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  1. RE: Recent Threads
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 24, 2013
    Groo is unable to log on, but he sends his best wishes to all ...

  2. RE: Australia the expensive country
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 24, 2013
    Meanwhile back in Victoria we've just left Melbourne after a pleasant 3 day stay in a studio unit...

  3. RE: Recent Threads
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 12, 2013
    It all seems to be working just ticketty boo at present.

  4. RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 12, 2013
    Trip Report

    We drove up today in 9 hours 15 minutes, which is close to a PB. Plenty of roadw...

  5. RE: Australia the expensive country
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 11, 2013
    How can you be so flippant when a Methven minimalist kitchen mixer tap is currently listed "on sa...

  6. RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
    Well, maybe not Godless but a different God ...... indeed, dozens of them.

  7. RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
    Wonderful! But thanks all.

    I travelled up on Christmas day once - best run I've ever had and t...

  8. RE: Australia the expensive country
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
    http://www.smh.com.au/comment/fish-and-chips-42-thats-just-a-tad-pricey-20130410-2hlsz.html

  9. RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
    Thanks for your assistance, Harry, but I have found that the advice given on the RTA website does...

  10. RE: Qantas ignores new rules re credit card surcharges
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 9, 2013
    Not only a nanny state, but a rapacious capitalist one as well, OP. You really can't win.

  11. Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 9, 2013
    Has anybody taken the Pacific Highway north lately? Is there much roadwork going on? The Kempsey ...

  12. RE: Getaways Around Adelaide
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 9, 2013
    Indeed it is, but as for Adelaide itself ................ one of our more esteemed contributors ...

  13. Re: What is the Australian version of play.com?
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 8, 2013
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o

  14. RE: Friendliest country in the world
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 6, 2013
    Mind you, my use of the word that rhymes with banker may have prejudiced matters somewhat.

    And...

  15. RE: Friendliest country in the world
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 6, 2013
    I keep trying to reply to this post but so far my attempts have been curtailed by our esteemed mo...

  16. Re: Friendliest country in the world
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 6, 2013
    + a new study has found+

    But no information about that survey or how it was conducted. I recen...

  17. RE: Freighter travel to New Zealand
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 4, 2013
    My fault. I failed to read the upper case small print.

  18. RE: can you trust
    in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 4, 2013
    Maybe I could stop when I need glasses.