It begins...
The view out of my bedroom window this morning. See that white stuff on the ground? First snow of the season.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch... as much as I love travel rorts, they do have their downsides.
The sav-man is going to be super busy during the southern summer months, and wants to delay the book-writing stint (a.k.a. my free trip to Australia) until around May next year. I'm kinda beholden to his schedule, and can't really plead "but it was going to double as a summer holiday for me".
Now I've gotta figure out if I can afford and/or/slash be arsed funding myself down to that god-forsaken land.
Advantages: Christmas w/ folks, a little bit of summer w/ mates, a little bit of reef action.
Disadvantages: Money, time.
Travel rorts also have their up-sides. To avoid various sorts of administration fees and taxes particular to the Swedish university system, this trip to Korea (I fly out early tomoz morning) is being funded in the following way:
- A while ago we estimated total costs of the trip, and sent off to a funding body for approval
- They just dumped all the money in our personal accounts, calling it an "award" or a "stipendium",
- We then pay for flights, hotel, everything ourselves.
Now, that's almost as much as a trip to Australia would cost... or lots of other things instead.
posted by I-Rock at 8:58 AM
13 Comments:
My word! Yes - I understand the Aussie dilema. It is so far away!
i know.
And in the next two months I'm already going sweden - korea - sweden - usa - sweden.
How much jetlag can I take?
I'm scared of the flight to Australia on Tuesday - it is very far...
I'm going to get those cools socks... that should help...
it sounds like a plane fare to a wedding if you ask me!
alex - trouble is I would have more than 20 hours of travel, and just over 24 hours in Australia... and probably wouldn't be able to make it to the wedding on time, even if I went straight from the airport to the Hunter. Mandy and I are sorting out other ways for me to be involved
kt - it's a looong effing way. But I think you still get free booze on those long flights, unlike cheap-arse intraeuropean flights.
I can't believe you are flying out on Tuesday KT ... it is so real. You might not be back to the UK for AGES. Crazy.. end of era... sob .. sob ... sniffle...
p.s. katie at least you're little. Economy is like first class for you! I'm no giant, but I never quite fit in economy seats.
It must be hell for oversized future-people like choco!
BTW - with your title - do you mean like that Simpsons bit where Barny drinks the non-alcoholic champagne and flies off with the jet backpack shouting "It begins!!" ...
I hope so. I love that bit.
Of course!
I simply psychically implant the idea that an emergency exit row would be a good idea with my future powers.
If that doesn't work I batter my eyelids and ask nicely for one (but only if it's a boy serving).
i know, i know...sorry to keep going on about it! the life size effigy of you made from hello kitty polar fleece material is coming along quite nicely anyways. we're also using it as a ploy to get fro and extra meal at the reception.
You never know I-rock. You could be lucky.
Last time I went London-Sydney I got a row of four seats to myself. I could see other people eyeing them so as soon as the seatbelt sign went off, I whipped my legs up and slept the whole ride home.
Aaaaaaaaaaaah.
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