My Australian Trip (Sept 19-Oct 4)
Peter and I just returned from a trip to Australia. We visited Sydney, Cairns, Darwin and Melbourne areas. This seemed like a good experience to share with you so here goes the first installment! The week before the trip was spent deciding what to pack and how to pack it. We decided to take a carry-on and a personal bag and not check any baggage. Neither of us like waiting in lines or waiting for lost luggage. We made a list of clothes and personal items, laid them on the guest bed and re-evaluated. I found Rick Steve’s Packing list for Women extremely helpful. www.ricksteves.com In those bags in the above photo are clothes, personal items, cameras, lenses, binoculars, iPad, phone, notebook, collapsible cane and my sleep bi-pap machine. I’m planning on doing laundry once and air drying my hair when necessary! (By the way.. this plan worked!) The news before we left was about the attempted plot by ISIS to behead a bystander in ...