Travel
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Ok Fern team
I know we have one poster swanning around Italy
How are people finding travel? Easy? Hard? Expensive? Welcoming?
When is Japan opening up to people?
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@mariner4life I got back from Barcelona 2 weeks ago. A couple of things to note that were a bit different to enter because of covid (using an app for arrival), but once past immigration everything was back to normal. Busy, great fun, great atmosphere.
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
Ok Fern team
I know we have one poster swanning around Italy
How are people finding travel? Easy? Hard? Expensive? Welcoming?
When is Japan opening up to people?
I can only comment on NZ so far, which was easy but fucking expensive (in comparison to normal, and only flights really). So no help there.
But, I have a mate who has travelled to UK, Sri Lanka, and Brazil and he said it was relatively easy but you just have to figure out Covid measures. The UK trip was a family (his parents and adult sister) one and all bar him got Covid, which added to their accom and meant they needed to adjust their itinerary.
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Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
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@mariner4life funny you should mention that; we're sitting around a table at the Ettamogah, right this minute, talking about our next family holiday.
Cairns came up. Got any tips? 😎
Thinking January ~5 nights.
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@mariner4life funny you should mention that; we're sitting around a table at the Ettamogah, right this minute, talking about our next family holiday.
Cairns came up. Got any tips? 😎
Thinking January ~5 nights.
Hope you like it hot and wet
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Off to Brisbane and Townsville to follow Aston Villa around which will be my first bit of overseas travel since pre pandemic. Hopefully there's not too many issues.
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
I'm in Europe now and haven't had any of this.
We've gone Oz through Abu Dhabi to Athens to the Greek Islands, then into Rome and across to Puglia.
Almost 3 weeks in and haven't had anyone ask vax status, haven't had to wear a mask anywhere except on the first flight out of Sydney.
Certainly haven't been required to test. Where are you getting that from???
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
I'm in Europe now and haven't had any of this.
We've gone Oz through Abu Dhabi to Athens to the Greek Islands, then into Rome and across to Puglia.
Almost 3 weeks in and haven't had anyone ask vax status, haven't had to wear a mask anywhere except on the first flight out of Sydney.
Certainly haven't been required to test. Where are you getting that from???
Everybody leaving the UK on summer holiday exodus …. Spain, Portugal locally and Dubai, Thailand, NZ, Oz globally.
All done before you leave of course. No testing on arrival that im aware of ….
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
I'm in Europe now and haven't had any of this.
We've gone Oz through Abu Dhabi to Athens to the Greek Islands, then into Rome and across to Puglia.
Almost 3 weeks in and haven't had anyone ask vax status, haven't had to wear a mask anywhere except on the first flight out of Sydney.
Certainly haven't been required to test. Where are you getting that from???
Everybody leaving the UK on summer holiday exodus …. Spain, Portugal locally and Dubai, Thailand, NZ, Oz globally.
All done before you leave of course. No testing on arrival that im aware of ….
Wait, what??? Are these UK Gov requirements to test upon departure???
Because Oz and NZ have dropped test requirements.
Has Spain and Portugal not? Italy and Greece have dropped them completely also, as has Abu Dhabi
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
I'm in Europe now and haven't had any of this.
We've gone Oz through Abu Dhabi to Athens to the Greek Islands, then into Rome and across to Puglia.
Almost 3 weeks in and haven't had anyone ask vax status, haven't had to wear a mask anywhere except on the first flight out of Sydney.
Certainly haven't been required to test. Where are you getting that from???
Everybody leaving the UK on summer holiday exodus …. Spain, Portugal locally and Dubai, Thailand, NZ, Oz globally.
All done before you leave of course. No testing on arrival that im aware of ….
Wait, what??? Are these UK Gov requirements to test upon departure???
Because Oz and NZ have dropped test requirements.
Has Spain and Portugal not? Italy and Greece have dropped them completely also, as has Abu Dhabi
Dude … what’s with all the ???
If your vax’d it doesn’t matter. If you aren’t what I wrote is correct apart from Oz which changed 4 days ago (people I know flew out a week ago).
If you want to travel be vax’d or choose places which have no restrictions. Of which there are many. But be prepared that things can change at short notice.
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@MajorRage said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
@MajorRage said in Travel:
Vaccinated? Easy.
Unvaccinated? Difficult, and will need to constantly test.
Expectations. Airports globally are a nightmare with under staff. Expect long check ins. They suggest 4 hours here snd Schipol in NL has been suggesting 6 hours.
If you are looking at a few places you must expect to get it as well. So if you are scared of Covid still, don’t travel.
I'm in Europe now and haven't had any of this.
We've gone Oz through Abu Dhabi to Athens to the Greek Islands, then into Rome and across to Puglia.
Almost 3 weeks in and haven't had anyone ask vax status, haven't had to wear a mask anywhere except on the first flight out of Sydney.
Certainly haven't been required to test. Where are you getting that from???
Everybody leaving the UK on summer holiday exodus …. Spain, Portugal locally and Dubai, Thailand, NZ, Oz globally.
All done before you leave of course. No testing on arrival that im aware of ….
Wait, what??? Are these UK Gov requirements to test upon departure???
Because Oz and NZ have dropped test requirements.
Has Spain and Portugal not? Italy and Greece have dropped them completely also, as has Abu Dhabi
Dude … what’s with all the ???
If your vax’d it doesn’t matter. If you aren’t what I wrote is correct apart from Oz which changed 4 days ago (people I know flew out a week ago).
If you want to travel be vax’d or choose places which have no restrictions. Of which there are many. But be prepared that things can change at short notice.
The excess ?'s are showing my astonishment in spades! There are a lot of them, I'll admit...
I'm just surprised as we haven't been asked our vax status at all on this trip. Not departing Oz or in any country we have arrived in.
I had thought even NZ had dropped pre-departure testing too though?
And weird that Spain and Portugal are holding on but Greece and Italy don't ask anymore.
Odd times.
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I might add that the whole "get to the airport early" is a fucking bullshit process created by the airports smd airlines themselves, and creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
We did what we were told and got to Sydney airport 4hrs before our flight. Just like everyone else.
And then we all stood there for a fucking hour because of course the fucking check-in counters don't open any earlier.
Just so stupid. But hey, the airlines get the benefit of us all being organised and on time.
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Yo, trying to rebook our European super trip
Any parts of Paris to avoid or is all that shit way overplayed
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
Yo, trying to rebook our European super trip
Any parts of Paris to avoid or is all that shit way overplayed
https://seafranceholidays.com/areas-of-paris-to-avoid-in-2019-unsafe-places-neighborhoods/
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@mariner4life said in Travel:
Yo, trying to rebook our European super trip
Any parts of Paris to avoid or is all that shit way overplayed
We used to stay right on the 5/6 arrondissement border area for weekends away. Brilliant spot with fast direct connection from Gare du Nord, awesome well priced 3 star boutique hotels, walking distance to see sights along the Seine, close metro stations to take you directly to the west of city.
Best part for us was that you are right on the doorstep of an area of cafes, bars and restaurants. Really vibrant spot that you can wander into and grab a feed/drink. Really felt like you were right in amongst it. -
@mariner4life said in Travel:
Yo, trying to rebook our European super trip
Any parts of Paris to avoid or is all that shit way overplayed
https://seafranceholidays.com/areas-of-paris-to-avoid-in-2019-unsafe-places-neighborhoods/
I always liked staying in the Latin Quarter. Reasonable accommodation, lots of varied food options
