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Offline meganjane

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Re: Waiting for Hermes...
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2009, 05:04:16 am »
Oh Chelsea, that's terrible. So all the medical supplies were lost? :-\
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« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2009, 07:09:22 am »
I'm sure baggage handlers take great pride in smashing anything new/good around. Our suitcases are very old looking and I'm sure they'll die one day soon.

Andie, your luggage must be very beautiful. Congratulations on dooing that.

Chelsea, that is awful. I didn't realise such things could happen.
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Re: Waiting for Hermes...
« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2009, 03:16:03 am »
No Hermes for me this week :( Think the postie strike may have clagged things up a bit. It's going to be a  l  o  n  g weekend.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Looking forward to taking advantage of your collective TM wisdom! :D

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Re: Waiting for Hermes...
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2009, 11:01:56 am »
Quote from: meganjane on December 18, 2009, 05:04:16 am
Oh Chelsea, that's terrible. So all the medical supplies were lost? :-\

No not lost - just needed some help (US$) to be found.  It is something you have to allow for in your travel budget depending on where you travel (to retrive cameras etc), but it still makes you angry when it actually happens.  We travel very light with personal belongings when we go to Ethiopia (a backpack each for a month-long stay), but we have about 60kg of aid in suitcases which can be difficult to get through.  It really matters very little what we have to pay though as the bubs and carers at the other end are so appreciative to have items that they cannot buy in ET and desperately need.  :)
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