A New Travel Writing Year, Starting on the Great Barrier Reef's Islands

The holidays are over and though I had a great time I am ready to end it, a weekend will help the transformation. I have been working on several articles at once, new for me but I am finding it a productive way for me. I want to leave 2008 trips behind and start thinking about 2009. I start with a bang by heading to the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia this Friday; I have never been so I am quite excited by the opportunity. Of course that means a long flight from NYC to LAX to Brisbane then finally to Hamilton Island. Once there I will be traveling by various modes of transportation, prop plane, sailboat, ferry and golf carts. I love diversity in travel modes. The only trouble for me is that I must pack light, not my forte. Still it will be the middle of summer there so a swim suit, shorts and fashionable summer wear should make packing easy.