Caught the shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel (Novotel Century ). We were travelling during peak hour so a very slow trip. I am amazed at the number of Teslas here. In the trip form the airport I saw about 20 of them. The room wasn't going to be ready until 12.00 so we had a wander around. On a recommendation from a friend I grabbed a pay as you go SIM card from 7-eleven. It is a CSL SIM card for $100 HK ($16 Aus) and gives me $100 HK of credit. I can use ...

Great start, we have been allocated 1A and 1C for the first leg. Two hours in Perth then about 8 hours to Hong Kong. Spent a few hours in the Qantas Business Lounge and had a few beers while waiting to board. Flight to Perth was fine, great food. Two hour stop over in Perth, enough time for a bit of duty free and a few more drinks in the lounge. The great thing about airline lounges (apart from the free drinks) is the ability to have a quick shower. Felt refreshe...

Back home now. It is always good to get home but kind of wished I could go on travelling. Highlights of the trip for me EXOTICS RACING. I could definitely go and do that again. Zion National Park and Mesa Verde worth seeing, I wouldn't bother with the drive just to see Monument Valley, it is ok if you are on the way to somewhere else. Shopping is still good but not as much as when our dollar was high. If you hunt around you can still get bargains. Vegas is the sa...

Yep couldn't sleep. Got out of bed about 5.30am and decided to have a wander around. First impressions is a very clean place, not much rubbish around at all. There are thousands of drink dispensing machines, they are everywhere and none seem vandalised or broken. I thought at this early time there would only be a few people out but the place was already waking up. It was probably about 22C but very muggy. Grabbed some water and bananas and headed back to the room...