Friday, January 1, 2010

let's get started

I’m now getting ready to go to the airport and got a feeling like I forgot something. This is the same stupid feeling I get every time and it usually turns out to be a toothbrush or some other easily replaceable item
“So now put out your smokes, turn off your cell phones, sit down, shut up and strap in. We’re about to take off...”

Thursday, December 31, 2009

winter has come

We got a lot of snow here in Berlin last night but the airports are working just fine. I can hear the Tegel traffic here. I can’t see them though … they can possibly all be going around ;-) The forecasts show even more snow for tomorrow. My flight goes in the afternoon so they should be done with cleaning up the mess by then. I just took a pic out of my window. The black parking lots look kinda cute to me.
“What happens on the tour stays on the tour” or was it “What happens on the tour goes on the blog”? … either way, the second one sounds more exciting so let’s stick to this one.

The flight plan for tomorrow looks as follows:

Berlin – Frankfurt

Frankfurt – Singapore

Singapore – Sydney

Sydney – Tamworth

It’s gonna be a long one ;-)

Sunday, December 27, 2009

all set and ready to go

I survived Christmas, which was not that obvious at all. 5 days do go and it looks like it’s all up and ready to go. I finally got the budget figured out. Once again a huge “thank you!” to the sponsor listed on the right.

There are still quite a few items left open on my to-do list. I can get them done on Monday due to the holidays and the following weekend. I just started packing all my belongings – that’s how they call your stuff on airport trains from one terminal to another – “make sure you’ve collected all your belongings” – says the very seriously sounding voice. It’s a feminine voice most of the times though. Wonder why?
It was kind of cool to get all the summer clothes out of the closet in winter. It turned out I’m not gonna take too much stuff with me, which is really good. The chances my luggage will be lost somewhere on the way and delivered after a few days is always there. It has always been the case on my US trips. No matter which Airline I picked. Anyways, it all looks pretty good now and I’m almost all set and ready to go. I guess it’s about time to start the countdown.