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| My (SteveMcIntyre) current suggestions for travel are: | LHR 24th May -> CDG -> POA 25th May (conference) POA 3rd June -> CDG -> LHR 4th June |
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| LHR 24th May -> POA 25th May (conference) POA 3rd June -> LHR 4th June |
Travel booked, tickets at Steve's place. Please check off things as you get them organised: |
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| For this option, ebookers.com quotes me GBP 596 for a single person, or GBP 536 each for 4 people, plus taxes. |
||'''Name''' ||'''DD?'''||'''Definitely going to Debconf?'''||'''Vaccinations'''||'''Insurance'''|| ||SteveMcIntyre ||Yes ||Yes ||diph,typ,hepA,yf done||not yet || ||JonathanMcDowell ||Yes ||Yes ||diph,tetanus done ||not yet || ||Daniel Silverstone ||Yes ||Yes ||dip/tet done, YF Done, hepA typh polio done|| not yet || ||Colin Watson ||Yes ||Yes ||dip,tet,hepA done, YF pending||not yet || ||Matthew Garrett ||Yes ||Yes || || || ||Scott James Remnant||Yes ||Yes || || || |
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| As a second option, I'm considering extending the end of the trip, and coming back via Rio - stay a few days and head back on (say) the 6th. I can't get a price for that right now, as their website won't do complex travel and I'll have to ring up. |
== Vaccinations == |
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| First of all, does anybody else fancy joining me? If so, for which option? Add your comments below: |
Yellow fever, diphtheria, typhoid and hepatitis A were recommended by my GP, and tetanus is apparently also a good idea if you haven't had a booster recently. |
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| I'm fairly flexible. I like the idea of a few days extra - it's unlikely I'll be in Brazil again for some time (if at all). -- JonathanMcDowell | Daniel: It's also recommended that you have polio at some point and that if you're going to some parts of brazil, that you have malaria too. I'm finding out if we will be in that sort of area. |
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| ||'''Name''' ||'''DD?'''||'''Definitely going to Debconf?'''||'''Travel choice preference - separate or one of the options here'''|| ||SteveMcIntyre ||Yes ||Yes || option 2 || ||JonathanMcDowell ||Yes ||Yes || option 2 || ||Daniel Silverstone||Yes ||90% Certain || option 2, recommend fly back 6th or 7th. || ||Colin Watson ||Yes ||Yes || considering option 2 depending on time off from work || ||Moray Allan ||Yes ||90% certain || option 2 || |
Steve: the nurse I spoke too said malaria was only likely to be an issue within the Amazon rainforest. We're heading to a hotel in a large city in the south of Brazil, so it shouldn't be needed. Daniel: Yep, Malaria isn't an issue. You *might* want rabies if you think you'll go walking around the town at all, since it is an issue all over Brazil. I'm not going to bother with it. Colin: The nurse I spoke to recommended adequate mosquito bite protection anyway, though; at least 30% DEET (the active ingredient). == Insurance == Don't leave home without it. Medical bills can be very high if you're abroad. Swapping policy details might be a good plan before we go in case of emergency, but not on the wiki for privacy reasons please! Tesco will sell you a fortnight of insurance for £40 covering most everything you would be worried about. [http://www.norwich-union-direct.co.uk/ Norwich Union] seem to charge about £31. |
1. UK Debian travel to Debconf in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2004
Debconf site is at http://www.debconf.org/debconf4/ for more details.
LHR 24th May -> CDG -> POA 25th May
- (conference)
POA 3rd June -> CDG -> LHR 4th June
Travel booked, tickets at Steve's place. Please check off things as you get them organised:
Name |
DD? |
Definitely going to Debconf? |
Vaccinations |
Insurance |
Yes |
Yes |
diph,typ,hepA,yf done |
not yet |
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Yes |
Yes |
diph,tetanus done |
not yet |
|
Daniel Silverstone |
Yes |
Yes |
dip/tet done, YF Done, hepA typh polio done |
not yet |
Colin Watson |
Yes |
Yes |
dip,tet,hepA done, YF pending |
not yet |
Matthew Garrett |
Yes |
Yes |
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Scott James Remnant |
Yes |
Yes |
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1.1. Vaccinations
Yellow fever, diphtheria, typhoid and hepatitis A were recommended by my GP, and tetanus is apparently also a good idea if you haven't had a booster recently.
Daniel: It's also recommended that you have polio at some point and that if you're going to some parts of brazil, that you have malaria too. I'm finding out if we will be in that sort of area.
Steve: the nurse I spoke too said malaria was only likely to be an issue within the Amazon rainforest. We're heading to a hotel in a large city in the south of Brazil, so it shouldn't be needed.
Daniel: Yep, Malaria isn't an issue. You *might* want rabies if you think you'll go walking around the town at all, since it is an issue all over Brazil. I'm not going to bother with it.
Colin: The nurse I spoke to recommended adequate mosquito bite protection anyway, though; at least 30% DEET (the active ingredient).
1.2. Insurance
Don't leave home without it. Medical bills can be very high if you're abroad. Swapping policy details might be a good plan before we go in case of emergency, but not on the wiki for privacy reasons please!
Tesco will sell you a fortnight of insurance for £40 covering most everything you would be worried about.
[http://www.norwich-union-direct.co.uk/ Norwich Union] seem to charge about £31.