Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Jul 27th 2006, 9:46 pm
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Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
Jul 27th 2006, 9:58 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
I finish my work on 18th August and hoping to fly out on 18th September for Melbourne. All feels so surreal.
All the very best for the start of your new life.
Good luck.
Sandra
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All the very best for the start of your new life.
Good luck.
Sandra
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Jul 28th 2006, 6:10 am
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by Sandra and Jim
I finish my work on 18th August and hoping to fly out on 18th September for Melbourne. All feels so surreal.
All the very best for the start of your new life.
Good luck.
Sandra
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All the very best for the start of your new life.
Good luck.
Sandra
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Although we are flying Cathay Pacific and going to Hong Kong and then Cairns!
R.
Jul 28th 2006, 7:37 am
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by MummyKarin
We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
We are flying from Heathrow that day too!!....to Brisbane though!..what time does your flight leave?
Tanya x
Jul 28th 2006, 10:25 am
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by MummyKarin
We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
Jul 28th 2006, 10:39 am
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by MummyKarin
We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
Lorraine
Jul 28th 2006, 12:39 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by MummyKarin
We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been planning this for so long, but it still scary getting so close.
We will fly with Singapore Airlines from Heathrow to Singapore. Then we will spend a week in Phuket, a week in Singapore, and then a week in Bali, before finally arriving in Melbourne on the 9th Sept.
We are in the middle of trying to get everything organised, having good-bye parties (2 down, one to go!) and just to really make it more emotional, my mum will be visiting for the weekend from Denmark tomorrow.
The last 2 days I have been cleaning shoes and golf equipment with Jeyes in the garden in the heat - not pleasant.
I do feel that the big things are in place and that it will be all right, but then I get a moment of worry and wonder how we will ever make it work and perhaps we will hate it or the ship will go down with the container and all our jeyes cleaned shoes will go under, or the kids will hate the school and blame us for taking them etc etc
I suppose it is normal to be a little apprehensive, so I will just have another glass of red (Australian of course) and try to keep positive.
Well if anybody are flying from Heathrow on the same day, feel free to contact us and perhaps we can give each other some emotional support!
Safe flights - ensure you take the kids to the Singapore Zoo (and take their swimming coses).
Look forward to seeing you in Melbourne
We came from just south of you in Horsham, West Sussex.
Kiwi
Jul 28th 2006, 2:07 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by thebears
Safe flights - ensure you take the kids to the Singapore Zoo (and take their swimming coses).
Look forward to seeing you in Melbourne
We came from just south of you in Horsham, West Sussex.
Kiwi
Look forward to seeing you in Melbourne
We came from just south of you in Horsham, West Sussex.
Kiwi
Jul 28th 2006, 2:10 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by midwifetanya
Hiya,
We are flying from Heathrow that day too!!....to Brisbane though!..what time does your flight leave?
Tanya x
We are flying from Heathrow that day too!!....to Brisbane though!..what time does your flight leave?
Tanya x
Good luck with the trip if you dont. Are you going to be staying in Brisbane?
Mick
Jul 28th 2006, 2:50 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by mickagnew
Dont suppose you got time to pop in to our meet on the 5th then Tanya?
Good luck with the trip if you dont. Are you going to be staying in Brisbane?
Mick
Good luck with the trip if you dont. Are you going to be staying in Brisbane?
Mick
How are your plans coming along??
Yes, what time is the meet up...I'm having a night out with the girls from work that night....to say our goodbyes
Would love to come if it's a reasonably early start.
Yes, we are staying in Brisbane...Dave managed to get a job there so the decision was made for us!
Hope you are all well.
Tanya, Dave, Oscar and Megan X
Jul 28th 2006, 3:33 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by midwifetanya
Hi Mick,
How are your plans coming along??
Yes, what time is the meet up...I'm having a night out with the girls from work that night....to say our goodbyes
Would love to come if it's a reasonably early start.
Yes, we are staying in Brisbane...Dave managed to get a job there so the decision was made for us!
Hope you are all well.
Tanya, Dave, Oscar and Megan X
How are your plans coming along??
Yes, what time is the meet up...I'm having a night out with the girls from work that night....to say our goodbyes
Would love to come if it's a reasonably early start.
Yes, we are staying in Brisbane...Dave managed to get a job there so the decision was made for us!
Hope you are all well.
Tanya, Dave, Oscar and Megan X
3pm start
Mick
PS Good news on the job front for you, couldnt be better for you guys
Jul 28th 2006, 3:41 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by mickagnew
Pop in for a couple of hours tanya, the other half can have a couple of beers before you go out for the start of the long goodbyes and there will be a few there who are going to Brisbane, some I think you have met.
3pm start
Mick
PS Good news on the job front for you, couldnt be better for you guys
3pm start
Mick
PS Good news on the job front for you, couldnt be better for you guys
3PM sounds good....Dave and I will organise things tonight.
Tanya
Jul 28th 2006, 4:31 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Want to wish you all a safe journey.
I think Hubby is hoping we'll be in Melbourne by xmas or just after :scared:
The Co. have offered him a permanent visa and we have to tell them if we're accepting by next week
:scared: :scared:
I'm petrified i'll have no friends over there, sorry dont' want to freak you guys out ionly came on here to wish you all the best of luck
Jenxx
I think Hubby is hoping we'll be in Melbourne by xmas or just after :scared:
The Co. have offered him a permanent visa and we have to tell them if we're accepting by next week
:scared: :scared: I'm petrified i'll have no friends over there, sorry dont' want to freak you guys out ionly came on here to wish you all the best of luck
Jenxx
Jul 28th 2006, 8:38 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by Steve2438
We could be going on the 18th...house sale pending.and via singapore..I work in Horsham,live in Crawley
Where in Horsham do you work mate? Used to frequent the Black Jug. Which part of Oz are you headed?
Take care and good luck also with the flight.
Kiwi
Jul 28th 2006, 8:53 pm
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Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !
Originally Posted by thebears
Where in Horsham do you work mate? Used to frequent the Black Jug. Which part of Oz are you headed?
Take care and good luck also with the flight.
Kiwi