#1 - My son is a horrible flier. The only other trip he's been on involving air travel was at 10 months. He screamed the entire 4 hour flight between Denver and Ft. Lauderdale both ways. Tried Benadryl - nada. He did the same thing on the flight from Denver to LAX- screaming, kicking the seats in front of us, and just being a general brat. Tried Dramamine this time - nada. Slept most of the way from LAX to Auckland, but did the same crap when he woke up. Good thing we're not flying anywhere for a long, long time!
#2 - Air New Zealand SkyCouch is great if its just for you and a small child. For two adults and a kid, it was totally worthless. Good thing it didn't cost more!
#3 - Don't try to bend the ends of eyeglass frames because they snap off easily. Good thing I had an extra pair with me - even though they're old and everything is fuzzy... (new glasses on order at SpecSavers)
#4 - Make sure the person arranging the taxi from the airport to the hotel* understands how much luggage you're bringing. Our driver showed up on a dinky little sedan Good thing he was able to call for backup.
#5 - Make sure the person making your hotel* reservations gives you the instructions for after hours check in. We had to wait for 30 minutes in the lobby with our bazillion pieces of luggage for the front desk guy to show up. Good thing some other guests were kind enough to let us in from the rain.
*By hotel, I mean a full-serviced apartment building with desk staff from 7-5. Awesome facility, even though no pool.
Some pics of our hotel lobby and exterior, as well as the cool steampunk bull outside...
Is that piano in your room?
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