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Babycakes's response of "Such drama had not been seen at the cafe since the day that Ife did a dump on one of the tables" is going to be on my epitaph.
Think about how you will fly there, if you just to go straight there or break up the journey with a few weeks in Asia like Bali, which is worth it and cheap. I would also say wait until end September, flights will be cheaper as out of summer holidays
much like Kizzy, I need travel guidance from our resident travel guru (I'm planning on a working holiday in Aus ) is the visa effective from when it is granted to you or from when you enter the country?