Wow Its a bit of a wild time. This week I have been rather ill in bed, but thankfully Im feeling better today. Honestly there is so much to do, not sure I would choose to go overseas at this time of year again. Have you travelled over Xmas? How was it? Bag featured: howirollsports.com/shop/newton-wheelchair-backpack/ (not sponsored, and I have not used this company) Have a wonderful xmas my friends and thank you for your support throughout the year. Gem

I love that you call your chair “Mrs. Bucket!” (“It’s pronounced ‘Bouquet!’”)

1:02 Even though we're slowly approaching summer here in Australia, Daisy's hot chocolate with marshmallows and whipped cream, looks and sounds seriously _YUMMMM!_ 2:04 Watching you use the Nespresso machine, made me stop and think how much easier such a device it is, to make it possible for the disabled to have great coffees, without needing to try to use a coffee press. 3:39 Huntsman spiders are big, scary looking, and basically harmless to people. If you asked an Australian what spider they really don't want to run into, odds on most would say a redback spider. 5:08 Being carded by the Post Office. Here in Australia, if you are carded like that, you'd have to wait till the next working day at the earliest, to be allowed to collect your parcel from the local post office. Serious luck catching the postman with your parcel. Here in Australia, even if you did manage to catch the parcel delivery person, you would not have got your parcel. Post office parcel delivery workers rarely have people's parcels with them, usually all they have is cards directing people to collect their parcels at the post office, on the next working day. 5:49 The Lists. Suggestion: use large fonts so you don't need to get up close to the pages to read them. Use a highlighter pen to mark off things as they are done. I used both extensively and successfully, to track packing and other necessary tasks and scheduling, in the lead up to my moving house in May 2022. 6:19 Late shopping for gifts... eeeeep! 6:26 Low count of available spoons for the day 7:35 the Loop earplugs. The tips on them look very much like the basic tips of IEM noise isolating earphones One useful tip for any traveller, disabled or otherwise. Weigh everything you are going to have in your carry-on bag, and the bag itself, and know the carry-on limits for the airlines you'll be travelling on and the seat class you'll be travelling in.

Daisy had just grown into a beautiful young woman! You should be a proud mummy!! 💗💗

From an Aussie, I hope you enjoy your time here and that you had a nice hot, sticky, warm, summer Christmas 😀🎄.

Shaun teasing you about the spiders, classic…..🤪✌️🇺🇸🇦🇺 🇬🇧✌️Have a great time, and Merry Christmas 🎄

One thing about medicines though… Be it prescription or OTC… It should always be in original packaging, and if prescription, with the pharmacy label on so you can prove that the medicine is yours and not something from off the street. Certain medicines will also require documentation from your doctor and/or pharmacy, in certain situations you might even need special permission from the country you’re going to (if it’s something very very strong and/or controversial you’re on) So as tempting as it can be to just squish in medicines in a small bag, just don’t… It can cause more trouble than it’s worth IF customs or security looks at it. I travel with very strong medicines and have to have documentation from the pharmacy for 3 of them as they’re narcotic or heavily regulated. I always keep my medicines in original packaging with label and have my documentation for it, all of it in a 3L ziplock bag in my carry on, no one has ever looked at it, but IT IS THERE just in case! No one can question the legality of my medicines because the label is there, I can prove that it is mine! That said, I’ve only been traveling within the EU since starting on my medicines, so all I’ve needed is the Schengen document from the pharmacy. I know it would get more complicated with notes from doctor etc if I was to take my medicines to for example Thailand or something. Hope your flight went smoothly and enjoy Australia! Also, my best life hack for flights (especially long haul), tomato juice with ice! Just make sure it’s the pure tomato juice and not the one with the seasoning in it (the latter is nasty)! Tomato juice anytime the flight attendants do their drink rounds and have tomato juice available, water as well every couple of drink rounds but try to limit the water intake, and definitely limit orange juice, soda, coffee and tea for mealtimes only. Tomato juice will keep you comfortably hydrated without just going straight through the system like water does, plus it has all the good stuff from tomatoes in it as well so it’s more than just hydration. Tomato juice is how I’ve managed 10-12 hour flights over to USA or Asia in the past, and only needing to use the restroom 2-3 times during that time (out of which once or twice I’ve only gone to get up and move a little). If I had been drinking water instead of tomato juice, I would have had to get up to use the restroom at least a couple of times more because of how it just goes through me. I try to avoid having to use the inflight restroom even though I’m ambulatory (and back in the days of my long haul flights I was walking full time) because it’s just a small space and it’s easier to use a real toilet at the airport before and after the flight

Yep the spiders are a bit of an issue... I've had 3 in my bedroom in the last month. All high up on the wall beyond my reach so I have to yell out for mum.

This was such a great video. Really enjoyed it. Hope you all have a fabulous time in Australia, that the flight isn't too arduous, and that you don't see any enormous spiders! 😱

Merry Christmas 🎄 Have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy the heat in Australia 😀

Hiya Gem and fam I hope that your flight goes smoothly and everyone lands safely in the land down under. I hope that you and the family have a happy Christmas with Shawns side and just have a great holiday. I hope that it is filled with laughter, love, family and festivities. I am in Dallas Texas with my kids and having an amazing time with them. Great tips, great video and I love your content and channel. I will continue to stay with you.

Hi Gem, Merry Christmas in Australia! I hope you are enjoying our lovely weather and have a great time with Sean's family. We are further out west than you (between Parkes and Dubbo). I have loved your channel this year and look forward to next years' fun and informative mayhem! Cheers. Boofy.

Hello Gem. Have a wonderful time in Australia. My pelvic nerves have been giving me such pain this week it has been impossible for me to sit in my wheelchair for any length of time; I have been laid up in bed mostly.

Ooh you’re lucky with your package. Yeah the postmen literally aren’t ringing the doorbell OR waiting for you to answer the bloomin’ door it’s SO annoying!

Hope you're having a fantastic time. I'm up in Far North Queensland.

Safe Travels Gem and Family hope you all have a fantastic holiday and looking forward to so cool content next year. I did a solo fight a few weeks ago first time in my chair for a long time it went really well and I didn't get off the plane till I was told 100% my chair was waiting for me, thats a great tip.

Have a nice Merry Christmas and happy New Year and a safe trip to Australia

Legit thought Sean said he bought his dad a Britney calendar... a Britain calendar sounds much more appropriate! 😆

Merry Christmas gem ,Daisy, shawn i hope you have a lovely trip to Australia 🇦🇺

Wishing you all safe travels, I hope it all goes smoothly and it isn’t too painful 🤗 Then once you got over to Oz, have an amazingly Marry Christmas, soak up every last second of that Vit d 😄Have a fantastic time with your family and loved ones celebrating bringing in the new year 🎉Sending love and huge hugs Gem 🤗🥰🤗

The blue mountains are amazing. I live there! Don't worry too much about the huntsman spiders,they can't hurt you hope you have a ball

I hope you enjoy your visit.

As a wheelie living in aus, I hope you enjoy your trip and have a great stay!

Love your videos. Though not a SCI person, I find them helpful and encouraging. I have HEDS and osteoarthritis. Not supposed to use stairs if possible due to hypermobility and OA. Fatigue and pain. So can relate to a lot of what you say and do.

I hope you guys have a wonderful trip! Looking forward to the next videos. I'm hoping to travel by plane for the first time since my fibro started in jan, will definitely be using your previous travel vids as well as other peoples travel vids for what to take and as encouragement for using airport assistance for the first time, so thanks for all the useful info.

Oh Gem! Hate to be the bearer of bad news but I’ve never known an Australian Christmas anywhere near as wet and cold as this one. Usually you can get away with just something light for evenings but I’ve even had the heater on. Unheard of for December! So make sure you’ve got a decent cardigan or jacket. The weather has been a very mixed bag of cold and warm days so pack for all occasions. Wishing you an uneventful, uncomplicated flight!

That Hot chocolate looked amazing, thank you so much for sharing @Daisy. 💕💕 Enjoy yourself in Aussie!

Or phoenix instinct bags… complete game changer.

it got down to -8 f or -22c last night here but I hope you enjoy your weather warm weather for Christmas where you are going

And just for you, we have put on a 40oC heat wave :)

Merry Christmas! Safe travels

Happy and safe travels hope you all have fun

merry christmas to u guys

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Be safe and have a fun time.

Have a great Christmas Gem x

Love you gem!!

I have the same ear hoop and they good for noise but what good they come with a portable container not loose one

Where are you stopping along the way? Or are you doing the direct flight from London to Perth ?

4:40 aghhh I bloody hate when they do that

That was the only reasonable amount of whipped cream - on almost everything.

If your ever being bullied remember you can stand up for yourself oh wait…..

Yummy hot chocolate😋enjoy 😊

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