The General Covid19 Thread

Jules72

Smallman1 yeah until you find yourself in a Brazilian hospital on an ICU ward…. no thanks!

Along_the_Wire

benson how do you do it exclusively on points?

benson

Along_the_Wire Amex BA credit card. 2-for-1 vouchers. Do all online shopping through the BA online shopping portal (gate365 - 20 avios per pound on mothers day flowers - have some of that). I have paid about 800 quid over the years for enough avios. But that gets us a nice flight once a year. Went to kenya this time last year in first class. Total cost £1100ish for 2 first class return flights to nairobi.

Needs a bit of planning but is doable. We were due to go to singapore in may but that has been cancelled. Now have 290k avios in the household account and loads of vouchers.

Deserves a thread of its own imo

bosstrabs

benson Try and fly first now. But business will do.

they give you the whole bottle of wine in first.

and almost exclusively fly on points.

Need @Wally ’s thoughts on this. Is the magic money tree out of control?

Mad_Cyril

bosstrabs Its @Wally of Wall St

bosstrabs

Or Wall-e when he’s got his dancing pants on.

Along_the_Wire

benson So you fly exclusively on airmiles, but only once or twice a year?

benson

Smallman1 Jealousy is a cruel mistress Edward

Smallman1

benson Jealousy is a cruel mistress Edward

You only go on one holiday a year!

benson

Pretty much. Big holiday once a year. Drive to the alpes twice a a year (summer and winter)

Mallorca I’ll pay for and no point in business as the seats are worse than economy on BA. But always extra leg room on easy jet.

that’s as many holidays as a man needs.

bosstrabs

benson Mallorca I’ll pay for and no point in business as the seats are worse than economy on BA. But always extra leg room on easy jet.

Do I always travel business on short haul?

Is it because I hate other people and don’t want anyone sitting next to me?

The answer to both these things is ‘yes’

C_J

benson where’s your favourite bit of Majorca mate?

Mine and Fadas’s is Cala D’Or.

Hursty

benson Lol 😂

Speaking of holidays we’ve been asked to take our allocation before certain dates again this year. 5 days before May and 15 before end of September.

benson

Smallman1 of course Ddward. The week in Val D’Isere is a conference not a holiday. The week cycling in the alpes in the summer is an exercise retreat, not a holiday. To be honest we did have some other flights booked that we paid for but they have not happened.

Along_the_Wire

Smallman1 Two proper holidays, couple of ski weekends, a cycle weekend in Majorca and a few trips to the US for the NFL. Living the dream. Apart from last year and a significant part of this probably.

Millsy

‘Exercise retreat’. Lol. It’s a holiday mate

alistair

C_J snap, it’s lovely. Those afternoon boat tripsround the coast where you’d jump in the med!

benson

C_J My mates mum has a place in Port D’Andratx. Perfect for 1 long ride over to Sa Calobra and back and loads of little rides with nice hills over on the west of the island. The Mallorca 312 along thenorth of the Island from Poleca to Andratx was a stunning day in the saddle.

Of course it is a holiday, but if it is to the alpes I drive rather than fly. Much easier and keeps the bikes safe.

Millsy

Cala Bona is nice. Decent belly buster n’all

Smallman1

Millsy Decent belly buster n’all

The most important thing when considering Sunny Spain.

Old-Dutch

Was in Cala D’or about 6 years ago. Lovely place. Lost my wedding ring in the sea.

Wifey sets off the metal detector in the airport every time since

bosstrabs

Think that’s where the posh Walls ice cream comes from isn’t it?

Millsy

bosstrabs from Dutch’s wife’s gooter?

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