Preparations are in full swing. Our passports and visas are currently with the Indian Embassy - and we hope they will be back very soon!! Money yet to be organised - difficult because ATMs which handle Australian cards will be few, the amount we are able to withdraw on each occasion will be severely limited and my bank tells me that travellers cheques are extinct. I have yet to come to grips with the travel card, but new experiences are the order of the day.
We have visited the travel doctor and are vaccinated for tetanus, typhoid, hepatitis A and cholera .. and will begin taking the anti malaria pills 2 days before we leave. We have just-in-case pills for diarrhoea, although we understand that excellent medical care is available there and self diagnosis could be foolish ... We have Permethrin soaker to give the mozzies the hint, insect repellent with di-ethyl toluimide (deet), antibacterial hand gel, enviro water bottle and washing detergent. We are shopping for environmentally friendly mozzie coils, mozzie incense antiseptic wipes.
Then there is the self inflating bed mat - because we hear Indians like their beds a bit firmer than the average soft Aussie is used to, along with matching pillow. The sun hat of course, the walking shoes, the travellers rapid dry knickers, travellers vest with 24 pockets (!!), cooool socks ....
Sewing equipment is a must - along with some work in hand in case we have enough energy of an evening, camera, laptop to download the photos, a book to share ...
A bit more info about Kachchh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6VQKJoKxI0
A French visitor's view of the one of the villages we will be visiting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XUT089ZjV0
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