I've done a smidgen of international travel before, but never solo! And there's such a big difference to playing follow-the-leader in a group to navigating airports on your own. I'm sure by the end of this adventure I'll be able to recite the standard airport procedure off-by-heart. But until then, a lot of stress, nerves and doubt seem to plague every decision I make.
Finding my airline check-in desk at Melbourne airport was by far the worst experience so far. I flew with Thai Airlines, and their desk was the very last desk in a room about the length of a football stadium. Walking past each and every other airline's desk, counting down how close from the end I was, I cannot even begin to tell you how loud my prayers were! I honestly believed that Thai Airlines wasn't going to be there. Now that I've written it down, it makes me realise how silly the whole situation was. Of course my airline's desk was going to be there, and even if it wasn't, there'd be somebody who could lead to where it was. Am I rambling? Ok, moving on.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to say it, but thank God for in-flight entertainment! It was agonising enough suffering 9-hour and 12-hour flights, but I don't think I would have lived to tell the tale if there was no entertainment.... Unless, maybe it used to be live entertainment... Imagine that! Now that would have been cool. Just having James Vincent McMorrow play for you while you're flying to London. Yeeaah.
I watched Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris. A friend told me it was a must-see for any person travelling to Paris, and now that I've seen it I must concur. As well as being a great piece of cinematic storytelling, it also identifies some of the key elements of Parisian history and culture, and has since given me a new appreciation for the city.
After surviving 20 hours in the air, 12 hours of idle airport time, and one excruciatingly long hour at UK Border Security, I was in London. I am in London!!!! I was introduced to the Tube very quickly, and boy was I impressed. Is this not man's greatest infrastructural achievement since the Panama Canal?
Ok, scratch that. The London Underground was built BEFORE the Panama Canal. Wikipedia just told me, so it must be true.
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I'm sure I'm not the first person to say it, but thank God for in-flight entertainment! It was agonising enough suffering 9-hour and 12-hour flights, but I don't think I would have lived to tell the tale if there was no entertainment.... Unless, maybe it used to be live entertainment... Imagine that! Now that would have been cool. Just having James Vincent McMorrow play for you while you're flying to London. Yeeaah.
I watched Woody Allen's film Midnight in Paris. A friend told me it was a must-see for any person travelling to Paris, and now that I've seen it I must concur. As well as being a great piece of cinematic storytelling, it also identifies some of the key elements of Parisian history and culture, and has since given me a new appreciation for the city.
After surviving 20 hours in the air, 12 hours of idle airport time, and one excruciatingly long hour at UK Border Security, I was in London. I am in London!!!! I was introduced to the Tube very quickly, and boy was I impressed. Is this not man's greatest infrastructural achievement since the Panama Canal?
Ok, scratch that. The London Underground was built BEFORE the Panama Canal. Wikipedia just told me, so it must be true.
Nice colours...
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