Quaint US custom No.1 : Asked not to congregate in numbers on the 'plane, particularly around the toilets. Poms wouldn't like not being able to queue.

Setting the mood No.2 : Watch "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" about embarking on "a drug fuelled odyssey to the real America". Duke gets caught in a dust storm similar to the one in Melbourne. Looking forward to trashing some hotel rooms.

Strange sight No.1 : Middle-aged woman wearing bilateral Cam walkers. Guaranteed to suffer "economy class syndrome".

Three hours out from Sydney : Realise that Corey Delaney is on my flight wearing his trademark sunglasses and one of those tuxedo T-shirts. Classy.

Courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security, I've now decided that I want to be "arrested or convicted for an offense (sic) or crime involving moral turpitude" as it sounds intriguing. And frankly Mr Bush, if I was alive between 1933 and 1945, do you really think I'd admit to partaking in "persecutions associated with Nazi Germany or its allies". You've got to hand it to the Americans for being up front. If you apply for a non-immigrant visa, they're happy to ask if you've ever been a prostitute, a pimp, a terrorist or if you're mad, expecting honest answers.

Four hours out from Sydney : Just spotted a female Corey Delaney (overweight, sporting an Oz flag T-shirt and wearing Corey's sunnies). Gotta love the ugly Australian.

Obnoxious older woman behind me with ridiculously large sunhat (which she manages to throw at everbody) keeps hitting me in the back of the head.

written by  walbs on April 2, 2008 from Sydney, Australia
from the travel blog: Chrome Wheeled, Fuel-Injected and Steppin' Out Over the Line
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Taxi ride to the Hilton (via the Tenderloin where we saw a bunch of poor folks, none of whom appeared to be able to afford flowers for their hair). Bush's policies appear to be working well in SF. Driver was super-sized and sounded like the presenters on Mythbusters.

Clock says midday, but body thinks it's 0600 hours. Time for a sleep. Got to schmooze with other conference delegates this evening at City Hall.

written by  walbs on April 2, 2008 from San Francisco, United States
from the travel blog: Chrome Wheeled, Fuel-Injected and Steppin' Out Over the Line
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