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    @mariner4life did we ever find out if @Snowy had family in Oz? Harder to dig basements in sandy conditions I'd imagine!

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    I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down

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    @canefan said in Travel:

    I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down

    Upvote the shit out of that. Trying to get back for an event in Late November ... Prem Econ is like 3k. If I go to Sydney instead it's like 1.2 - 1.5k.

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    @canefan said in Travel:

    I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down

    That’s awesome - I have two lots of Covid flight credits for Air Asia which I could use to travel home.

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  • canefanC Online
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    @Nepia said in Travel:

    @canefan said in Travel:

    I see Air Asia is advertising transtasman flights from November. Hopefully other players will reenter the market soon and help push the cost down

    That’s awesome - I have two lots of Covid flight credits for Air Asia which I could use to travel home.

    Get in there mate

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    replied to MajorRage on last edited by taniwharugby
    #40

    @MajorRage yeah the Mother-in-law has booked to fly over here in Jan, think she is flying business, cant recall how much, maybe 5k squids, includes connecting flights from whatever airport she uses in Scotland - Manchester and Auckland - Whangarei.

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    Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz

    it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe 😉 no Covid restrictions at all.

    Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989 😱

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    @Smudge said in Travel:

    I have a week in Cairns and 5 days on the Gold Coast next month. I've been told to stay well clear of the locals in Cairns but one guy has invited me for a BBQ and a nice chianti, and I do like to live dangerously.

    Can confirm I'm still alive after said meal but I fear the next 3-4 days of drinking are just a way for him to pickle my liver...

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    @dogmeat said in Travel:

    Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz

    it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe 😉 no Covid restrictions at all.

    Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989 😱

    My fifth form French came in handy in Gay Paris back in 01.

    “Deux Heineken s’il vous plait”

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

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    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

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    @MN5 said in Travel:

    @dogmeat said in Travel:

    Off to New Caledonia for a fortnight on Saturday. Never been on my bucket list but hey it's not NZ or Oz

    it is hellish expensive though. Still as it is part of Europe 😉 no Covid restrictions at all.

    Haven't had to parlez Franglais since 1989 😱

    My fifth form French came in handy in Gay Paris back in 01.

    “Deux Heineken s’il vous plait”

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    et mon ami paie

    Basics

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    @mariner4life said in Travel:

    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

    Cheaper than London (faint praise)

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    @Crucial said in Travel:

    @mariner4life said in Travel:

    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

    Cheaper than London (faint praise)

    really? holy shit!

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  • nzzpN Online
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    @Crucial said in Travel:

    @mariner4life said in Travel:

    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

    Cheaper than London (faint praise)

    oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.

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  • MN5M Offline
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    @nzzp said in Travel:

    @Crucial said in Travel:

    @mariner4life said in Travel:

    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

    Cheaper than London (faint praise)

    oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.

    Hmmmmm so I wonder if the reason I was constantly broke in London was

    A ) overpriced drinks
    B ) Drinking too much
    C ) Getting paid fuck all

    Or

    D ) all of the above.

    Definitely D.

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    @nzzp I remember arriving in London in 1999 when £1 was about $3.20 and a stubbie of Steinlager, Lion Red, Speights, Export Gold cost £5, which was still better than whatever they charged for a pint of Fosters!

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  • CrucialC Offline
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    @nzzp said in Travel:

    @Crucial said in Travel:

    @mariner4life said in Travel:

    @MN5 said in Travel:

    What more do you need to know how to say ?

    if you're buying beer in Paris, probably

    "fucking how much??!!"

    Cheaper than London (faint praise)

    oh really? Surely not - pints in pubs in London weren't ridiculous I don't think.

    6 squid is pretty average but often more. Probably a little above Paris.
    I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml

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  • nzzpN Online
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    @Crucial said in Travel:

    I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml

    As low as 400 ml which does my nut.

    Some places do the proper 568 ml though (Galbraiths I think)

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    @nzzp said in Travel:

    @Crucial said in Travel:

    I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml

    As low as 400 ml which does my nut.

    Some places do the proper 568 ml though (Galbraiths I think)

    I blame South Australia (425ml)

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  • nzzpN Online
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    @Crucial said in Travel:

    @nzzp said in Travel:

    @Crucial said in Travel:

    I actually think NZ is the rip off. No standard glass size. Easily $12 a “handle” which can be anywhere from 440-500 ml

    As low as 400 ml which does my nut.

    Some places do the proper 568 ml though (Galbraiths I think)

    I blame South Australia (425ml)

    Two 'pints' in a downtown pub a few years ago. 400 ml handles. $36. FFS.

    Voting with my feet next time

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