I thought that we should attempt to post our trip as we have had trouble with keeping journals in the past....and hey, we have great technology these days, why not use it.
And this is a way to keep our family in Malaysia up-to-date with where we are and what we are up to!
Here are some initial photos of our preparation...
This book is what started it all....bought at 50% discount during pre-Christmas sale at Borders. We had to commit ourselves to planning for our trip after buying this book!!
I bought this book in 2008 after discovering a great deal with Singapore Airlines - a return ticket to Rome with a stopover in Singapore AND enough flight points for a free trip to Australia and back! Only problem - not enough of time and we were planning for our Wedding! Will now come very handy as we are planning a whole week in Italy.
Rick Steves' book caught my eye when I was listening to a talk given by a tour guide. After reading about Rick Steves, we were entralled by his book and the way he relates to first-time travellers. His book is easy to read and somehow I felt less overwhelmed by the information he provided. Sometimes, I get so lost reading Lonely Planet books.....talk about having a simple mind.
And this is our flight ticket - Emirates Airline had a great discount in January; a return flight for only NZD1850 per person....COULD NOT believe it!!! A Big Thanks to my Dad for telling us to be patient and not rush into buying the plane tickets, with the current downturn/recession!
The price is normally NZD3000 pp....do your maths and cry!!
And finally......a recent purchase......
HP Mini 1001TU Netbook for blogging and a tiny netbook for our travel in Europe!!! It has a 60GB HDD which we will transfer all our photos and video from the SD card, giving us a lot of space to take more pics!!
The next post will be about our "equipments". See you the next time!
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