So the planning does not stop, i have my Aussie visa and i will have paid for my ticket by the end of June. I have searched through page upon page of hostels and after a recommendation from a native New Yorker i have met, i also meet people............i will talk to anyone.............lol So anyway i have decided to got to the Big Apple hostel...one block from Time square and pretty central to most things like the empire state building, central park etc. However i will hit New York before New Year and so i would imagine everything will be pretty booked up and so i was looking into booking the hostel now, However cause of the time of year the is availability....however its $205 dollars, this equates to £104 for 4 days accommodation......... however in ... read more

Its amazing how time fly's by...........a month from today i will be 31.................when i was in my teens i thought the 30's was old, but now im in them i still feel pretty young. Also when i hit my 31st it also means it will be June and 6 months to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if it is me, but it seems as you get older that time goes quicker it doesn't feel that long ago that it was Jan and i was i Thailand and this trip/tour was a glimmer in my eye and now its racing along like an F1 car. Im now trying to create a top 5 or top places to see list for each country, when i get to each one i may go with the flow, but it always helps ... read more

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 Monday night i logged on to the Australian immigration site and went through the visa application and took the plunge and submitted and paid my $185 AUD = about £82.00 (allowing for currency fluctuations). So the whole time difference means it was logged on the Aussie time as the 01.05.07, so i can not just sit back and wait for my answer.......so i have been checking twice a day since Monday and it still shows its being processed...arrrrggghhhhhhh..............i want to know if they will have me:) A friend has told me Aussie women throw themselves at English and Irish guys........then i have heard the same said about the US............i will believe it when i see it lmao I went on a messy barcrawl at the weekend.................i left the house at 11am on Saturday and got ... read more