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I have to admit that I never seen so many native flowers before. My wife ,and her were assiduous in tracking them down.

No worries. The TOTAL fare for two people was S$6,473. Being a cheapskate I jumped at it. The best I could see for SQ around the same dates was S$8,296. And that was a non-cancellable fare and was just Sin/Fra/Sin. Turkish Airlines could be booked for a few hundred dollars cheaper than EY but...

We have now booked this trip. It appears that the few hundred dollars reduction was possibly part of a Black Friday promotion. We fly Singapore-Frankfurt on 22/5 and then will return from Paris on 20/6. This cost S$6,473 for two. I could have saved about $120 by accepting a slightly lower...

I did forget to mention that to her credit our guest was very conscientious about paying her fair share. We alternated in paying for fuel and split accommodation costs 3 ways. She would also take her turn in paying for meals and entrance fees.

We have now booked our flights for 2025. Firstly 9 nights in April showing the grandkids Singapore and a bit of Malaysia. 4 nights in Singapore at the Village Hotel Katong and then 5 nights near Legoland in Johor. We will try to get around a bit there. The 5 nights in a 110 m2 3 bedroom...

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Etihad prices in J ex Singapore have drifted back down a bit today. You can get Sin - Fra or Sin - CDG return in May/June for just under S$6,500 for two. Interestingly, for us, you can do a multi city routing arriving Frankfurt and departing Paris for basically the same price. That would suit...

The CX Black Friday deal turned out to be a truly magnificent $100 off any flight. Exchange rate variations have a bigger effect than that. Why did they even bother?

There was also some nice scenery Looking towards Perth CBD - with Perth Airport to the right And as the sun slowly set in the west - over Rottnest and Fremantle - she flew home. As far as I can tell she had a great time here and especially enjoyed the birds and flowers.

OK - just to finish this off. After coming back to Perth at lot off what she saw was not different than lots of other people have previously covered so I will not bother posting those few photos. However, my wife took her for a walk in the National Park near Lesmurdie Falls on the edge of the...

Sunset at Yallingup Still a few surfers out The beach at the mouth of the Margaret River This is where they hold heats of the world surfing Championships. The temporary grandstands are erected around here At Yallingup there is a "German Bakehouse". We bought some cakes and...

Cape Leeuwin lighthouse and lightkeepers cottages. There is a very interesting museum using these cottages. Again, 95% of my photos around here have disappeared. I am now seriously thinking about buying a new camera for my trips as the loss of photos off the phone is very annoying. I suspected...

We jumped all round the place for the next few days so there is no real 'theme' in the coming photos. The 'Chick on a Stick' in Wilyabrup. The cause of much angst when it was erected...

Some interesting batting averages in this piece. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-24/cricket-michael-vaughan-australia-batting-struggles/104641250 I agree that Bancroft has no case for selection this year. But he previously had 2 fantastic seasons and was never considered even though both...

There does seem to be a drift back to the old days of it 'being harder to get out of the Test team rather than get in'.

Barely 20 metres

She walked through part of the Boranup Forest on her hike and on another day we stopped at everyone's favourite scenic spot on Caves Road to have a bit of a walk. We also went on a drive along the dirt roads through the forest but all those photos have also disappeared...

The next day we dropped our hiker off to do Stage 6 of the Cape to Cape Walk on her own. She bought her own hiking poles with her. "Day 6 Contos to Hamelin Bay: 22.4km, 5-9 Hours Taking you through the famous regrowth karri trees around Boranup, this day is half amazing forests and half coastal...

Snap. From higher up in the station. We are booked to stay in the Village Hotel Katong in April next year on a trip to show our grandkids Singapore. It is only about 200 metres away from one of the MRT exits.

Some of the views they got SugarLoaf Rock