Tag Archives: Qantas

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Johannesburg, South Africa

During a leisurely breakfast at the Intercontinental’s Quills restaurant at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, an SMS arrives from Qantas that QF64 has been delayed by 70 minutes. That’s okay, I can still make […]

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South Africa and Namibia

Today is the start of four weeks in South Africa and Namibia, with a long haul flight from Sydney to Johannesburg of around 13 hours and 45 minutes. Sydney International is busy this morning, with […]

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An Antarctic detour to Joburg

I’d forgotten how convenient rolling luggage is. It’s been years since I’ve had to carry a bag, and boy am I out of practice. Small aircraft travel in South Africa has meant carrying a soft-sided […]

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Emirates Melbourne to Paris

A last minute decision in mid-November has found me spending Christmas and New Year in Paris. A great deal on a business class fare from Qantas and one of the last three apartments available from […]

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Arctic 2013

Here we go… the start of Arctic 2013 – a series of blog entries documenting my travels from Melbourne to Sydney, Sydney to Paris, Paris to Oslo,  an expedition to the Arctic lands of Norway, […]