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 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 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 2025 Trip Report: Day 3
July 19, 2025: Singapore (Author: J) On our last trip to Singapore, we were fairly successful at defeating jet lag within the first few days of our trip. So, we revived our jet lag playbook on this trip. On our first evening, we stocked our room with some snack cakes from 7-11 in case anyoneContinue reading “Australia 2025 Trip Report: Day 3”
Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 6
Charlotte, NC to Columbia, SC – Monday, July 28, 2024 (Author: J) Several of the major attractions in Columbia are closed on Mondays. I didn’t anticipate this being a problem because we planned to visit Congaree on our only full day in Columbia. But as I mentioned in Day 5 of the trip report, weContinue reading “Southeast National Parks Road Trip 2024 – Day 6”
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