Category: Europe 2010

It’s pre-journey and I’m finalising how I’m going to transfer what I expect to be hundreds of photos off our various cameras (my Pentax dSLR, and then each of our point-and-shoot cameras). Considering we’ll be away for 2 months, I’m keen to make sure we have a backup in case anything goes wrong (lose a bag, memory stick becomes corrupt etc). Click the link below for some thoughts on the matter…

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Highly, highly looking forward to going to Oktoberfest. Not necessarily for the drinking, more for the likelihood that we can chat with people from all over the world who are there simply to have a good time.

And what better way to do that than via a 1litre Mass! Prost!

Lonely Planet have a cool write-up on it if you’re keen to read more, particularly about how it all started.

We’ve only got 2 nights in Dubai – any chance we can do all of these do you reckon?
http://www.gotsaga.com/detailsaga/the-7-wonders-of-dubai/3804

Really want to see:
* Burj Khalifa
* Burj al-Arab hotel
* The Dubai Fountain

Sega Republic in Dubai Mall looks pretty damn cool too – a huge amusement park in the mall.

We’ve been updated by Projects Abroad about what we’ll be doing. Deb’s working in the orphanage with babies as young as 2 months up to kids aged 18. She’s been assigned another nurse who will take her around and show her what to do. Sounds tough but very rewarding.

Meanwhile, I (Glen) will be at the bear sanctuary (which also looks after wolves I’ve just learnt) where I’ll be feeding the 40 bears, cleaning, build fences, clear scrub, plant trees etc. Sounds like a lot of hard work actually. I hope they provide moisturiser for my soft, delicate, IT hands.

The photo is a bear in the sanctuary. I’ve named him Boris. I think I’ll give him a hug when I get there… nothing bad could come of that, could it? He’d be only 400kg and those claws would retract like a cat’s. I know bears.

Here’s what we’ve got so far…

• Sep 26 – Adelaide (leave @ 8am) to Perth to Dubai
• Sep 27 – Dubai
• Sep 28 – Dubai
• Sep 29 – Dubai to Munich
• Sep 30 – Munich – Oktoberfest
• Oct 01 – Munich to Stuttgart
• Oct 02 – Stuttgart to Bucharest to Brasov
• Oct 03 – Brasov – meet with host family
• Oct 04 – Brasov – start of volunteering
• Oct 05 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 06 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 07 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 08 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 09 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 10 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 11 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 12 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 13 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 14 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 15 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 16 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 17 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 18 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 19 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 20 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 21 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 22 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 23 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 24 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 25 – Brasov – volunteering
• Oct 26 – Bucharest
• Oct 27 – Rome
• Oct 28 – Rome
• Oct 29 – Rome
• Oct 30 – Rome to Genova
• Oct 31 – Genova to Nice
• Nov 01 – Nice to Monaco
• Nov 02 – Monaco to Paris
• Nov 03 – Paris
• Nov 04 – Paris
• Nov 05 – Paris to Rotterdam
• Nov 06 – Amsterdam
• Nov 07 – Amsterdam
• Nov 08 – Rotterdam
• Nov 09 – Rotterdam to Dusseldorf
• Nov 10 – Dusseldorf to Berlin
• Nov 11 – Berlin
• Nov 12 – Berlin
• Nov 13 – Berlin
• Nov 14 – Berlin to Ireland
• Nov 15 –
• Nov 16 –
• Nov 17 –
• Nov 18 –
• Nov 19 –
• Nov 20 –
• Nov 21 – London
• Nov 22 – London
• Nov 23 – London (13:45) to Dubai (0:25)
• Nov 24 – Dubai (2:45) to Singapore (13:45)
• Nov 25 – Singapore
• Nov 26 – Singapore (22:25) to Melbourne (08:45) (overnight)
• Nov 27 – Melbourne (12:05) to Adelaide (12:55)