You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from
the sky. ~ Amelia Earhart
So
true…
Or
for that matter, Mt Fuji in Japan, Lake Eyre in Australia, A vast volcanic pumicestone
slick through the Pacific Ocean, the tropical paradise of islands in Tahiti,
the endless ice shelf of a glacier and the ‘bumpy green’ landscape of New Zealand
are all views I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying from the sky I will never
forget.
I
LOVE flying with a passion. Everytime I
get thrust back into my seat on takeoff a little moment of bliss engulfs me.
But
for some reason, it is always something I put off doing when I’m planning a
trip.
And
so that I don’t have to swim all the way to LA, its high time that I booked my
flight. But in order to do that, I have
to weigh the pros and cons of the cost of two extra days in La La land.
And
you would think that being a travel agent would make those decisions infinitely
easier… a snap I hear you say… but no…
let me tell you, that putting together amazing holidays for anyone else is
something I relish, but when its for yourself, the hundreds of other
considerations come into play becomes way more personal. ..
Do
they have free wifi?
Is
it walking distance to the park? (having shuttled it once before from a little
further away makes it hard NOT to nod
off before you get to your stop – never a good look if you dribble when you
doze )
King
bed?
Queen room?
Jacuzzi suite?
Do
they have free breakfast? And does said
breakfast come up to scratch? And if not, is there easy alternatives close by?
And
of course… amuchisit for two extra
nights?
So today, having
uninterrupted time to ponder all those options and a multitude more, I launched
myself
online with determination to decide before nightfall where I want to stay, so I
can check the rates at work tomorrow.
consideration…
do I want to transit through China for the absolute cheapest flight? Am I
willing to pay hundreds more to go direct? Do I just want to fly with the same airline I
already have done, knowing that it was a great flight with all the amenities I
expect for a long haul flight?
Hmmm….
And now that the other travelers have secured their seats, I really think I
should give the whole thing a bit more time and effort...
While I am not one to
get all that giddy before the whole take-off moment,( in fact, I am almost a
little blasé about the whole thing – particularly if I get dragged over to do
the drug pat down with Big Bertha behind
a screen – which I almost always am) I
really was swept up in their excitement of seat
allocations,
wing or parson’s nose, aisle or window and not to forget the self serve snack
bar when word got out that flights for all the Sydney contingent had been
secured….
I’ve
also decided to get myself an annual pass to allow me unlimited access to the
parks at will because there is no such thing as too much Disney… and even if I
don’t get back within the 12 months, I’ve decided that the discounts it affords
make it well worth it, given the amount of time in the parks on Sandie’s running sheet. Discounts in most of the restaurants, the
shops in both parks and Down Town Disney as well will save me more than the
extra cost by the time I’m all ‘Disney-ed up’.
And
for that to be the case, there’s likely to be another suit case involved…
But
my friends, ever since I lost both my parents way too young, I have been the first person to shout from
the mountain tops CARPE DIEM… and then attempt to
live it.
I
have no intention of life passing me by( too much of it already has) and the more
of the world I can explore, the happier my soul will be. Ever since I was a little girl on a farm in
the middle of nowhere, my dreams of seeing, tasting, smelling and relishing
every moment of each adventure on this big blue ball was my one abiding
passion.
And
it remains the same today… so unless I find some shark-proof floaties or grow
feathers, I better book that seat to La La Land pronto ;)
Lisa
xxx
