Posted in Logistics, Now that I know, Sightseeing, Uluru on Jan 31st, 2008 1 Comment »
I’ve been thinking about the issues surrounding the monopoly at Ayers Rock Resort, and how I’d do Uluru (photos) differently next time. Because the person I called at Ayers Rock Resort was great about changing my stay without penalty with one day’s notice due to my sinus infection, I really did not have much [...]
Posted in Air Travel, Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
I usually do not get jet lag very badly. This time, however, it has been brutal: I’ve not been able to fall asleep until after 4AM each of the last three nights. Tonight, I’ll settle for 1AM!
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Posted in Logistics, Thinking Aloud on Jan 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, I’m shopping for souvenirs at the Freycinet National Park gift shop. I’m not buying much because my big suitcase is back in Melbourne and I’m extremely pressed for space in my small bag and backpack due to Virgin Blue’s weight limits.
I find a book that I really liked: a pictorial [...]
Posted in Air Travel, Thinking Aloud on Jan 24th, 2008 2 Comments »
Greetings from the Red Carpet Club at Los Angeles International Airport. The flight home was about 90 minutes shorter, and it seemed to go by much faster. The food was worse than usual, and I still can’t find a comfortable way to sleep fully reclined in United’s business class seats - compared to American’s where [...]
Posted in Food and Drink, Logistics, Sydney on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
As I write this, it’s 11:10AM in Sydney. In an hour, the shuttle service will arrive to take me to the airport, where I’ll hang around for a couple of hours before getting on the flight to Sydney. It’s been a great trip (except for the getting sick part), but it’s time to start getting [...]
Posted in Logistics, Sydney on Jan 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
I love Hilton. I started to love Hilton when they bought out the Promus holdings back in 2000, which added Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, and Embassy Suites to the chain. Before that, I didn’t really have much opportunity to stay at Hilton properties.
Right after the purchase, they had a promo where if you made 4 [...]
Posted in Air Travel on Jan 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
I flew Qantas back from Ayers Rock yesterday. The plane was about 85% full in economy, but business was virtually empty. Out of a possible 12 seats, there was me, and an older Australian couple who booked a weekend away at the last minute and were shocked (!) to find out that Ayers Rock would [...]
Posted in Logistics, Uluru on Jan 21st, 2008 No Comments »
On their guest survey forms, the people at Voyages who run the Ayers Rock Resort ask a question about rating “value for money” on a scale to 10. My answer is somewhere around -4. This has been the only truly disappointing part of the trip. The fact that the Australian government has granted Voyages a [...]
Posted in Car Rental, Sightseeing, Tasmania on Jan 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Today was a fun day. I slept in, left the hotel at about 11, spent most of the day driving (up to Devonport which was bleh, then over to the Tamar Valley wine region), killed about 90 minutes back at the hotel’s off-track betting area wagering a whopping $15 over the course of an hour [...]
Posted in Air Travel, Car Rental, Tasmania on Jan 14th, 2008 No Comments »
The alarm clock went off at the ungodly time of 3:30 this morning. In retrospect, I could have probably slept another 45 minutes, but I could not remember if I had an advance seat assignment on my JetStar flight from Melbourne to Hobart. I had packed the night before, so it was pretty quick to [...]
