Around the World

a travel blog by lostj9

Ok so I can hear you guys saying, oh yeah another blog from Janine and Dante that never gets updated, but once again here I am trying. And once again I promise to endevour to be diligent and blah blah blah, but we can only see what happens.

Anyways, so some of you will know that we made a snap decision to purchase an Around the World ticket and have already embarked on our adventure. The decision was made when we were offered the possibility/probability (but yet not confirmed) of work in Scotland and turned it into a trip to visit the family and for of course for some new travel also.

So stay tuned for more Janine, Dante and Rebecca adventures. Chao!

Brisbane, Australia

Jo dropped us as the Brisbane Domestic airport early. I had big plans to get rebecca some sleep by using the pram with a shade at the airports before boarding and during transit, only to find out that the domestic terminal doesn't have the facilities to board with a pram, no matter how small. So we checked in the pram and rebecca was unable to sleep. This was the beginning of a long day for her as she is not very good with being held let alone sleep while being held. Anyways, thanks to her being restrained in a baby belt, which hooks onto my belt, she did sleep Brisbane to Sydney, but by the time we boarded our International flight and due to delays in take off, she was in need of much more and was not a happy girl until the plane started moving and the noise started to soothe her into sleep. Dante had harrassed Qantas enough to make sure we received the bulkhead with bassinet and we were lucky enough again that we were the only ones sitting there. We thought this was great as it gave us a little room to let Rebecca crawl and play, but what we didn't realize was that we weren't allowed to let her do so, in case sudden turbulance sent her flying. So once the staff informed us, she had to be straped in. So lucky again as this would've been impossible without a spare chair to sit her in, but as it was she was happy enough in her chair, playing and watching tv. The flight itself was about 12 hours and Dante and myself may have gotten 1 hour sleep and Rebecca maybe 3 hrs. We arrived only to find out that the pram didn't, so another plan foiled and poor Rebecca had to hang on (literally, in the Hug a Bub) until we sorted out the missing luggage and made our way to the Hotel.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

So anyways, We arrived in the morning on the same day in which we departed, flying through continuous daylight for the whole flight, and since we were all exhausted, we decided to sleep for a few hours and begin our transition into the time zone a little later. Rebecca was so displaced that we brought her to bed with us. I set an alarm and we all managed to get up and go looking for dinner. Rebecca got an omelette but it is difficult to find restuarants that serve cooked vegetables, so it is definately time to try Rebecca on Salad. We walked a little and then returned to put rebecca to bed for the night, but unfortunately none of us are in the time zone and it was a horrible night with rebecca waking up every 2 hours and playing for an hour each time.

a travel blog by lostj9

Leaving Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Santiago, Chile

Valparaiso, Chile

Puerto Montt, Chile

Puerto Chacabuco, Chile

Punta Arenas, Chile

Ushuaia, Argentina

Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Puerto Madryn, Argentina