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Time to have a go at another trip report. I just got back from a very long trip by my standards - 10 days in Southern Africa. It consisted of: - 2 nights in Johannesburg at opposite ends of the trip - 3 nights at Victoria Falls - 2 nights in Chobe National Park in Botswana - 3 nights in Cape...

OK, time to have a crack at another trip report. I have been to Asia (both the South East and North East) over a dozen times, not counting India but have never written about it. So I thought I'd recap a recent trip I took earlier this month. I visited a total of 5 countries in less than a week...

Well, its time for another trip report. After planning to return to Europe in June I cancelled those plans as soon as I saw the new SYD-AKL-JFK route being launched and was able to snag a reward seat in J on the second flight. That was last August and I spent several months thinking about where...

Well it's time for another trip report. A few weeks ago I was sent to India (specifically New Delhi) for work. While I didn't have that much time for sight-seeing, I was granted a day to go and see the Taj Mahal and thought I'd share that day. With the lack of Premium Economy on the QF A330 I...

After my last major trip to Europe in August, it wasn't too long between trips before heading off again. I spent just over a week in the USA for Thanksgiving to catch up with people I know over in New York (both expats and locals). I booked an itinerary SYD-ORD in Y+ for $4k return back in the...

Well it's time to take a long haul trip once again after travelling to North America in January. I have spent roughly 10 days in Europe, slightly longer than my trip to North America but you might again say too short given I did so much. I visited the UK, Italy, Switzerland, France and the...

I just returned from a few days in North America. I initially booked the trip in October when it was announced people in NSW would be allowed to go overseas and it was a simple return booking with QF to and from Vancouver. I had long wanted to visit Canada but Qantas launching year...

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On Saturday October 10 I was one of the lucky 150 people to be onboard the Great Southern Land Scenic Flight from Sydney...to Sydney. My last overseas flight was SIN-MEL on March 9 (I am from Sydney but went via MEL to have a better chance of an upgraded). I landed on the day Qantas announced it...

Is anyone else from AFF going on the Great Southern Land scenic flight this Saturday October 10? Apparently the package includes a pre-flight breakfast in the Sydney domestic J lounge from 8am.

In light of the travel restrictions right now I've been looking back on some of the trips I've taken in years gone by. For my first AFF trip report here is one of the more intriguing I took - to Hong Kong and Xiamen in July 2018. I fell in love with Hong Kong visiting in July 2016 and this was...

I went to Hong Kong and Xiamen for a few days earlier in July. I booked Premium Economy with QF and applied for an upgrade on the way back - being overnight it was the natural choice. I knew first hand how wonderful it was to snag a First Suite and was able to do once my upgrade was confirmed at...

I was searching SYD-HKG flights next year and I noticed from April the flights QF127/128 and QF 117/118 were both A330 flights. I rang the QF Call desk and they confirmed this was correct and not just a system glitch. Obviously this will mean the 747 is being removed on this route - yet it will...

Last week I had a quick overnight in Gladstone. I can be a loyalist to specific hotels in certain places but not to hotel chains. It goes without saying hotels in regional areas are cheaper and Gladstone was no exception - I got an $80 per rate night on a Friday night. The Rydges is right in...

I do not think there has been much discussion on AFF on this subject so...back in August all Australian passport holders became eligible to use their e-channel system (subject to having no 'adverse record' in Hong Kong and being over 16). Prior to that only frequent flyers (i.e. Qantas gold and...

Peppers Kings Square is a relatively new hotel in Perth having opened in November 2016. I was in Perth for a couple of nights a fortnight ago. When I'm only staying at a hotel for a night or two I am less fussy about a hotel's amenities, such as not having a pool or gym. Nevertheless I was...

We all loved flying Emirates A380 service between Sydney and Auckland. Even if one was in economy the sheer thrill of being on an A380 was a great reason to pick it. If in business or first (which if paid is a great status credits booster) you could enjoy Emirates' service (the inflight bar...