I think I'm crazy but....

[ontheEdgeof17]

...how long is the flight from LA to Oz?


Just wondering. ;)

[Phoenix]

...how long is the flight from LA to Oz?


Just wondering. ;)

I remember it being like 17 or 18 hrs, but it was so long that it just becomes surreal. Well worth it though, I allways tell anyone, if you can ever go to australia, go , go yesterday.

[melly]

It's not that long.. about 12 hours.

:] enough time to watch a few movies and drink a few little bottles of wine to dull the pain

[JWS]

I've been to Australia several times so I know this. Qantas has a "super" 747 that can make it in 13 1/2 hours non stop LAX - Sydney. A "regular" 747 takes close to 15 hours. Some flights stop in Honolulu or Tahiti which adds hours more of course. The flights are overnight so most people manage to sleep away about half the flight.

BTW..the longest non-stop passenger flight is Sydney - London. 20 hours I think.

[JazmenFlowers]

I actually got on Expedia to see just how much this would cost me...

there.is.no.way...

unless I cash in my 401K ;)

[Ghost_Tracker]

If you live to be a hundred, then it's about one five-hundredth of one percent of your entire life. . . . :nod:

[JWS]

I actually got on Expedia to see just how much this would cost me...

there.is.no.way...

unless I cash in my 401K ;)

I haven't checked lately, but 1st class was like US $13,000, Business around $8,000, and coach $2,000.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

You should do it Curtis!!

Chris

[JazmenFlowers]

totally...

hope you can go Frenchie...I'll be forever jealous, but totally living vicariously...

(god, I just used totally twice)

[sparky]

...how long is the flight from LA to Oz?


Just wondering. ;)

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.

[Ghost_Tracker]

I haven't checked lately, but 1st class was like US $13,000, Business around $8,000, and coach $2,000.


Uhmmm - - - maybe you could take a boat??? (Seriously...)

[JWS]

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.

Yes it's quicker coming back with west to east tail winds. Best wishes.

[The Tower]

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.
You aren't taking me along for the trip???

I am depressed......

[sparky]

You aren't taking me along for the trip???

I am depressed......

I'll check with my farmer buddy and see if there is an extra room at the beach house.

[The Tower]

I'll check with my farmer buddy and see if there is an extra room at the beach house.
Also, please make some room for me in your luggage to stow away. I think with some last minute yoga sessions I should be able to contort my 6'4" frame to fit into a carry-on bag. ;) :laugh:

[jannieC]

Curtis, are you going to do it? Is it really in the THOUSANDS for a plane ticket???? :shocked:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Curtis, are you going to do it? Is it really in the THOUSANDS for a plane ticket???? :shocked:

I want to very badly.......if I only had a guest to go with me. :cool:


......and I need to save up for the Lindsey tour. :woohoo:

[skcin]

I want to very badly.......if I only had a guest to go with me. :cool:





So, is that an invitation? :cool:


JK - couldn't go even if I/you wanted me to.

[gldstwmn]

Is it really in the THOUSANDS for a plane ticket???? :shocked:

Yes. If I win the Powerball tonight, we'll all go first class. :]

[strandinthewind]

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.

I WANNA GO :mad: :mad: :mad:

[strandinthewind]

Also, please make some room for me in your luggage to stow away. I think with some last minute yoga sessions I should be able to contort my 6'4" frame to fit into a carry-on bag. ;) :laugh:

Okay - that image is now burned in my head

and I kinda like it

[The Tower]

I WANNA GO :mad: :mad: :mad:
Me, too. Alas, it is too much of an extravagant luxury for me right now.

Okay - that image is now burned in my head

and I kinda like it
Well, I wouldn't have to contort myself if you were going. I'd be able to stretch out in your steamer trunk.

[gldstwmn]

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.

Have fun dear. I want to hear all about it when you get back. :wavey:

[DavidMn]

...how long is the flight from LA to Oz?


Just wondering. ;)Well, From L.A to Melbourne is 15 hours, from Sydney it's about 14. But I did it in 2001, well worth it trust me.

[DavidMn]

Curtis, are you going to do it? Is it really in the THOUSANDS for a plane ticket???? :shocked:I was lucky. I went witha tour group and we spent 2 weeks there and saw Melbourne, Sydney, The Outback, and the Great Barrier Reef. the whole thing cost $3,000. I know that sounds like alot, but believe me That was cheap.:nod:

[DavidMn]

My flight is taking about 14 1/2 hours from LAX to Sydney. For some reason it is an hour less coming back. FYI Clayre and I are going to the Newcastle and Sydney shows. Skipping Melbourne. Too damned far from Sydney.Good for you!! WOW that's so cool that you're going!!:thumbsup: :cool:

[JazmenFlowers]

if there were any high-traffic street corners here I'd be able to go too...

oh well...



:laugh:

[DavidMn]

Uhmmm - - - maybe you could take a boat??? (Seriously...)Or be like that guy back in the 70's. What was his name? I think Jerry Speiss, the one that took the little dingy all the way across both the Atlantic and Pacific

[DavidMn]

if there were any high-traffic street corners here I'd be able to go too...

oh well...



:laugh:Oh I got that one.;) :lol:

[DavidMn]

I'm just happy that we're going to have some U.S Ledge represantation for the Australia shows.:nod:

[JazmenFlowers]

Oh I got that one.;) :lol:
:thumbsup:


ponders what I can sell on eBay since plan A won't work

[GarboSpeaks!]

I SO was preparing for this. I kept really "thinking it" to make it happen. Alas, no...no whining here, but damnit, what an opp it would have been!

FYI, I found airfare for $1272 RT vs. initial shopping around 4 or 5 months ago when I really 1st contemplated it...it was friggin $3000 then! :eek: Financially it could have still happened, but w/ no planning, idea of a foreign country, etc, perhaps best to let it be. This isn't a jaunt to Denver....:lol: right Curtis??? ;)

[stevinix1]

I will be at the Melbourne Show -- actually got front row seats! Plane ticket was 1,700! But its all worth it for Stevie! :]

I am SOOO NOT looking foward to the plane ride to OZ!

[strandinthewind]

. . . Well, I wouldn't have to contort myself if you were going. I'd be able to stretch out in your steamer trunk.

Well, you know I'd have at LEAST four and a manservant.

[GarboSpeaks!]

I am SOOO NOT looking foward to the plane ride to OZ!

Above money and time, I'd say that's the biggest sacrifice for Stevie. Long flights...OY! I love to fly, but for 14+ hours??? Dunno. LOL

[stevinix1]

Above money and time, I'd say that's the biggest sacrifice for Stevie. Long flights...OY! I love to fly, but for 14+ hours??? Dunno. LOL


Yea I agree!! I have no idea what I'm gonna do for 15 hours from LA to Melbourne. It really sucks because not only do we have the 15 from LA to Melbourne -- I have a 5 and a half hour flight from Baltimore to LA. Im crazy for doing this!

[DavidMn]

Yea I agree!! I have no idea what I'm gonna do for 15 hours from LA to Melbourne. It really sucks because not only do we have the 15 from LA to Melbourne -- I have a 5 and a half hour flight from Baltimore to LA. Im crazy for doing this!No you're not. I love that kind of passion. Good for you!!:thumbsup: :cool:

[stevinix1]

No you're not. I love that kind of passion. Good for you!!:thumbsup: :cool:

Thanks!

So since you have been to OZ before -- any advice or suggestions on must see attractions. We plan on doing Melbourne and Sydney.

[DavidMn]

Thanks!

So since you have been to OZ before -- any advice or suggestions on must see attractions. We plan on doing Melbourne and Sydney.Ok sure. With regards to Melbourne, I really enjoyed the Melbourne zoo, and if you are planning to rent a car, you MUSt and I repeat MUST take a drive on the Great Ocean Road. without question the most spectacular ocean drive you will ever see!!!! As far as Sydney goes, Of course the opera house is a must, and I would reccomend having dinner at the Sydney Tower Resturant too. It's like the space needle in Seattle sorta. There are I think 3 or 4 levels of eating establishments, with the Highest floor having the gourmet meals. Once again if you rent a car in Sydney, a trip out to the Blue Mountains and the town of Katoomba is highly reccomended. There they have what's called the "3 Sisters" a rock outcropping that's quite unique!!! Hope those sugesstions help!!! Perhaps some Austrailan Ledgies could help also. I hope you have a great time!!:nod:

[stevinix1]

Ok sure. With regards to Melbourne, I really enjoyed the Melbourne zoo, and if you are planning to rent a car, you MUSt and I repeat MUST take a drive on the Great Ocean Road. without question the most spectacular ocean drive you will ever see!!!! As far as Sydney goes, Of course the opera house is a must, and I would reccomend having dinner at the Sydney Tower Resturant too. It's like the space needle in Seattle sorta. There are I think 3 or 4 levels of eating establishments, with the Highest floor having the gourmet meals. Once again if you rent a car in Sydney, a trip out to the Blue Mountains and the town of Katoomba is highly reccomended. There they have what's called the "3 Sisters" a rock outcropping that's quite unique!!! Hope those sugesstions help!!! Perhaps some Austrailan Ledgies could help also. I hope you have a great time!!:nod:

Awesome!! Thanks for your help! I am soo excited!:]

Any help from Australian Ledgies would be much appreciated!

[DavidMn]

Awesome!! Thanks for your help! I am soo excited!:]

Any help from Australian Ledgies would be much appreciated!Another thing that might help you is if you get a Fodor's or Frommer's travel book on Australia at your local bookstore. I had one, and it was invaluable to me.

[JWS]

Awesome!! Thanks for your help! I am soo excited!:]

Any help from Australian Ledgies would be much appreciated!

Don't forget Doyles seafood restaurant at Sydney Harbor. Anybody been there?

[DavidMn]

Don't forget Doyles seafood restaurant at Sydney Harbor. Anybody been there?I didnt make it there, but I heard its highly reccomended.:thumbsup:

[stevinix1]

Cool -- Thanks guys!

Now I just have to get through the long flight :eek:

[macfanken]

I want to very badly.......if I only had a guest to go with me. :cool:

damn. i have two weeks off at the beginning of Feb... if my vacation was two weeks later i'd go.


......and I need to save up for the Lindsey tour. :woohoo:


huh?

[ontheEdgeof17]

This isn't a jaunt to Denver....:lol: right Curtis??? ;)

:p

I wonder if they have big hotel parking lots to sleep in? :]

huh?

Wishful thinkin'.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

:p




Wishful thinkin'.


In that case I'm saving up for the Christine tour.

[Janis_no1]

Ok sure. With regards to Melbourne, I really enjoyed the Melbourne zoo, and if you are planning to rent a car, you MUSt and I repeat MUST take a drive on the Great Ocean Road. without question the most spectacular ocean drive you will ever see!!!! As far as Sydney goes, Of course the opera house is a must, and I would reccomend having dinner at the Sydney Tower Resturant too. It's like the space needle in Seattle sorta. There are I think 3 or 4 levels of eating establishments, with the Highest floor having the gourmet meals. Once again if you rent a car in Sydney, a trip out to the Blue Mountains and the town of Katoomba is highly reccomended. There they have what's called the "3 Sisters" a rock outcropping that's quite unique!!! Hope those sugesstions help!!! Perhaps some Austrailan Ledgies could help also. I hope you have a great time!!:nod:

WOW!!!! David your a pro!! Im from melbourne myself so firstly its very strange hearing you guys talk about coming over here!! Im so used to wanting to be over there!! :lol:

As most of you know im going to the melbourne, gold coast, newcastle, sydney and adelaide shows... though what i REALLY want to know is...
I will be at the Melbourne Show -- actually got front row seats! Plane ticket was 1,700! But its all worth it for Stevie!

HOW???? how did you get your hands on those?? really? because i was in with the presenters and STILL couldn't get them!! I was online at the stoke of presale and STILL couldn't get them.... So do tell... the big q.. "who did you sleep with the get those? "laugh: :rolleyes:

I SO WANT TO MEET UP WITH AS MANY LEDGIES AS POSSIBLE, as it will be such an experience and make the event all the better!

[stevinix1]

[/QUOTE]HOW???? how did you get your hands on those?? really? because i was in with the presenters and STILL couldn't get them!! I was online at the stoke of presale and STILL couldn't get them.... So do tell... the big q.. "who did you sleep with the get those? "laugh: :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]

To be honest I have no IDEA -- all I did was log in to tickettek the minute they went on sale and ended up with section C row A seats 46-45. Pure Luck! I am afraid I will get there and it will be some sorta mistake or something. What seats did you get?

[Janis_no1]

[QUOTE=stevinix1]all I did was log in to tickettek the minute they went on sale and ended up with section C row A seats 46-45. Pure Luck! I am afraid I will get there and it will be some sorta mistake or something. What seats did you get?

I've got second row section B (centre centre), but what i got through ticketek was section c, row D the two innermost seats next to the aisle.... so i know they will have a reall clear shot of her, i also got two on the elevated side at the front (as per pic attached), these i currently have on e b a y, these i think will the bthe best by far for photo's..

[DavidMn]

WOW!!!! David your a pro!! Im from melbourne myself so firstly its very strange hearing you guys talk about coming over here!! Im so used to wanting to be over there!! :lol:

As most of you know im going to the melbourne, gold coast, newcastle, sydney and adelaide shows... though what i REALLY want to know is...


HOW???? how did you get your hands on those?? really? because i was in with the presenters and STILL couldn't get them!! I was online at the stoke of presale and STILL couldn't get them.... So do tell... the big q.. "who did you sleep with the get those? "laugh: :rolleyes:

I SO WANT TO MEET UP WITH AS MANY LEDGIES AS POSSIBLE, as it will be such an experience and make the event all the better!I have very fond memories of Australia. I will always talk it up to anyone who is interested. It's a wonderous place!:nod:

[stevinix1]

[QUOTE]

I've got second row section B (centre centre), but what i got through ticketek was section c, row D the two innermost seats next to the aisle.... so i know they will have a reall clear shot of her, i also got two on the elevated side at the front (as per pic attached), these i currently have on e b a y, these i think will the bthe best by far for photo's..

I am kinda worried because our seats are alll the way on the end and I dunno if she will be able to reach us for the edge walk. :distress:

[DavidMn]

[QUOTE=Janis_no1]

I am kinda worried because our seats are alll the way on the end and I dunno if she will be able to reach us for the edge walk. :distress:I just sen you another Pm. lemme know what you think.:nod: