Category: Travel
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When visited: June 2017 Time of day: Midday (12.40 pm to 15.45 pm) Rating: 5 / 5
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Flight: QF424 Melbourne to Sydney Airline: QANTAS Plane: Airbus 330-200 Gate: 21 Seat: 2A (Business Class) Departed: 10:29 (Scheduled 10:30) Arrived: 12:08 (Scheduled 11:55) Duration: 1 Hours 39 Minutes This flight is part of my international trip to Indonesia (Bali) with my two sisters and their children (excluding Andrew). Kara and Lana were travelling separate…
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When visited: May 2017 Time of day: Evening (7.20 pm to 8.30 pm) Rating: 4.5 / 5 ACCESS RULES – Flying Business class on a Qantas or QantasLink flight later that day. – Qantas Platinum member or Oneworld Alliance – Emirates Skywards Platinum member whose next onward flight that day carries a QF or EK…
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I realised today that I’m only six months from commencing my next major world trip covering 11 countries over 62 days entered on Africa. I was reviewing my trip notes and getting excited from the many highlights I’m anticipating. Before I know it I’ll be boarding my first ever International First Class flight 🙂 The…
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Today was the return home to Melbourne. Early in the day I actually joined a work meeting via a conference call for an hour. With that completed a quick visit to local Rebel Sports to buy a ‘cold’ towel that when wet gets cold so should be good for upcoming Bali trip and later Africa…
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Flight: QF476 Melbourne to Perth Airline: QANTAS Plane: Airbus 330-200 Gate: 15 Seat: 2A (Business Class) Departed: 12:58 (Scheduled 12:55) Arrived: 18:28 (Scheduled 18:30) Duration: 3 Hours 30 Minutes This was the return business flight QF769 which I previously reviewed. I originally booked a very cheap economy seat back in January an immediately requested an…
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When visited: May 2017 Time of day: Late Morning / Early Afternoon (11.50 am to 12.30 pm) Rating: 4 / 5 ACCESS RULES – Flying Business class on a Qantas or QantasLink flight later that day. – Qantas Platinum member or Oneworld Alliance – Emirates Skywards Platinum member whose next onward flight that day carries…
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Sunday 07 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: AFL Match – Fremantle v Essendon Today was the main event of the trip a visit to Subiaco Oval to watch my team Essendon play the local boys the Fremantle Dockers. But first I wanted to see a little more of Perth before the match, unfortunately it turns out…
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Saturday 06 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: Swan River Cruise, Indian Ocean, Rottnest Island: Quokkas, Bathurst Lighthouse, West End Coast line Today was all about visiting Rottnest Island which I’ve been hearing about for years. Rottnest Island is about 33 kilometres from Perth and is a very beautiful island but with a storied and sad past.…
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Friday 05 May 2017. Photos. Highlights: Qantas Business Class Flight, Gloucester Park Harness Racing Today saw the start of a short four day break to Perth just as the cold weather commences back at home in Melbourne. I booked a cheap economy class seat on Qantas back in January and used my Qantas points to upgrade…
