29 June 2012 June 26th – 29th So we got a text message from James on the Friday while we were on Atauro Island: Brice, your carnet has arrived! YAY!!!
26 June 2012 June 15th-19th So we arrived at the backpackers around 9AM. There’s limited choice when it comes to lodging in Dili. There’s a couple of hotels, ranging from 100AUD to 500AUD per night, or the backpackers, the only one in fact, for 25 dollars a night (this includes air-conditioning and a fan,, Read More
17 June 2012 Well, we’re done with Australia, hopefully. Both Troopy and Tanami are in Darwin, while we’re in Dili, in Timor Leste. Tomorrow, my friend Thor will drop the car at Toll’s, get the Carnet signed, and mail it to us in Dili with DHL. The reason behind all this ? Well, administrations, Read More
16 June 2012 Last February, I called the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) in Melbourne to organize the Carnet de Passage. The person I spoke with told me he couldn’t do anything from Melbourne, and I had in fact to contact the AAA (Automobile Association of Australia). Since I had to go to, Read More
15 June 2012 June 01st, 2nd, 3rd. So as I said in the previous entry, Claire had one tiny taste of an oyster last night. I really thought her iodine allergy would be okay… Pretty much as soon as her head hit the pillow, she got up and left her dinner on the grass, Read More
9 February 2012 – To go through countries with your own car, you need a “Carnet de Passage en Douane” which is kinda like a passport for the car. So, first step is to get the form from the AAA (Australian Automobile Association), get a membership from the RACV (Royal Autombile Club of Victoria), Read More