I should be on a plane to Bali now BUT..

Posted by stephjoy on Tuesday, 20. December 2011 at 13:37 Bali Time:

due to my own stupidity, my husband & daughter are on their way and I am still at home :-(

When we originally booked to go, we were leaving last weekend & I checked that my passport still had 6 months validity as I knew it expired next year. Then we changed our booking and that's where my trouble starts... we were checking in this morning and they told me that my passport is 2 days short of the required 6 months validity. I was also told that an emergency passport could be arranged & I would have it within 48 hours so I sent hubby & my 5yo daughter on to Bali without me.

I headed home, phoned the Passport Office & have been told the soonest I can get an appointment is Thurs afternoon which, due to the Xmas & Boxing Day public hols, the soonest I can be guaranteed a new passport is next Wed 28th! I have not stopped crying since. It is going to be a miserable Christmas for me now :-( I am grateful that I've been able to book a flight for next Thurs night that is not going to cost me an arm and a leg though (at least something's going my way :-)

A valuable lesson has been learnt (I guess a danger of booking travel arrangements yourself)

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