Travel Insurance

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | Posted by Kate Nicol

Well, we now also have travel insurance.  After much looking around, reading page after page of fine print in policies, and examining prices, we decided to go with AAMI insurance. Their price was good, they have 24/7 contact, will pay unlimited medical bills, will organise with a hospital the payment of bills and have rental car excess.  The only thing they didn't cover that we were looking at is pregnancy (not that we are planning on falling pregnant over there), but that was just a caution more so than a need to be. 
We are just waiting now for the dollar to rise a LITTLE BIT more...and then the money will be changed over and the RV paid off :)
117 days left till we go...
102 days left till we get married...
51 days of work left for me...

AND CHRISTMAS IS COMING :) also Kades birthday...

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VISAS!!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | Posted by Kate Nicol

WE HAVE VISAS! Our trip down to Sydney was successful. We got up early to fly down, had a nice breakfast on the flight, but it was simply take off, serve food, pack up food and land. Once in Sydney we went to do the budget thing, catch the train to the city, but it turned out two train fares was more expensive than a taxi to the hotel. So we got a taxi. It was to early to check in so we went for a wander...unfortunately it kept raining on and off. We did see the mandatory sights - the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House.


We checked into our hotel and Kade slept while I read and watched tv. We then went out for Vietnamese for dinner, as we were staying on the edge of Chinatown. We went back to the hotel room and later had bubble tea. Mmm bubble tea...

The next day we walked to the consulate for out 10am interview. We got there at 9.30, went through security and up to level 59. We then had a quick check of our mandatory paperwork (passport, prepaid envelope, visa payment and appointment confirmation letter) and then an hour and a half wait. We had to get two different appointments as we are not married yet. I was called up first, and when the guy asked me why I was going over and I said honeymoon, he asked me where my future husband was, and then called him over to the interview booth with me. It took less than 5 minutes and only 1/20th of the paperwork I had, but we got our visas :)

We wasted time until we had to head back to the airport, and caught our flight home.

America here we come!

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Times A Flying...

Sunday, November 01, 2009 | Posted by Kate Nicol

1st November, 140 days until we leave, 125 days until we get married. Plans are going good, Kade got his passport with minimum effort, we have applied for our visas and and have our interview on the 9th November down in Sydney, house sitters have been arranged, deposit paid for the Trek America Alaska trip, flights are booked, Comic Con tickets booked...
Once we make sure our visas are approved (B1/B2 year long multiple entry visa) we will then start to change money over, as the rates are pretty good and were sick of worrying and checking 20 times a day the exchange rate. Rather book it in now and pay for the RV then wait, maybe save ourselves a few hundred dollars, or have the rate fall and not be able to go.
We will also book our Disney World stay once the visas are approved, and get travel insurance (which costs a fortune!).
On another note, wedding plans are coming along good, we have most things sorted, working on the guest list and invites to have them out by Christmas. Once the new year comes Kate only has 6 weeks left of work, Kade has 8...times a flying...

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