Blogs from Sale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Wow the whole jigsaw seems to be falling into place now, i had been double checking and triple checking the Aussie visa site every day for what seems like forever...............but was only 16 days. Well you can imagine my surprise when i did my usual routine of checking my Visa application this morning at work and normal it says application lodged being processed...blah blah Well this morning i noticed the was an extra thing below it and i readjusted my eyes and it said application approved and i read the accompanying letter..............those crazy Aussies are letting me in there marvelous country and i can work there aswell................well i nearly fell off the back of my chair. The visa is a hinge to all my plans, i could have worked around it.............but it is amazing now ive ... read more

So my mind is really boggled now.............i was planning to get a cash card to go with my debit and credit card on my trip and i looked into the post office Visa electron card and then someone suggested i look into the cashplus Mastercard and now i discover that American express have a cash card you can load up aswell. Choices?...........eh So im not sure how good a visa electron would be in far flung places and ive been advised the charges are not to great, the cashcard mastercard seems to carry a monthly fee:(...........the American express has a £1.50 charge for any amount withdrawn so not too bad if you take out big amounts and not frequent small amounts.........and rather than courier you a new card like the visa( £34 to courier a new ... read more

So nothing heard back on the visa yet.....ive checked online and no progress and no email or phone call or anything :( Im just conscious of getting it ahead of the cut off date....otherwise its £80 plus pounds of waisted and could have been used towards my trip.................so fingers crossed i get the visa and i get it soon. I now have the daunting task of trying to sort my travel insurance out, but its not as easy as saying will the is option b or option a. The are so many different insurers and different levels of cover and then the difference in price, i mean is it well i pay £200 and i don't get a claim paid out or pay £600 and any claims get paid. Most policy's will only cover you for ... read more

I Shall update my blog later, however i found this site http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdclock.html an i have now produced a count down timer till the grand tour....so just follow the link below thanks:) http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html?year=2007&month=12&date=29&hrs=0&min=0&sec=0&tz=local&title=Countdown%20To%20Grand%20Tour〈=en&show=dhms&mode=t&cdir=down&bgcolor=%23CCFFFF&fgcolor=%23000000... read more

So today was one of those days that i achieved absolutely nothing, i have done a few things today, but it seems like nothing has been done and the day has flown past i have achieved zip! Why is it days off work seem to go so fast, my tour will vanish so fast as i wont be working...........lol and then i have the rest of my working holiday visa in NZ to finish off,but that wont be proper committed work, as i will try to have as much fun and as little effort as possible....lmao Well this week i couldn't resist the urge to go out and spent some of my cash i should have been saving and went out with my housemates to catch a friend of a friends band. So Thursday night, a ... read more