In case you didn't know, my genius hour revolves around planning a trip to Australia.
The first week has been challenging. Technology was not always my friend in researching, but in the end progress was made!
Cara and Devin came home from Australia a few days ago so I've been able to pick their brains for ideas. They had a blast by the way. (: Talking to them helped me estimate a budget plan. Thanks to our long lost Cavill cousins, transportation and food was basically covered for during their trip. They did stay in a hotel for two evenings and that rounded out to be fairly expensive, 170 U.S. dollars a night, but my parents and I would most likely not get a hotel if we flew straight into Melbourne. Our cousins have offered to pick us up at the airport in Melbourne and serve as our guides. I figure about ten days would be a sufficient amount of time for us to visit them. From what my Dad and I have been estimating, we have figured it will cost us about 3,000 dollars for airline tickets. This would be unless we get a killer deal, which one can always hope right? So 3,000 round-trip for us and then it would probably be safe to plan for a little over a thousand in extra expenses.
This is all speaking in U.S. dollars. I did have the opportunity to research U.S. dollar currency vs. Australian. Australia is 36 cents behind the U.S. so that would be handy.
This next week I hope to check into if our passports need renewed, possible travel dates, techniques for money change, and if we'd need an international driver license. I will keep you updated and wish me luck. The hardest part this week will be discussing if this trip is to actual take place. My parents have gone back and forth many times, so this could go either way. I will continue to plan for a trip no matter what is decided, but it would be a lot more fun if we actual took it this spring.
