On Monday I take off for my great adventure. First stop is Auckland New Zealand. Go to http://www.horizon.co.nz/rc21.asp to see the outline of our tour in New Zealand. I am curious to find out how the current time will translate over the web. Once I arrive in Auckland it will be June 13, 4:45 a.m. I'm not sure how physically we all will be at that time. I suspect we we'll conk out until noon.
A word about using a travel agents. They are fantastic! Once we outlined what we (Dea Jae, David, Dad and I) wanted to accomplish, Cheryl at AJ Travel did a fableous job. She had to deal with Dad up in Iowa and the rest of us here in SA. Dad had his passport from his last adventure abroad. Dea Jae need to renew hers and David and I needed a new one. David did a fast track on his back in March. He got it weeks later. I had to pay out the nose to get mine in a week. Dea Jae just got hers a week ago. The travel agency handled getting the visas, plane tickets, and vochures for our different tours. We received a nice travel wallet to hold our tickets and itinerary. I suppose we could have managed getting tickets through a website and travel by the seat of our pants. But I'm sure we'd miss out on a great deal. Quantas is like Southwest Airlines. They have one way cheap seats. This is much better than traveling by train.
If you haven't gotten your passport, start the process now. It is worth it. Living so close to the Mexico border, many San Antonians are wise to get one. Go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_passports;_ylt=AtZJc8b2L8MJI9gHXIki6Z5I2ocA to learn about how passports are currently being relaxed.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
May blogging begin
Hello everyone,
This is my first blog. I am planning to use this site to keep family and friends up to date on my trip to New Zealand and Australia. I will post pictures and make comments on what I see. I am currently getting my house ready for my house-sitter. She'll be taking care of my three cats, Banshi, Cleo and Hurricane. She will also make sure my house is still standing when I come home.
I leave Monday June 11. I arrive in Auckland New Zealand on June 13. I'll check in at the airport or hotel once I've arrived.
This is my first blog. I am planning to use this site to keep family and friends up to date on my trip to New Zealand and Australia. I will post pictures and make comments on what I see. I am currently getting my house ready for my house-sitter. She'll be taking care of my three cats, Banshi, Cleo and Hurricane. She will also make sure my house is still standing when I come home.
I leave Monday June 11. I arrive in Auckland New Zealand on June 13. I'll check in at the airport or hotel once I've arrived.
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