Getting ready for Gay Games

Well friends with only 1 week to go I've started the finer details of my month long trip to Europe and the Middle East.

For those not aware of this trip, here's my itinerary in brief. I leave Melbourne on July 20th and fly to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. I'll be staying with Jan Newton, a friend I used to work with in Portland. She's lived there for 7 or 8 years now. On Monday July 26th I fly to Frankfort Germany and then catch a train to Cologne. I’ll have 2 free days before my friends from the Melbourne Rainbow Band. We stay here for 11 nights and have 2 performances for the Gay Games. Then on Friday August 6th we'll take a train to Amsterdam, Netherlands to attend the Gay Pride celebrations on August 7th. (Which is my little brother’s, John, 40th birthday. It's really weird saying little brother and 40! Trust me. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN sorry you can't be parting it up with me in Europe!) On Monday the 9th my band mates leave for the rest of their adventures. I’ll have 2 more days in Amsterdam before heading to Tel Aviv Israel on Wednesday the 11th. I'll spend 7 nights there with a friend of mine Effy Sadah. I met him here in Melbourne when he was on vacation back in 2009. Returning to Melbourne late on Thursday August 19th. Where my friend Shelley Smith will be here from Scotland! I haven't seen her in more than 12 years. My guess is we'll get drunk in her hotel room and play canasta all day! Just like old times! (Why don't you come and join us Melissa!!!) Shelley and I flunked out of Vermont Technical College together WAY the hell back in the fall of 1986! After that the sad sad day of August 23rd will come and I'll have to go back to work. :(



I don't have any pictures to load at the moment but trust me there'll be lots and big long wordy blog entries when I get home!





Happy Birthday's Go out to my dad who's birthday was on July 21st, Robin Elliot's is also that day. Jan Newton's in on July 22nd, my little brother turning the big 40 and to Chris Hall who'll forever be 39 on the 22nd of August. My apologies to anyone I left off. (Erica, I know your's is coming in September)

Untill I return dear friends take care and COME VISIT when I get back of course!