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    Has anyone done the mountain gorillas in Rwanda in the last five years?

    On the day of the gorilla trek, you get asked what your physical health and fitness are...you can choose easy to difficult. The trekkers go out early to locate the gorilla families...as I chose I wanted the easy trek, it took us only 20+ mins to reach our allocated family. You get to spend 1...
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    Has anyone done the mountain gorillas in Rwanda in the last five years?

    Yes in Oct / Nov 2023. What would you like to know? ;)
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    AFF Gathering #19 in ADL on 30 October - 1 November 2026

    Damn! Just 2 days ago, I booked a trip to Palau which covers these dates :( Bronze.
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    Feet on walls / bulkhead

    It is a disgusting habit like shoes on seats on the train!
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    AMEX rejection

    And do you blame Amex/ banks?
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    New Amex statement credits

    Thinking of buying a $240 IGA GC tomorrow...I find IGA prices however significantly higher than Colesworth, and there is less range of items
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    Combining paid and redemption to have connection/luggage/boarding pass

    With Sq, it can be done at the airport by showing both e tickets at checkin
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    Velocity Family Transfers Online Suspended

    Yeah it is a pain that online family transfers are suspended...rather than taking 1-2 mins to do online, it takes around 10 mins to call.
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    Hamilton Island sale

    I have been to Hamilton Island twice including earlier this year...main advantage is that I can get there from Sydney in just under 3 hours :) ...compared to Asia. I agree flights are expensive but we used points and Amex free flight. :) Accomodation is not bad but not super luxurious unless...
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    Is the Australian Landing Card Still Necessary in the Written Form?

    We recently returned from NZ and stayed overnight at a home stay where they had pet pigs and goats. We argued amongst ourselves about the contact with farm animals Q...in the end we said they were pets and answered no...
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    Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

    Just came back from 10 days in NZ....didnt really need any cash but some places charge a surcharge for using a card, up to 2%. PS: BNZ was the only ATM I found that allowed me to withdraw cash without an ATM fee whilst using an Australian ATM card.
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    Australian Cricket Season 2025-26 (Ashes)

    Horrible reverse sweep shot by Brook...missed and bowled...hand Ashes over!
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    Emirates restricts first class awards to elite members only

    I don’t know much about champagne but this is what I was served onboard :)
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    Article: The Power of the AFF Community

    And your contributions to AFF over the last 10 + years, AFF editor, have really enhanced this forum, You will be missed when you leave your role at the end of this month.
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    Your 2025 year of travel in review

    Number of flights 53 (25 Y, 37J, 1 F) Flown: 125139 kms New countries: 13 (Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Romania, Moldova, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Timor Leste). Total now : 88 Nights away from home: 11O :) New Airlines. Air Mauritius...
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    Coles gift card offers

    Nope and that's a good thing :)
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    Coles gift card offers

    ...but not adding up to 10s of thousands, at least in my household.
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    Emirates restricts first class awards to elite members only

    Flew this last night....EK F on the A380 is a wonderful experience. Apart from the 10+ minutes having a shower, I spent the entire 2 hrs 45 mins flight time eating and drinking! Asked to swap the male amenity kit for a female one for +1, the FA gave me a female one and said to keep the male one :)
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    Coles gift card offers

    Not sure if still alot of interest if no longer can pay ATO :(
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