Melbourne, Victoria
I'm heading home today via Los Angeles. 5.30am taxi pickup and I'm at the airport in no time. Check in is a bit chaotic (no surprises there!) and disappointingly they are unable/unwilling to check my bags through to Sydney. This means I will have to collect them in LA and then recheck them. A minor inconvenience but one I would rather not have. It's a fairly uneventful 6 hour flight and we arrive in LA pretty much on time. Clear customs, collect my bag and ...