New Move.

I have been helping my mother move recently into her new home. It has meant that we have left the house my sister and I grew up in, fought in and damaged, the house my parents decided they were going to get a divorce in, and the house that has been sheltering our mounds of memorabilia and other random crap in for years.

It feels good to be out and I can't claim that I am remotely disappointed to leave it behind. I feel like I should be but I guess not being to sentimentally attached to an old, ugly, dusty house is probably a good thing...

Mum is now living in a beautiful modern two story house in Highgate Hill with views of the mountains and the city. My sister has moved back in with mum here and my dog has also made the move.

The new place is ju-ju neutral right now but hopefully, as more artwork goes up and more furniture is added it will feel more homely. Until then, I am going to keep annoying mum with my own decorating style and Buddhist prayer flags.

k

London land.

Lost on the tube, check.
Free tour full of fibs, check.
Shopping at Harrods, check.
Cheap eats at TESCO, check.
Photos on London bridge, check.
Collection of tacky souvenirs, check.
Wondering Campden Markets, check.

Oh AND I had a job interview for a job in California, as you do...
Went well... I find out next week if I have the job...

k

Cancelled Flights

So we booked our around the world ticket through British Airways, but when we went to change it had to go through American Airlines to go to Dubai and then onto Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific and back to Brisbane. Seem crazy to anyone else?

Yeah, well, try getting to the airport the day of your flights to find out that your expected journey of Berlin to London, London to Dubai, Dubai to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to Brisbane is now only one Berlin to London flight. And try getting any sense out of the poor German working for Global Explorer as to why it happened that very morning, let alone why it can't be rebooked at all!

We ended up getting our flight to London where we managed to get rebooked and rerouted through Japan a week later. Thank God for my incredible cousin Anna and her amazing husband Justin who allowed us to stay with them for that entire time at instantaneous notice!

Gah. The weird thing about all this though, is that this is going to be the first part of this entire adventure that we will be able to sleep enough, and tour leisurely during our whole trip thus far. The other weird thing is that this isn't the first time I have been stuffed around by British Airways but their awesome customer service and complaints handling still makes them my preferred airline to travel with...

Kudos to BA!

k