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