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The 2010 Europe Eve

Jul 11, 2010 5:03 PM

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Well, it has been a long time in the planning. About 2 years ago, Cathy, a friend,suggested to me to go the ISAAC Conference which is being held in Barcelona, Spain, and after much planning and organising there’s one more sleep to go. Tomorrow morning Ferg and I get on a plane, which is nothing unusual for me these days, but rather than heading to Brisbane we will be heading to Europe thanks to many who we will mention in this blog over the next month. I think we both are going “Oh my God, what are we getting into?” but no doubt once we fly over Ayers Rock (Uluru) I think we will start to relax.

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2 responses to “The 2010 Europe Eve”

July 12, 2010

Jayne Ayliffe

I am sure that once you get there – Europe will say “Oh my God, what are we getting into?”. ENJOY!!

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July 14, 2010

Tony Shore

Hi Darryl

Great to meet you and Ferg on the Plane from UK to Poland. I am pleased to be the first to comment on your blog now that your trip is in motion. i hope it all goes well and that you enjoyed your first nights sleep for a while in a bed and not an aeroplane seat.

i will keep an eye on your blog to see how the conference goes, best of luck!!!

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