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  1. bPeteb

    I'd do anything to spend time with my kids. Even go to Bali.

    Maybe we take too many risks but we didn't think twice about having drinks with ice in hotels, restaurants and bars the two times we've been to Bali. We both ate fruit at breakfast every morning, drank juice and smoothies, and often had salads with dinner. No tap water for drinking of course...
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Very sad/angry about this. Has anyone called and asked what address, email address and phone number was in the data? We've moved in the last six months and I use a couple of email addresses and phone numbers Address Name Email address Qantas Frequent Flyer Number Tier Points Balance Status...
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    Europe, with an Arctic cruise, a Balkan tour and bits of France and Malta

    Great report as always RF. Loved the Exodus tour. Something for bAlt and I to consider. Waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy too many churches for us. Actually, one would be too many. The chateaus though were wonderful. I have heard the same about Ponant from a colleague. Not that they were ever on our list...
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    Another US trip report - but this one's about the home of disco balls and hand transplants

    Each to their own of course but I find aquariums the most horrific places. I just about got chased out of the aquarium in Chicago when I asked one of the 'trainers' some uncomfortable questions. Having swum with whale sharks off Ningaloo the thought of seeing them in a tank makes me incredibly sad
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    Are the days of Points collecting over?

    In play already Seat0B and thank you
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    I'm over (most) lounges

    No it isn't and I do. I want to fly any OW airline and have access to a lounge and priority checkin. If the price is right QF will still get most of our business if they fly to where we are going. Even if the lounge is overcrowded like the BA lounge was in JNB last week, my status means we can...
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    Are the days of Points collecting over?

    They aren't over for us because we aren't 'we will only fly F or J travellers'. bAlt flew PE BNE-JNB return on points. It was there for any frequent flyer to book. Last year he came back J JNB-BNE. I had to ring to ask but it was there. I pay for my mainly Y flights and bAlt flies Y CRs. We...
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    yeh, I did that, just hello. Silence, so I hung up 1751676975 yes, that's true. No more answering going forward. I don't have a pre-recorded voicemail message. It's just the generic one provided by Woolies/Telstra
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    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    Could be completely unrelated but had two calls within minutes from unknown Melbourne numbers this afternoon. I answered the first and just got silence and ignored the second. I get very few calls on my mobile.
  10. bPeteb

    QANTAS Cyber Incident

    First data hack that actually concerns me. The info taken makes it way too easy to create new identities. Both of us have received the second email. Actually super pissed. Am I surprised? Nope. I deal with Salesforce all of the time. A true nightmare to deal with. IT vendors in general just...
  11. bPeteb

    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    Just a quick apology. I've reread through the whole report this morning and gee there are a lot of spelling mistakes. I needed to keep creating the content in google docs and then posting here afterwards. Note to self for next time. We're also going to create some 'grouped' videos and then post...
  12. bPeteb

    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    Thanks Sue. A few long weekends booked through to Easter, and southern India for a couple of weeks over New Years, so far :) Next year undecided. Maybe time for another cruise on The World.
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    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    Time to wrap up. 3:22am and wide awake :(lots of people wandering looking for somewhere to sit. Can WP use the Emirates lounge in JNB? I guess no. The BA lounge gradually turned into a zoo. Lots of people with bags on seats meant TripIt says we departed JNB at 7:39pm after it was originally...
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    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    Quick pre-airport recap Shoe wash Breakfast included and it was a great spread. Just the omelette was a miss. Too much extras and not enough egg to support it then overcooked War just wandered around Rosebank Mall for a couple of hours then watched tele in the room. 2pm late check-out but...
  15. bPeteb

    What's your golden travel rule?

    We haven't ever since the last time in Cambodia!
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    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    JNB is such a cough show. I suppose no more so than plenty of other airports around the world. Takes forever to get out of it and forever to get in it. Beer o'clock at the BA lounge. Departure is slowly getting later. Guessing 63 must have been late getting in
  17. bPeteb

    What's your golden travel rule?

    Check that I haven't left our passports in the room safe, again
  18. bPeteb

    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    The thimble was very nice. I should have had more!! After first drinks service and lunch, the crew hid behind the curtains. I should have just pressed the call button a few times!
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    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    We nearly got up to do a hop on and stay on this morning, and then thought, nah :)
  20. bPeteb

    We bless the rains down in Africa, gunna take some time...

    We stayed in Stanton last year and this year decided to try the Radisson Red at Rosebank. The Gautrain is easy to get to and easy to use - just tap a paywave enabled card. Missed a train by seconds but they run frequently and were on the next 10 minutes later. Rosebank is on the red commuter...
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