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Leaving for Australia
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Greg, Jules & Rita Settle in for the Flight to Sydney
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Juliette's First Flight (a 15 hour one from LA to Sydney)
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Me with the Girls, Flight to Melbourne
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Los Angeles --> Sydney. Remarkably, the 15 hour flight was smooth sailing. The girls did great.
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Vera even made a friend. They were both wearing purple pajamas, of course.
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Sydney --> Melbourne. Everyone tired. Barely made this flight. But happy to be in Australia!
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Melbourne Hotel View
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Melbourne Hotel Room Hang Out
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Bacon egg pie? Sure! Breakfast in Melbourne.
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Federation Square, Melbourne
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Melbourne Skyline
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Greg and Vera Exploring Melbourne
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Degraves Street
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Hotel Girls
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Sky over the Yarra River
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Chatting with Natasha Mitchell on ABC Radio National's Life Matters
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On 3RRR's Detour with Jacinta Parsons #rrranswerthecall
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Jan Goldsmith quizzes me on 3CR's "Published or Not"
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Lunch date on DeGraves Street with this guy.
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Checking out the view from our hotel room.
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Had a super fun date last night with @greg_boose to the @Text_Publishing party. I still can't believe we're here!
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Rita and Vera Asleep in Melbourne
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Returned after the party to Vera, Jules & @rboose all sleeping soundly. Rita said it was the easiest babysitting job she'd ever had. We should've stayed out later!
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The gang. All up at 5AM for the second day in a row. Jet lag is fun!
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Richard Holloway and Greg and Vera in the Green Room at the Melbourne Writers Festival
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Was so honored to be part of such a diverse group of writers at the Morning Read with @eowynivey, CS Lakshmi, Asa Larsson & @literaryminded. #MWF2012
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So honored to be on a panel with @EowynIvey yesterday! #mwf2012
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Queen Victoria Market Cake Shop
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Almond Croissant, Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne