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I got on last night. Had to call because both the website and app couldn't process a payment.

About a week ago I had this dream I won powerball and in the dream I went out and applied for all the high points offers on CCs. Then I woke up and said to myself what an idiot. If I won powerball we would be just buying F revenue fares and not bothering about the points.

A warm welcome @someoneul .

Well I looked at buying 150000 so a 40% discount. That would give us 2 J awards BKK to Europe. They cost 75000 points. That would cost $A5175 so a cost of a J seat is close to $A2600. For that I can buy a J seat on TK or AY. On EH just over $A3000 and QR about $A3600. Of course then you don't...

A warm welcome @Blurto. You will find a few tricks but it will be hard. Wish you the best of luck. PS. I will send you a direct message.

Agree. A wonderful travelling companion but also excellent hosts. Will have to get back to WA and see those orchids once more.

The BA/IB/QR JV will still operate as now. ACCC has had no problems with it. Presumably the had some input as there is no BA codeshare on QR flights into SYD. But there will not be BA codeshares on the QR/VA flights I would presume.

I know what it is like. In the early 70s we lived on Concord road at Concord West. Heavy traffic all noght but we slept well. Then moved to Maitlad in the Hunter valley. no noise at all and so couldn't sleep. fixed when we moved to East Maitland and not far down the road was the main north...

But I have no balance and can't ride a bike. I managed to get to what I wanted by Metro though some times with a 20 minute + walk. but i find the walk interesting and enjoyable.

The real fun will be when you fly on a QR marketed and operated flight. These are still being sold and for example do have a BA codeshare except into SYD. Under the OW rules you still should have access to QF lounges despite QR not wanting it an QF totally against it.

In Kyoto last December and in August 2023 we travelled around by Metro which was less crowded than busses and stops convenient to most tourist spots. Pretty cheap too.

A warm welcome @OnlyBusinessClass . We faced exactly the same problem returning LIS-BNE in October 2025 except we were looking for awards. Ended up flying via Bangkok with QR awards to MAN and back from ZUR. Couldn't get awards from LIS. So Looked up QR. J from LIS-BKK was much higher than from...

No it is my grey backed butcherbird friends. They come and see us every evening for drinks and nibbles on the patio. Becoming very vocal with time. And mum is a very good parent and dad has demonstrated his butchering skills. Dispatched a peaceful dove 2 days ago. He seemed very proud of his...

But BA already codeshares on QR DOH to Australia except for Sydney. Part of their partnership agreement. Really can't see any competition concerns adding VA as a codeshare partner on competition grounds. Even less with the VA wet lease flights...

A warm welcome @ef1jone . As to help I guess it first depends on how much you like Etihad. If you love it continue. Seeing you are in the VA program then QR or SQ would be contenders. I think a lot of people are unduly pessimistic about the VA changes and their impact re SQ.

Indeed. I would love to know what my bird friends are actually saying about me. o_O

A s QR has the same FF currency as BA and Qatar has 25% of IAG I think that BA will continue to code share with QR.

A warm welcome @John Duke . The best advice if it is an award for thdestination and date you want then get it there and then Don't procrastinate. These days there are lots of people chasing awards especially in premium cabins. For examp;e I was loking for a J class award for 2 from Austrlia to...

Well I had a new surge of enjoyment during Covid. Really felt I was essential. But to the retirement plan there seem to be many locum Pathology jobs around Australia. great way of earning enough to fund more travel. As well you get to know Australia better. Living and working somewhere even...

Our best packaging came when we bought a Sassafras hall table from a craftsman in Deloraine, Tasmania and had it shipped home. One of our good friends is a wood carver and we asked him if he wanted the box it came in to use for his timber work. He came and saw it and said all he was going to do...