July 27, 2025 – Ayers Rock Resort (Author: J) On our first full day at Ayers Rock Resort, we were up before sunrise for the Uluru Sunrise and Segway Tour. We booked this and all our other activities through Sails in the Desert. The tour comes with a light breakfast, so we just got dressed,Continue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 11”
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Australia Trip Report: Day 10
July 26, 2025 – Sydney to Uluru (Author: J) After an enjoyable five nights in Sydney, our next stop was Uluru. With a mid-morning flight, there wasn’t a need to rush to the airport. But we wound up waking up before our alarm, which meant we were packed and ready to go by 7. WeContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 10”
Australia Trip Report: Day 9
July 25, 2025 – Sydney (Author: J) Our final day in Sydney started with a leisurely morning. For breakfast, we grabbed pastries and coffee from one of the stands at Circular Quay. The food was just about to the standard of our grocery store muffin meal two days prior. But it was quick. After eatingContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 9”
Australia Trip Report: Day 8
July 24, 2025 – Sydney (Author: J) After a decent night’s sleep, we woke up to another beautiful day in Sydney. It was once again clear with highs in the mid-60s Fahrenheit, which is as comfortable as can be for sightseeing as far as I’m concerned. As usual, I was up first, so I visitedContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 8”
Australia Trip Report: Day 7
July 23, 2025 – Day Trip to Kangaroo Valley (Author: J) P’s one request for this trip was to see “kangaroos and wombats,” but not koalas. (“Over-rated, lazy, and smooth-brained.”) Downtown Sydney is conspicuously devoid of wild kangaroos and wombats, so I planned a day trip to the aptly named Kangaroo Valley. If, like us,Continue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 7”
Australia Trip Report: Day 6
July 22, 2025: Sydney On our first full day in Sydney, I woke up at 6 am – a normal time for me to be awake. I was pleased that my plan to recover from jetlag in Singapore had apparently been a success. P and D are much better sleepers than I am, so IContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 6”
Australia Trip Report: Day 5
July 21, 2025: Singapore to Sydney After 3 nights in Singapore, it was time to head to our next destination – Sydney. We were travelling on a Scoot flight that departed at 9:55 am, so I prebooked an airport transfer via Grab the night before our flight. This was our first experience using the bookContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 5”
Australia 2025 Trip Report
July 17-August 6, 2025 Earlier this month, we returned from a 20-night trip to Australia via Singapore. As in my previous trip reports, “we” is me, a 40-something professor; my husband, D, a 40-something teacher/pet sitter; and P, our 12-year-old son. It tends to take me a while to finish these trip reports, so IContinue reading “Australia 2025 Trip Report”
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