The planning, the waiting, the packing....for me, it is half the fun of the trip. I had waited years for my Eat, Pray, Love moment in Bali. It was seriously the longest journey of my life. But a fun one it was! As a flight attendant flying standby, I have to plan my trips with many contingencies. "What if" is a major part of my travel plans. I flew from BNA to LAX and got a day hotel at the Hilton LAX Airport . The flight to Sydney wasn't until late that night, and I had arrived at LAX around 9am. It was nice to sleep, rest, take a shower and be refreshed for the long haul to Sydney. I had a friend and her husband who work for another airline going with me, and we were all flying through Sydney. We chose to avoid flying through Asia due to flight schedules and to avoid having to get a transit visa. Because we were spending a day in Sydney, we did have to get a visa for Australia, but they make it an easy electronic ...