Woke up feeling cold and tired. The heater in the room wasn’t working like expected. Quickly we got ready, shivering, as we had a flight to catch in 2hrs time. The walk to the domestic airport was a little shorter.…
Brisbane 2014 Day 4 – Parklands and shopping
The sleep was ok in Seaworld resort but it was kinda noisy at times. The sounds could come from neighboring room during their baths where sounds from the running water could be heard or when the fridge started up after…
Gold Coast 2014 Day 3 – Sea World and Movie World
Light that came from the window woke me up. Went to the balcony and struggled against the morning chill to take pictures. Went back to sleep when the sun came up. Got up again at about 745am and got prepared.…
Gold Coast 2014 Day 1 & 2 – Arrival at the Sunshine State
So begins the last holiday trip for this year. The PIE was unusually busy today with a few accidents and vehicle breakdowns along the way. But we got to the airport pretty quickly to join a long queue at Scoot.…
Escape plan to Australia and Fiji in August 2014
A brief summary on the itinerary Escape Plan to Australia and Fiji in August 2014: Total duration 18D17NSingapore is 2hrs behind Australia and 5hrs behind Fiji.Flight time is 6hrs direct flight on Scoot from Singapore to Gold Coast.Night flight on…
Sydney 2014 Day 4 – Home Sweet Home
Woke up early to bring the car back to rental company. Checked on google maps to ensure we knew where we were going so as to reduce the confusion especially when driving in Monday morning traffic. Returned to the parking…
Sydney 2014 Day 3 – Blue Mountains and Manly
Sun was up really early and so were we at 630am. Wanted to maximized the day since shops close early and we had a day trip to Blue Mountains planned. After our breakfast, called Airbus to make our booking for…
Sydney 2014 Day 2 – Featherdale Wildlife Sanctuary and Darling Harbour
Made breakfast with the bread and canned tuna we purchased the day before and walked to Town Hall station. Bought the tickets at the ticket machine – 2 singles to Blacktown station. The double deck train arrived quickly and a…
Sydney 2014 Day 1 – Arrival in Sydney and shopping
Soon after start of CNY, we were aboard the Scoot Boeing 777 on a 7.5hrs flight towards Sydney. We booked the seats with more leg space but it seemed similar to the rest. Being a budget carrier, it didn’t really…
Escape Plan to Sydney in January 2014
A brief summary on the itinerary Escape Plan to Sydney in January 2014: Total duration 4D3NSingapore is 3 hr behind of Sydney, Australia.Flight time is 8hr direct flight on Scoot from Singapore to Sydney.Friday early morning flight on 31st Jan…