Coming Back from Holiday

Have just returned back from a week-long Melbourne/Sydney trip few days back. And got down by sore throat and flu. The trip was tiring and I did not sleep well.

From previous post, I said I will be going to Melbourne and Tasmania but… damn Tiger airways!! Tiger cancelled our flight to Melbourne from Adelaide and we only got to know it when we reached at Adelaide’s airport!! Apparently the Tiger’s service was terminated by Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia for safety inspection till end of this month, which means we can’t go to Tasmania.

Our whole plan was ruined by them. We had paid nonrefundable deposit for Melbourne accommodation deposit and, by all means, we had to check-in by 9 pm on 2^nd of July. So, in one hour discussion, we decided to drive from Adelaide to Melbourne, a journey of 700 km. Had pit stop at Blue Lake at Mount Gambier and ate Hungry Jack’s before hitting the road again. I took turn to drive and it was my first time driving in Australia illegally because I did not bring my driving license from Malaysia. It took us 12 hours to reach Melbourne.

It was Saturday night and can see many people on the street everywhere. It was not a surprise for us as this is Melbourne city’s nightlife!! In Sydney, the same. The city was still lively and noisy at night. You never find this in Adelaide.

Melbourne and Sydney, the two big cities that I wanted to visit so badly.. hopefully I have the chance to go back these places for year-end countdown..

Going to Melbourne and Tasmania

Exam finished 3 days ago and now is my holiday!!

Will be going to Melbourne and Tasmania tomorrow. Will stop at Melbourne for 5 days and will then fly to Tasmania on the sixth. We are hoping to see snow over there.. Yay!!

All together 13 of us will be going for this trip. Yes, we always have a large group when going for a tour.

The thing with so many people is that it’s very “ma fan” to take care everybody’s need. Some might want to go this tourist attraction and some might not want to. Then, some attractions need entrance fees but some of us might not want to pay.

Worst of all, some of my friends do not contribute anything in preparation for this trip. They say got exam and no time to meet up for discussion. My friends and I have to do everything. From booking accommodation to planning which tourist attraction to go. Others don’t even volunteer themselves to help us just because of the finals.

We have one friend who’s been to Melbourne before and we are expecting her to in charge of making the bookings but, because she is having exam today, we have to take responsible as well. For heaven sake, I had my finals last week too..

the breathtaking view of Dove Lake, Tasmania

The lesson is not to go holiday with large group.. but we are still excited for the trip!!