Victoria Inn Hotel Freeport

... 00<br>Cost of Travel Insurance of trip 160.00<br>Cost of Accommodation <br> Venice (2 nights) 97.30<br ...

You read it right....<br><br>I received my passport back from Italian Embassy thru FedEx.<br><br>You may think that it's now an "all systems GO" but mind you, it isn't.<br><br>After everything had been arranged, booked and confirmed...... tickets and accommodations ... we still have to resolve the understaffing problem in the department.... I ...

... which is your first point of entry.<br><br>All of the Schengen States operate an appointment system to lodge a visa application. You must phone a premium rate telephone number and arrange an appointment which is usually for a date 3-4 weeks ahead. Ensure you allow plenty of time to get your visa. After you have made the appointment and lodged the application your visa will take up to a week to process. For some ...

Just finished posting my impromptu trip to Nasau and Exuma, Bahamas experiencing the real Bahamas.<br><br>I am patiently waiting for my passport to be returned to me by Fedex. My passport is in the Italian Consulate in Miami for my Schengen Visa. <br><br>Funny, coz, I already have everything arranged, trip ticket and reservation to hostels, except for the Schengen Visa.<br><br>I am hoping I will be given a visa and that it will come to me in time for my trip scheduled in November 2-15.<br>

... br><br>I cant thank my parents enough for everything they have done and are about to do.....<br><br>Tested out packing our stuff in our packs. Got Nikolas pack to 15lbs and mine to 22 lbs, and then we have our day packs, 5 lbs and 10lbs. Here is a photo of all the stuff we are bringing for one year......cant believe thats all we are bringing.<br><br>Then to top of this past week, I meet Kate (Krissy Gape's ...

... find someone who had a radiator to match. We finally have a hopefully reliable set of wheels under us in our 1995 Toyota Camry Lumiere (the Japanese model). Sara (that's me) in the meantime has had a week in New York City plus a couple unplanned extra days stuck in Ft. Lauderdale (due to Hurricane warnings). I've spent another 5 days on the babysitting circuit. Cooking, cleaning and hanging laundry on the line ...

... Brazil Aug 21 - Fly back to Houston Aug 24 - Fly transpacific to Manila, Philippines with a 24 hour stay in Guam Aug 26 - Arrive Manila Aug 31 - Fly to Macau Sept 2 - Escape to Hong Kong Sept 4 - Fly back to Manila Sept 11 - Fly to Texas Sept 17 - Fly to Bahamas

... ferry. The next stop was the caves. The first cave we entered was called "Ben's Cave." I quickly asked.....is this named after you? He said yes....the cave had been there for years and was used by the native Lucayans. However Ben was the first scuba diver to explore the complete underwater system of the cavern. During the exploration, they had discovered several new species. Wow....science....right up my alley....(grin) After a few minutes down in ...

... to our much-anticipated and very expensive, well-planned vacation... but not entirely unexpected for me at least, in that I assumed it would take a couple days for the pendulum of anticipation swing back to a place where my expectations aren't quite so unreasonable. I'm looking forward to a generous supply of alone time in the coming days which will undoubtedly help. And perhaps several frilly drinks with umbrellas. I was telling Rachael about my little blog today and told her ...

... shabby state. We went to get some food for our fridge and at the grocery store we noticed two things. We were the only "white folks" and the only people paying with cash and not food stamps. Then once back at our hotel the workers there told us it was a lot safer to stay on the hotel grounds after dark rather than walk around. Wow, what an eye opener.