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Revered AFF member RooFlyer is off on another adventure. This time, the destination is Iran! While in the region, our member also took the opportunity to briefly visit Athens, Greece. No trip to Athens would be complete without visiting the Acropolis, which dominates the Athens skyline! Our member stayed a total of three nights; enough … Continued
This week’s trip report is a little different. Our member swanning_it recently flew to Papua New Guinea with a team of 8 Australians to trek the Kokoda Trail! Walking the Kokoda Trail, the site of a famous World War II battle, is not an easy task. But it’s an area of great historical importance. Between … Continued
When planning your next holiday destination, Kazakhstan is probably not the first country that comes to mind. But perhaps it should be. The economic powerhouse of Central Asia has plenty to offer, and planning a trip there is easier than you might think! AFF member Mattg recently visited Kazakhstan, and he was seriously impressed. Kazakhstan … Continued
When flying with Qantas or Emirates to Europe, the Middle East or Africa, you’ll probably fly via Dubai. Both Qantas and Emirates offer free stopovers in Dubai, and Emirates even offers discounted stopover and holiday packages. So, is it worth breaking up the trip with a few days in the United Arab Emirates? That’s the … Continued
Our member turtlemichael is currently in the middle of a trip around the world! Since retiring, this member has enjoyed plenty of longer overseas trips. This one is no exception. Over 100 days, this member will travel around Europe before catching a cruise across the Atlantic to Canada. We leave on June 30. We have … Continued
Our member OZDUCK recently returned from a month-long trip around Ireland. The trip also included a range of detours to places like Singapore, Helsinki and Tallinn. To get to Dublin, our member took advantage of a great Finnair Business Class sale to Europe, departing from Singapore. Singapore Airlines then filled the gap between Perth and … Continued
Brazil is the home to samba, beautiful beaches, Carnival, amazing cuisine and some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet. For two weeks, it was also recently “home” for our member bigpetebrown as they visited some of the less-travelled parts of this beautiful country. São Paulo, Cuiaba, São Luis and the capital of Brasilia were … Continued
Our member v1nce007 is criss-crossing North America as they take an adventure-packed holiday that’s also full of premium cabin flying. As well as visits to several US cities, our member joined a nine-day tour of Costa Rica! The trip began with a very nice Qantas flight across the Pacific. Had a really nice flight from SYD to LAX. A few … Continued
Numerous members have visits to South Korea planned in the coming weeks and months. But given recent tensions with North Korea, is it currently safe to visit? About to pack and head to MEL for the HKG > ICN flight, but cannot seem to break away from family calling about the Korean peninsula. I’ve been through a few risks … Continued
This week’s trip report takes us to South America and the Pacific islands, as our member RooFlyer flies, drives and cruises around Chile, Argentina and French Polynesia! The trip began with a flight to Santiago on LATAM Airlines. This flight was direct but our member would be doing some “island hopping” on the way home, stopping in … Continued
It was a trip five years in the making and it certainly did not disappoint! Dog sledding, the Northern Lights, a train trip through the wilderness and a flight north of the Arctic Circle were all highlights as our member Justinf travelled with his sister to Alaska. So I just returned from a two week … Continued
AFF member bigpetebrown recently visited a destination that many of us dream of one day visiting, but very few ever do. This southern continent is home to few residents, but plenty of penguins, whales and seals. That’s right, they visited Antarctica! There were plenty of spectacular sights to take in aboard the three-week cruise. Departing … Continued