What a journey! Not the most auspicious start to a holiday. Started off from Noosa at 4am Sunday in the rain down to Brisbane then on to HOng Kong via Cairms. Lucky I had booked the transit hotel as I was exhausted and with a heavy cold as well so felt awful. Also decided to get a neck and shoulder massage at the airport which I deserately needed. Fortunately I was upgraded to business on the HK Paris leg of 12 hours starting at midnight so was able to get a g...

OK serious countdown is now on! I have an airport pickup scheduled for 4am on Sunday morning to Brisbane where I will fly Cathay to Kong Kong with 6 hours layover (with a transit hotel nap) before heading on to Paris. Slow Food Noosa has just completed hosting the National Slow Food meeting here in Noosa yesterday - a fantastic event over 4 days including a hinterland food safari, fabulous speakers and spectacular dinners at River Cottage and Berardos. If yo...

Got my international DL today (just in case) and working on refining itinerary but also trying to leave some flexible time so that there are some things left to chance! Sunday 17 August 2014 heading out from Brisbane at 9.05am so it will be an early start from Noosa! First stop briefly at Cairns then Hong Kong for a few hours (hoping to catch some sleep) then back on board at midnight and direct to Paris arriving on Monday 18 August at 6.55am. Lots of time for...

First stop 2 nights in Paris in August!