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@drron @RooFlyer It’s now on my shopping list and I can’t wait to taste it! I’ll also be visiting my mother in Sydney next weekend and thanking her for her interest in honey (which is what forced me down this delicious rabbit hole) is well and truly on my agenda. Thank you, too!

I absolutely will try it! Thanks for the protip. I suppose the two issues are taste and health benefits. In terms of taste, Manuka Honey is definitely not my favourite. But does Tasmanian Leatherwood have the health benefits of MH?

This is all quite fascinating! In all my previous visits to NZ I really haven’t had any interest in Manuka Honey: I’ve taken one look at the price tag and turned away. However, even though I’m reasonably active, fit and healthy for my age, growing older has inevitably led to some as-yet minor...

Well, the reciprocal healthcare agreement between Australia and NZ did give us some peace of mind (and, I'm sure, made travel insurance cheaper than it would have otherwise been). I managed to find a fairly good policy from, I think, BUPA travel insurance. We took that out for her, and for me I...

Well, after all ... why try to improve on perfection?

Sorry, but I have to briefly re-open this TR for one last important Epilogue-Slash-Public-Service-Announcement. It is in regard to the Irish Pub which my mother and I dined at on the Wednesday night of our trip: I just shared some of the photos with a friend who lives in Dublin, who...

There's no simple, or one-size-fits-all, answer. I discussed it a little bit in this post but it really depends on where, and when, you want to travel. I'm hedging a little and transferring to both Qatar avios and Cathay; I'm pretty sure that I'll be using both in the coming years. I would...

Thanks for a wonderful trip report -- hopefully the first of many!

I walk up the escalator steps whenever I can. Even better, when I have the choice, more often than not I take the actual stairs rather than the escalator. And it's absolutely correct to say that exercise/activity is "good for you". Yes, when able-bodied people choose to stand rather than walk...

Shame it's not triple status credits...

I've had the first two and enjoyed both. The fried rice that comes with the barramundi is a little bland. If I had to choose between the barramundi and the beef cheek, I think I'd choose the beef.

I don't mind this as long as the people who don't want to move, all stand to the left, so those of us who want to keep walking can overtake them.

Near where I live there are a whole lot of combined footpaths and cycle tracks. They're clearly marked with arrows showing pedestrians and cyclists are to walk/cycle on the left. While riding my bike, I can't count the number of times I've almost collided with someone who's walking on their...

If past experience is anything to go by, it'll take a couple of months for the bonus points to be credited. I'll be checking my account every couple of weeks on the off chance, but I'd expect the points in late November or December.

The general consensus is that Waiting List requests are successful about 30% of the time.

It did apply to AmEx. Of course, the transfer bonus period is finished now. https://www.pointhacks.com.au/cathay/promotions/

Welcome to AFF @michaeltprice ! We can't give individual financial advice here; only you can decide whether it's "worth it". What experienced AFFers will tell you, though, is that if you want to accumulate frequent flyer points, the way to best do so is via a "Flexible points currency" rather...

One more issue: the departure tax to leave Australia is close to $140. So if you’re looking for a short-haul international flight (eg. to DPS) the carrier charges and taxes will often be half or more the cost of paying for the flight outright. You’ll find the carrier charges for the flights back...

My balance has changed and gone backwards, and I know why. Initially the balance said something like “5800 status credits required, of which 6034 need to be from your own VA marketed and operated flights”. So too many of my SC’s have been earned through family pooling, Flybuys etc. Now my...

I’ve just had a read of the actual legislation. It’s quite interesting to see how much of what it says is downright ignored by the airlines and by EU member governments! (Eg. airlines have an “obligation” to inform all passengers of their rights in the case of delays or cancellations). The...