Vietnamese Vaccinations

After putting it off long enough I finally had an apointment with the travel nurse to findout what jabs I had previously had and the recomended ones for Vietnam and Cambodia. The recomended ones are:

• Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio
• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid

Optional vaccinations were:

• Rabbies
• Hepatitis B
• Japanese Encephalitis

I also had to decide what Malaria tablets I wanted to take. I decided on Malarone eventhough they are way more expensive, you dont get the side affects that are often assiciated with Doxycycline such as photosensitisation plus it is an antibiotic.

Ubud

Ubud is a cool little town in the middle of Bali, it sits onthe outskirts of the slopes leading up to the mountsains. there is a great market there and some wicked padi field walks. The lonely planet suggests a good one but the book I had was a little out of date and the start of the walk doesn’t exist so it is best to ask someone or have a little explore.