| May192009 | Back in Melbourne |
So I didn’t mention it on this blog but my girlfriend and I are in Australia now.
We flew out to LAX in the middle of Friday on Virgin America. Very cool in-flight entertainment! The interior decorations certainly have umm… character. White molded plastic with black upholstery and psychedelic lights. Chillout music constantly playing at a low volume. I won’t say it’s everyone’s cup of tea but it conveys a sense of fun and tries to break the haze of depression that envelops other airlines.
After arriving at LAX, my least favorite airport in the world, we killed some time before boarding on Qantas. If you’ve been following my Twitter and Facebook, you’ll know Qantas are doing some pretty crazy sales right now. The direct routes between the U.S. and Australia were recently deregulated and there’s been all sorts of economic pressures so it’s cheaper than ever to get to Australia.
A pet peeve of mine is that every person I meet says, “Oh, Australia! I always wanted to go there!” But what they really mean to say is, “It’s like #10 on my list of places I like to imagine I’ll visit someday when I’m not so busy!” Phooey to that.
Anyway things have been pretty crazy so far. I’ve been showing my girlfriend around town and we’ve been meeting with all my old friends. There’s some crazy family stuff going on too. The original intent of this trip was to do some U.S. Work Visa stuff which I am happy to say is done. All I need to do is pick up my passport from the post office and I won’t have to worry about deportation for a few more years.
At the start of day 4 in our vacation, it’s looking like it’s going to be a busy and exhausting one. I imagine we will sleep for 24 hours straight and order pizza in bed when we get home.
P.S. To the Americans out there: what kind of souvenirs would you want from Australia? I have no idea.
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