What's the best road forward?
I haven't updated this site for ages... and for good (?) reason... Elections!
Not only am I now coordinating the international student faction in MSA elections and running for education officer, I'm also running in MUISS elections and helping out there as much as I can...
Here's a few designs for "I" 4 International... which one looks better?
This week is crazy! Assignment due tomorrow... then on Friday, then on Monday! And not to mention, lots of chalk-ups to do, and posters to put up around campus, details to iron out... *sigh* I can forget about sleeping for the next two weeks!
Luckily, there is a semester break after the elections are over and I'll have time to finalise my individual research assignment before the last few hectic weeks of semester 2.
I went to the travel agency today... asked about the way to Astana from here... I think the cheapest (and most fun!) way for me to get there this December is to take a plane to Shanghai (c. $1100) one way, then take the trans-Mongolian from there to Almaty across China... then ... well, I'm guessing there should be local trains that go up to Astana from Almaty (although I'll surely freeze on the way). On the way back, I can take a train to Shanghai again (round trip Melb-Shanghai-BKK-Melb costs $2,100), and fly back from there via BKK.
The normal round-trip by air costs around $3,500 after tax, and that would involve flying through BKK, Singapore, Istanbul or Malaysia on the way there and back.
The around the world ticket costs less! It's around $2,900, and that's for minimum 3 stopovers, max 15, and 29,000 miles to work with :) Maybe that would be the balance between cost-effective and safe? Although the train is sounding like a LOT of fun :)
Then again, with around the world, I could do Melbourne -> Latin America -> US -> India/Southern Europe/Middle East -> Astana -> BKK -> Singapore or Malaysia -> Melbourne
So... value for money or cheap adventure?
Not only am I now coordinating the international student faction in MSA elections and running for education officer, I'm also running in MUISS elections and helping out there as much as I can...
Here's a few designs for "I" 4 International... which one looks better?
This week is crazy! Assignment due tomorrow... then on Friday, then on Monday! And not to mention, lots of chalk-ups to do, and posters to put up around campus, details to iron out... *sigh* I can forget about sleeping for the next two weeks!
Luckily, there is a semester break after the elections are over and I'll have time to finalise my individual research assignment before the last few hectic weeks of semester 2.
I went to the travel agency today... asked about the way to Astana from here... I think the cheapest (and most fun!) way for me to get there this December is to take a plane to Shanghai (c. $1100) one way, then take the trans-Mongolian from there to Almaty across China... then ... well, I'm guessing there should be local trains that go up to Astana from Almaty (although I'll surely freeze on the way). On the way back, I can take a train to Shanghai again (round trip Melb-Shanghai-BKK-Melb costs $2,100), and fly back from there via BKK.
The normal round-trip by air costs around $3,500 after tax, and that would involve flying through BKK, Singapore, Istanbul or Malaysia on the way there and back.
The around the world ticket costs less! It's around $2,900, and that's for minimum 3 stopovers, max 15, and 29,000 miles to work with :) Maybe that would be the balance between cost-effective and safe? Although the train is sounding like a LOT of fun :)
Then again, with around the world, I could do Melbourne -> Latin America -> US -> India/Southern Europe/Middle East -> Astana -> BKK -> Singapore or Malaysia -> Melbourne
So... value for money or cheap adventure?