Tag: Australia
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No Golden Fetuses Were Used in the Making of this Non-Travel Post
Fun fact: my favorite travel buddy and I were supposed to be leaving for a long weekend in Singapore. My travel agent/boyfriend had found a great deal on tickets to Singapore a couple of months ago. He, of course, jumped on it. We were supposed to leave Thursday night and fly back on Tuesday. Just…
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The Future Mr. Pickwick
Since we’ve gotten back from Australia, one of us (the male edition) won’t stop lobbying for a new pet. Seems my Outback-Jack-boyfriend-for-life, XFE is unsatisfied with the pet we currently house, feed and lavish with love. No, he wants a new pet. A different pet. An entirely more exotic creature. XFE wants a damn kangaroo.…
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Hotel Crashing: Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas
Last week, I talked about my favorite place that we stayed at in Australia. Today, I’m talking about my least favorite place. Actually, that’s a bit harsh. I didn’t dislike the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas, but it definitely was not my vibe. So let’s take a trip in the way-back time machine to our vacation…
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You Fancy, Huh? Review of Thai Airlines First Class Service
Just in case you were wondering: first class on Thai Airways does not suck. No, actually, I’m even willing to go a step further and say it’s quite nice. Alright, alright, the truth is it was fantastic. Un-freaking-believable. Oh, and for the record, in general, (and I say this with some expertise now) the first…
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Getting It (Sorta) Done, Qantas Style
If you want something difficult to get done, let’s say, getting your child into a certain daycare facility or, maybe, getting to the bottom of an insurance bill, let me just offer up a suggestion — get someone at Qantas on it. No, seriously. These guys take care of difficult stuff, quickly and efficiently and…
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Doing It Like a Dude Down Under
Hello kitty cats! I am back from my travels. But don’t worry, I have a backlog of posts to write about the trip, including some hotel crashing posts ranging from the uber-luxurious (St. Regis Bangkok) to the way-back-in-time machine that is the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas. But first, did I ever tell you about the time…
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More Animals that Will Kill You in Australia
Having survived, and even, begrudgingly liked, scuba diving, we decided to further take out lives into our hands and rent a four-wheel drive to take up into the Daintree Rainforest. Finally, a vehicle that does not make our bags seem too large. We picked up our car in Cairns right after getting off the scuba…
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And Then it was Time to Scuba
Despite my best efforts, we boarded a ship in Cairns and sped out to the Great Barrier Reef, to fling ourselves down into shark-infested waters and look at fishes. And guess what? It was awesome, amazing, breath-taking (literally), awe-inspiring and exciting. We boarded the SeaQuest on Wednesday morning. It’s a big catamaran type ship that…