Category: Australia 2019

Business Smartium – OZ602 – SYD-ICN

On board OZ602, in something they’re calling “Business Smartium Class”. I can’t make this up.

Please follow along with the safety information card…
A convenient place to hang my jacket
Toiletries from L’Occitane
You can’t make these names up.
Pre-flight orange juice
Plenty of legroom and bedding

Stopped

No more flying for 36 hours. Sleep.

Summer Solstice

So when I got up this morning, I wished everyone a blessed Yule. Now, 30 hours later, happy summer solstice!! Longest day of the year? Check.

Airplane Food – OZ212 – ICN-SFO

I realized there were still more food pics from the planes, so I’m including them here. Decided to stay in the hotel tonight. I’ll see what in San Francisco calls to me tomorrow.

Prosciutto with pear marinated in saffron & wine.
Roasted chicken leg served with soy sauce, paprika, mushroom, and fried rice.
Chocolate brownie
Quinoa salad with Cheese & Pumpkin
Cheese ravioli served with Parmesan cheese sauce, asparagus, mushrooms, and roasted cherry tomato.
Banana mango cake.

Self-Care Food!

So, self-care is one thing – but someone please remind me not to order room service when I haven’t slept much?

The Mothership

Yes, pictures of a store. But all my tech demanded to visit the mothership. 🙂

Really though, it was around the block from breakfast, near an ATM, and on the way back to the hotel.

What you need isn’t always what you want

Well – it wasn’t the trip to San Francisco I’d wanted – but just like some festivals, we might not get what we want, but we get what we need. This afternoon was naps and writing – it apparently takes a full week to let go and really let the writing creativity open up. I want to work on being able to have that without flying 1/2 way around the world.

There’s so much to write about this trip – personal revelations, cultural differences, details of geography. Just lots. The big take-away is obvious though – there is something to be learned in every moment. Also, it takes more than just labels, slogans, or intentions to form communities and societies. We can maintain our selves and still be part of so much more.… More...