Category Archives: Europe Trip 09

Jane Austen & Bath

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Arcturi

Went to church this morning with Mum and Dad, then on to Bath where I went to the Jane Austen museum and then Bath Abbey and Sally Lunn’s refreshment house.  Bath is amazing – original Georgian architecture the same as … Continue reading →

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Getting there – Sydney & Singapore

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Arcturi

Well despite all my lists and planning I was still in a rush to get out the door on time on Thursday, but I made it ok and have only forgotten one minor little thing.  I thought for a while … Continue reading →

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Where is my bag?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Arcturi

My pack with all my stuff in didn’t turn up at Heathrow 🙁  Am waiting for them to contact me, the guy I spoke to this morning thinks it will have gone to the transit area instead of out to … Continue reading →

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w00t for traveling light

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Arcturi

Packed most of my stuff tonight to try it out, and my main pack is only 13 or 14kg!  The pack itself is about 4kg so I’m pretty pleased with that effort, and some of it will be offloaded when … Continue reading →

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8 Days to Go!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Arcturi

Wow, can’t believe I’ll be leaving next Thursday!  I’m starting to get excited… I’ve been pretty busy in the last couple of weeks – got my International Driving Permit, some Euros and Swiss Francs, a road map of Europe (plastic … Continue reading →

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Austria & Slovenia

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Arcturi

Apparently I get to decide the itinerary after we leave Reece’s family behind in Hamburg 😀  This is a great deal because so far Reece has been the one to book flights and look up places to stay – he … Continue reading →

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New Destination: Kraków, Poland

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Arcturi

Reece was checking out some prices on Easyjet so we’ve decided to go to Kraków, Poland, for the three days that we’ve got free the first week.  It’s only costing $140 return each (handluggage only though!) and apparently is one … Continue reading →

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Insurance payout + end-of-winter sales = goodness

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Arcturi

Ok, so I haven’t bought a digital camera yet.  I have, however, taken advantage of the sales on all over the place and bought some winter clothing so that I’ve got a nice warm yet light little wardrobe that all … Continue reading →

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Itinerary (so far)

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Arcturi

So here’s what we’ve figured out so far…

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Decisions…

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Arcturi

Am trying to figure out whether I should go to Ireland with Reece in the first week or stay in England and do my own thing… Aunty Beth suggested the Cotswolds which I like the look of, but I could … Continue reading →

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