What do you wish you had taken???????

jambojen_2

When u say u had it straightened do u mean chemically straightened or straightened with hair straighteners?

sounds like u had a lot thrown in with your straightening!!!!! i would be a bit puzzled if someone started massaging my ears!!!! lol.

alison74

jambojen wrote:

When u say u had it straightened do u mean chemically straightened or straightened with hair straighteners?

sounds like u had a lot thrown in with your straightening!!!!! i would be a bit puzzled if someone started massaging my ears!!!! lol.

You can get your hair chemically straightened in many places in SE Asia at a fraction of the price here. Could be an option for you.

As for massages................ they are available everywhere, but I was at the theatre and they were going round the audience DURING the performance offering to wax / syringe your ears out !! I had a guy 2 seats away from me getting it done when I was trying to watch the stage :rotfl:

jambojen_2

EWWWWWW.
do not fancy seeing that!!!! yuk and lol.!!!
ha ha ha ha ha!
any one else seen any odd things like that while travelling?!??!?!?!

emg

just wanted to second the 'torch' idea especially if you plan to stay in dorm rooms in hostels.

jambojen_2

Mag-lite torch is now on order.
xxxxx

rose28454

My son went travelling a couple of years ago and one of the items he was advised to take was a door wedge. If you are staying in a hostel or cheap hotel good to make you feel more secure at night.

jambojen_2

My fella hasnt bought anything yet, and is leaving it all to the last minute!!!
i really want him to get excited about buying backpacks and stuff, but being a bloke, he couldnt care less.

MEN
i wont be letting him use my `travel washing line` and door wedge, he has throw his washing on the floor for all i care!!
lol.

black-saturn

It's amazing what they will do for money in Vietnam. Nothing there costs much. We went for almost a month and spent about £350 in total and we ate out every day and bought everyone gifts home.

You won't need to carry many clothes around and those you take you will be able to wash and dry them in about 5 minutes. Theres no overestimating the heat there.

Straighteners won't do you any good. The air is so humid (it's like walking into one of those tropical fish shops) that your hair goes all frizzy anyway and a lot of the electrical plugs don't work anyway.

I think in the cities the locals drink the water but in the outback they don't as it's drawn straight from the ground or rivers and lakes and not cleaned.

jambojen_2

will i need waterproofs? am i to expect tropical storms do u think?

Also i am taking a digital camera out there and was hoping to be able to upload my photos as i go along. onto CD i mean, i have been told that these facilities are available in most places these days. is that right?
and i will need to charge is daily too.

Can you tell i have never been out of europe before!!!!!!???

biglass

Hi,just a wee bit of info/advice re immodium type medication that I was told by a doc-diarrhoea is the body's way of getting rid of a dangerous bug and to take something to stop that process will allow the bacteria to multiply to often fatal levels inside the body.Sorry to talk about such things at this time of morning!:rotfl: Better to take rehydration sachets instead!
Enjoy your trip-it's something I regretted not doing when I had the chance! xx