For anyone thinking about traveling to Australia, I would suggest signing up for Red Deals at http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/home/au/en There is usually a sale icon at the bottom of the page with a kangaroo on it, click on that and then sign up for Red Emails.
I just purchased a flight from Sydney to Dubbo for $75!!! This includes tax, fees, etc. The drive would take about 6 - 7 hours from the Sydney Airport to Dubbo, but the flight is only 1 hour! Awesome deal!!
Another suggestion would be to sign up for daily deals at www.ouffer.com This is the equivalent for our Groupon or Wag Jag deals. There have been some amazing travel deals to Fiji and even a deal on Ugg boots :)
All of these were suggested to me by Ali, who is the thriftiest shopper I know! I love it and am grateful for any deals I can find over the next year.
Now, I have to stop blogging about my trip that's still 6 weeks away and focus on my report cards which are due in 2 days... send me good energy :)
Cheers,
Steph
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Preparing to Head to Oz
Yes, I'm packing and getting ready to head to Oz... no not, the Wonderful World of Oz, not following a yellow brick road, but heading down under to Australia!!
On April 19th, I got an email from Greg and Ali saying that they were so happy we had been paired as exchange partners! I actually didn't know anything at that point, no confirmation had been given. So, I was ecstatic!!! The emails started, so did the skyping, and the packing, and planning, and so on and so on. It's been a whirlwind ever since April, but now my departure date is only 6 weeks away!!!
Greg, Ali and the boys will arrive in time to meet Greg's new students and coworkers, and in time to spend a Canadian Christmas with the Cardinals!
Until then, there is still much packing, preparing and visiting to do..
I'll update this as much as I can over the next little while and include little tidbits and links to let you in on the adventures that lie ahead...
To get you started, here's a link for some information on my new city: Dubbo, NSW
http://www.dubbo.com.au/
On April 19th, I got an email from Greg and Ali saying that they were so happy we had been paired as exchange partners! I actually didn't know anything at that point, no confirmation had been given. So, I was ecstatic!!! The emails started, so did the skyping, and the packing, and planning, and so on and so on. It's been a whirlwind ever since April, but now my departure date is only 6 weeks away!!!
Greg, Ali and the boys will arrive in time to meet Greg's new students and coworkers, and in time to spend a Canadian Christmas with the Cardinals!
Until then, there is still much packing, preparing and visiting to do..
I'll update this as much as I can over the next little while and include little tidbits and links to let you in on the adventures that lie ahead...
To get you started, here's a link for some information on my new city: Dubbo, NSW
http://www.dubbo.com.au/
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