Well, here’ something new….<\/p>\n
Mum has been wanting to do a family holiday for about 17 years now…and today it started.<\/p>\n
The Hawkes left on Thursday for Malaysia, and the plan was that we would meet them at the hotel in Phuket.\u00a0 Mum, Dad, Kaoru and I were flying today.\u00a0 So Mum and Dad arrived at our house around 11.30, so we could go to the airport; I was then taking the car to Brett’s house (for the free parking).\u00a0 And so began the dramas.\u00a0 On the way to Brett’s I got a call – Mum’s passport wasn’t there.\u00a0 Long story short, it wasn’t in any of their bags, so they couldn’t fly.\u00a0 So Mum and Dad changed their flight for tomorrow (out of Sydney).\u00a0 They drove back to Geelong (and luckily found Mum’s passport), and Kaoru and I flew out.<\/p>\n
We were on Jetstar, and decided to spoil ourselves so we went Business Class – on the new Dreamliner aircraft.\u00a0 Pre take-off drinks were a nice touch.\u00a0 Wider seats, nice food and larger screens for watching a movie.\u00a0 So it was a nice treat.<\/p>\n
We eventually landed in Phuket and after immigration, found the resort car to take us to our hotel.\u00a0 We checked in and were taken to our room, only to find that after about 5 minutes of activity the air conditioner would stop working.\u00a0 After demonstrating the problem to the staff, we were eventually given another room (Mum and Dad’s – next door!)\u00a0 This was better because it meant a large bed instead of two singles.<\/p>\n
After such a long day, although it was late, I wanted to go out for a walk and drink.\u00a0 So we went and found a pub and enjoyed a drink, before coming back to the hotel and calling it a night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, here’ something new…. Mum has been wanting to do a family holiday for about 17 years now…and today it started. The Hawkes left on Thursday for Malaysia, and the plan was that we would meet them at the hotel in Phuket.\u00a0 Mum, Dad, Kaoru and I were flying today.\u00a0 So Mum and Dad arrived … Continue reading