32 days till flying out

Here we are 32 days to go until we fly out, 30 days till last day at work  but only 20 work days left. Not much has changed..

My business cards have arrived. we went with Vista print who were amazing. For under AUD$ we got:

• 500 business cards ( we went with matt finish and left the deck and room blank in case of upgrade, and we can use the rest on future trips and cruises)
• 25 business card magnets
• a small stamp with our names and email address on it ( cause it was only $3, so why not)
• metal card holder
• shipping

I have also picked up a magnetic white board for hanging on our cruise ship door, as there is no phone reception, so we can write down meeting points etc.

I got a new swiss suitcase its a fair bit larger than carry on, but it will nest in the large suitcase and weighs under 3kg and was marked down from $240 to $64, and comes with 10 years warranty. Gotta love Harris Scarf sales.

I also got a tip from someone at work to get some little Aussie gifts to hand out as the locals love them. So 24 little roo badges later. that is now sorted.

The money pouch from last trip is in tatters, the velcro came un-stitched. I went in search for a new one but different brand. No suck luck. So rumbling through the sales rack I found a little purse that will do just fine. It even fits the passports.

 

In true Ramirez family style the problems are starting to roll in. We booked our Grand Canyon tour with Best Las Vegas Tours, and they are a nightmare to deal with. They have taken out more than the specified USD$59.50 deposit that was required and more than what the total of the tour is supposed to be. I tried to work with them as we copped a lot of fees as they took all the money out of a card they were not supposed to. But after 3 weeks of chasing them I have handed it over to the bank to deal with and funnily enough they finally sent through the fax number that they wanted me to send stuff too. To late buddy, I gave you every opportunity, next on the list will be to leave them terrible feedback on every review site I can find.

Kicking myself for booking my internals with AA again... I clearly didn't learn from their crap customer service last time. I was hung up on 3 times ( by the same person) before getting 1/2 the information I needed on my baggage allowance.

good to see that the dollar is on it's way back up again.

I need to start deciding what I am going to take with me. Nando is going for two sets of clothes and buying new stuff in the states. I think I will take a few of my fave dresses and my cozzies, although in two minds about getting a second pair here in oz for $100 or risking them not being available when I'm in the states. Last trip one pair of cozzies was not enough.

I am going to take the two tablet PC's instead of a laptop as they are lighter, but I will take a few hard drives to back up pictures, and blog entries after my last two blogging fails, I am determined to make this time work.

I really need to finish plotting out the trip details and looking into what tours I want to do across the whole trip.... Next post..