Archive for November, 2007

We’ll be there in a week!!

November 29, 2007

The countdown has really begun now, the children have less than a week in school, the cases are almost packed (admittedly we have 2 more cases to buy!) and we’ve almost finished our Christmas shopping for the family members we’re leaving behind.
The weather in Hinton, NSW (where we’re headed) is currently 37C and is forecast to be [...]

Started packing!

November 26, 2007

It’s all very exciting - we’ve only got 9 days left, can officially say “We’ll be in Australia next week” so we’ve started to get on with the packing.  We need 2 more suitcases and then we’ll be able to actually pack properly, at the moment it’s all in a cardboard box ready to be [...]

Baggage allowance mutterings

November 14, 2007

We’re flying from the UK on KLM and then between Amsterdam and Sydney on Malaysian airlines - then reversed for the way home.
So not amused by this as the bagggage allowance for Malaysian is only 5kg for cabin baggage and it’s 12kgs for KLM!  I’m going to have to have a bag big enough to [...]

22 days to go!!

November 13, 2007

We’ve got all the passports now and are on a serious countdown (it’s 6 weeks to Christmas - wahey!) and have already made a start on the packing.  I’m determined that we’ll actually be organised and it won’t be a mad panic at 2am trying to find things while we’re waiting for our taxi to [...]

26 days to go!!

November 9, 2007

Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhh - so little time and sooo much to do! 
So excited seriously can’t wait.  The kids are counting the days and I know that Hope’s parents are thinking the same as well.  Ellie’s passport is here, just waiting for J’s now and then we’re all ready to go.  Will give them another call on Wednesday [...]