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An itinerary for turning 30!

 Its been a long time in putting this down on paper (or indeed into a computer) to communicate my dates and my plans with my nearest and dearest so lets just get it done.  I'll make tweaks to this post as flights and plans are finalised but this should be the main landing page if you want to find me.

July/August 2011- Farewell London and Hello Europe
10th July British 10km London 
14th July cousin Julie and Family visiting from Berlin
15th July last day at work (Work Farewell)
16th July - Harry Potter morning followed by London Farewell/30th 
19th July ex Heathrow for Berlin (10.25am departure)
Krakow, Budapest and Vienna en-route to Tuscany
30 July - 6 August Tuscany for Charlottes 30th. 
7 August - ferry from Ancona to Split Bari to Durres Albania
8 August - Tirana, Albania
9 August - Tirana to Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
10 August - Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
11 August- Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
12 August - Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
13 August - Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
14 August- Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
15 August- Lake Ohrid - Tirana
16 August - Tirana - Budva, Montenegro
17 August - Kotor, Montenegro - bus to Sarajevo
18 August - Sarajevo - bus to Belgrade
19 August - René arrives in Belgrade - Sarajevo
20 August - Sarajevo
21 August - Mostar
22 August - Dubrovnik
23 August - Split - Hvar
24 August - Split - Zadar - London
25 August - London
26 August - Tracey Emmin Exhibition
27 August - London
28 August - London
29 August - Notting Hill Carnival - London
30 August - London - Sydney
 1st - Arrive Sydney 5.30am stay with Gemma & Sandy
 6th - Arrive Auckland 21:00 - TJ and VJ to collect me (excited!!)
 7th - adjusting to NZ life indulging in the quiet of the big smoke!
 8th - Hanging out with Chloe
 9th - Auckland NZ v Tonga, Eden Park (spare ticket going!)
10th - hanging out with Nikki
11th - fly south to Dunedin - Mum to collect me at 11am
16th -  Gore - pre-birthday celebrations with my Gore crew
17th - Invercargill - my 30th birthday with family and friends. Mum, Fiona, Simon and I Argentina v Romania Homestead. Other plans to be arranged.
18th - Invercargill Desmond Barlows christening.
20's  - TBC fly back to Auckland
24th - NZ v France, Eden Park with Chloe
25th - Fiji v Samoa, Eden Park 
Week visiting friends in Whangarei (watch out folks!)

October 2011 - Visitors and Rugby
1st - England v Scotland, Eden Park
2nd - Tonga v Samoa, Eden Park
3rd - fly to Queenstown with Col, Villie and Barron at 7am - boys renowned for missing flights should be interesting! Hoping to get to Franz, Q'town
6th - Gore (maybe!) Sister SC's Big 0 birthday
7th - Dunedin with Hana and Hugh
8th  - fly Dunedin to Auckland with Jetstar (wish me luck) René to pick me up :o)
8th - Quarter 1, Eden Park - with TJ
9th - Quarter 2, Eden Park
Week in Auckland with friends - this is likely to be carnage. 
14th - Auckland - 30th Birthday party with friends (facebook invite with details - if you read this and want to come and I have inadvertently not invited you shout!!! I clearly have a lot on!)
15th - Auckland - Semi 1, Eden Park with Barron, Harding and Col
16th - Auckland - Semi 2, Eden Park with Col 
17th - farewell the boys on Monday (all things going to plan!)
Week in Auckland messing around - cupcake baking with Renee? Long lunches/Wine evenings/museum, walk up Rangitoto? Options!
21st - Josh's Birthday (booo I will be in the North Island!)
23rd - World Cup Final (Katie P's Birthday don't forget!)
29th - Megz Hens night

November 2011 - Weddings
 4th Chris and Jodie's wedding , Christchurch 
 5th  Uncle Keiths birthday with the family, Christchurch
13th - injury dependent - Southland Half Marathon
18th Megz and Kyle's Wedding, Winton 
21st Fionas Birthday, Invercargill
25th Megz 30th, Gore

December making curtains and wrapping presents, Babysitting, baking, preparing and running. Southland only!

January 2012 - Asia adventure
 3rd - Fly to Auckland with Tom and Vicky
 5th - Fly to Melbourne
10th - Fly to Singapore
Want to do Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), Bangladesh, India, Nepal - who knows where else! 


July 25th Mumbai to London
August 2012 - London Olympics



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  1. Anonymous1 June 2011 at 21:23

    Oh so I see you aren't coming to my (& Su's) AWESOME bday party on the 21st Nov then?!?

    Seriously though, your plans sound awesome - soooooo jealous and super excited to see you soon!

    Love V & T

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  2. Jo2 June 2011 at 01:23

    Sorry VJ and Su! If you want to fork out for my flight I might consider it...but think you'll be sick of me by November anyway! x

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