Category: Travel

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

Last Dinner in Sydney

Last meal on the ground for about 38 hours.

Looking out from the table onto the promenade that leads to the Opera House
The interior of Buckley’s
Beef burger w/Lettuce, Pickles, Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Mustard Mayo

Badu Gili

Every night there’s a light show named Badu Gili displayed on part of the opera house “that explores ancient First Nations stories in a spectacular seven-minute projection.”

Polaris Dinner

The first course of second dinner last night/earlier/whatever – Smoked duck, farro salad with dried cranberries, brined carrots, whole grain mustard. The salad is Mesclun, mozzarella, grape tomato, and olive.

Dessert

My body has no idea what to do with itself – but somehow coffee and dessert seemed like a good idea?

Polaris Lounge – LAX

With over an hour until boarding – take advantage of all the things and chill in the Polaris lounge. Two legs finished, luggage situation being managed. In less than 17 hours there might be a bed waiting for me.

Restrooms, shower suites, and dining at the Polaris lounge at LAX.

Time

It’s just a big ball of timey-wimey stuff.

The time in every zone on the trip.

The Glitch

So the glitch – to be able to do this with miles meant a ticket to Sydney and a separate ticket to get to the flight to Sydney. When I left Philly this morning they said they could only check my suitcase to LA. Despite awesome efforts from ^AD at United Social Care and Edina at O’Hare (both rock stars), it looks like I’ll have to claim my bag in LA then re-check it to Sydney. Annoying only because my connection will be one gate apart – but I get more steps in before sitting for 15 hours. 🙂

Baggage Claim

Successfully checked-in in Philadelphia, but the first bit of drama is already unfolding. Apparently the ticket agents were unable to check my bags all the way through to Sydney. Now, I have ample time in LA to get out of security, get my bag, and get back through – but I really shouldn’t have to. One thing at a time though.