Travelogue: Australia – Traveling Again

It takes less time to fly to Canberra than it take to get to and from the airport for the flight. The plane was crowded, and there was a bit of a delay as they waited for the connections to transfer, but 35 minutes after takeoff, we landed in Canberra.

Travelogue: Australia – Walkabout (Part III)

What an AMAZING weekend! Lovely weather, time in a beautiful city and time to explore it all! I have to remember to stop by the concierge desk as I am leaving today to thank Andrew for all his advice and guidance on putting together my itinerary!

Travelogue: Australia – Walkabout (Part II)

Today the plan is to make it over across Darling Harbour to the fish markets. According to the concierge who has been helping me with my itinerary for the weekend, they can be interesting early in the morning as they are setting-up for the day and having their auction for the restaurants. I also want to walk across the Harbour Bride to Manning and climb the bridge pylon. There is a museum there that has info about the building of the bridge which Andrew recommended as an interesting stop.

Daylight Saving Time Begins In The US

Travelogue: Australia – Walkabout (Part I)

According to my watch, it is early in the afternoon. So why is it dark outside?

Happy birthday to my cousin Rebecca

Travelogue: Australia – Arrival

The hotel is nice. The people are nice. The town is nice. I am so DARN tired!

Travelogue: Australia – Sleep (?)

This is the typical mid-flight screed about how I find it next-to-impossible to sleep on flights. What a bummer! The one time I have ever slept on a plane was that one time my friends had me visit a quack in South Africa that would prescribe anything to anyone.

Happy birthday to my friend Mickey

Travelogue: Australia – No Such Day Exists…

I wish that this trip had gone forward when it was initially scheduled. Had it, this column would be being written about the 16^th of February 2012 instead of the 08^th of March! This may not seem a big deal to you, but as that was my fiftieth birthday, it is a big deal to me!

Nametag Day

Travelogue: Australia – Waiting

Well, that wasn’t so bad!

Travelogue: Australia – More Waiting

This is getting old!

Travelogue: Australia – Departure

It is a cold and miserable day here in Lakewood; it is cold and we are experiencing freezing drizzle. The forecast calls for snow today if the front that started moving through last night should finish its transit. But by then, I should be comfortably ensconced on a plane. By Friday mid-morning, that’s tomorrow from my perspective, I should be happily basking in the warmth of the late summer of Australia!