Melbourne January 2012
Friday 13th January 2012 – 24th January 2012 – Darwin to Melbourne
Basic Plan
13th Jan to Monday 16th Jan – stay with friends
16th Jan – joined by Scottish friend
17th to 19th Jan – camping - Great Ocean Road??
21st Jan – travel to Glenrowan / Wangaratta (may have a lift)
22nd Jan – travel to Woorinen (may have a lift)
23rd Jan – to Melbourne somehow
24th Jan – Melbourne to Darwin
Money –
Always the first item on the list as flights / tickets need to be purchased usually first. My motivational trick is to book at least the flight to the desired location as soon as possible and therefore locking it in to my calendar.
Flight – Jetstar Darwin to Melbourne
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$179
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Flight - Qantas Melbourne to Darwin
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$259
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Accom – free with friends but supply wine/food
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$100
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Fuel
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$50
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Train or bus to Wangaratta and / or Melbourne
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$150
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Camping Fees
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$100
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General spending money
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$100
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Food – Grocery Shopping and not takeaways
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$100
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Sporadically I travel with a log for recording general travel expenses and exchange rates. This is a practice I will resume as only by recording every detail will I get an accurate “Total Trip Amount”.
This trip I have no budget – as in I have no money to budget with yet – I’m hoping I will get paid by clients in time to arrive in Melbourne – so maybe a few hundred dollars if lucky and I will have to wait for my withdrawal from my investment fund (thank goodness I posted that request away the the other day!) However I have gone through and added to my table, anticipated costs which I have shown in bold until I can accurately record the information.
