Ash Cloud

Trying to keep one eye on the degree is hard when you may have the horrors of having to sort out an alternative way to get to Prague! We've got a contingency, but it would involve leaving London first thing on Tuesday morning, some hours before we actually need to leave. Let's hope the winds up in the skies do us a massive favour.

Oh and first hiccup, my prescription sunglasses won't be ready in time! Great! Probably will have to have them posted somewhere in Poland, which I suppose is another advantage of getting the unlimited calls, I can ring them up in advance as it covers the whole of Europe/World depending on the package. Might be worth getting the world one tbh. 

In other news, I've installed Skype back on my laptop, will be taking it with us. Toying with the idea of getting credit, bit annoying the UK mobile networks are being stubborn to sign up to the unlimited calls package. Anyway, if you have skype, add me at tom.coe. As far as I'm aware Laura has one but if we do get the credit then it will just be on one account so I'll refrain from posting hers here as well. If you do add me, please let me know who you are if you have a vague username. Cheers.

Vietnamese Visas Sorted, Russian Train Tickets in hand....

Well at least the e-tickets! It's all feeling very real now. Only 14 days to go until we leave the UK for 105 days. Scary stuff!

I've now got all of my stuff to take, although I'm waiting on my perscription sunglasses, and it will be pretty hit and miss as to whether I get them or not.

Also need to sort out travel insurance, but that can be done in a few seconds.

Testing Out the Post by E-mail Function!

If this doesn’t work, hmmmm.

Anyway, we’ve sent off for our Vietnamese visas. They got to the consulate yesterday, so expecting them back next Monday/Tuesday.

After that in terms of visas, it’s just the Cambodian visas to sort.

We’ve now reserved our hotels throughout most of the trip. After Vietnam, we visit Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and finish at Singapore before travelling back to Malaysia for our flight home on the 8^th September. It’s all feeling very real now.

The e-mail post function is probably not going to be used very much, although I have it on good authority that Blogger (the site our blog is hosted on) is banned in China.

I’ve also been getting stuff for the trip as well. All I need now are my final round of injections (on the 22^nd) as well as getting some swim shorts and new trainers. Feeling all too real!

When I have time I will post a “page” of our provisional travel plans. We’ve “booked” very little. 2 flights, our hotel in Prague and a couple of trains and buses in Europe as well as a tour in Mongolia. This gives us a lot of flexibility. We have a lot of refundable reservations though.