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    Christmas in Bangkok.

    Very relieved that the trip for you both can continue and that Mrsdrron is ok
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    TROMSO 17NOV AY534 RVN HEL 1400 1520 (A321) / AY945 HEL TOS 1605 1725 (Operated by Wideroe – Dash 8) Arriving at the Airport, it was great to find out that the inbound flight was ontime given my 45minute connection in Helsinki. The flight to Helsinki departed ontime, and was able to enjoy...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    My Last morning in Rovaniemi was spent having a look around Santa’s Village (and even meeting Santa as well!) and saw the famous line of the Arctic Circle! At this point, it was mighty cold so headed off for a nice coffee. Then it was back to the hotel to pick up the bags and off to the...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    For my last full day in Rovaniemi, I had planned (and booked) to go snowmobiling. However one important ingredients was missing: snow. With the tour being cancelled by the operator, it was time to quickly find new ideas to spend the day. Finally settled on some Shore Fishing (as lake wasn’t...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Having had a few hours of downtime, it was time to head back out and hunt the Northern Lights! For this tour, I picked a different company in the hope it might pay off given the conditions were good for light spotting. We drove to 2 spots with no luck, and then the guide drove to a 3rd spot that...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    For Day 2, I headed out to Ranua Zoo. A few of the animals were seen, however quite a few like the Polar Bears were away from public view due to the winter months. The tour of Ranua Zoo finished early afternoon, so once back in town I wandered around to see what central Rovaniemi is like.
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Following the day trip, it was time to head out searching for the Northern Lights on my first tour. All that was seen was low cloud, the moon and the smoke of the fireplace. Maybe tomorrow! Northern Lights Scorecard: 0/1 **NB Scorecard taken on nights where I was able to go hunting for the...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    ROVANIEMI For my first day in Rovaniemi, I’d booked a day trip out to Korouoma Frozen Waterfall. This included a good 6km hike with lunch provided
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    13NOV AY1362 MAN-HEL 1015 1505 (OH-LKH) / AY535 HEL-RVN 1620 1745 (OH-LZE) After a great few days catching up with family who I haven’t seen in 5 years, it was back to the airport for the trip to Rovaniemi. Arrived at the airport early to have breakfast and admire the view outside! Was nice...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    LET THE TRIP COMMENCE! 08NOV QF604 MEL-BNE 0720 0830 (VH-VYH) The day has finally arrived! With the early start, I stayed at the Mantra Tullamarine overnight to avoid a very early wakeup call, and also the opportunity to have a nice dinner with my sister. Was at the airport early-ish to avoid...
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    I feel like I've been to HEL and back a few times 😂
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    THE PLANNED ITINERARY 08NOV QF604 MEL-BNE / QF51 BNE-SIN /AY132 SIN-HEL 09NOV AY1361 HEL-MAN 13NOV AY1362 MAN-HEL / AY535 HEL-RVN 17NOV AY534 RVN-HEL / AY945 HEL-TOS 21NOV SK4403 TOS-OSL / SK4787 OSL-KEF 30NOV AY992 KEF-HEL 01DEC AY99 HEL-HKG 02DEC CX105 HKG-MEL
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    Hunting the Northern Lights: Rovaniemi, Tromso and Iceland

    Having just returned from my first overseas trip in a while, I really enjoy readying other peoples trip reports about their own travels so felt that this one would be worth writing about to share with everyone! After an interesting few years, the travel bug was itching to go again and it was...
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    Christmas in Bangkok.

    Looking forward to following this one!
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    Requesting New Qantas Travel Money Card?

    I'll try them again tomorrow. May have got the circle of options as I called right on their 7pm close. Thanks!
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    Requesting New Qantas Travel Money Card?

    I haven't had a new one in 2 years. Last one as a Silver (now back to Bronze) expired in Sep 2020 with the mastercard part expiring Jan 21. Not something I thought about until a few weeks ago
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    Requesting New Qantas Travel Money Card?

    Just trying to get a new Frequent Flyer Card with the Travel Money card. Requested a new card via the website a few weeks back and nothing has arrived, and have just tried calling and the phone options seem to run in circles. Any other ideas on how to get a new card quickly? Due to head off...
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    Hurtigruten expedition ships to Norway

    Hi VPS. Just seen this post. I have also travelled on Hurtigruten back in end of 2017. Trip report posted here: The land of Iceland, Norwegian Coastal Cruise and a touch of Germany! I travelled on the Polarlys in an Arctic Superior Cabin on level 5. The only thing I'd do differently would be to...
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    New Amex statement credits

    I got the email for JB Hi Fi on my Explorer at 7am, and all 20k card offer spots were gone when I checked now - 90mins later!
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    Amex Travel Credit - covid implication

    Thanks for that. Good to know. Will give them a call tomorrow and see what they say.
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