We have decided to take up the offer of my old university friend and go to her wedding in Brazil.  We have always been worried about going abroad because of my wife’s nut allergy.  Luckily my friends sister has said she would be our guide for the time we are there making sure what we eat is safe so that has taken a lot of the worry away.  I am still going to go learn as much Portuguese as possible especially the names for different names.  

We have been invited to stay with the sister for a week of so, I guess since we are travelling the furthest of the guests and we will be most out of our depth, so we don’t have to think about accommodation at least.  There still seems like a lot to do though.  Book flights, car hire, make sure we get the clothing right for the temperature and wedding etc. 

I looked up the cost of the flights for the two of us the best deal for the dates we need (June 2010) was £2300 so we will need to take out a loan.  That’s put a bit of a downer on the plan, but at least when we get there we have two weeks of relaxation.  It seems crazy to even be considering it but we have used a loan calculator to see how much money we can borrow.  I have just received a pay rise, so at least the extra can go into paying it off. 

I have only looked briefly at on line flights so far, so I shall have a trip into town and check out the travel agents to see if they have any deals.  I will be able to go to the loan brokers to see the best deals at the same time.

Well that’s my Saturday sorted, my wife will be pleased, a trip to town and an excuse for new clothes!