Aussies -

[kyburg]

deense, dewhitton - I'm looking right at you.

I'm invading your country November 12th.

The timeshare exchange came through - I got housing!

I will be at:

Destination Asia-Pacific at Radisson Resort Palm Meadows (*whew*)
Surfer's Paradise (they named a town that?), Carrara
Queensland -

Gold Coast - an hour's drive from Brisbane.

I'll be there for my 45th birthday. I still can't believe it.

Now...to get there. *laughs*

Oh, and we'll have to drive there. Jim's up for it - he lived in England in the Air Force for almost three years. Me? Oh boy.

Since LJ can't provide me a geographical report - I suspect I have more Aussies on my list, and I have no earthly idea if anyone is nearby the place. Well, I have all summer to find out, I guess.

I'm going to Australia. Holy cow.

(Why is getting the timeshare exchange so critical? It's about $150 to do an exchange - I exchange a week at my timeshare for a week at another one - and since my timeshare has been paid for since 1997, a week of accomodations anywhere in the system is only $150. For a week. And in this case, now already paid for. If someone wants to give you a timeshare - you might say yes. I'll write the story of how I got this one another day.)

Well, that explains the weirdness the last week or so. Cliff's been here. I may not notice 'him' being around, but I sure notice the results of him passing through. I was sure I wasn't going to get an exchange...called them today to widen the search, and they told me I'd landed one. I was on a waiting list - I was on a waiting list all last year for a Swiss exchange, and one never came.

A whole week in Australia for $150. I just have to get there now.

Comments

[elfwench.livejournal.com]

*envy* You sure have the life, girl! And, it's my birthday you'll be there, too. Enjoy and if you see Steve Irwin, give him a hug for me. I *heart* that Crocodile Hunter.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I have luck and mischievous angels following me around....

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Wow. My dream is to go to Australia and New Zeland someday. I do have Aussie Internet friends, but I think they are scattered about. The only Aussie LJ person I know is nikkis

[exedore.livejournal.com]

Lucky! Congrats on snagging yourself a great trip!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Snag is right. Holy cow.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, and enjoy! Good luck with air fares and plans.

You're the third friends-list person to go to Australia - wait, four if I count business trips - wait, five - um, damn, everybody's going to Australia these days.

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

It's cause it's the hip place to be... That's why i'm here!

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

Surfer's Paradise isn't a town, it's an area really...

Alright, note to self, plan trip to Surfer's Paradise for a few days in November... I haven't been to Queensland or brisvegas, er, brisbane yet, and it's better to go in spring (yes, it'll be spring) when it's not as grossly hot. Hey, maybe I can take a surfing lesson even..

I still think you should do a couple days in Sydney at the beginning/end of the trip... We can put you up! It's a great city, and so many aussie landmarks are here, like the harbour bridge (which you can climb over, and i mean the hig up metal rounded part) and the opera house, and I have a friend with a plane who does flights over the city/harbour...

Either way, we'll meet up somewhere!

Oh, and time shares can rock, as long as you get into a good one, with lots of options... My sister and her hubbie are, and that's how we spent the week in Mazatlan Mexico last April at the gorgeous resort on the beach.. They've also been to Hilton Head, Portugal, Vegas, Arizona, so, yeah... It's been worth it.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

*laughs* The facility's description icons included a little pair of dice - gambling nearby - so that's it!

I'll have to give it a go just to say I did it -

How far is Sydney from that part of the country?

My birthday has always been a wintry, rawbones experience - on the verge of the holidays...the COLD holidays here. This looks to be a very nice change!

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

Sydney is in New South Wales, the state below Queensland. About 2 hours by plane, and you can get mega cheap fares (like, under $200 aussie, so less than $150 us return...) Check out virginblue.com.au or jetstar.com.au

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Hey, do me a favor - check and see what you can get for LAX to BNE from there.

From here, it's about $3000 American - any part of November. Scary.

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

try webjet.com.au

I'll check myself in a bit..

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Augh. No love there!

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

well, if you start in brisbane on the 12th you can get them for 1899.00 aussie return...

But you start in the US..

What are the exact dates?? I'll do the 'live travel consultants' things and try and get it from the us...

[dandelion-diva.livejournal.com]

OH cool! I hope you have a superfantastic time! :)

Gessi

[ceolyn.livejournal.com]

I have envy. But I get to go to HI and PA this year so hey, I'm not totally with out my own travel foo.

And stuff.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are SO going to enjoy Hawaii....

Particularly after finishing a wedding. Oh, very yes.

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

aircanada.com has flights from 1700 each canadian with taxes, to sydney... A virgin blue flight to brisbane is only about $130 each...

Trying still...

[pseudicide.livejournal.com]

call a travel agent, sometimes they can get really good fares...