What's happened to Customs and Immigration at Tullamarine since last visit? It was almost as fast as Changi!!! Unbelievable. Queue of four at Immigration, waved through at Customs. Can only surmise that TV exposure has smartened them up!

That's where the efficiencies and similarities ended though - sadly. We were unable to get out of the long term carpark when the ticket machine jammed. The women in the booth motioned us to back up and park. The ticket machine in her office jammed as she tried to print a duplicate. She worked through a manual entry...

Wouldn't happen in Singapore - in fact, their airport parking is on their e-Tags.

Then there was the peak hour Tulla Freeway to deal with. All of this before facing a house inhabited by 19year old males for a week.

Well, at least the dogs were still alive and happy to see me!...