Unfortunately, because I got the stomach flew I had to fly out to Australia a couple of days after Rana.    She had to leave as scheduled because her Mom was waiting for us in Sydney.  But there was no way I was going to get a 14 hour flight with the stomach flu…one time I flew from LA to Miami throwing up the whole way and I wanted to die!  I’m so glad I made the decision to wait.  It’s way better flying when you’re a 100% and with the around the world ticket through Star Alliance you can change your flight date and time at no charge as long as there’s room on the flight and you still go to the same city.  I love having that flexibility!