I just got back from…

Next-level cocktails, meteorites in the desert and gondolas to ski fields. Here, three Qantas travellers share highlights from their recent trips.

Singapore

Danny Mandrides

FREQUENT FLYER STATUS .................................................................................................................. Platinum

“I quit my job to take a career break and my first stop was Singapore, where I visited the city’s best bars and restaurants. As a Platinum Qantas Frequent Flyer, I was able to take extra luggage and upgrade through the app, which was great. I like a Dirty Martini and

Koma (komasingapore.com), a Japanese restaurant in Marina Bay Sands, does an excellent one. The sushi bar is fantastic and the desserts look spectacular. I also really enjoyed

Mandai Wildlife Reserve’s Night Safari (mandai.com). You’re on a tram and ride through the animals’ habitats – it’s surreal.”

Canada Pip Moroney

FREQUENT FLYER STATUS ........................... Gold

“I flew Qantas direct from Sydney to Vancouver, before heading to Whistler.

It was so good to get back on a plane and feel the magic of aviation. Summertime in Whistler is bigger than wintertime: people are mountain biking, kayaking and hiking. My two favourite spots were House Rock with its raging rapids and picturesque Lost Lake, where you can walk the entire perimeter and swim out to pontoons. It was funny – at Lost Lake it was 30°C and people were swimming. Half an hour later we’d taken the gondola to the top of Whistler and it was snowing. People were skiing!”

Chile

Alana Mai Mitchell

FREQUENT FLYER STATUS ...................... Bronze

“I flew to Santiago with my Chilean fiancé, Hector, to meet his family. We went to San Pedro de Atacama and explored Moon Valley, which is full of craters, and Mars Valley, which is red. We also went to the Tatio Geysers, with steaming air coming out of them. At night, the stars can be incredibly bright because there’s no cloud cover or humidity. In the Meteorite Museum you can see meteorites that have crashed into the desert – it’s spectacular. We were so well looked after on our Qantas flight. The staff were able to switch between English and Spanish seamlessly. It was the best flight I’ve done in a long time.”