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Jenny Ley-Meek “Australia is on
the other side of the world – so many
clients rule it out for being too costly
in terms of money and time”
A
ustralia is exactly what it is: on Next, we headed to Byron Bay and Port
the other side of the world – Macquarie but saved our energy for Sydney
meaning many clients rule it – which, after we had conquered Sydney
out of holiday plans for being Harbour Bridge climb, we realised had been
too costly in terms of money and time. a good move. Fortunately, slightly less
So, having never been to Australia be- strength was needed checking out
fore, I decided to treat my husband for the “guy candy” on Bondi Beach!
his 40th birthday and see whether it With our last stop in Ayers
really is do-able in less than 21 Rock, we spent my hus-
days. My strategy? Creating a band’s 40th under the
jam-packed itinerary with stars, dining on croco-
some luxury along the way. dile, kangaroo and
Flying Qantas, we stopped emu, listening to the
over in Singapore for two nights. haunting sounds of a
Breaking up the 23-hour flight is didgeridoo, and watching
highly recommended. Other less the changing colours of
common stopovers to consider are Uluru. If your clients are
Tokyo, Bali and New York. keen to follow suit, use Virgin
Touching down in Cairns, we enjoyed Blue and Jetstar who offer no-frills
the spectacular scenery of Cape Tribulation, flights to most major cities. Advise
went snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef, packing a fly net too!
cuddled a koala and fed the kangaroos in Coming home via Hong Kong, we took
the rainforest village of Kuranda. the famous Star Ferry across Hong Kong
Moving on to Brisbane, we were soon harbour, rode the funicular railway to
driving the Pacific Highway towards Sydney. Victoria Peak and climbed the 320 steps
Encourage clients to hire a car as a great to visit the world’s largest Buddha.
way to soak up the scenery; it’s also easy as Eight flights later, was it worth it? Heck,
Australians drive on the left. But snapping a yes! And now I have proof to convince my
picture of our first signpost - “Sydney 945km” time-pressed customers too.
– we were glad we had lots of stops en-route!
We made Surfers Paradise our first,
taking to the waves. When that seemed
too much like hard work, we rewarded
ourselves with lunch at the exquisite
I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here six-star
Versace Hotel. I can see why there are
no tears when the celebs are voted off Jenny Ley-Meek works for homeworking
and are brought back here! company Superior Travel
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