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post Feb 7 2009, 05:09 PM
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Hi i am from Perth West Australia. Have not traveled much a few tims to asia and a bit around australia. Planing a trip to Europe in July this year so joined the forum.
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post Feb 7 2009, 09:22 PM
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post Feb 8 2009, 06:36 PM
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Hi Ashley

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post Feb 8 2009, 07:41 PM
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You've only done a "little" traveling? And yet you've been to Asia a "couple of times"? Wow. I have friends that have never been outside of a 100 mile radius of where they live now. You're better than "not very well travelled", at least.
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post Mar 11 2009, 06:30 AM
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QUOTE(ScottWoz @ Feb 7 2009, 09:22 PM) *

Welcome to the forums Ashley.. thumbsup.png

Whereabouts in Europe are you headed?


Scott sorry for delay getting back to you. Ok so you asked hear we go , My wife, my 7 year old son and I fly from Perth West Aust to London for 5 days then train to Paris for 4 days then train to Rome for 4 days then train to Venice for 2 days then ferry to Igoumenitsa in greese. Then some how we need to get to the sunsail club Vonaki near Prevaza. At the sunsail resort we will be for 7 days and then we have hired a 39 ft yatch the we will carter our self for another 7 days sailing around. Then we go to Athens for 3 days. next fly home to Perth.

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post Mar 12 2009, 11:12 PM
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QUOTE(chelsea30043 @ Feb 8 2009, 07:41 PM) *

You've only done a "little" traveling? And yet you've been to Asia a "couple of times"? Wow. I have friends that have never been outside of a 100 mile radius of where they live now. You're better than "not very well travelled", at least.


I heartily agree. Coming from a relatively obscure state in the US, most of my friends from home have no interest in leaving their own county much less their own continent. You're a seasoned travel vet compared to them!

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My wife, my 7 year old son and I fly from Perth West Aust to London for 5 days then train to Paris for 4 days then train to Rome for 4 days then train to Venice for 2 days then ferry to Igoumenitsa in greese. Then some how we need to get to the sunsail club Vonaki near Prevaza. At the sunsail resort we will be for 7 days and then we have hired a 39 ft yatch the we will carter our self for another 7 days sailing around. Then we go to Athens for 3 days. next fly home to Perth.

Ashley

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I've always wanted to sail on the Med...have a fabulous time! I'm so glad that you're exposing your son to so many cultures and experiences...if only my parents had done the same...he's a very lucky kid!


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post Mar 13 2009, 06:59 AM
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I've always wanted to sail on the Med...have a fabulous time! I'm so glad that you're exposing your son to so many cultures and experiences...if only my parents had done the same...he's a very lucky kid!
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Thanks Matt, ye he is a luck kid and we are lucky to have the opertunity to do this. My parents never did anything like this with us as kids not that they didnt wont to but just could not afford it.
We have five kids all the others are a lot older and have thire own comitments now with work etc so wont be coming. We could never afford to go on family holidays with all the tribe due to the cost. The only family holidays we had with the kids were camping or local stuff. Its been 10 years since myself and my wife have been overseas together and the last time was Bali. We are looking forward to this trip. We have done other trips over the years but not together, my wife went last year on a all girls trip to Phuket. I went on a busness trip to Malina to look for staff but nothing together. Acually my wife is in Korea on a 3 week medatation camp at the moment.
Yes sailing the med has been on my list for a while now. We were going to do it in the whitsunday islands in Australia but thought Greese would be so much better. (and cheaper)

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post Mar 13 2009, 07:01 AM
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QUOTE(chelsea30043 @ Feb 8 2009, 07:41 PM) *

You've only done a "little" traveling? And yet you've been to Asia a "couple of times"? Wow. I have friends that have never been outside of a 100 mile radius of where they live now. You're better than "not very well travelled", at least.



Asia is not that far from Austraila and Bali is a cheap holiday.
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post Mar 15 2009, 04:10 AM
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PS Ash you a rugby fan? Random question I know haha.
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no not Rugby why do you ask?

i do follow auzie rules. (foot ball).
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post Mar 15 2009, 11:45 AM
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