Category: Travel

  • So I’ve purchased plane ickets to the historic first day / night Test Match Australia Vs New Zealand.  The match is being played in Adelaide between 27 November and 1 December.  I’m going to fly into Adelaide on the first day of the match on a Friday, attend the first 2 days and fly back…

  • Highlights:  Andrew’s first overseas trip, Alcatraz, Disneyland, San Diego Zoo, Seaworld, Knott’s Berry Farm and Vegas. Photos Late 1998 almost exactly 12 years after my first world trip as a 12 year old in 1986 I set off on my second overseas trip this time with my mother (Helen), sister (Kara) and nephew (Andrew).  We…

  • Highlights: Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Tijuana, Circus Circus, Vegas, Beaches in Hawaii, Pearl Habour Remembrance. As a twelve year old I went on my first overseas trip between 27 November and 9 December 1986 for a 13 day adventure. This was a great adventure which got me out of primary school and made my friends…

  • Back in late 1999 I set out on my first independent world trip with my best friend Jon who I met in High School. The trip was broken down into three parts 1) New Zealand: 11 November 1999 to 26 November 1999; 2) USA: 26 November 1999 to 27 January 2000 (this post); and 3)…

  • The 2016 World Trip to Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam is starting to take sharp. I’ve decided that for this trip I will try an experience First Class travel on long haul using my QANTAS points. After investigating the options it looks like catching a Emirates first class flight on their A380 is the…