Alice Springs – July 30, 2025 (Author: J) We arrived in Alice Springs in the wee hours of July 30 and went straight to bed. I awoke the next morning to a beautiful day. As usual, I was the first person up, so I went to the gym at our hotel: the Doubletree. Because theContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 14”
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Australia Trip Report: Day 13
Ayers Rock Resort to Alice Springs – July 29, 2025 (Author: J) Our final day at Ayers Rock Resort was something of a filler day. Our bus to Alice Springs was picking us up at 19:00, which left us with a lot of time to kill after hotel checkout at noon. While the time gapContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 13”
Australia Trip Report Day 12
July 28, 2025: Ayers Rock Resort (Author: J) Day 12 of our trip was another early start, this time at 5:55 am for a sunrise visit to Kata Tjuta. This tour was offered through Uluru Hop on Hop Off Bus. But, unlike the Uluru bus, the Kata Tjuta bus does not run regularly throughout theContinue reading “Australia Trip Report Day 12”
Australia Trip Report: Day 11
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”
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 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 Trip Report: Day 4
July 20, 2025: Singapore (Author: J) When we last left off, we had finished a wonderful dinner at the top of Marina Bay Sands and settled in for a good night’s sleep at the Pan Pacific. The following day, a Sunday, was our last in Singapore. Our plan was to visit River Wonders and theContinue reading “Australia Trip Report: Day 4”
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