Well, the day is here and in seven hours I'll be boarding a Boeing 767 for the first leg of my trip to Bangalore, India.
There were a lot of things that had to take place to make this trip happen. Luckily, my co-worker Ron was "johnny on the spot" with everything logistics-wise and it looks like getting to the eastern hemisphere's Silicone Valley will be thankfully uneventful.
I've been to several different parts of the world in my young life, thanks to the occupation of my father when I was a youth, and also to the adventurous spirit he instilled in me as a young adult.
This trip will surely stand out amongst all of my travels as it required much more preparation than any of my trips. For instance, my toiletry bag will contain a minature pharmacy on this excursion: Malarone, Ciproflaxin, Imodium, Albuterol and Tylenol. I usually never travel with any forms of medication, but due to the high incidences of bacteria and overall disgusting diseases that fester in the southern region of India, it never hurts to be prepared. Here's the break-down:
Malarone: For the treatment and prevention of Malaria.
Ciproflaxin: For the treatment of bacteria associated with traveler's diarrhea (a.k.a., "Delhi Belly").
Imodium: For treatment of diarrhea and gas.
Albuterol: For the treatment of asthma. (I used to get asthma often as a teen, but I haven't had a need for an inhaler in several years. I read on a blog somewhere that the pollution is so bad in Bangalore, that it is possible to develop asthma. I decided to get my doc to fill out a prescription for me just in case ...
Tylenol: You know what this is for.
For the 16 hours of flying I'll be doing, I'll be bringing a lot of the usual items to keep me entertained; dvds, iPod, magazines, etc. I bought a book named Wikinomics, which looks like it will be very interesting. It talks about the power of open, collaborative products and services in the online environment. Think Wikipedia.
Well, I better get off my duff and finish packing. I might be able to post from the plane later on.
Namaste.
There were a lot of things that had to take place to make this trip happen. Luckily, my co-worker Ron was "johnny on the spot" with everything logistics-wise and it looks like getting to the eastern hemisphere's Silicone Valley will be thankfully uneventful.
I've been to several different parts of the world in my young life, thanks to the occupation of my father when I was a youth, and also to the adventurous spirit he instilled in me as a young adult.
This trip will surely stand out amongst all of my travels as it required much more preparation than any of my trips. For instance, my toiletry bag will contain a minature pharmacy on this excursion: Malarone, Ciproflaxin, Imodium, Albuterol and Tylenol. I usually never travel with any forms of medication, but due to the high incidences of bacteria and overall disgusting diseases that fester in the southern region of India, it never hurts to be prepared. Here's the break-down:
Malarone: For the treatment and prevention of Malaria.
Ciproflaxin: For the treatment of bacteria associated with traveler's diarrhea (a.k.a., "Delhi Belly").
Imodium: For treatment of diarrhea and gas.
Albuterol: For the treatment of asthma. (I used to get asthma often as a teen, but I haven't had a need for an inhaler in several years. I read on a blog somewhere that the pollution is so bad in Bangalore, that it is possible to develop asthma. I decided to get my doc to fill out a prescription for me just in case ...
Tylenol: You know what this is for.
For the 16 hours of flying I'll be doing, I'll be bringing a lot of the usual items to keep me entertained; dvds, iPod, magazines, etc. I bought a book named Wikinomics, which looks like it will be very interesting. It talks about the power of open, collaborative products and services in the online environment. Think Wikipedia.
Well, I better get off my duff and finish packing. I might be able to post from the plane later on.
Namaste.
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