Queenstown for (octogenarian) Beginners: A Farewell to Travel.

[Human]

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 gleefully informed me that the name of the pub, "Pog Mahones", means "Kiss my A**e" in Ireland!

The same friend also told me with some authority that the cider I had, Magners, has a well-deserved reputation for causing particularly brutal hangovers when consumed in excess! (Just as well I only had the one pint then...)


PSA over.

(But do I tell my mother or allow her to continue to live in blissful ignorance?)

 

[Seat0B]

That makes it another successful and highly gratifying day. I'm so grateful that my mother is able to experience this.

And I hope that one day, in the very distant future when you miss her very much, you will also remember this wonderful experience with your mum. Although I get the feeling that you are already very well aware of it

 

[Quickstatus]

@Human

I think honey in general has some antibiotic properties.

Your intrepid mother is correct regarding the science:
Manuka Honey medicinal properties
(Section 4)

But thank you for your very personal TR.

Can I also ask, NZ would mean that travel insurance was not problem or maybe moot?

 

[Human]

Can I also ask, NZ would mean that travel insurance was not problem or maybe moot?

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 just relied on my credit card insurance (AmEx Platinum).

Thanks also for sending that article through. I'm no scientist so a lot of it was above me, but I understood enough to see that MH does, in fact, have some very useful properties!