irresponsible????
Jul 5th 2007 | 9:30 am
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Re: irresponsible????
Try asda daunted they seem to be the cheapest around for flights!
You seem to be itching just like us i want to be out there by november. Ive sold the house and got the dog booked out. If it aint here by november we are gonna get a 3 month visitors visa and if it aint here by then we will go to thailand and live in a tent on noodles till it does arrive
Im even thinking past that and getting a work visa for NZ in case we dont get the visa, i cant get one for oz has ive used that one up, ive even started looking at canada to live if we dont get the visa its just like a rollercoaster ride
You seem to be itching just like us i want to be out there by november. Ive sold the house and got the dog booked out. If it aint here by november we are gonna get a 3 month visitors visa and if it aint here by then we will go to thailand and live in a tent on noodles till it does arrive
Im even thinking past that and getting a work visa for NZ in case we dont get the visa, i cant get one for oz has ive used that one up, ive even started looking at canada to live if we dont get the visa its just like a rollercoaster ride
Jul 5th 2007 | 10:00 am
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Re: irresponsible????
When we thought my husbands security checks wouldnt come through we thought 'sod it' and booked our dream holiday to Africa.
No way could we afford it and had 'sensible' been my middle name then we wouldn't have booked it at all.
But Namibia has been my dream country for as long as I can remember and Mr PP has wanted to go for nearly as long.
It felt damn good booking it, very scary paying for it and emotional confirming those flights to Windhoek.
After the visions of lion, cheetah, leopard and elephants had subsided, we thought 'shit what have we done?' kind of thing.
And a short while later, the security checks and med requests came through would you believe?
Yes its costing a fortune but once we are in Australia, holidays will be few and far between and we are at least getting to visit our dream destination - which is something I never thought would happen and I would be limited to my well-thumbed Namibia guide book.
If you need a holiday Daunted, then go for it as you only have one life and one chance to live it.
Book it, look forward to it and enjoy it.
No way could we afford it and had 'sensible' been my middle name then we wouldn't have booked it at all.
But Namibia has been my dream country for as long as I can remember and Mr PP has wanted to go for nearly as long.
It felt damn good booking it, very scary paying for it and emotional confirming those flights to Windhoek.
After the visions of lion, cheetah, leopard and elephants had subsided, we thought 'shit what have we done?' kind of thing.
And a short while later, the security checks and med requests came through would you believe?
Yes its costing a fortune but once we are in Australia, holidays will be few and far between and we are at least getting to visit our dream destination - which is something I never thought would happen and I would be limited to my well-thumbed Namibia guide book.
If you need a holiday Daunted, then go for it as you only have one life and one chance to live it.
Book it, look forward to it and enjoy it.
Jul 5th 2007 | 10:30 am
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Re: irresponsible????
Thanks for all the replies everyone! got dragged away from pc by daughter but back on tomorrow to see if i can find those flights. Cheapest i can find is £2500 for the 3 of us. 
If i can get it down to £2k or preferably just under then i will be VERY tempted - as so many have said - it wouldnt be a holiday to speak, more a preparation trip 
If i can get it down to £2k or preferably just under then i will be VERY tempted - as so many have said - it wouldnt be a holiday to speak, more a preparation trip
Jul 5th 2007 | 10:37 am
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Jul 5th 2007 | 10:47 am
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Re: irresponsible????
I know they are expensive aren't they. My son is visiting just now and paid £811.
Have you tried www.asda-travel.co.uk ?
Jul 5th 2007 | 10:51 am
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I know they are expensive aren't they. My son is visiting just now and paid £811.
Have you tried www.asda-travel.co.uk ?
Have you tried www.asda-travel.co.uk ?
Looks like i will have to be patient and get wet in UK this 'summer'
Jul 5th 2007 | 1:50 pm
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Jul 5th 2007 | 1:54 pm
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Re: irresponsible????
I so know what you mean about the cost of holidays. We were going to go to Majorca, but when we decided we wanted to go to Oz, found it was cheaper to fly to Sydney for two weeks. OK we haven't got to pay for accommodation, but Sydney or Majorca???? Think we made the right decision! 
i was lead to believe that holidays to Spain from UK were cheap, some costing 50 pound return...what happened??
Jul 5th 2007 | 1:57 pm
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Jul 5th 2007 | 7:11 pm
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Re: irresponsible????
Hi mate ,go for it.Weve had problems with our house and weve got our visa.We went a month ago with the kids to Mallorca.Then a fortnight later me and hubby went to Mallorca.Thats bloody irresponsible mate.But hey we only live once.ENJOYxx
Jul 7th 2007 | 3:20 am
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Re: irresponsible????
Ok - its NOT Australia BUT it is going to be hot and sunny and my kids get to see a bit more of europe before we head down under.We are off to Greece on 22 July for 7 nights! Excitement has been short lived as noone else seems to be happy about it! :curse:
