Runway Hangover Remedy

People are often hungover on their way home from a Bali trip. I’m ahead of the game today and am hungover before I’ve even left! I decided to have a “quiet drink” (my description when I asked Bec to catch up) with Bec last night, to you know, catch up and talk before I go away for 3 weeks. A couple of beers, bottles of wine and a few end-of-the-night cocktails and 5 hours later – I stumbled into bed. Slightly drunk 🥴

I woke up a few times in the night, then got up about 6:30, getting some breakfast in to soak up the hangover. Luckily for me, I’d packed yesterday so was ready to go without too much rushing around before the Panadol and sugar from the Coca-Cola kicked in.

Meeting Lux at JJ’s for a second breakfast with the dogs for a farewell was next on the agenda. Alas due to some irresponsible dog owners with their dogs off lead, we had to take the dogs back home. These people pissed us both off, and with the slow service and average hot chocolates it wasn't as relaxing as we had hoped.

I wasn't the only one suffering from the effects of a social Friday night. My ride to the airport was even more under the weather than me, so switched to my back up plan. Once my dog sitter arrived to take care of my boys, I hopped in an Uber and made a slight detour via South Yarra to collect my new headphones that Craig had kindly collected for me on launch day yesterday. A must-have piece of kit for the many flights ahead.

A short nap on the way to the airport made the journey fly by, to be greeted by school holiday hecticness at Melbourne Airport. It hadn't even occurred to me that it would be the first day of school holidays when I booked this months ago. Fortunately the premium desk queue was non-existent and I was soon checked in by the super friendly agent – who even tried to get me on an earlier flight so I'd have more lounge time in Sydney. Alas being school holidays the earlier flights were fully booked. Instead she blocked the seat next to me, giving me extra space on the short hop up to Sydney.

Enough time for some scones with jam and cream in the lounge before boarding the 737-800 up to Sydney. We took off early and other than a few minor bumps over Albury it was an otherwise smooth flight. Lunch was served consisting of a veggie sandwich and a paper cup of wine. Wine in paper cups should be illegal – even if it’s better for the environment. I figured one way to beat a hangover is to just start drinking again. I'm going to Bali after all… at least for tonight anyway. As this blog trip name suggests, I'm off for my first real exploration of the Middle East region with a week in Oman, followed by a week in Egypt and then Turkey to finish off the trip. Bali is a stopover on the way, as when I booked this I presumed I'd be working again and need a day off to relax and recharge before exploring… oh and classic reward seats in premium cabins are easier to book out of Asia than Australia.

As I land into Sydney, I welcome you, my dear readers, back to my ramblings. I look forward to having you travel along with me as I explore deserts, pyramids, hammams and everything in between on this adventure to my 60th, 61st and 62nd countries. But first – let's get over to the Qantas First Lounge and swap this cheap chardonnay for some nice French champagne!Читать далее