I got leave booked from 15th December until 7th January...

I'm gonna arrive in Antigua on 31 December... not sure if Dan will be along for the ride yet. 2 weeks before that will be spent in Germany, Spain and Ireland, maybe a day or two in England.

I have to work out the details, but thats the plan I'm working to.

Si, accomodation in St Johns, whats it like that time of year?

Sorry guys, I'll be in Europe from around Christmas for 10 days or so. If it makes sense I'll hit up Antigua after that.

Can you squeeze a couple of day in in Ireland just after Christmas?

Probably not, the wife wants to go to Italy and Greece this time, and after eating at that place in Melbourne I'm hardly going to argue

Jims was excellent, and not expensive..

Next time youre here, we get you some good Italian food...

Absolutely. Tokyo has a thousand Indian & Italian places, maybe 2 Greek joints and 1 Mexican place

Man, I knew this place here that did Hungarian food... the cabbage balls were outstanding... I dunno if its still open, but knowing this city, if it aint, there'll be some other place just as good.

You did sample some decent food while you was here...

You guys really couldn't have picked a more expensive or difficult place to get to, could you?

How much does it cost to get to Antigua?

you say that like you know how much it costs, then ask how much it costs?

look it up

well ok that's cheaper than i thought, but still, should be in canberra

You should have done the Japan trip

Hey man, long time! How've you been?

I reallllly want to go. I'm probably going to win the lottery any week now. Si-- I'll get back to you as soon as that happens. Stay tuned!

Get a richer boyfriend.

Si, accomodation in St Johns, whats it like that time of year?

Oops, I thought I'd replied to this already.

You're not gonna wanna be in St John's itself, it's kind of a dump. I live in a sort of suburb North of St John's, about 15 mins' drive outside of the city. There's a hotel district about 10 mins from my place, on/near a great beach, that will be ideal. I reckon you're looking at about US$150 a night for a nice place, unless of course it ends up being just you, in which case fuck that, we can just move a spare bed into my flat, and then spend the money saved on a hotel on fun stuff.

Hey guys, is this for the end of 2010?

Sorry, Im going to have to bow out. had to dump a very high paying gig for some more educational opportunities. Couldnt get off until March anyway, Jan-Dec are big paying months. Hopefully in a year or so! have a blast, guys!