Ah, bah-bah-bah-bah-bah-BAHRAIN!

Spent 3hrs in Bahrain yesterday…

Here’s how it went down:

• Fly from Melbourne to Dubai

• Approaching Dubai, tower informs Captain we need to circle for 90 mins due to fog

• Captain informs tower:  WE ARE OUT OF FUEL

• Tower sends flight to Bahrain

How fucking awesome is that?!?

Ummm, it’s pretty fucking awesome!!

Especially when you are one of the only FOUR (4) passengers on the entire plane who get to hang outside my sweet ride whilst “we pay at the pump.”

Here, see for yourself:

My Sweet Ride

My Sweet Ride's "Driver"

Sunrise in Bahrain

Bahrain "Money" Shot

Goooood Morning Bahrain!

De plane, Boss!  DE PLANE!!

My Sweet Ride is Thirsty...hope they take Mastercard...

I love you, Australia!

Oh It’s Cryin’ Time – I need to leave Australia.

A huge thank you to every single Australian I met.

You are the kindest, most welcoming, and generous people I have ever met in all of my travels.

Hope to see you again – soon.

Oh It's Cryin Time - I need to leave Australia

I STILL Love You, Melbourne Australia!

OZ, you little blue devil, you!

With your:

• Blue Skies and 
• Blue Oceans

I LOVE YOU, Melbourne!

 

Sorry, Folks…GYM’S CLOSED! Gonna Have to Strut 4 Mile Beach: A Tony Manero Workout

Why they bother to close something today that is never staffed anyway, is beyond me.

It’s a good thing our friend Tony Manero has come up with our workout alternative for today. . .

My Xmas Goose. . .

…err…xmas chicken is cooked!

I cooked this all by myself. . .

Be grateful, little fucker, that Cole’s had plenty of these in stock.

Lil Fucker!

Otherwise, I’d be putting YOU in my person...

And, I still do not want to have a staring contest.

Happy Holidays from Australia

So...I finally got around to writing my Christmas letter.

Happy Holidays! 

Love,

V.

Every Night. . .Four Mile Beach

After a very long and very hard day on Four Mile Beach, I have to come home and look at this bullshit:

Such BULLSHIT!

PSYCH!

Look again. . .

SO HAPPY!

Yep, it sucks to be V.

NOT!

Loving life in OZ!

Uh-oh. . .

I can’t find my passport. . .    ;-)

I love you, Port Douglas Australia

Port Douglas you make me friggin' happy!

Today's Forecast - Port Douglas, OZ

AccuWeather Says:

And now cue Frank Sinatra...

PLEASE SEND ICE! A heartfelt plea from Port Douglas Australia

You gotta be fucking kidding me!

Dear Co-Guests of the hotel I am staying at,

Yes, it was I who took all of the ice out of the machine on the 2^nd floor as well as all of the ice out of the machine on the 3^rd floor. 

I am; however, not claiming, nor am I accepting responsibility for the ice machine being out of order on the first floor.  It was like that upon my arrival.

You see, I blame my mother {that’s who we’re supposed to blame…right?} for my ice addiction.  She never served us a drink without ice.  Hell, she even put ice in the water bowls set out for our dogs and cats.

Please know that I have sent out a heartfelt plea to my friends in Kansas City to send ice.  Apparently, KC has a shit ton of the stuff and they’d like to get rid of it.

So, sit back.  Relax.  Help is on the way.

In the meantime, please remember to slam your beers before they get warm.

Love,

V.

WE NEED MORE SUNSCREEN!! Port Douglas-Queensland, Australia

Hey KC & DC shall we take a look at the weather with Al?

Yes, let’s. . .

Sydney, Australia - I love you

Deeply saddened by this week's events in Sydney.

Further saddened by the fact that last night was my last night in the MOST wonderful city.

Get out there and go and see Sydney for yourself.

Sydney, wouldn't it be nice if I could stay?

 

Tonight. . .The Show Goes On

My favorite way to end each of the days I spend in Sydney.

Ladies and Gentlemen - I give you the Martin Place Carolers:

Sydney - A City Mourns

My heart goes out to the victims, the victim’s families, and to the residents of Sydney. 

Their lives will never be the same as a result of yesterday’s horrific incident.

The first thing I saw when I arrived back at my hotel this morning:

The walk towards the crime scene

A City Mourns

 

The Crime Scene

 

Sydney - Yesterday & Today