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September 2006 - Australia - Introduction

I thought I'd include a few pictures that explain some interesting observations traveling to such a far away country. Before traveling to Australia it's a good idea to pick-up some Australian money. They have no single dollar bills. If you need change from a $5 bill they'll give you either a $2 coin or a $1 coin. This gets very heavy after a while. We departed LAX for Sydney in a Qantas Boeing 747-400ER. This plane is so massive it's just unreal. The flight was packed with almost 400 people for the 14.5 hour flight over the Pacific Ocean. We were served dinner and breakfast and snacks along the way. The way to survive a 14.5 hour flight is to compartmentalize the flight. Sleep for several hours, eat both meals for one hour, read for a few hours, watch several movies for several hours and you'll find yourself able to survive the flight. The trick is also to dress comfortably. Remember you can click on a photo for a larger image.
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Australian $20, $10 and $5 bills (front and back). It looks and feels just like Monopoly money
Australian $20, $10 and $5 bills (front and back). It looks and feels just like Monopoly money		 A view of our plane before we board from our flight back from Brisbane to Los Angeles. This is a Qantas Boeing 747-400
A view of our plane before we board from our flight back from Brisbane to Los Angeles. This is a Qantas Boeing 747-400		 Longreach refers to Qantas' original headquarters in the city of Longreach, Australia not to the Boeing's longreach capabilities
Longreach refers to Qantas' original headquarters in the city of Longreach, Australia not to the Boeing's longreach capabilities		 This picture was taken from seat 70B five rows from the back. The airplane is so massive you cannot see to the front
This picture was taken from seat 70B five rows from the back. The airplane is so massive you cannot see to the front
We cruised at 34,000 ft from LAX to Sydney (SYD) but climbed to 37,000 ft. for our flight from Brisbane (BNE) to LAX
We cruised at 34,000 ft from LAX to Sydney (SYD) but climbed to 37,000 ft. for our flight from Brisbane (BNE) to LAX		 Notice something wrong with this picture? They drive on the wrong side of the streets here just like in London, England
Notice something wrong with this picture? They drive on the wrong side of the streets here just like in London, England		 Hertz was pretty much available everywhere if you really want to rent a car. We chose to use public transportation
Hertz was pretty much available everywhere if you really want to rent a car. We chose to use public transportation		 Here's what an electrical outlet looks like in Australia. Australia runs on 220 volts at 50 Hz so adapters are required
Here's what an electrical outlet looks like in Australia. Australia runs on 220 volts at 50 Hz so adapters are required
Read the fine print on your device as it may run on dual-voltage inputs (110/220). Therefore, only an adapter is required
Read the fine print on your device as it may run on dual-voltage inputs (110/220). Therefore, only an adapter is required		 Here is the final product of my Rube Goldberg device. Cell phone and camera batteries are currently charging
Here is the final product of my Rube Goldberg device. Cell phone and camera batteries are currently charging		 Used to reading distances in feet? Forget it. Everything is on the metric system here
Used to reading distances in feet? Forget it. Everything is on the metric system here		 At first we thought this was silly but really turned out to be important for those not used to wrong-way traffic (Look Right)
At first we thought this was silly but really turned out to be important for those not used to wrong-way traffic (Look Right)
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alfisti 07-Aug-2009 16:59
You're nt exactly Ansel Admas but i do like your images and your commentary Always interesting to see observations from abroad of our little island. If you have more please post them.
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