The Travel Tales of Julia Sheldon

August 24: Hobart Woke up early, did some quick online work, and my parents arrived at my house so we could catch an Uber to the airport. Dad and Jenny (stepmom) arrived in Australia July 4, and stayed until September 4. It was their first time in an Uber, and Dad was so cute: he tried to pay the driver with cash. Oh, Dad. ha It's an 80 minute flight from Melbourne to Hobart, on the southern tip of Tasmania. We grabbed the rental car and found our great AirBnB. The view was excellent! Once we were situated, we decided to go for a wander through the downtown core to Battery Point, the oldest suburb aka neighbourhood in Hobart. It was super cute, and adorable, and the iron lace was impressive - though, of course, I forgot to take a picture of that.  Hilarious decorative cabbage!  St David's Anglican stained glass  St David's Anglican Cathedral museum Being with my 72 year old folks meant that we were home by dusk, after grocery shop...

What an amazing long weekend trip. So great for a last minute plan! May 31: Kata Tjuta Woke up at 630 am, packed enough clothes and small toiletries for a 3 night trip, made coffee, and hopped in an Uber to the airport with Julie at 8! We were excited to be on our way, and if we had any doubts they were quickly wiped away when we stepped out of the Uber to find two ends of a rainbow!! A wee bit of background: Julie and I met at a birthday in February. She's Italian, I'm Canadian, and we get along really well. On May 23, she asked if I wanted to go with her to Uluru and sent me some links. Within 30 minutes I had booked my flights. Jetstar is a Virgin Australia owned budget airline in Asia Pacific. It's like the Ryan Air of this area, for my European friends. I was hoping there would be snacks provided so I didn't buy anything in the airport; big mistake cause I was super hungry by the time we landed.  Julie and I ended up not sitting together on the plane (to...