Testing, testing...one, two...

Many thanks to Senor Duncs for setting this all up for me. High five.

Wildly excited, although Blogfear has already set in. What if I'm not funny enough? What if I'm not interesting enough? What if I just look like an idiot? Finally I know how all the unpopular people feel.

So, keeping it brief to kick start. Today was miserable. Actually, enough said.

However, HUGE congratulations to Jason and Cat on the birth of baby Eddy. Good name...

the tickets have been booked

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We've finally booked our tickets. We went in on saturday and confirmed the final details. Here's a basic rundown of what we are doing and the dates we are travelling on. The dates in brakets are not confirmed yet (you can only confirm dates up to 10 months in advance, so the rest we will be confirming when we arrive in Australia).

leaving London and arriving in Quito, Ecuador - Tuesday 16 May
leaving Quito, arriving in Lima, Peru - Tuesday 12 June
travelling overland to La Paz, Bolivia
leaving La Paz, arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Tuesday 25 July
travelling overland to Sao Paulo, Brazil
leaving Sao Paulo, arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Tuesday 15 August
leaving Buenos Aires, arriving in Auckland, New Zealand - Friday 8 September
travelling overland to Christchuch, New Zealand
leaving Christchurch, arriving in Melbourne, Australia - Tuesday 17 October
travelling overland to Cairns, Australia
leaving Cairns, arriving Perth, Australia - (Tuesday 9 January)
leaving Perth, arriving in Beijing, China - (Tuesday 16 January)
leaving Beijing, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - (Tuesday 13 Feb)
travelling overland to Bangkok, Thailand
leaving Bangkok, arriving in Bombay, India - (Tuesday 27 March)
travelling overland to Calcutta, India
leaving Calcutta, arriving London, England - Tuesday 15 May