• Click here to see departure times, airports, and much more
• Remember to check back often, as in the "airplane world," last minute changes can affect things like departure time
• Detroit - Los Angeles - Melbourne - Sydney - New Zealand - Los Angeles - Detroit

• As the day gets closer (click here to see how many days left), some good fund raising ideas are helpful... bottle drives, letter campaigns, bake sales, car washes, you name it! You'll find advice, how-to, and all you need to be successful
• See what other youth have done, to raise funds for previous pilgrimages

• You need a Passport to travel to and from Australia (2008 trip) and Canada (2009 trip). For Australia, a Visa is also required, but Trailblazers will procure that for each of the Trailblazers pilgrims.

• If you dont' have a passport, remember it can take several weeks - that's right, even a few months! So apply now. The best way to do so is to go to your most conveniently located post office, where they have forms for passport applications.

• Documents which you must fill out and return in writing to Trailblazers
• Packing list
• Other practical news will be occasionally updated

• Trailblazers does not provide travel insurance . Some persons have coverage for their own reasons, and charging for insurance would mean higher costs even for those already covered.
• You can call our Travel Agent, Corporate Travel at 313-565-8888 to obtain very good, very affordable coverage for yourself or your group.
• Some insurance plans may include coverage. Or other services may provide it; for example, some Discover customers may earn automatic flight insurance when they use their card to purchase travel services. To see which vendors offer you which services, please contact them directly.

Carry On Bag

Want to know what you can bring in your carry on? Go here for a completer list.

(Click on image below to read entire letter. Page opens in pdf format)

 Cardinal Maida publicly congratulated the 2007 Call to Holiness (CTH) conference for inviting Trailblazers speak to the youth. For those out of state: he is the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

The CTH conference was in two locations (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Wyandotte, and St. Rene Goupil, Sterling Heights, MI), and so was Trailblazers!

Trailblazers is always at the service of the Church, and is grateful for this kind encouragement extended by our local Archbishop !

• Do you think Australia is the "land down under"? This might tip your view of the world...