Trip Of The Year: Royal Wedding 2011

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My big trip this year is to London for the royal wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton. My plans are now finalised and I leave in two days time. I'm flying to Europe with Thai Airways from Melbourne in business class, with connections to the UK on Lufthansa.  I'll be visiting Edinburgh and London in the UK and Berlin in Germany. Stay tuned for my upcoming reports from this trip with a ROYAL theme!

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  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Sitting here waiting for the trip report, will it be up soon?

    Keep up the good work!

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