After my frantic leaving a day early to avoid a snowstorm where I am from, and then 16 hour flight from JFK, my Gumby-esque self (thanks small prescription pills!) shuffled off the plane in Hong Kong to be met by the W Hong Kong private car service (public transportation what?) When traveling ...
This was the actually the first stop on our “down under” adventure. We arrived after 3 days of traveling looking and feeling a bit like zombies. I’m not positive, but the pharmaceutical aids we took on the plane could have played a role in this…? Thankfully ...
When I was a kid, I grew up idolizing Steve Irwin. I watched all of his TV shows, read everything about him. He was truly one of my heros as a kid. When he was tragically killed, I remember watching the funeral on TV and bawling my eyes out. So, when we made the decision to go to Australia, ...
We began our stay at Hamilton Island Beach Club which was nothing short of impressive. Staff members were waiting for us at the airport, brought us by private transfer to a comfortable check in lounge (not waiting in line behind movie theater like velvet ropes in a cavernous lobby) and ...
Uluru (also Ayers Rock) is something that everyone should include on your Australian vacation. Legend has it that Uluru is a scared place, and the giant rock rising up from the land has been known to change colors at different times during the day. Two days is all you need to see the area, so ...
Legend has it that Uluru is a spiritual and sacred place to the Aboriginal people of Australia. Uluru is their name what many people also refer to as “Ayers Rock” It rises majestically out of the desert, and changes color with the changing of the light. I would recommend ...
Have you beeen on a plane for 23 hours? Stop, and really think about what it means to travel for 23 hours. First thing I did was get a (legal) prescription for some Ambien and avail myself of some pharmaceutical relief. I flew from Atlanta to LA to Australia. The LA to Australia leg itself was ...
To every visitor, thanks for stopping by! So let me introduce myself and what I aim to do here. My name is Laney, and currently I am a semi-normal human gainfully employed with a “real job” in no way related to the travel or hospitality industry. More importantly, I am a dog and ...