It’s when you’re on the bullet train you’ll start to save money. Your maths seems sound.
The Jr pass definitely won’t be worth it if your are using only the local systems.
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What is it with ■■■■■ getting on planes then deciding they’re not going after all? Simple enough getting the ■■■■■■■ off, but then they have to get the ■■■■■■■ luggage off too… Then they have to rejig the whole flight schedule to fit the flight back in…
Two hours after scheduled takeoff and we’re still stuck on the ■■■■■■■ tarmac…
Third ■■■■■■■ time it’s happened to me recently…
Anyone been to Uluru? I’d be keen to know best time of year, what else there is to do nearby and how long to spend there.
This would be a family holiday staying in hotels etc, not a 4x 4 driving holiday.
Has been several years but Yulara is the small town in the NP and has a couple of motels and resorts aswell as a small airport. The best place to stay but can be quite pricey.
Uluru is a good 5-6 hour drive from Alice Springs but many people do go out on day trips from there. End of April to mid September is probably the best time to visit as it will be a lot cooler.
I’d do a couple of days from Alice and include Kings Canyon in your itinerary with perhaps a helicopter ride which you won’t forget
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floods in Venice but the eating goes on
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Qantas having a massive sale at the moment. I’ve just booked flights to the USA in May - $850 return.
Just letting people know in case they’re looking for some good prices. My boss looked and saw $800 return to London through Dubai in June too apparently.
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Agreed with this, @Gnik
Grab the 7 day JR rail pass for your Shink & other travel within that period (keep in mind that the pass covers only JR lines) & use a Suica for any remaining travel. If you make it down to Hiroshima & back (which I highly recommend) - there will be savings to be had.
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I haven’t seen London that cheap but if so it’s a good price through Dubai as that will be with Emirates
Qantas do a code share to London with Emirates don’t they?
Back from South Africa a couple of weeks now. All went well - no issues whatsoever (though you have to be cautious & vigilant of course).
HL itinerary:
- Couple of days Joburg for Apartheid Museum & Cradle of Humankind.
- Drove to Graskop for Panorama Route & Blyde River Canyon.
- 5 days Kruger NP with Wild Wings Safaris (recommended)
- Flew to Cape Town for 4 days.
- Drove Garden Route / Klein Karoo over a week or so with stops in Hermanus, Oudtshoorn & Plettenberg Bay.
- Flew back from Port Elizabeth.
Gold medal: Kruger National Park
Silver Medal: Whale watching at Hermanus
Bronze Medal: Cape Town
Exceeded expectations: quality & value of wines in Western Cape.
@saladin took the G85 which did a pretty good job. I’ll post a bunch of pics next. Can’t load my MP4s to Win10 though - not sure what’s going on there.
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You need codecs for the mp4 files most likely.
https://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Basic should be all you need.
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Yes, it will be Emirates aircraft with Emirates staff. Qantas don’t fly via Dubai anymore.
The quality of flight and service will be far better
LOL NSFW!
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Table Mountain & our terrace house in De Waterkant Cape Town (turned out to be the gay nightclub zone).
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You should’ve eaten it back. They’re tasty.
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In the scale of things Atm fees are a tiny tiny part of your holiday expense. So I wouldn’t worry too much.
That being said, despite terrible customer service. I think Citibank is great. Decent atm network, bugger all fees. But again. IMO It won’t be worth the hassle. Don’t waste your precious holiday time looking for a fee free atm.
Always get currency at the destination.
I’d only ever get a small amount of USD or EURO here. which will get you out of a pickle everywhere.
Take a Visa and a mastercard.
