We have to go now. Just spend most of the SSIA on the RTW ticket. Came in a few hundred shy of 10 thousand Euro for the 4 of us, and that includes the Australian visas which the travel agent has offered to organize.
It's an e-ticket, which is handy - one thing less to lose/get stolen. Letizia had a bit of a brainwave at the last minute. If the ticket allows, we'll take a flight from Sydney to Cairns and drive down from there to Brisbane, rather than driving from Sydney. There were a thousand miles or so left over on the ticket so this seems like a good way to use them and see a bit more of Oz.
Sinéad in ForeignAFares in Carrigaline did a great job. Really knows her stuff and has been very available to us.
Easiest 10 grand I ever spent!
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Hey, cool -- congratulations! This sounds like it'll be a really exciting trip. Give me a ring when you're in this hemisphere!
Thanks Brendan! We definitely will. Can you make any hotel recommendations by the way? 三星级就行了。
Let's see -- it's been a while since I stayed in a hotel here in Beijing, so I may have to ask around. The Andingmen Hotel is right near me -- I think it's three stars, and it seems to be fairly decent from the outside. Advantages there: it's inside the second ring road, so it's in the nice part of Beijing, and it's about two minutes' walk from a subway station. When'll you guys be in town?
We'll be getting in on the morning of the 30th of December. We're looking for something clean and central (isn't everyone?) and I guess in the end we'll allow ourselves 4 stars to get that if necessary (and to recover from jet lag ;-) )
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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