Mystery flight holidays: The thrill of the unknown

By Catherine Marshall
Updated November 10 2015 - 12:13pm, first published November 8 2015 - 12:15am
Port Adelaide street in Adelaide. Photo: Supplied
Port Adelaide street in Adelaide. Photo: Supplied
Sailing on the Port river.
Sailing on the Port river.
The mystery about to be solved. Photo: Catherine Marshall
The mystery about to be solved. Photo: Catherine Marshall

I'm leaving on a jet plane and I've no idea where it's headed. The envelope containing my ticket and itinerary remains sealed. My bag is packed with swimmers and scarf, sundress and beanie, socks and thongs, for temperatures at the extremes of the Australian continent can vary wildly at this time of year. I can't risk the discomfiture of strolling the Whitsunday promenades in woollens or shivering through Hobart's autumn chill.

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