March 7th - Today I booked my flights on line, and paid for them.  Everything is fitting together nicely.  I fly from Kalgoorlie to Perth, spend a couple of hours in Perth to get any last minute shopping, then Perth to Singapore.  I opted for a 6 hour stopover in Singapore as I have not been there yet and am sure I could amuse myself in that time.  Then it is off to Frankfurt, where I will catch a train (the train station is attached to the airport.  How conveniant) to Hamburg.  I stay in Hamburg and surrounds for about 3 weeks before I have to start heading home again.  The trip home is the exact opposite of going there.  No special detours and only enough time in Singapore to catch the next plane (thus the choice to spend 6 hours there on arrival).  The fares were much cheaper than I expected.  Less than $3000 for the whole trip from Kalgoorlie to Hamburg and return.  I also purchased my travel insurance on line so am set with that too!

March 8th - Went to Kalgoorlie today and got my international drivers licence.  YAY!

March 12th - I discovered Commonwealth Bank Travellers Money… a card I can purchase Euro’s on and use in their ATM’s… How easy is that?  I purchased a couple of thousand Euro and am almost set!

Bis spater… (see you later)

Cass