After several months of preparations I have half a day of work to go before we head to Sydney and fly to Paris to begin our 6 week European Vacation.

I think I will divert this blog for a few weeks from the predominately IT/Linux postings and try my Lonely Planet writing skills.

Looking forward to breaking the routine.

7 years of short holidays punctuated by calls and dial-in's to work. This time the company I work for has invested in Holiday coverage by retaining a Senior Systems Engineer that knows his stuff (http://www.ma.com.au). So I can leave it in his hands and hopefully switch off for enough time to really get a break.

Woo Hoo Let's go!