maryr1oz
Down Under Disney Lover x
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2008
Hi Dis fans
We just got home a couple of days ago from a 16 night trip to Oahu. It was our first time visiting Hawaii, a trip that had been cancelled and rebooked several times since 2020. On the trip was myself and my husband, both 40-ish and no kids. I'm going to go through the trip report in order of how we did it - flew in from Australia and stayed in Waikiki for six nights, went up to the North Shore for two nights, and then ended with seven nights at Aulani. We had such a fantastic trip, not only was it our first post-pandemic international trip but it was really the first time we had a decent break together and from work in three years. My husband has Coeliac disease, so he requires Gluten Free food, I mostly eat this way when we are together too - so i'll note our dining experiences here.
We live in Melbourne, but travelled to Sydney on Friday 2 September for an overnight stay. Fortunately we had points to use for this leg, so we flew in Business and started the trip with express through security and some time in the lounge. The flight to Sydney was on time, and during a week of mass cancellations in Australia, this was a good start to the trip.
We love the Little National hotel in Sydney, it's right above Wynyard train station, so you can get from Sydney airport to the hotel without having to go outside - a bonus when it's raining (it was on this day). If you travel to Sydney and are heading into the city the train is a great option - it's super quick and easy, and if there's only one or two people it's cost effective.
Little National is a hotel that has small rooms, with super king beds - the beds are so comfortable for sleeping and we don't spend much time in the room while we are in Sydney.
It was about noon when we reached the hotel, they let us check in straight away so we dumped our bags and headed out. First stop was Wholegreen Bakery, it's completely GF and only a couple of blocks from the hotel.
Once we were fed, we kept on walking down towards Darling Harbour - it was raining on and off.
We always visit the Chinese Friendship Garden when we have time, it's so calm and pretty in there and changes so much from season to season.
We just got home a couple of days ago from a 16 night trip to Oahu. It was our first time visiting Hawaii, a trip that had been cancelled and rebooked several times since 2020. On the trip was myself and my husband, both 40-ish and no kids. I'm going to go through the trip report in order of how we did it - flew in from Australia and stayed in Waikiki for six nights, went up to the North Shore for two nights, and then ended with seven nights at Aulani. We had such a fantastic trip, not only was it our first post-pandemic international trip but it was really the first time we had a decent break together and from work in three years. My husband has Coeliac disease, so he requires Gluten Free food, I mostly eat this way when we are together too - so i'll note our dining experiences here.
We live in Melbourne, but travelled to Sydney on Friday 2 September for an overnight stay. Fortunately we had points to use for this leg, so we flew in Business and started the trip with express through security and some time in the lounge. The flight to Sydney was on time, and during a week of mass cancellations in Australia, this was a good start to the trip.
We love the Little National hotel in Sydney, it's right above Wynyard train station, so you can get from Sydney airport to the hotel without having to go outside - a bonus when it's raining (it was on this day). If you travel to Sydney and are heading into the city the train is a great option - it's super quick and easy, and if there's only one or two people it's cost effective.
Little National is a hotel that has small rooms, with super king beds - the beds are so comfortable for sleeping and we don't spend much time in the room while we are in Sydney.
It was about noon when we reached the hotel, they let us check in straight away so we dumped our bags and headed out. First stop was Wholegreen Bakery, it's completely GF and only a couple of blocks from the hotel.
Once we were fed, we kept on walking down towards Darling Harbour - it was raining on and off.
We always visit the Chinese Friendship Garden when we have time, it's so calm and pretty in there and changes so much from season to season.