Got the international driver’s licence today - no test required, just a passport sized photo and my regular driver’s licence handed over the desk at the RACV and five minutes later - tada! I can now legally drive in the United States. They also gave me a book of road rules and signs we might encounter, but we figure we don’t need to know anything about that sort of thing - people don’t like the way I drive here in Australia, so I can’t imagine they’ll be enamoured with it in the US either…*grin*

One thing about the driver’s licence gets me though - it’s not the size a driver’s licence should be. I was thinking it would be about the same size as a credit card, but in fact, it’s bigger than the passport. At 14.5cm x 11cm (~6″ x 4.5″), it only just fits into the money belt. I find that to be a little silly, really, since I would have thought most people would prefer it to be a lot smaller. Especially since I also have to carry my Australian licence with me all the time as well, to prove that the two licences match.

Ah well, no matter. I can now legally drive in 168 different countries if I so choose. I might as well say it now :

“Dear Drivers Of The World - Now would be a good time to panic!”

Categories: Travel, Odyssey 2001