Early November 2006
Well Hi there everyone ....... My first bit of blurb in readiness for next years walkabout. I've got around 11 months left for planning and research, and thought it'd be good idea to get my head around this side of things.
After spending hours trolling through Horizon's Unlimited have now made a start on finding out about visa's, carnets and shipping. Also, that Burma's dead in the water and China, no chance as a ride-around alternative. Hence the realisation that me n' the bike (yet to be bought) will have to have hitch a ride on a plane at some stage. Vet' travellers will no doubt smile at my naivete ... but then, guess that's what it's all about. It's a big world out there. And as Elton's Lion King song say's. 'There's just too much to see, and too much to do'.
A month on .... 2.12.06
Well, not quite a month having only just hit December. Don't think I've made much progress towards the big Walkabout, having bought (then took back) some weatherproof mo'bike leggings. The Anti-dog device is on the way (will explain later), plus have made moves to sell the house in France.
I'm well pee'd off at work after a few frantic days this week. Mostly cos it seems they're putting the thumb-screws onto the workforce in many different ways. The slow-down in production due to FAL hold-ups have prompted a new hard attitude from the 'grown-ups' in the company. AUK seems to be suffering from Corporate miasma and drowning in bureaucracy. Process and procedure over-rules the practical and pragmatic every time. Anyway ... I don't wanna get started on that, as this is meant to be just a quick update.
Oh, and also I've been hot on the trail of work hunting Down-under, by making a few job applications in an effort to make new contacts in the trade.
Ooh, ooh! Seen a Transalp in passing a while back and it looks like it could be the biz' for my needs. But have to make some real dosh available prior to going out looking to buy.
M'thinks the Christmas mini-walkabout in Egypt could do with some planning as it's only three weeks or so off now. I've mailed Mr Abdul at the Sherief Luxor, to see if I can arrange accommodation upfront ... I'm still a 'ways off' being fluent in Blog, as I have to scrabble about trying to edit and add stuff, and am not yet familiar with the format of this bloody thing yet. Guess I'll have to spend more time and effort on it then!
