Human Pin-cushions

So the official preparations have begun. Today we started our vaccinations, ouch :( I was lucky, i've had most of the important ones from living overseas before, so I just have to have a couple of boosters. Poor Ben has to have the whole shebang! He had 5 shots today alone. Between us we've got to have Hep A (x3), Polio, Tetanus, Whooping Cough and Diptheria, Typhoid, Influenza, Measles Mumps and Rubella.... yikes.

When we get to Phnom Penh, we will both also get Japanese Encephalitis (x2) and Rabies (x3) which are much cheaper there than they are here. We've also started arranging the house and booking the movers to help take our things back to Perth. It's turning out to be quite tricky to determine what we need to take with us and what we should keep for our return- and where to store it all! We will only be able to have a few suitcases to bring on the plane so we're hoping to get most things in PP. However, the main things we'll be taking over will be Australian-grade motorbike helmets (the main form of travel there is by 'moto'), medications, some personal items and some Australian foods that we will try and make last (you can't take jelly and tim-tams for granted!). The international community in PP has grown quite strong, so there are definitely places to get some imported goods, particularly from the US. From now on though, even simple things like bread and milk will be put in high regard in exchange for rice and tea and MSG -.-