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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