Today I flew from Perth to Melbourne and lost 3 hours. In total, I’ve lost 11 hours since leaving Dublin. When I fly from Sydney to Los Angeles on 18th January, I will cross the international date line and regain the hours by travelling backwards in time. That should confuse the body clock.
A minor difficulty in travelling solo is what to do in the evenings. I try to be security conscious and not to walk alone at night (Mum, read this). Last night I visited the pub on the corner next to my hotel, for dinner. The pub is called the Fenian and a traditional group called the Clan were playing. It was funny to watch Australians and other nationalities dancing a weird variation of the Irish jig 🙂
The flight to Melbourne was smooth and arrived early. I am impressed so far by Quantas. I saw my first Tiger Airways plane today. It looked remarkably like a Ryanair plane – not surprising when you know who founded Tiger Airways. My hotel in Melbourne, the Rydges is lovely. I went straight to the rooftop pool on the 22nd floor for a swim and then around the corner for a lovely Italian meal.
Ann x
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Hi Ann,
It all sounds too wonderful and I am utterly jealous. The beach photo looked marvellous. Getting close to Christmas day for you and I hope you have a lovely time basking in the sunshine. Back here in Dublin, weather is so so and the last minute shopping mania is in full flow. Turkey ready for stuffing, ham being desalted and the odd emotional family argument is being thrown in for good measure. All in all life is grand! Warm Christmas wishes, Carol
Hi Carol. Happy Christmas. It’s not too late to join me for New Year 🙂
Good site and got a lot of useful information. I stumpled upon a site with a travel blog through Africa http://www.worldtravelshop.biz/crossing-africa/ Nice read!
Thanks Pete. Ann
Pete