Well..................arrived in Sydney in one piece. Travelling was pretty much 48 hours from leaving home to getting to Bondi. LAX is easily the worst airport I have ever been in and having to spend 6 hours in the hell hole really didnt do me any good! After checking in 6 hours before my flight (from LA to Auckland) so that I could get a seat with extra leg room I was pretty pissed to discover that there was going to be a mother with a screaming baby beside me ...

18 days and counting........2 weeks left in work.......Leave Dublin on the morning of the 27th of July.Still have to get my new passport, get a visa sorted, do my insurance and sort out a loan.In short, as per usual, am leaving things to the last minute!Travelling to Sydney. Total journey time is going to be 41 hours from leaving Dublin to arriving in Sydney;Dublin to London (1 hour flying and 1 hour change over)London to LA (12 hours flying and 9 hour wait ...