Monthly Archives: March 2017

World Trip 1986: Flight Journal

My first ever international trip was way back in 1986 with my entire family.   We traveled between 27 November 1986 and 9 December 1986 (12 days) visiting the USA and Mexico. To do this we flew on four flights (across … Continue reading

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World Trip 1998: Flight Journal

My second international trip back in 1998 was with my mother (Helen), sister (Kara) and nephew (Andrew) made possible using Qantas staff travel discount.   We traveled between 31 October 1998 and 20 November 1998 (21 days) visiting just USA (with … Continue reading

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Lounge Review – Qantas Brisbane Domestic Business Lounge

When visited: March 2017 Time of day: Late Afternoon (5 pm to 5.45 pm) Rating: 4.5 / 5 This is a new lounge that opened in March 2017 and there were still some minor fixes to fixtures and painting that … Continue reading

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World Trip 1999-2000: Flight Journal

My first world trip book by myself (well with my friend Jon but no family) was back in 1999.  I traveled between 11 November 1999 and 6 March 2000 (118 days) visiting six countries – New Zealand, England, Scotland, Northern … Continue reading

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World Trip 2006: Flight Journal

My biggest world trip was back in 2006 I traveled between 29 March 2006 and 28 August 2006 (153 days) visiting twenty-four countries – South Africa; Swaziland; France; England; Belgium; Holland; Germany; Czech Republic; Austria; Switzerland; Italy; Vatican; Monaco; Spain; … Continue reading

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Fiji Trip 2010: Flight Journal

For my 2010 Fiji trip I travelled between 30 October 2010 and 6 November 2010.  I used this trip to undertake a ‘status run’ basically a couple of extra flights to help increase my Qantas membership level back to Gold. … Continue reading

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