Friday, 27 March 2015

That's It - All Sorted.........

We now know when we are leaving and when we are coming back, thank you Easyjet for notifying us your Winter timetable is now available. Thank you Dad for returning my phone call due to it being cheaper for you to phone me, I distinctly remember Mum saying, "We will phone you back so as to save you money......."  Problem is whilst on phone to you, the last room at the Gatwick Hilton for the Special Price, on the night we are staying was snapped up by someone else, when we finally hung up and booked, it had gone up £10..........
As for you Halifax Credit Card Services,  a Big Thank You for the £300-£400 extra spending money you have enabled us to have........... Having already given you over £80 in Non Sterling Transaction Fees for Deposits on Accommodation in Australia, with if I leave it like it is another £300-£400 fees potentially coming your way, re future foriegn purchases, due to you attitude re the T&C's as you put it, I have now found another way to pay for purchases in Australia with NO Non Sterling Transaction Fees involved.  Tonight I go to bed with a smile on my face and more bucks in my...............

Friday, 20 March 2015

Don't Mention.................

The Non-Sterling Transaction fees imposed by UK Credit Card Companies, astronomical when securing our holiday accommodation for the period and then again what with Insurance excess etc I could have bought it out right...........


Have now spent half a day on the phone or web trying to get a new Credit Card that does not charge for foreign transactions, not going to happen due to NOT being a UK resident, so basically £350 is just abut to be given away........... 

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

What a Busy Day

Have extended Travel Insurance to World Wide and spent the afternoon having rushed out this morning to buy a new cooker and microwave, searching for Hotels in Perth.  Amazingly some are already booked up for the periods we require.,......
But have decided on the:  Fraser Suites Perth.   http://perth.fraserhospitality.com/en
and the : Pan Pacific Perth.   www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-resorts/australia/perth.html

Not Excited, much....... and now for the Camper Van.............

Flights

Hooray, can now actually plan with confidence as getting there and getting back is now booked.
We go from London Gatwick as it's almost half the cost of going from Madrid or Barcelona where we would pay in Euros..........

So going out we are on:

Emirates Flight EK016 to Dubai.
Departing: 13.35hrs.  Arriving: 00.55hrs
Emirates Flight EK420 to Perth.
Departing: 02.55hrs.  Arriving: 17.35hrs.

Coming back we are on:


Emirates Flight EK420 to Dubai
Departing: 22.05hrs.  Arriving: 05.25hrs.
Emirates Flight EK015 to Gatwick.
Departing: 08.10hrs.  Arriving:11.50hrs.