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we fly adl-bne-apia on the 4th of january for 10 days. will let you know how it goes. We are staying at the "Sheraton" badged hotel, so not sure on what it will be like, but after the craziness of Christmas retail trading, the break will be good. I've been to Vanuatu a few times and am so sorry...

Pretty much everything in the Anse Vate and Baie de Citron is now open

Oops, spent too much time enjoying it - there is now also a citrus version which I find a bit more refreshing.

Food is not cheap - not much is! It's French, and with that comes cost lol. We bought a lot of nibbles at the local big supermarket - french cheese, rillette, pate, terrines, meats, and they were quite expensive compared to Oz. we came knowing it would be expensive, so we just enjoyed what we...

I should also add that we have met 1 Australian and 1 Kiwi while we have been here - and they were both within 3 rooms of us at the hotel.

I thought I’d put together a small travel summary of our Noumea trip, which ends tomorrow. This is our 3rd trip here. Since booking in November 2024, QANTAS have been fantastic in changing/modifying our bookings from Adelaide. The “troubles” here made the trip look grim, but we just waited and...

Success! I can confirm that [email protected] works for Catriona!

I might try that when I get back to Australia next week. Linked in does not seem too helpful unless I sign up for stuff I don't need. Thanks Alan

Hmm, never thought of that - haven't used linked in for years. - Thanks

I have a need to contact either Catriona Larritt or Markus Svenson. I'm happy to do it by email, and was wondering if anyone can help me with an email address? I have tried [email protected] with no result, so was wondering if any might be able to help me out please if there is a...

We were at a conference in the US and a friend of our was elected international President. This meant she would be visiting countries around the world as part of her "job" At a later meeting she went up to my wife and asked her what sort of protection she carried. As an aside, we live in...

Probably because it is full of Legionnaires, Gendarmes and Infantry personnel! I stopped and chatted with quite a few and after I tell them I'm an Australian they are happy to joke around and have a laugh. Quite a few speak some english which is not the norm here in NC. I even found one guy who...

Toowongman - thought I'd post this for you, taken today. Beautiful day, maybe a little windy, but people out and about everywhere, helped by all the French personnel billeted in the area. Hopefully it brings good memories.

We decided to do a status credit run for the wife. Out of the barrel of "never been to destinations" we pulled out Apia - I guess if Albo can go and be welcomed, so can we!!!!!! Does anyone have any suggestions on somewhere to stay? I've looked around and all we really want is either breakfast...

We have just booked another trip here next July with the double status credit offer on qantas. J all the way here and back. Today has just been another beautiful, relaxing experience, like every day has been so far!

Well, it took 23 schedule and flight changes, but we got to Noumea on Tuesday evening! The arrival was a little exciting with a missed approach/go around in the Air Calin A330 - certainly got many passengers talking. When I had a chat with the captain after landing he just said "that is what I...

Our QF flights are still booked, and I'm expecting us to go. The only possible upset is that a group of South Pacific heads of government are planning to visit New Caledonia to "discuss" the issues with those concerned. I'm not sure when that is, but it just might bring tensions to the surface...

We had an odd delay today on 679 today. We started 10 mins late due to late arrival of aircraft. After loading and closing up, we sat for 10 mins and the announcement to dis arm the doors came over! 2 young ladies left the flight which the captain announced were for medical reasons, and we then...

YEEEEHAAAAA!!!! Just got an email from Qantas confirming a flight change to Noumea. We have moved from Oct 23 BNE-NOU to Oct 22 SYS-NOU. I have checked with our travel insurance provider (RAA) and there are no issues with TA as there is no "do not travel" advice from smart Traveler. I cant do...

I'm loosing hope of getting back this year, but I'll wait until the end of August to see what Qantas say.