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Travel

sinkingfeeling

(53,414 posts) Sat Oct 22, 2022, 09:33 PM Oct 2022

Well, I'm about 20 hours from beginning my trip to New Zealand and Australia. I will be [View all]

gone until December 2. This is a trip first booked in Jan. 2020. Because of price increases and some other reasons, it's about a week less than what I planned back then. I will be meeting up with some friends I made on my Antarctic adventure 5 years ago. I'm spending 18 days touring both islands of New Zealand and the rest in Australia. Seeing Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru. Have long layover in Fiji on my return.

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Well, I'm about 20 hours from beginning my trip to New Zealand and Australia. I will be [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2022 OP

Sounds wonderful, Bon Voyage! MLAA Oct 2022 #1

If you will be in Sydney, the tour of The Sydney Opera House was surprisingly wonderful. MLAA Oct 2022 #2

Already booked. sinkingfeeling Oct 2022 #6

knew the guy who helped make the original glass for it. he survived a 2WW soviet prison camp certainot Oct 2022 #21

Wow. What an interesting guy! I hope his latter years were good after all he had been through. MLAA Oct 2022 #30

i think he was still walking on his hands into his 60s, and died in his late 80s. was a neighbor certainot Oct 2022 #31

Really sounds great I hope you have a terrific trip Walleye Oct 2022 #3

Hope you like lamb Effete Snob Oct 2022 #4

when we were there the local butcher was always sneaking roo meat into the hamburger...... certainot Oct 2022 #32

I'm sure I speak for many here Diamond_Dog Oct 2022 #5

enjoy Kali Oct 2022 #7

Oh wow! MontanaMama Oct 2022 #8

I'd love to hear about the mist see/do in NZ. Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #12

How absolutely wonderful!!! Have a great time. Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #9

I'm jealous kimbutgar Oct 2022 #10

Yeah, yeah, but did you vote first? blm Oct 2022 #11

Yep, voted 2nd. day of Illinois early voting. sinkingfeeling Oct 2022 #15

I Tried To Early Vote In Illinois Last Week & Was Told..... global1 Oct 2022 #16

Hmmm.... ShazzieB Oct 2022 #26

I'm In Cook County (Chicago Suburb) I Received A Mailing From Cook County Clerk's Office..... global1 Oct 2022 #27

Started early voting here, McLean County, on Sept. 29. sinkingfeeling Oct 2022 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author global1 Oct 2022 #17

Please keep us posted! Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #13

And driving on the left side of the road.. Permanut Oct 2022 #14

A great trip! We were there in Feb-2020, just Abolishinist Oct 2022 #18

i'm sure you'll have a great time orleans Oct 2022 #19

Have a great time, Bayard Oct 2022 #20

If this is your homegirl Oct 2022 #22

I envy you as New Zealand is one of the countries I would love to visit if I had the money to cstanleytech Oct 2022 #23

I'm jealous! Have an amazing time! DFW Oct 2022 #24

Well done! wryter2000 Oct 2022 #25

That sounds fantastic! babylonsister Oct 2022 #28

Have a wonderful time questionseverything Oct 2022 #33