WE'RE CLOSING THE DISTANCE! FINALLY!
I'm leaving for Australia in a couple months to meet my SO, and needless to say, I'm freaking out and nitpicking the small details of what I need and what to do. So, I figured where better to ask advice? I'm sure this post is going to be random and jumpy, so bear with me
1- going through customs. Uhh.. how does that work? When my dad went to Mexico, he had to get his luggage from the luggage pick up thing, then go through customs. I'm assuming my SO would pick me up at the baggage claim or whatever it's called (sorry, I don't travel much so I'm probably butchering whatever this stuff is called) so.. do I have to go get my bags then go through customs with my SO and our friends around? That seems a bit odd to me.
2- What's an easier option, getting a power adapter or just buying all new stuff (like a curling iron, hair dryer). My aunt told me she had a bad experience in Europe with a power adapter, I guess it still blew her hair dryer up.
3-What the heck should I take on the plane with me? It's a 23 hour trip, with two short layovers, then a 16 hour ride from LA to Melbourne. I scanned the other threads, but I didn't think it would hurt to ask here too
4-I can't assign myself a seat on my longest flight from the website, and it doesn't say whether or not they provide food.. uhh.. pretty lost on that one. Advice?
5- How to convert my currency? I googled that one, and one website said the easiest way was to just take my debit card and use it as normal. That doesn't sound right to me, so I figured I'd talk to my bank about it tomorrow. I'm delaying it though, because the website also told me Traveler's checks weren't as good as just using your debit card (the bank gets more money in fees, I guess?) and I didn't want them to try to talk me into anything xD Does anyone have experience with this?
Okay, I'll leave this here, sorry it's so long D:
I'm leaving for Australia in a couple months to meet my SO, and needless to say, I'm freaking out and nitpicking the small details of what I need and what to do. So, I figured where better to ask advice? I'm sure this post is going to be random and jumpy, so bear with me
1- going through customs. Uhh.. how does that work? When my dad went to Mexico, he had to get his luggage from the luggage pick up thing, then go through customs. I'm assuming my SO would pick me up at the baggage claim or whatever it's called (sorry, I don't travel much so I'm probably butchering whatever this stuff is called) so.. do I have to go get my bags then go through customs with my SO and our friends around? That seems a bit odd to me.
2- What's an easier option, getting a power adapter or just buying all new stuff (like a curling iron, hair dryer). My aunt told me she had a bad experience in Europe with a power adapter, I guess it still blew her hair dryer up.
3-What the heck should I take on the plane with me? It's a 23 hour trip, with two short layovers, then a 16 hour ride from LA to Melbourne. I scanned the other threads, but I didn't think it would hurt to ask here too
4-I can't assign myself a seat on my longest flight from the website, and it doesn't say whether or not they provide food.. uhh.. pretty lost on that one. Advice?
5- How to convert my currency? I googled that one, and one website said the easiest way was to just take my debit card and use it as normal. That doesn't sound right to me, so I figured I'd talk to my bank about it tomorrow. I'm delaying it though, because the website also told me Traveler's checks weren't as good as just using your debit card (the bank gets more money in fees, I guess?) and I didn't want them to try to talk me into anything xD Does anyone have experience with this?
Okay, I'll leave this here, sorry it's so long D:
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