Finally did it and booked our flights! Woot!! February 14th we are outta here and on our way to Sydney!! I'm not sure I've stopped smiling yet!! Think we spent ten minutes just staring at the confirmation of booking!!
So our journey is 24 hours 35 mins with Etihad and goes from Dublin to Abu Dhabi, and after a two hour stop-over, Abu Dhabi to Sydney!! And we got a night time flight which we're pretty happy with because the majority of other flights were early mornings which would probably have meant we wouldn't have slept much!! Or at least I wouldn't, he could sleep on a bed of nails!!!!
So that's the biggest thing checked off our list, now just to sort bank accounts and travel insurance. The latter of which we have started looking into. My cousin, who is already on her working holiday, has warned me to check with the insurer that you don't need a medicare card as well as your policy as they do not give them to people from the Republic of Ireland and your insurance is invalid over there without it! The main culprit for this is Multitrip.com, as they are an English company they do not mention this problem for Irish people as English people can get these cards. Consider yourselves warned! So I reckon I shall be calling companies after checking out the quotes online, just to be sure!
Also a friend of mine recommended Nab bank, as they do accounts for people on working holiday visas so gonna have a look at that tonight. I'm sure I'll have to sort this for Conor too though so may as well wait until I have his passport to do them both together... Typical young fella!!
Then that's pretty much everything sorted, besides our going away nights, which are turning out to be more hassle than I thought!! I DO NOT want a going away party! I am not the first person to leave the country, nor will I be the last so don't fancy making a big deal, but, I do want to see my friends and family before I go. And Conor has to have a night for his friends and for his family too so we'll have to coordinate in some way or other, around a couple of other things, like his last gig, another friends going away night and a christening in my family!! Fun!! It's going to be a busy few weeks!!
Can not wait now.. Did I mention it's only 36 days?? Oh god that's so soon.. Need to get my ass in gear!!
Eeepp hope you're ready for us Australia!!
So our journey is 24 hours 35 mins with Etihad and goes from Dublin to Abu Dhabi, and after a two hour stop-over, Abu Dhabi to Sydney!! And we got a night time flight which we're pretty happy with because the majority of other flights were early mornings which would probably have meant we wouldn't have slept much!! Or at least I wouldn't, he could sleep on a bed of nails!!!!
So that's the biggest thing checked off our list, now just to sort bank accounts and travel insurance. The latter of which we have started looking into. My cousin, who is already on her working holiday, has warned me to check with the insurer that you don't need a medicare card as well as your policy as they do not give them to people from the Republic of Ireland and your insurance is invalid over there without it! The main culprit for this is Multitrip.com, as they are an English company they do not mention this problem for Irish people as English people can get these cards. Consider yourselves warned! So I reckon I shall be calling companies after checking out the quotes online, just to be sure!
Also a friend of mine recommended Nab bank, as they do accounts for people on working holiday visas so gonna have a look at that tonight. I'm sure I'll have to sort this for Conor too though so may as well wait until I have his passport to do them both together... Typical young fella!!
Then that's pretty much everything sorted, besides our going away nights, which are turning out to be more hassle than I thought!! I DO NOT want a going away party! I am not the first person to leave the country, nor will I be the last so don't fancy making a big deal, but, I do want to see my friends and family before I go. And Conor has to have a night for his friends and for his family too so we'll have to coordinate in some way or other, around a couple of other things, like his last gig, another friends going away night and a christening in my family!! Fun!! It's going to be a busy few weeks!!
Can not wait now.. Did I mention it's only 36 days?? Oh god that's so soon.. Need to get my ass in gear!!
Eeepp hope you're ready for us Australia!!
Amy :)
I was exactly the same when I booked my flights.. Couldn't stop smiling.. Its like everything comes together when the flights are booked.. I just got my final flight tickets through.. Ahhh.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck & I hope you both have an amazing time.. (P.s Thank You for your comment on my blog) x
Ha ha it's a kind of relief really isn't it!! Awh lovely I'd say you're thrilled!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, and the same to you! Safe travels!