3 weeks to take off

So this is how things are looking before the trip to Thailand and Australia:

- I plan to go and apply for the visas for Thailand this week in between lessons sometime (very busy at the moment)

-Anne is busy studying for her final uni tests

- It's only another 3 weeks till we leave and we are almost certain that a friend of ours will sub let the flat while we are away

- We are getting terribly sad that we'll miss the German winter and have to go and hang out on tropical Thai island beaches and in Sydney in Summer.

- The general plan for Thailand is: arrive 5 November in Bangkok, avoid riots and eat curry; take bus down south to Krabi and hit Ko phi phi, Ko lanta, Seafood, Thai Buckets, Massage, Boat Tours, Snorkelling, Railay and another Ko or two maybe (pan ngan, tao etc) on the other coast; Nice and sun tanned we plan to go back north on about the 23 Nov to Bangkok, get visas for Cambodia and go looking for lara croft at Angkor Wat; back to Thailand for more curry, pad thai, tuk tuks and red bull; north towards Chang Mai from start of December, lounge, wats, hippy about; then leave Bangkok for Sydney on the 10 December.

- In Sydney the general plan is:arrive 11 December, see family and friends, see the McKenzie manor in Sydney, beach, more sun tan, Terrigal, Sydney, Anne's first birthday celebration in Summer, Anne's first Christmas in Summer, New Years Eve on Sydney Harbour, Camping in January, etc. etc. leave on the 20th January for wintry Berlin and back to work.