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Looking at Ridata cards as addition to my sandisks. (Blame Talos)
Sample Prices from eBay:
- 1GB Ridata ~$68
- 2GB Ridata ~$117
David Honl’s blog: http://blogs.lexar.com/davidhonl/ – interesting read.
Eep not much time left – need to get this sorted asap.
Now looking at a shoulder-bag capable of holding:
* The camera + 2 lenses (in seperate sub-bag for protection) +
* 1 change of clothes (t-shirt, jocks, socks, etc.)
* mp3 player + headphones
* pda + mobile
That’s the minimum it needs to hold – ideally I’d like it to hold a bit more, but that can keep.
What I’ve found:
shoulder_bag_interurban
shoulder_bag_voyager
soft_luggage_safari
soft_luggage_getaway(but in black)
And about a 96L backpack.
Also, for the camera, I’m thinking of getting one or two of these:
http://www.davidhonlphoto.com/wraps/html/buyonline.html
Edit: Comments disabled due to it being a spam target.
Booked my Accom for Singapore (2 nights) today, but found out that I can’t get a 4-country Eurail SelectPass to include Belgium… WTF?
So, that’s been switched from a 4-country pass to a 3-country pass (Italy, Austria, Germany), and when I get to Germany I’ll have to organise something.
Got myself a new Wifi card for the PDA.
The last one I had was a D-Link 660W, which started screwing up after ~18 months.
So, got a new Linksys card on eBay.
Strike that off the list of things to get (and cheaper than I thought it’d be too – retail is ~120 here)
Flightcentre links to this site for rail times for Eurail: Route Planner
NB: Need to check whether Berlin -> Brussels is 1 country on the ticket.
Looking for a backpack that’ll fit 10-15 days worth of clothes, can take the camera, and has a detatchable daypack (i.e for camera+stuff, for on planes/wandering around/etc where I won’t have/need the full backpack)
I havn’t found anything much in Australia yet…
Eagle Creek’s Men’s Fit Continental Journey – Magellan’s Travel Supplies (US, just as an idea)
Aussie finds:
Black Wolf Cedar Breaks 75 Litre
Black Wolf Grand Tour 85 Litre
High Sierra Compass Travel Pack 102 (96 Litre)
High Sierra Compas Travel Pack 103 (102 Litre)
More:
http://www.myshopping.com.au/PT–113_Handbags_Luggage
http://www.luggagedirect.com.au/catalog/index.php?cPath=24_41
…thats how much money I just spent.
Consists of:
Singapore Airlines flight, Sydney, Singapore, London: $1,550 + $462 Taxes
10 Day Tour w/ Kumuka: $1800 (Tour) + $270 (Food Fund) – $225 (Discount)
7 Day/4 Country Eurail Pass: $423
Travel Insuance: $282 + Excess $180 – $56.40 Discount
Itinerary is here: http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/travel-itinerary/
Check here for the final itinerary: http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/travel-itinerary/
Mini post…
Austrian Airlines are no longer in consideration – it’s now down to Singapore Airlines (prelim prices ~$1700 ex Taxes) and Emirates.
Flight Centre are having a ‘travel expo’ on Sunday, so I should be able to get a discount on a tour/flight/insurance combo.