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Mardi 21 août 2007
 
  Friends from China

 When I talk about our friends from China you are probably imagining an Asian couple, well that isnt the case. In fact our friends from China, as you can see from the photo, are indeed 100% Spanish, Bea and Barty. Bea born and bred here in Madrid and Barty, who although born further south in Arjona, didnt take long to move up to the big smoke once he met the love of his life. We all met last summer in a cute little hostal in Guilin, China. The friendship was sealed with numerous chinese beers in different parts of the country and a trek along the Great Wall of China. Once back in Madrid we met up again to relive our hols and have been doing so ever since. They are a great couple and never fail to surprise us. Their latest surprise was a very unexpected going away gift and also a very useful one, its what every traveller needs - A Survival Kit!!!!! Not just any old survival kit but a very well thought and personalised one, it contains everything from life saving injections (handy to be friends with a nurse:-) ), to paper underwear (just in case!), to handmade diaries, to batteries...the list is endless. As well as a great book by Sandra Canudas Maturana, called Manual de Una Vuelta al Mundo (Guide to Travelling the World) - I dont know where they found that as I have searched every bookstore in Madrid and Donegal and not been able to find one like that!! So this article is to say THANK YOU to our china friends, we really appreciate the presents and are going to miss you guys loads.

Amigos de China


Amigos desde que estuvimos en China: Si. Chinos? No...Bea y Barty son más españoles que la tortilla de patatas!
Conocimos esta encantadora pareja en un hostal de Guilin y nos los volvimos a cruzar en Beijing. Y es que compartir la experiencia de patear por la gran muralla China, es algo que une (sin hablar de las cervezas Tsingtao que nos tomamos juntos en más de una ocasión…). Al vivir en Madrid, es frecuente que nos veamos para recordar aquellas aventuras y comentar las futuras que nos esperan…

La semana pasada nos pillaron desprevenidos y se plantaron con una caja enorme llena de sorpresillas! Si señor, un verdadero kit de supervivencia: brújula, linterna, un diario cada uno hecho a mano, un libro de Sandra Canudas Maturana llamado Manual de Una Vuelta al Mundo. Gracias por todo, es un detalle de vuestra parte!

Ya sabéis que os esperamos para hacer una parte del viaje juntos así que en cuanto volváis de Curaçao, a ahorrar como c……

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Lundi 13 août 2007
Visas, another important detail that should be on your "To Do" list before departing on any kind of trip. No one wants to run the risk of wasting money on a flight only to be refused entry into a country!!! I was once turned back from flying to America as my passport didnt have the required barcode, it wasnt fun let me tell you! The visas you need, if any, depend on the country your planning to visit,  here is my country by country visa guide. It took quite a few phonecalls and patience to get all this checked out so I hope it saves you some time. The following are visa requirements for European citizens.

Australia
Under 90 days - apply with your travel agent or online (
www.immi.gov.au) for a short holiday visa or electronic travel authority. Quick, easy and cheap to get.
Over 90 days -  need to apply (through the same channels) and demonstrate sufficient funds to cover your stay.
Working Visa - A 1 year working visa is also available to various nationalities, use it wisely as you are only allowed to apply for this once. 

New Zealand
Under 30 days - No visa needed. The only requirment is to fill in a permit form which is given out on the inbound flights to New Zealand. This along with a valid passport is all you need.  However you may also be asked to prove you have sufficient funds to cover your planned stay. (copy of bank statement)

For the following countries no visa is required for a stay of up to 90 days:
Mexico
Guatemala
Costa Rica (90 days for French, 60 days for Irish....I reckon it should be the other way around?!)
Panama
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salavador
Belize
Ecuador
Chile

As you can see I have a few more countries to check out yet so ill keep you posted!

Annemarie
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Vendredi 10 août 2007
No siempre es fácil saber que época del año es mejor para viajar a cada pais asi que indico a continuacion un link a una pagina web que ofrece una lista de 109 paises para los que viene indicado .
Esta en frances pero se entiende bien..¿no?  
http://www.aroundtheworlds.com/francais/saisons_liste.htm

It's not always easy to find out when to travel to each country as sometimes it's better to be somewhere during the summer, sometimes better to avoid the summer...you'll find interesting information in this web sites that list 109 countries...
http://www.aroundtheworlds.com/francais/saisons_liste.htm


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Mercredi 8 août 2007
El día que compramos los billetes de avión...un paso importante en la organización de nuestro viaje. El primer salto hacie un "Ya no hay vuelta atrás..."


The day we booked our tickets..........the day we made it definite that we were going to give up our jobs, leave our home, family, and friends, to head off into the world, with nothing except our backpacks and each other.  After this there was no going back!!!


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Mardi 7 août 2007
En este artículo queria comentar las diferentes guías de viaje que estamos consultando y que vamos a utilizar durante esta aventura.
El año pasado cuando nos fuimos a China nos llevamos el Lonely Planet China y la verdad es que nos gusto bastante como esta redactado y organizado.
Existen guias para ciudades, para paises y para continentes. Para estas tres marcas viene el nombre impreso en letra grande sobre la ciudad o pais que cubren. En caso de las guias por continentes, en caso de Lonely tiene la serie "On a shoe string". Encontraremos por ejemplo "South America on a Shoe string"... 
Obviamente, existen otras guias como el "Guide du routard" o algunas españolas, pero mi opinion personal es que estas no son tan completas, al menos cuando cubren un pais entero.
Como novedad, venden en su página wed los podcast de algunos destinos...
Dejo a continuacion los links de las 3 guias que he comentado.



Lonely Planet: www.lonelyplanet.com o www.lonelyplanet.es
Footprint: www.footprintbooks.com/
Rough guides: http://www.roughguides.com/


The idea of this article is to mention the different travel guides that are on the market and which ones we are going to use to add some structure to our adventure. 
Last year we went to China and planned our trip using the Lonely Planet. We found it really interesting as well as very well edited and laid out. 
Apart from the Lonely Planet we have been looking at Footprint and Rough Guides to wet our appetite for our trip. Like the Lonely, both these other two are also very complete and trustworthy. Its possible to find guides for just one city, for one country or for one continent. In the case of guides for a whole continent the Lonely Planet has a series out called "On a shoestring" which summaries the main things about each country within a continent. We bought South America On a Shoestring and its great. It is also much more practical than going to South America with a guide book for each individual country!! Ive a feeling my backpack will be heavy enough without a ton of guide books in it! 
Obviously other brands of guide books also exist, for example "Guide du Routard" and some Spanish brands, but in our opinion they are not as complete as the three previously mentioned.
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Mardi 7 août 2007
Indispensable!

This is probably one of the most important things that we will be taking with us. As we found out in China last year, no traveller should leave home without a complete medi kit. Yes im talking everything from bandages and insect repellents to antisceptic creams and hidrating drinks. Not forgetting two very important types of tablets, the ones to make you go to the toilet and the ones to stop you going to the toilet!! Ive already been warned that a very typical conversation between travellers is about their bowel movements! Def one part of the trip that Im not looking forward to! Once we get our kit finished we will put up a list of everything that it includes.
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Mardi 31 juillet 2007
Buenas,
El objetivo de este articulo es comentar las vacunas necesarias para cada uno de las areas a las que vamos a ir... 

The objective of this article is to tell you which vaccinations we need according to the areas we are going to visit........not good news for someone like me who hates needles!!!


America Central
  • Hepatitis A
  • Tetanos
  • Fiebre Tifoidea
  • Malaria Profilaxis
América del Sur
  • Hepatitis A
  • Tetanos
  • Fiebre Tifoidea
  • Malaria Profilaxis
  • Fievre Amarilla
ASIA
  • Hepatitis A
  • Tetanos
  • Fiebre Tifoidea
  • Malaria Profilaxis
  • Fievre Amarilla
  • Poliomielitis
A parte de estas, para periodos prolongados en estas zonas se aconseja también:
As well as the above mentioned, the following are also recommended if your planning to stay in risk areas for a long period of time:
  • Rabia
  • Hepatitis B
  • Difteria
  • Meningitis A y C
#Una web de gran utilidad es la del Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo que ofrece la posibilidad de introducir un pais de destino y la duración de la estancia y que indica las vacunas obligatorias y recomendadas asi como información sobre estas vacunas.

El link es el siguiente:   http://www.msc.es/sanitarios/consejos/vacExt.do 

Para más informacion, en Madrid los centros son los siguientes:

MADRID

Sanidad Exterior

C/ Francisco Silvela, 57 1ª planta

28028 - Madrid

Teléfono para solicitar cita previa : 902 02 73 73 (en horario de 9 a 18 horas de lunes a viernes)

Fax: 91 402 09 97

Hospital Carlos III

Sinesio Delgado, 10

28029 - Madrid

Teléfono: 91 453 25 00

Teléfono para solicitar Cita previa : 91 453 26 72

Centro Monográfico de Salud Internacional. Ayuntamiento de Madrid

C/ Montesa, 22  Edificio A, planta baja

28006 - Madrid

Teléfono para solicitar Cita previa : 902 333 010 (en horario de 8,30 a 14 horas de lunes a viernes).

Otros teléfonos: 91 588 59 60 / 91 588 51 80 / 91 588 59 49

Fax: 91 588 51 81

#Para las otras comunidades autonomas, podeis consultar esta página: www.msc.es/profesionales/saludPublica/sanidadExterior/salud/centrosvacu.htm

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