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singapore
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interlaken
geneva
nice
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pisa
rome
vienna
berlin
brussels
stockholm

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Updated: Made them all into links. Regexs are fun.

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.

eBay.au: Linksys Instant Wireless Network CF card

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:

High Sierra Backpack

Black Wolf Cuba 90 Litre

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.