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29: Dangerous Animals

Friday, December 16th, 2005

My little niece Dana gave me those paper animals today.

She said I should take care of myself during my travels and watch out for those dangerous animals because the countries that I travel to have so many dangerous ones.
Dana told me to watch out for any animals and compare them to the paper animals to see if they were dangerous ones (and if so run away.. 🙂

There is a Spider, two snakes and a little Mosquito.. see for yourself:

Dangerous Animals
Bless her.. 😀

28: Walkin’ in the Rain

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

So I thought getting my International Driving License would be a piece of cake! German Consulate in Edinburgh told me I cannot get my Int. Driving License in Edinburgh but that I would have to go to Germany to get this done. So I did but not without checking by
phone with the German Driving License Office first and they confirmed I can get it the same day…
They also told me I needed a new “regular” Driving License since Ihave an old style license at the moment. Again same day apparently so I though no problem..

Of course when I went to the Driving License Office today they told me they could not issue me with a new Driving License Document because I was registered in Edinburgh so I would have to apply for it there.
Arghhhhhh!

To apply for it in Germany I need to register for residency. No problem.. went to the appropriate office, registered as living at my parents place and then back to the Driving License Office. They were happy now but of course the EU Driving License cannot be
issued within a day, rather it takes about 4-6 weeks! *bl**dy ….*

Ok my mom is going to collect it for me and send it out to me. Luckily I don’t intend to drive a car until I get to NZ so there is
plenty of time for it. Just as well because I need to leave my current Driving License Document here in Germany so it can be handed over when the new one gets collected…

Still, that much for trusting information given by Government Officials. One Day turnover has turned into a 4-6 weeks waiting time!

In the end I spent pretty much all day walking around the town to complete the application for the international driving license.

Oh and by the way.. it was raining all day! 😉

27: Family Flu *Arghhh*

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
Would you believe it.. I fly over to Germany for a week and half my family is struck down by a flu! Tatjana and Horst are in the middle of a flu, Dana has just recovered from pneumonia, Alexandra is still ... [Continue reading this entry]

26: Family Visit

Monday, December 12th, 2005
Well looks like Sascha has left the shores of good old Scotland and (kind of) started his trip.. :-) Arrived in Germany on Monday to visit my Family and will stay here til Sunday. Then on to Thailand for xmas in ... [Continue reading this entry]

25: Last Day @ Work

Friday, December 9th, 2005
Uh Oh - That's it! I had my last day at work today.. Strangely enough it has not yet sunk in that I will not be working anymore for the next few months. (No doubt I will sink in with a big ... [Continue reading this entry]

24: Large/Small Pack

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005
Still need to work on my backpack content.. managed to reduce the gear by a bit but it still seems too much. Since the backpack is a lightweight pack the design is rather slim (little depth) which makes is a little difficult ... [Continue reading this entry]

23: 1 Week To Go

Sunday, December 4th, 2005
Can't believe it's two weeks since I last updated my blog space. I've been so incredibly busy preparing my trip and getting ready to move out of my place.. madness!! Well by now only my backpack gear is left in the ... [Continue reading this entry]

22: 3 Weeks to go

Monday, November 21st, 2005
Haven't blogged for over a week cos I'm a little busy preparing to leave the country... Cheapskate as I am I even cut'n'pasting a this blog from an email I sent to some friends earlier.. why write it twice... ;-) Less than 3 ... [Continue reading this entry]

21: Moving Day

Saturday, November 12th, 2005
I moved most of my things into storage today. What a week! Spent all week packing more of my things (and throwing out an incredible amount of stuff that I have accumulated since I last moved a year ago). Unreal how difficult ... [Continue reading this entry]

20: Finally.. Insurance

Saturday, November 5th, 2005
So I checked the policy of that "amazing" Endsleigh insurance again and called up the company to clarify a few things. Yes they do off a "All Risks" policy for specified valuables up to max £1500 however... The problem is that they ... [Continue reading this entry]