Build up to our Silk road trip.
Nathan finishes his HSC & moves to Denmark for 1 year.
Svend resigns from work.
Our house is put up for rent.
Visa to China obtained.
Letter of Invitation obtained from Uzbekistan & Iran.
Tickets booked for Almaty in Kazakhstan to Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Air tickets booked Sydney to shanghai April 4th 2014.
Helen gets her Iranian visa photos!
Go to Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Svend needs to get fingerprints, come back in 3 weeks.
Kazakstan Letter of Invitation applied for.
Air tickets booked for Kashgar to Almaty In Kazakstan
Hotel booked in Almaty
Dinner at Persian Rooms in Pyrmont testing the food with Central Asian expert travellers Kevin & Natalie.
Our Xtrail car sells.
9th March have our first farewell with our Lovely Ladies & Gents group at Long Reef Golf club.
Helen buys some suitable clothes for travelling.
Checking out the 3 day train from Tehran to Istanbul The Trans Asian Express.
Checking out the 5 hour 1300km train Shanghai to Beijing
Letter of Invitation obtained for Kazakstan visa.
Hotel booked in Shanghai.
New camera lens ordered 18 to 250mm will replace 2 of our other lens & take 1kg off our weight.
Iranian visa received in post, cost 50% as it was now deemed urgent.
House rented out & we move to our basement apartment.
Svend arrive home with an Iranian dress for me!!
Svend finishes work & has a grand fare well with his workmates.
Skype credit & a phone number bought.
Travel card bought & tested from post office.
A weekend of fare wells to friends with the Danish contingent & mothers group.
4 sleeps to go!!!! panic, will we be ready, excitement, can't wait.
Nathan finishes his HSC & moves to Denmark for 1 year.
Svend resigns from work.
Our house is put up for rent.
Visa to China obtained.
Letter of Invitation obtained from Uzbekistan & Iran.
Tickets booked for Almaty in Kazakhstan to Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
Air tickets booked Sydney to shanghai April 4th 2014.
Helen gets her Iranian visa photos!
Go to Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Svend needs to get fingerprints, come back in 3 weeks.
Kazakstan Letter of Invitation applied for.
Air tickets booked for Kashgar to Almaty In Kazakstan
Hotel booked in Almaty
Dinner at Persian Rooms in Pyrmont testing the food with Central Asian expert travellers Kevin & Natalie.
Our Xtrail car sells.
9th March have our first farewell with our Lovely Ladies & Gents group at Long Reef Golf club.
Helen buys some suitable clothes for travelling.
Checking out the 3 day train from Tehran to Istanbul The Trans Asian Express.
Checking out the 5 hour 1300km train Shanghai to Beijing
Letter of Invitation obtained for Kazakstan visa.
Hotel booked in Shanghai.
New camera lens ordered 18 to 250mm will replace 2 of our other lens & take 1kg off our weight.
Iranian visa received in post, cost 50% as it was now deemed urgent.
House rented out & we move to our basement apartment.
Svend arrive home with an Iranian dress for me!!
Svend finishes work & has a grand fare well with his workmates.
Skype credit & a phone number bought.
Travel card bought & tested from post office.
A weekend of fare wells to friends with the Danish contingent & mothers group.
4 sleeps to go!!!! panic, will we be ready, excitement, can't wait.