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So ... I got my tickets today .... well. ... my slip of paper that says I have an Eticket ready ... 2 weeks after I paid for it.

I went to this travel agent (despite having sworn to never go to another one after a disasterous California booking, trip was awsome though) who specializes in Australia and Asia Pacific on the recommendation of a friend. My first experience with them, I had to fight to get the flight I wanted. I just want to do Australia this time thanks, not Singappore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Vietnam or anything. Just Australia. And I want to fly into Sydney and out of Melbourne. An hour later, I walked out with those flights reserved. (1 hr!! God only knows why I still booked) So I bought those tickets, and set up my air port transfers accordingly.

So ... 2 weeks after I paid (and more than a week after they were supposedly mailed) I got the E-ticket. And its wrong (Sob!) Not only is my "year long" ticket 4 months short on durration, but its also going out of the wrong city! In the Wrong territory! On the Wrong coast! Sigh. So much for specialists.

I'll give the company the benefit of the doubt and say it was just the individual agent that I dealt with. I'll let you know how that turns out tomorrow. /rant off

On a side note, Only 1 more day of work left! I am sooooo excited. I love my co-workers, mostly, but my job is the pits. I certainly wont be missing that while I soak up the Sydney sun.

I think its just now starting to really sink in that, yes, I am leaving my life behind me for a whole year. I only have 2 more Teusdays left in Canada, and thats starting to make me worry. But in a good way. Although, I did just catch the Pirates of the Carribean 3 trailer ... and I'm going to miss the release date! To those reading who are going on opening night, I demand photos of all the people dressed like Pirates. Hell, I'll probably know most of them, though I dont know if thats a good thing to admit to or not....

Anyway, since I still have one night left, that means one more night of going to bed early, so ciao!

Del