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[Marianne]

Thanks, I will do my best!

[Neko]

enjooooyyyy!!!

[Kathryn]

Have a great time, Marianne! We look forward to hearing all about your doings!

[Veronica ⭐️]

Did anyone else put their name in for free tickets to an advanced screening of A Walk in the Woods via last weeks Booktopia's newsletter?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Veronica wrote: "Did anyone else put their name in for free tickets to an advanced screening of A Walk in the Woods via last weeks Booktopia's newsletter?"

Not me Veronica:) Did you win?

[Veronica ⭐️]

Yes I did get tickets and was wondering if anyone else was going in Sydney.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Congratulations! That's terrific:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

@Marianne  Enjoy!! ;D

[Suz]

Happy holidays Marianne, can't wait to hear your stories!

[B the BookAddict]

Melissa wrote: "Melissa wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "Michael wrote: "For all the dog lovers out there. The truth is finally revealed. :D

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-23......

Speaking of Cats; a few weeks ago there was a bobcat in someone's backyard in calgary Alberta. No matter what size the cat, they are all the same. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary...
"

aww, look at dat big puddy cat!

[B the BookAddict]

Maybe Marianne will bring us back a pair of authentic Dutch clogs!

[Carolyn]

Bon Voyage a Marianne! Have a great trip.

[Dale]

Have a great trip Marianne.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

@Marianne  Enjoy!! ;D

[Sally906]

RitaSkeeter wrote: "Does anyone have any experience with children and e-readers??? I've Googled it, but wondering if anyone has had young children with a kindle and whether they maintain their interest in them?

Maste..."

All 3 of my grandchildren (range 2-8) love their educational games on their iPads - but not one of them like eBooks, they all have real books and these are what they like to have read to them or flick through themselves.

[Sally906]

Kristen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kristen wrote: "To all my Cyber mothers out there ;) I just bought my first car yesterday....it's a little VW Golf 2010 hatch it's soo cute!!!! I can't wait to pick it up on Wednesda..."

She looks beautiful! Does she have a name? Not all my cars have names but I have had Suzie Suzuki and Monty Magna in the past. Our current car doesn't have a name as we haven't had her long and I am still getting to know her ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sally906 wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kristen wrote: "To all my Cyber mothers out there ;) I just bought my first car yesterday....it's a little VW Golf 2010 hatch it's soo cute!!!! I can't wait to pick i..."

Hey Sally, I drive a Suzie! :)

[Sally906]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Maybe Marianne will bring us back a pair of authentic Dutch clogs!"

LOL! Hubby and I will be in Amsterdam in March and I have a pair of clogs on the list for our 2 year old granddaughter. I found a video of a lady dressed in traditional dress doing a clog dance - Miss Lily watched intently then went and put on a pair of her mum's slippers and tried to do the dance herself! Was so funny - so she is getting a pair :)

[Marianne]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Maybe Marianne will bring us back a pair of authentic Dutch clogs!"

LOL
1. I already have an authentic pair of clogs that actually fit me
2. We are not going to Holland

[Marianne]

Woo hoo, now enjoying the delights and free wi fi in the Qantas lounge.....

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Sally906 wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Kristen wrote: "To all my Cyber mothers out there ;) I just bought my first car yesterday....it's a little VW Golf 2010 hatch it's soo cute!!!! I can't wait to pick i..."

Thanks Sally!! :) nah she hasn't got a name yet...but most likely will once I get her and get to no her :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Woo hoo, now enjoying the delights and free wi fi in the Qantas lounge....."

And now about to board;) Bon voyage Marianne!

[Suz]

Have fun lucky lady Msrianne!!!!

[Leonie]

Wow, everyone's got so many exciting things happening!

Bon Voyage, Marianne!
Enjoy the new car, Kristy.
Congratulations Faye!

[Faye]

Leonie wrote: "Wow, everyone's got so many exciting things happening!

Bon Voyage, Marianne!
Enjoy the new car, Kristy.
Congratulations Faye!"

Thanks Leonie, something exciting might happen to you next!

[Leonie]

Well, you never know :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Leonie wrote: "Well, you never know :)"

Seeing your next book published would be exciting Leonie. For all of us:)

[Leonie]

Phrynne wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Well, you never know :)"

Seeing your next book published would be exciting Leonie. For all of us:)"

:)

[[deleted user]]

Michael wrote: "I was surprised Melissa. It was a lot more tasty than what i thought it would be. :)"

Michael, there was a woman in Montreal Quebec who had poutine as her wedding cake ... http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/05/...

[Marianne]

And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax with free food & drink & wifi.

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Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax with free food & dri..."

Any good books with you, Marianne.

[Marianne]

Melissa wrote: "Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax wit..."

Of course!! Heaps on my tablet plus a few for when the battery is getting low or takeoff & landing

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax with free food & dri..."

Not a nice flight though is it! Even in that comfy lounge you will be feeling very tired by the time your flight is called. I always dread that part of that particular journey when I go over to visit my daughter.

[Leonie]

Marianne wrote:Of course!! Heaps on my tablet plus a few for when the battery is getting low or takeoff & landing
."

The perfect way to travel :)

[[deleted user]]

Phrynne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax wit..."

Flying is exhausting. Last time I flew was to Florida. 6 hours with one layover and by the end I resembled a person who had been hit by a train.

I hope you get a good sleep in when you get there, Marianne.

[Sally906]

Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least we can relax with free food & dri..."

at least it will be dark as you fly the next long haul - so will be able to sleep.

I always have real books for take off and landing and stopovers to conserve my batteries.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Marianne wrote: "And now in the lounge at Hong Kong. Sat around in the plane in a queue at Sydney for an hour, now we still have a 5 hour delay until our flight to London. At least..."

Oh well that's the hard part over with, I always think the longest part of the journey is just getting outside of Australia, it takes ages to get across this vast country of ours! You can walk around for a bit :))

[Neko]

i can't sleep on flights or doze off waiting for a flight even if the layover is the next day.

most ppl never understood why i took the longer layovers but cause i traveled alone it just felt better however tired i get...zombie mode activated..lol

[Marianne]

Usually I have been asleep for hours by now, yawn....

[Neko]

julie - yes! flying from tas to out of aust when going towards asia...sooooooooo long especially over WA area

[Carolyn]

You'll be ready for a good sleep by the time you get back on that plane Marianne. Next stop London! WooHoo!

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Laura wrote: "i can't sleep on flights or doze off waiting for a flight even if the layover is the next day.

most ppl never understood why i took the longer layovers but cause i traveled alone it just felt bett..."

I can't sleep on flights either. However, this is due to the fact that Im in my seat cowering in terror - I hate flying.

[Carolyn]

I can never sleep either and end up bug-eyed on a flight to Europe from watching too many movies and reading too many books! Hope you've got your eyedrops Marianne :)

[Neko]

@melissa - awe :( do you try to distract yourself with movies n music or not enough distraction? It's the only time i truly pay attention to movies xD

[[deleted user]]

Laura wrote: "@melissa - awe :( do you try to distract yourself with movies n music or not enough distraction? It's the only time i truly pay attention to movies xD"

That doesn't help. We have to take a trip to the doctor to get a relaxant if I know that i am going to be on a plane.

[Sally906]

We always try and arrange it so we arrive in Europe early in the morning and keep going until bedtime. We do the same on our return. Last time we got back to Australia at 4 am then went to bed and slept till mid morning. Worse thing we could have done.

Next year we have arranged to get back to Oz at 2 pm - will make ourselves stay awake until 9-10 then sleep.

Hopefully we won't suffer as much this time as a couple of years back - took us 2 weeks to unzombie ourselves - lol!

[Neko]

For myself I always left Europe in the early to mid morning otherwise...Arriving in Australia once in the afternoon and once in the evening....Should be all good but to get that connecting flight back to tas is the worst...longest layover i had was in Melb to Tas...lol! And it's painful when you know how quick it is to get back to Tassie.

Arriving in Europe in the afternoon has always thrown me off but it's given for a small nap then hunt for food then back to sleep n I've adapted to the time change (or i like to tell myself i have..lol..body might think overwise).

[Melissa]

Oh so exciting! I really want to travel again!! Too hard with a toddler, trying for another and no time off work! HAHA

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I think The Girl on the Train will make a great movie, but I can't imagine they'll be very true to the book. Are they ever??

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I guess we won't know until it's finished... apparently The Book Thief was true to the book...