You ever get really excited for something? Vision it, think about it lots and wait in anticipation? And when you get there, it just doesn’t live up to the hype. Unfortunately this happened to Scott and I during our time on the island of Koh Lanta. We had read many blogs all stating how great Koh Lanta is and how its one of their favourite islands. But for some strange reason the island just didn’t click for us.

The pain was nothing at all. Others waiting for their turn were quite shocked at how relaxed I was and I couldn’t believe how much they whined during theirs. Some spots hurt a bit like a hard pinch, he was gentle but I could tell that needle was going in deep by how much my skin went in.

If you happen to rub your leg against a muffler in Thailand, here’s how to give yourself some first aid. It seems like a right of passage and you’ll see many people with bandages on their legs. But be warned, if you go to the medical clinic they have a unique way of treating it. They will proceed to scrap off the dead skin with a razor and not even give you a chance to take any pain killers or something to bite down on. Once complete they will apply an anti bacterial cream and then bandage it up and ask you to come back in 3 days to repeat the process until its all healed up. Or you can try the way enclosed!

Mosquitos are estimated to transmit disease to more then 700 million people annually in Africa, South American, Central America, Mexico and much of Asia with millions resulting in death. These diaseases include: Malaria, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever, Encephalitis, and West Nile. The last thing we want to experience on our trip is a nasty disease like those! Precautions must be made to

While we complain about our healthcare costs and wait times, if anything ever happens to me in Canada I know that our medical system will take care of it – at no cost to me. … Of course this is different in other countries around the world where we will be traveling and now we’re faced with a dilemma of what to do.

We just had to experience one part of our trip preparations we have been dreading the most. Getting our vaccines!  Both Scott and I have issues when it comes to needles. We both turn our heads if they show someone getting injected on TV. Scott couldn’t even remember the last time he has received a