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Part of me would love to say I would in a heartbeat, but the reality is the answer at this time is no. We aren't even prepared to do a road trip here in the US because we are surrounded by maskholes who still treat CV like it's a hoax. I'm prepared to sit on the sidelines and observe a bit...

I have to say I was most fortunate on the cancellation front. I had 5 flights booked on points with 5 separate programs and I managed to get all the points and cash back with zero cancellation fees even though some of the flights were running. It's been one less package of stress to deal with...

Indian Matchmaker on Netflix is entertaining and does not require a lot of brain cells to follow so if you are in the mood for mindless entertainment it's worth a watch.

So what is Master FM's plan? How long has he been in the US and is he doing his Green Card/citizenship? Problem with being an expat is a lot of us were just going somewhere for a few years then you look around and it's been 10. At some point you do reach the point of no return back to Oz for the...

Neither candidate would be someone I would choose as my preferred candidate but when you look at what's on offer everyone can easily come up with the lesser of two evils. It's not compulsory voting, however I'm of the belief if you don't vote you don't get to cough about the result if it's not...

I figured Adelaide might be a safer option than Sydney or Melbourne as they both seem to have troubling situations developing with quarantine. I figure that Adelaide has limited flights so unlikely to cancel due to overload. Other thing of course coming from US would need to coordinate it with...

Oh that is useful to know as I was on the Singapore Airlines site and they were selling seats for the Adelaide flight in September but wasn't certain if they were running as they are also selling for Darwin flight and I don't think that is running. There seems to be plenty of points redemption...

I don't think too many people pay too much attention to the political shenanigans in the US these days. We don't watch the news, we try and avoid listening to Trump's daily carry on, even driving in the car I listen to spanish radio so I don't get stressed by whatever disaster he's causing...

So a question on quarantine in Australia. I know it is at the first point of entry into Oz. However, long term expats like ourselves, after we complete quarantine are we free to go to whatever state we like or are we forced to go to where our DL states is our home state, which for us is NT. Can...

Welcome Rob. Sounds like it was a fantastic flight. Hopefully we will all soon be back to our regular travel schedules sooner rather than later.

the Eurovision movie was somewhat amusing. Not the most rivetting viewing but didn't turn it off thinking I wanted to poke my eyes out. Personally I've become a bigger fan of elves and want to travel to Husavik even more after seeing the scenery.

Some shocking stories of people who are not able to get back to Oz. I don't believe from my observations there has ever been an issue at any time getting out of the US as flights have continued to run. The people in India, surely they could put on a few flights to get them out of there asap...

I did not express myself very well, as by serviced apartment I was thinking of a one bedroom apartment with a separate living room and kitchenette to allow preparation of some basic in the food area. What are such arrangements called? I don't normally stay at such establishments but I think they...

I think it's totally fine to say returning travellers should pay for their quarantine. I am more than happy with that. However as the user pays I think I should be entitled to nominate where I want to stay, give me the option at different price levels. If I'm paying I would be more than happy to...

the question of expats not scurrying home at the first sign of trouble is more complex than people might imagine. As a long term expat, 20+ years, we briefly considered it but taking into account we decided against it. 1. Husband was waiting for ankle replacement surgery which was scheduled for...

I would have arrived in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week. Tomorrow would have been catching a flight to Kuching and an excursion into the Borneo jungle to see monkeys. Makes me quite depressed sitting in my lounge room watching life just pass me by.

Two things that factor high on my decision making list. 1. Bed needs to be a king size. Even though I am short I can starfish a king size on my own so husband is pushed to the edges. If only a queen size must be two queen sized beds. We have been known to take two rooms in UK to accommodate...

Our points balance remain around 2.8 million. They aren't growing as quickly as they once were due to lack of spend and I did manage to spend 500k in 2020 before shutdown happened. I'm not even considering spending them on any shopping portals. It's amazing how quickly my mood has changed...

We are talking about a trip to Hawaii for Thanksgiving in November but can't bring ourselves to book it as don't want to deal with having to possibly cancel and get stuck with travel credits. It just seems too hard at this time.

I'm going to continue to stick my head in the clouds and tell myself fairy tales that someday I will be able to redeem some of my 3 million points for a business class flight somewhere. Have to say I have been focusing my spend since CV started on earning hotel points as I figure they may be...