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Away with the Fairies- The Travel Diary of an Irish WebFairy

Oz here i come! Woohoo!

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Niamh
, 04-16-2008 at 04:29 PM (1960 Views)
Major stress weight lifted off my shoulders!
Went and had a chat with my boss about whether or not i could get five weeks unpaid leave for Australia. Well he said no, (which i knew he would, hence i aproached it as a hopeless request) but said that just between the two of us, he may be able to sort out three PAID weeks instead of the five. Personally i think thats a better compromise! so i've worked out some dates with my mam, and i'll give my boss a shout tomorrow to pass them with him and i'll sort my out going flight (i can still fly back with my parents!).

I've worked out my roster for september and if i can get a flight after an early shift, to london and then on to somewhere else before sydney (i'm kind of hoping that i can get a direct flight from Dublin to Abu Dabai and from there on to sydney with emirates, as i really detest heathrow airport in london) i can sleep on the plane because most of my journey will be night time! And i'll be really tired from the early flight. The day i arrive home is the first of two rostered days off so i'd get a lovely rest before i returned to work.

The best thing is, now that i'm getting three paid weeks instead of the really unlikely five unpaid, i'll have money in my account incase i over spend, and money for when i get back!

I really hope it all goes well.

Wish me luck!
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  1. sprinks's Avatar
    Good luck in your travels, I hope you enjoy your stay here in Australia... It's a pretty ok country generally But I do really hope you have a wonderful time
  2. Niamh's Avatar
    A pretty okay country? you wouldnt be good as a tourist information and promoter! Your meant to say, "its the best country in the world!"
  3. Anza's Avatar
    HAVE LOADS OF FUN! And take lots of pictures. Then post them
  4. 's Avatar
    Whoo Hoo!! That's great.
  5. Virgil's Avatar
    Fantastic! You've been having some horrible luck lately, so I'm happy this has worked out for you.
  6. applepie's Avatar
    I hope you have a great time:) Three paid weeks is way better than five unpaid weeks. Take Care, Meg
  7. ampoule's Avatar
    Wow! Have a great time. You and Becca are getting me in a traveling mood.
  8. Nightshade's Avatar

    yay! exciting
    Emirates....lovly airline
  9. LadyWentworth's Avatar
    Yes! I am glad to see that you really will be going! Who cares if you can't get those extra two weeks, right? You ARE actually getting to go and getting paid while doing nothing else but having fun!
  10. Niamh's Avatar
    I cant wait!!! i emailed my dates to my boss today, so i hope to hear from him about them... Would like to get my flights sorted out tomorrow if possible!!! Eek!!! I really feel like i deserve this break! I know its going to cost me extra money to change the flying out date but it will be worth it!
  11. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    =O! Australia? Awesome! Have fun! Beware of the wombats and koalas: they look cute and fuzzy, but they're not.
  12. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Hey, that is awesome! I wish you luck and then some, my friend!