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Similar to my thread about dinner / drinks in Brisbane, I'll be in Melbourne for a visit in mid March, and it would be great to catch up with new and old faces while I'm back. Who is up for casual dinner/drinks in Melbourne CBD (or nearby) on Tue 19th March? Location not decided yet so...

I'm back in Australia for a visit in mid March, and it would be great to catch up with new and old faces while I'm back. Who is up for casual dinner/drinks in Brisbane CBD on the 14th? Location not decided yet so suggestions welcome.

Per the UK budget today 4.37 Enhancing the UK border experience – In 2019, the government will introduce changes at the UK border to enhance the experience for business and leisure travellers to the UK. As part of this, citizens of the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and...

Date : 21 June 2016 Time : 6:00 PM Location : Dinner by Heston (Dinner by Heston London ) Address: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park , 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA Menu : http://www.dinnerbyheston.co.uk/menus Attendees : cynicor, Mal Anyone else interested ? Note that there is allegedly a...

I'm wanting to buy a 197x vintage bottle of Dom. What tips would you give me to ensure that what I buy is actually drinkable? As I'm in the UK, buying it locally has some advantages, but willing to have it shipped instead. Need to store after purchase as well, I know some merchants offer...

Only a couple of months now until June 23rd, where eligible voters can vote on whether the UK should stay in or leave the EU. There are a decent number of AFFers who will be eligible to vote, and for those with EU passports, the vote will affect your employment rights and various other...

Back in Australia for a week, and trying to set up dinner&drinks in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Date : Thursday 17th September 2015 Time : 19:00 onwards (flexible) Location: TBC. (Tim Ho Wan?) Attending: Mal (of course) Who is interested?

Back in Australia for a week, and trying to set up dinner&drinks in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Date : Wednesday 16th September 2015 Time : 19:00 onwards (flexible) Location: TBC Attending: Mal (of course) Who is interested?

Back in Australia for a week, and trying to set up dinner&drinks in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Date : Monday 14th September 2015 Time : 18:30 onwards Location: Mick O'Malley's Irish Pub - 171-209 Queen Street Basement Level Wintergarden Centre Brisbane City 4000...

Per comments in http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/meetings-and-social-events/london-19-march-1900-hours-66382.html , both Princess Fiona and slc767338 are around in London on the 29th March, so why not arrange another London AFF catch-up! Date: Sunday 29th March 2015 Time...

The UK has been trialling a Registered Traveller scheme for quite a few months now. It has now moved into additional trials and the public can now sign up if you have an invitation code. https://www.gov.uk/registered-traveller Service costs £50/year, (first year is non-refundable if you are...

Qantas pilots face redundancy for first time in 40 years With the cost of training a pilot, I hope they've thought this through carefully... Note the BrisbaneTimes website is currently experiencing issues and that link may not be working at the moment...

BBC News - US teenager survives five-hour flight in wheel well Very lucky boy.

Due to high winds expected over Southern England tomorrow flights are expected to be a mess with delays and cancellations. BA have issued a fare waiver. http://www.britishairways.com/travel/flightops/public/en_gb?p_faqid=4657&source=hp_disruption_banner&stop_mobi=yes

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24629451 A good article. Hard to believe it has been 10 years.

Local councils in the UK perform food hygiene and safety checks on places that serve food. The BA T5/Concorde room was inspected in late July and received a poor score (2 - Improvement necessary) http://ratings.food.gov.uk/business/en-GB/579155 While the actual reasons...

Since Qantas launched their android app I have had issues using it. I attempt to log in but it gets the android "waiting" icon and it will never log in. It does know when I use an incorrect pin ... The response (denied) is almost instant. Have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times. I...

130813mediarelease_SmartGate-UK Great to see them trialling things.... But I'd like to see some other countries start to trust Australians more....

When: Saturday 31st August. Where: TBD (will be somewhere near St. Pauls) Kick-off around 7pm. Attendees -kevrosmith -Mal Apologies (0)

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23629301