Slight change of plans for the trip. Turns out that Qantas and Avianca are having a bit of a problem with invalid fare codes in the booking system, meaning that we can can’t actually book Avianca flights correctly right now (not without jumping through too many hoops). This has made the whole trip rather more … [Read More »]

Finally we have the go-ahead to travel to Colombia. Andres has passed all his medical checks and his visa has been approved pending final documentation from Colombia. We have an appointment on the 18th May at the orphanage to collect Andres and I think another meeting or two the day after – and then we … [Read More »]

We spent the weekend filling out forms from the Department of Immigration, applying for a visa for Andres to enter the country, and then Leanne spent a couple of hours this morning trying to pay the fees for the application. The confusing thing about the paperwork is that you cannot actually apply for a visa … [Read More »]