2 posts tagged “travel”

I have more details-planning to do before my trip to the UK, but I feel like I'm SO READY to just BE THERE, you know?  I'm all set to see the Doctor Who stuff, all set to meet up with cool angry-feeters, all set to finally see Tim Minchin himself, all live and real and doing the funny.

And next up... Australia?  Maybe?  The husband and I like to go someplace warm in winter (around my birthday in January, or early February perhaps) to get away from the ice and snow and yuk that is Illinois.  This year was going to be Mexico, but now Tim is (probably) touring Australia around that time, and so, for me (freak that I am) I think this is the perfect excuse/opportunity to go see the Land Down Under.  Since we'd be visiting several cities, I offered forth the idea of renting motorcycles and seeing the countryside that way.  Fun?  Yeah?  Certainly an intriguing idea.  I believe the husband is interested, but he's far, far more monetarily-wise than I am (and responsible) so it might just not be possible. 

If we don't, I will be sad. 

Quick update on THINGS...

I'm running away for the rest of the week!  Friend and I are going up to Chicago.  Just for fun.  See what's to be seen.  It's probably going to be swelteringly humid and hot.  Lucky us there's nice big air-conditioned museums to bum around in.  :)

Also very excited about my trip in October.  I haven't told my parents yet.  They read this blog so we'll see if they mention it to me before I get a chance to tell them.  (Hi Dad!!)  Yes, I'm going to try the solo traveler thing!  To the UK!  I'll be meeting up with people I've met through Tim Minchin's fan club (such lovely people there) so it's not like I'll be COMPLETELY alone.  I'll get to run around Cardiff for a couple of days, getting my Doctor Who/Torchwood sites fangirl fill, and I'll be seeing Tim perform in THREE shows - one in Cardiff, another in Canterbury, and a last one in Bristol.  I'll be using Britrail to get from place to place.  And I'm also going to try staying in a hostel in Canterbury (it's got such huge rave reviews - I figure, I've tried the bed & breakfast thing once, I need to try a hostel once in my life as well.)  I'm mega-excited and really looking forward to the trip!!  If all goes well, perhaps next time the husband and I can plan our Great Britain trip using the rail as transport, too.

I've also ordered an iPhone!  At last!  You should all be very proud of me for waiting and not jumping on the 1st gen bandwagon.  I've been looking for a phone that has all the features of the iPhone, and none of them do.  So, why not just get the iPhone?  Duh.  Also, I can use it overseas!  Brilliant.

Hmm, what else?  I'm still enjoying my Kindle - I've now downloaded more books than I can read onto it.  OH that reminds me - I was going to see if I could download some travel books and thus not have to lug any around in Chicago and England.  Whee!  Technology is grand.