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Booking Day! Tuesday 24th August 2010
We have finally agreed on the route and dates for our trip…. It has taken a few months to get this far so I am glad to get it out of the way.
We went to three companies for prices which are STA, Trail Finders and Round the World Experts
Round the world experts - £1,215.00 (2% Credit card charge) each and it includes a travel butler service with free date changes. As long as we give enough notice time for any changes there will be no cost. I need to look into this a little more as I have heard a few bad rumours about this deal
Trail Finders - £1,220 .00 (No credit card fee) Date change costs £90 each
STA Travel - Am waiting to hear back from them with the price and offers.
We are going to be working in Australia for 6 months to fund the US part of our trip. We have found a deal with a company 'OzIntro' who arrange the Visa, Bank account, Medicare card, Tax file number as well as giving us a Australian mobile phone Sim card. We will stay at their hostel for the first week we arrive and they take us on tours of Sydney, Speed boat ride, surfing lesson, Beach BBQ, day trip to the Blue Mountains and a trip to the zoo etc…..
The price is £399.00 each plus £145.00 each for the Visa… They also help us find work while we are in the country which is up to a year with the working holiday Visa.
We were thinking of not doing this and arranging all the above ourselves but for £399.00 it seems a good deal to pass on, also we can relax while they sort it all out for us.
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