Look I know it’s Wednesday but I’m living on the edge and posting this week’s Friday Five a few days early because I land in Paris (!) on Friday morning and after 27, yes 27, hours of travelling I’m fairly sure the last thing I’ll feel like is whipping out the macbook to do a bit of blog flogging on Facebook.
But don’t feel too sorry for me because Scott has outdone himself and somehow managed to score us a Virgin Australia Upgrade to business class. I mean, really. Is there no end to his talents? So here we go with quite possible the most obnoxious Friday Five I’ve ever done. On a Wednesday. Enjoy….
#1 Now before we go any further, I should let you all know that I’ve done more than my fair share of flying down the back of the plane. Really. I have. And every single time I get on a plane and present my boarding pass to the lovely staff member I always say “to the left?” when he or she looks at the ticket, because that’s where Business Class is and I live in hope that they’ll feel sorry for me and say yes!
The last time I asked that question, the fellow standing at the door of the plane took one look at my ticket and replied, “Love, you need to take a hard right!” So you can imagine my excitement at the thought of me being able to say, “To the left?” AND THE ANSWER WILL BE YES! AND YES I’M SHOUTING BECAUSE I’VE NEVER, EVER BEEN TO THE POINTY END OF A PLANE ON A LONG HAUL FLIGHT AND I’M JUST A LITTLE BIT EXCITED.
#2 There’s a bar with actual booze, that you can access anytime you want. ANYTIME YOU WANT!
#3 There’s a bed. A bed people. With a doona. And a pillow. And a sleep set. Which I assume means pjyamas. I can’t promise I’ll be rocking that look, but I can promise to sleep like a baby for 15 solid hours from Sydney to Abu Dhabi.
Where I’ll have to get off the plane, kill 3 hours in the Business Class lounge before boarding another plane to schlep it down the back, near the toilets for 7.5 hours. Notice the capital letters have disappeared. Economy is not my friend. Never has been, never will be. But I guess I can do it for 7.5 hours when the final destination IS PARIS!
#4 There’s real food. On real plates. With actual cutlery. Whenever you want it. Um, goodbye dodgy food on a plastic tray, hello 3 course meal on a V Australia monogrammed napkin!
#5 There’s actual cappuccinos. With froth and everything. None of this percolated nonsense that the hostey pours into your cup which you hold precariously above your head, while praying random turbulence doesn’t strike, resulting in that hot cup of crap coffee ending up all over your front. At least that’s what I’ve heard what happens in economy. I wouldn’t know because every time I’ve flown economy I’ve drugged myself up to the eyeballs with sleeping tablets in order to never remember such a traumatic experience!
Now if you don’t mind, I’ve got some packing to finish before boarding the Big Bird in the morning. I’ve scheduled a post for tomorrow, so make sure you come back to read it. It’s full of all sorts of important information such as my instagram, twitter & Facebook details so you can follow our Parisian adventures. I might even have time to belt out a few blog posts while I’m away, but if not, I’ll see you all in a couple of weeks xox
Have you ever scored a Virgin Australia Upgrade? Or maybe you’ve been to Paris? Tell me everything…
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