Rebecca Zelanin: Artist, Actress, Traveler

November 22, 2022 Sydney to Cairns Apparently Australians have no use for “R.” It’s Melbun, not Melbourne. It’s Cains, not Cairns. Author’s Note: I can’t imagine what they do on “Talk like a Pirate Day?” ARRRRR… We’ve got packing for air travel down to a science. Author’s note: God help us if the batteries in our luggage scale die. We already killed one set. We land, grab our rental car and head straight to Cairns Colonial Club Resort. The focus now is preparing Tom’s gear fo

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 12, 2022 Planning our ten week trip, I looked for where we might need some down time. At this point, about one month into our journey, a cruise around Tasmania, seemed perfect. I mean, who doesn’t want to say they’ve been to Tasmania? With boarding the Majestic Princess delayed until 5:00 p.m., we knew it would be tedious to get on the ship. The first clue the trip was not going to be as easy-breezy as we hoped, was the notice that masks

Sydney: Monday, November 7, 2022 Welcome to Jetstar! After Virgin Australia Airlines challenged our carry-on weight we pre-empted problems on JetSar with a redistribution. We had 30 kg or 66 lbs allowance of weight for each of our large suitcases, but only 14 kg for each of our four carry-ons, with none of them allowed to weigh over 10 kg (22 lbs). We juggled and weighed until we found a satisfactory balance and off to Sydney we flew. Author’s Note: Part of the problem is ev

Our on-time flight arrived in Melbourne at 8:00 a.m. with all our dirty clothes in our suitcases. We were looking forward to the washer and dryer in our Air B&B on the 25th floor of a high-rise downtown (CBD or Central Business District). However, it’s only 10:00 a.m. The previous occupants checked out, but the cleaner hasn’t arrived. Author’s Note: We opted for no car in Melbourne because parking is nearly impossible and we booked full day tours for the next two days. We are