UK and Europe 4 month sojourn!

[MARTINE]

Thankyou for sharing your holiday with us @Scash
I really enjoyed your commentary and lovely photos.. till next time

 

[Scash]

An epic TR @Scash , thanks for taking us along.
Enjoy F and happy travels home
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Thank you @Flyfrequently. Will definitely try a Cloud Nine.

 

[Scash]

Safe travels - back home to reality soon

Thank you @VPS . Getting back to “normal” life will take a bit of adjusting!

 

[Scash]

Thankyou for sharing your holiday with us @Scash
I really enjoyed your commentary and lovely photos.. till next time

Thank you @MARTINE.

 

[Scash]

Truly a trip of a lifetime. Thank you for posting so much information, I know I will refer back to this thread when I am planning upcoming holidays.

Thank you @StayGoldPonyboy .

 

[ellen10]

Thank you @Scash . I really enjoyed following along on your wonderful trip.
I loved all your photos and stories.

 

[Lat34]

And thanks from me too @Scash - your trip report will be particularly useful for us in July next year. Might need some accommodation advice too!

 

[OZDUCK]

Thanks for the TR. It was an enviable trip from all the excellent photos and tales you posted.

 

[Scash]

A few more comments and photos and then “that’s all folks”!

A bit of plane spotting from the LHR CX F lounge.



Then a quick visit to the QF lounge for some S&P squid and a glass of bubbles. Didn’t think much of the squid, quite a lot of batter, very chewy and slightly undercooked.



And then time to board.

 

[Scash]

Onboard and a very warm welcome from the crew.

 

[Scash]

Wasn’t overly taken by the menu offerings but what I had was tasty. Didn’t have the caviar as not big fan and started with the prawns with the veal for main. Both quite tasty. The veal was slightly overcooked but still tender and tasty. Of course this was all washed down with several glasses of champagne. Cathay have a little buddy seat and table extender so we could dine together.

 

[Scash]

And this is for you @Flyfrequently !

 

[Scash]

A few inflight shots heading to Hong Kong.

 

[Scash]

We then had about 5 hours at HKG before our flight to BNE and spent our time at the Wing and Pier first lounges. It was quite busy when we arrived around 7:30 am but quietened down considerably by the time we departed at 12:30 pm and I was able to get a cabana for a shower and refresh.

 

[Scash]

Our flight to BNE was uneventful and we landed about 30 minutes early. We were in J for this leg as the plane was originally an A350 with no first. This was swapped to a 4 class 777 with F seats. F wasn’t being sold so we were able to score seats 1A and 2A, however service was J. By this stage I was pretty whacked having been awake for well over 24 hours and consumed almost my body weight in champagne so I didn’t take any more photos.

Due to the 11:00 pm arrival time we stayed the night at the Brisbane Airport Novotel, before heading home to the Sunshine Coast the next morning. It was a pleasant change to have warm and sunny weather instead of the wet, cold and windy weather we left behind.

 

[Flyfrequently]

And this is for you @Flyfrequently !

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Thanks @Scash Hope it did not disappoint and welcome home

 

[kookaburra75]

A few more comments and photos and then “that’s all folks”!
A bit of plane spotting from the LHR CX F lounge.

My favourite lounge - for the view and the champagne.

Like others have said, thanks for putting together this extensive trip report. MrsK and I are planning our Grande Tour in a couple of years, and the information you have provided will be invaluable.

 

[Scash]

This has been an incredible journey and not without a few hiccups, which caused a fair bit of stress and took considerable time to sort out with our TA, especially as we were on the other side of the worlds and in different time zones. However considering the time we have been away and what we have done these seem minor now.

It is with mixed emotions that we settle back in to “normal” life, however we are already thinking about the next trip (although it probably won’t be 4 months next time).

A big thank you to everyone who has followed along, your wonderful comments, support and advice. It truly has made the trip even more special.

There were a number of times when the thought of updating this report got a bit too much and I was thinking why did I start this, however I am glad that I persevered.

Until next time...au revoir!

 

[VPS]

Thanks for a wonderful trip report and letting us travel along with you.

 

[drron]

A very interesting read. Enjoyed it immensely.
Though you do look familiar to me. Maybe have shared a restaurant or two on the Sunny Coast.