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July 20, 2005
Where women glow and men plunder?...
That's right, I'm headed to a land down under. The flight's not booked yet or anything but that's details....
The plan, as it stands, is to grab a working holiday visa and head down undah, possibly via New Zealand. The rest of the trip will be a mix of tourism and work...hopefully in some hospitality areas to add some variety to my Bomber experience.
I figure the whole thing will last 8-10 months or so but I really can't predict what will happen if I catch the travelling bug. My experience with backpacking and the like is pretty slim so I welcome all advice and suggestions from the pros (Reuben, I'm thinking of you).
As well, I'd like to put together a list of contacts for the trip, so if you know of people kicking around down undah, pass on their emails and locations.
Posted by Dr.Unk at July 20, 2005 6:14 PM
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You remember Craig Swinson? He is down under with his girlfriend. They have a site over at http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?go=craigswinson that they update with their travels. Might be worth a look.
Posted by: Kurt at July 20, 2005 8:49 PM
Andrew, that sounds like a great trip. I have a couple of friends down there right now. In Sydney a girl I worked with in the UAE. And a couple in Perth who Kyle and Tish met when I stayed with them in London.
Email me, for I have not your email adress and I am at an internet cafe and don't want to waste time searching for it. makohoniuk@gmail.com
I'll be in prague tomorrow (hopefully) and the person I am staying with there has an internet connection. I don't know him, but a girl I met last week in Paris, whom I am meeting tomorrow eveing in prague does, and she checked with him so I can stay as well.
I'll write a novel for for you, but to personalize it, how are you planning on traveling? Given any thought to hitching? Down under you should be able to get around no problem this way.
How much money do you want to spend? You say this is a working holiday, so are you going to try and stay with hosts or in hostels? Or even try to get an apartment for a couple of months as a base in one city? But a host would be better for that.
I can't wait to write more. Let me know any thoughts or ideas about your trip so I can. later
Posted by: garat jax at July 21, 2005 7:17 AM
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