Tag: trip
After getting our rental car, we headed towards Hobart with Mount Wellington set as our first stop. The way up the mountain certainly tests your driving skills. There are no shoulders, a cliff on one side — all the while managing to make sure there is space for vehicles descending and giving cyclists their space. And this was our first stop!
I find it cool that Australia has 4 airlines to choose from for domestic flights. During the planning of our 2018 trip I wanted to try all 4, however based on schedule, price and preference we flew three of them. To help provide background on each of the airlines, enjoy this post.
Continue reading “Reference – Domestic Australian Airline Options”
No road trip today. Instead we had a day to explore the city while we transferred between hotels. We had a morning flight the next day, and both of us didn’t want to have to get up any earlier than required. So what did we do after check-out and before check-in?
We took the first jetway and entered the plane through L1. As we approached our assigned seats I realized we had the crew rest seats. These seats had a curtain behind the window seat and a track for the curtain attached to the overhead luggage compartment.
Our flight attendant greeted us instantly and I was impressed (I’m not happy I missed her name and of purser, read on to find out why). She addressed us individually, crouched to our seated eye-level and talked to us quietly so that other passengers wouldn’t hear us. Class act, and this was within the first 5 minutes of being onboard.
Continue reading “2018 – Part 07 – Garuda Indonesia Business Class CGK-SYD”
As previously mentioned there was a ground agent who met 12 people who had a connecting Garuda flight to Australia. Once we were all accounted for, confirmed on the list with our luggage tags, we descended an escalator and stairs to the apron where a separate bus waited for us versus the buses for the passengers where Jakarta was their final destination.
Continue reading “2018 – Part 06 – Garuda Indonesia Business Lounge Jakarta”