I am late in posting, it is almost time for week 30!
Week 29 was my first real days in Australia. I shouldn't have taken this vacation really, as I mentioned in my last post, I was sick the week before, it is a really bad time at work, and let's be honest - Australia is EXPENSIVE! Typically when I travel with my friend Heather I spend less than $2, 000 on one of our adventures, including airfare.
The airline ticket alone for this trip was over $2, 000. And lets not talk about how everything cost serious cash once you are there as well. Nothing is cheap/free, not even wifi.
But you know what? I had the BEST time.
My traveling tip is to pay for things in advance - when planning any vacation, I first buy the airline ticket.
(Side note: I highly recommended Qantas Airlines now, I didn't hate myself after a 13 hour flight from LAX to BNE, and that is saying something! Plus the food was actually tasty and didn't upset my finicky tummy at all.) Buy the airline ticket, then pick a few hotels or activities you know you want to see/do/stay at, and pay for those in advance as well (if possible). I find that when I don't have to worry about a large credit card bill at the end of a vacation, I am much better at living in the moment - relaxing and experiencing everthing that I can.
Week 29 was my first real days in Australia. I shouldn't have taken this vacation really, as I mentioned in my last post, I was sick the week before, it is a really bad time at work, and let's be honest - Australia is EXPENSIVE! Typically when I travel with my friend Heather I spend less than $2, 000 on one of our adventures, including airfare.
The airline ticket alone for this trip was over $2, 000. And lets not talk about how everything cost serious cash once you are there as well. Nothing is cheap/free, not even wifi.
But you know what? I had the BEST time.
My traveling tip is to pay for things in advance - when planning any vacation, I first buy the airline ticket.
(Side note: I highly recommended Qantas Airlines now, I didn't hate myself after a 13 hour flight from LAX to BNE, and that is saying something! Plus the food was actually tasty and didn't upset my finicky tummy at all.) Buy the airline ticket, then pick a few hotels or activities you know you want to see/do/stay at, and pay for those in advance as well (if possible). I find that when I don't have to worry about a large credit card bill at the end of a vacation, I am much better at living in the moment - relaxing and experiencing everthing that I can.
I loved loved loved Australia. Never before have so many strangers offered me a job, a place to stay, and to be a part of their lives. I felt like I had six friends within 20 minutes if landing. A cab diver told me it was because Australia has so little crime, it's people are so open to everything and everyone.
Week 29 took me to Cairns: a tour of the far north, the Daintree Rainforest, Cape Tribulation, the Atherton Tabelands, and the Great Barrier Reef. I crossed the international date line, and experianced scuba diving both for the first time.
I will absolutely be going back to Australia, this is one place that I couldn't cover in 2 weeks, and that I look forward to exploring even more of!
1 comment:
You hugged a koala! Sooooo cute. :) And I totally agree with you -- the more that's paid ahead of time, the better for my OCD mind when I'm trying to live in the moment during the actual vacation.
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