Archive for June, 2007
why egypt?
Day -8: It probably wasn’t until Kate’s folks came back from Egypt that I was really sold on the idea of including it on my list of places to go this trip. In 2005, Roger and Roz embarked on their own multi-month globetrot which took them past the statues of Easter Island, the Aztec ruins […]
Posted: June 16th, 2007 under Egypt, Cairo, Luxor, Abu Simbel.
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goodbye janssen-cilag - hello unemployment!
Day -9: Continuing in the festival of farewells, today’s the day I bid my best wishes to workmates left behind at Janssen-Cilag, the Johnson & Johnson company that I’ve been proud to work for since April 2006.
Today is my farewell afternoon tea and website launch for work colleagues. Of course, for every great launch, […]
Posted: June 15th, 2007 under office.
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passports, check! visas, check!
Day -10: We have the passports! We have the visas! We are ten days away from departure! Calm down Andrew!
I picked up our approved visas from the Syrian Embassy in Canberra’s O’Malley office on Thursday. Oddly, the experience was not unlike walking through a sliding door into somebody’s basement, excerpt there happened to be about […]
Posted: June 14th, 2007 under Syria, Visas.
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travel ready blog
Day -12: A few improvements to the site over the long weekend - in between studying for my two exams at MGSM! By the time we leave I want the features you see here to be locked and loaded and ready to go. Some of the major ones:
uploaded a better looking header with snaps […]
Posted: June 12th, 2007 under Technology, Blog, Wordpress.
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a tale of two cities: mumbai and oslo
On our first two nights away we’ll be staying in two cities that are among the richest and poorest in the world.
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Norway, India, Hotel, Hostel, Oslo, Mumbai, Accommodation, Flights.
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“things to do” before travelling
It’s not just a matter of “what to pack” but also “what to do” before you take off for a long overseas trip.
Posted: June 10th, 2007 under Planning.
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peak physical fitness
Day -15: Our attention is fast turning to the first leg of our trip - seven days in Norway with brother Tim. We’re not entirely sure what Tim has in store for us but if it involves consecutive days of hiking through rugged mountain ranges, it may be one of the most physically challenging parts […]
Posted: June 9th, 2007 under Norway.
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nervous wait
Day -17: We’ve placed our faith in the Australian postal system by sending our passports through the post (registered mail) to the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Canberra for processing. Syria is only one of two countries on our itinerary that we can’t get a visa for at the border (if we need […]
Posted: June 7th, 2007 under Syria, Visas, Planning.
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