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Sorry, should have specified. It's in Newcastle

With my sister visiting, I'm doing all the local touristy things. Here is Glenrock State Conservation Area. Walked 16km, roughly 18,500 steps, 3 hours. Edit: Newcastle, NSW

Doing a harbour cruise to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. My sister is visiting from Norway and is an avid sailor She insisted we watch

As an Android user I'm certainly excited about it. The next time I purchase location trackers I will be getting some for Android. I wonder how well they work compared to the Apple ones, though. The marketing departments love saying "over a billion Android devices" but only a small fraction of...

I almost replied to your Trip Report to say "bring a jacket on board" but didn't want to offend such a seasoned traveller as yourself. Being from Norway, this is a travel mistake I'll never make.... I think

I loved Dexter, looking forward to this show.

ANZ saw on my payslip that I was on parental leave. He seemed confounded that a father (gasp) got 18 weeks paid leave. He scarcely believed me - in fact I think he didn't. He even demanded I get a letter from HR specifying that I would return to work after my paid leave. The audacity...

I haven't Bumping this. Does anyone know if I'm meant to get the points each statement period, or whether all the bonus points are paid at the end of the 4 first periods?

Watched the first episode of the second season to Silo on Apple TV. Very strong opening - absolutely loved it. Currently traveling so will have to wait until next week to watch the 2nd and 3rd episodes

Yeah, well, QF would give you 2,000 points and a half apology, can't put a price on that!

I'll give you my address and you can get me some nappies 😂 I normally do an online order for my neighbour to hit these bonuses, and just collect when I get home

This is my second time with the Ultimate Awards card. First time on the new incremental bonus points system. Are the bonus points meant to come each month? Or do they come after the first 4 months and you get 15,000 points per month you met the minimum spend? I just got my first statement...

"Shop to collect 1800 points. Spend $350 in one or more shops" 👀 That's what I get for trying to maximise savings with my Every Extra 10% off. I try to do one huge shop each month and a couple of smaller ones for the fresh food. Can easily achieve it, though. Pantry need restocking

Last night we started our yearly watch of Lord of the Rings trilogy. It may not be a TV show but we treat it as one. We watch about an hour at night, and resume it the next night. Takes about 10 days for us, and we enjoy it equally every year. Extended edition, of course!

I wonder what it sounds like in the baggage room on a quiet night. A small orchestra of Air tags playing their tunes as they move around. But the baggage rooms are pretty noisy I suppose, might not hear them. I have a few Air Tags and it's been helpful a few times. The other day I had to get a...

I'm experiencing recently that I'll get an offer such as spending a certain amount two weeks in a row for X points. But after completing the first week, the offer just disappears. And it doesn't come back for the 2nd week. Anyone else?

For the first time ever I saw bare rows in Newcastle today. Clearly I've been too vocal about this on AFF. Come on, which one of you was it? 😂

I think it was, yes. My mate and I were wandering the streets of Oslo and saw a shop poster advertising Japan trips. We popped in and walked out 30 minutes later having spent all of our money on a 3 week tour of Japan for the following year. The food in Japan was obviously memorable, but I...

My very first long-haul trip. April 2007 NRT-VIE. I can't remember the airline, and this route doesn't seem to exist anymore. The novelty of flying that far definitely heightened the experience but I remember they had this spicy fried chicken that I thought tasted amazing. I haven't felt that...

I just finished reading the Silo trilogy. I hadn't heard of the books but I watched the TV adaptation (only one season out) and I was hooked and couldn't wait to know how it concludes. The show is excellent, and the story in the books is a good one, but the writing isn't exactly First Class so...