drop around $1000 USD, on shots, vaccinations and anti-malarials.

As LeeAnne is a RPCV (Returned Peace Corp Volunteer) she is way in front of me in terms of vaccinations. I will need the works, even my Tetnis boosters are behind.

Travelers Medical Services of Washington DC
2141 K St NW # 408
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 466-8109
travelersmedical.com

A Word About Why We Are on this Trip

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Maybe we need to explain a little about why we are doing this: LeeAnne and I have always had a bit of the wander lust. She’s a Returned Peace Corp Volunteer and I’m know in my office as “The Guy That Leaves, But Then Comes Back”, or “TGTLBTCB” for short. I tend to take months long sebaticals to ride my bike across the US or Australia, etc.

So it’s probably a good thing we found each other. We have been planning something like this trip since before we were married in August 2004. But why exactly? Couldn’t tell you. There’s somthing about both of us that wants to get out there and see our share of the world. That’s about the best way I can sum it up.

So 2007 will be our year to travel, experience and hopefully learn a little bit more about our share of what’s out there. Will this cure our wanderlust? Probably not, but it should slack our thirst for a while, and hopefully we will be the better for it.