How much time was flying time, 18 hours? Is that right? Wow. I'm trying to wrap my head around 12 hours to Australia. Plus 3 hours to get to LA to catch the flight. But we'd be in business class if we went. It just occurred to me that if I slept for 8 hours there'd only be 4 hours to the flight which is nothing. We pretty much know what we'd do to get there but the country is closed right now and we could get stuck with a two week quarantine if we got there. There is no choice of quarantine hotels, evidently, they are just cubby-holes more suited for an overnight stay. (I don't know if holding a koala for a second or two is worth the two weeks).@eagle1002us, I’m curious too whether koala‘s fur is soft? Koalas look so cute and just seem very sweet. Can’t wait to hold one one day.
Years ago I visited elephant sanctuary in Thailand. I alway thought the baby elephants looked so cute. What I didn’t plan for when I got to pet one was how wiry and hard their little hair were. They were still so cute and playful though. I was just a little surprised. That’s why TLC and Discovery channels just can’t beat the real thing.
I travelled to Bangkok around mid-November after filling out many forms and jumping several hoops. I stayed in a quarantine hotel for 15 nights and it was about 700 sq.ft. with balcony, great food selection and concierge service. Didn’t have a decorative pool though. There are about 100 state certified quarantine hotels where people can choose from at different service levels. It was a long boring time but at least it was endurable. It took 25 hours to get there though including 7 hours layover in Frankfurt. I took Lufthansa economy but the plane had barely 60 passengers that everyone got the whole row or two to themselves. I wouldn’t recommend travelling before vaccination though just to be safe. I had business to attend to that couldn’t wait but at least the hotel was nice. And, the Sheraton Luxury Collection Hotel that I stayed after the quarantine hotel was a dream.
What did you do during quarantine? Did they let you use an exercise room and sit outside? I'd probably be shopping online most of the time and would be broke by the end of the quarantine. I understand from talking to someone who held a koala that the fur is kinda dense and somewhat wooly. The fur shelters them from intense rainstorms b/c koalas can bend over and turn themselves into a furball. But it looks soft and I think I've read somewhere that it is soft.
Actually they look so fluffy (floofballs?) that holding them looks to be a highly desirable experience. If you ever do get there and hold one I -- and others here -- would love to hear about it.