did anyone think he may have dropped in on "I'm a celebrity,,, get me outa here' !!!!

might be lookin for apart

 just sayin

2 hours ago, Port Demons said:

Having worked a lot in DRC in 2015 and catching malaria and god knows what other mysterious bugs - I'm not sure I would call DRC a holiday destination. And if you attempt to pass customs without $$$ or a protocol officer - you are bat s**t crazy !!!  

 

Maybe he tried to pay his unofficial customs  fees in Aussie dollars instead of US dollars?  I had a similar problem a long time ago when I didn't have any of the real folding green stuff to smooth over formalities. Aussie dollars were not acceptable.

1 hour ago, dee-luded said:

did anyone think he may have dropped in on "I'm a celebrity,,, get me outa here' !!!!

might be lookin for apart

 just sayin

Mate, if they're filming that in deepest darkest DRC, good luck with any of them getting out.

46 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Mate, if they're filming that in deepest darkest DRC, good luck with any of them getting out.

hahaha, just bein a little silly, its is the tropics, is it not, I mean here in Vic???

One of the most likely reasons for visa problems is the need for people to have proof of inoculation against various diseases found in the area. Parts of Africa which have been plagued by viruses etc are the most difficult. If you try to enter some of these countries without the proper proof, you might not be allowed in and if you do get in without proper inoculation you might not be assured of getting back to Australia. The other reason is a special visa is required for entry and simply hasn't been obtained - one of the above probably explains Heritier's problems and is hardly newsworthy compared to what NRL players get up to these days.

23 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

One of the most likely reasons for visa problems is the need for people to have proof of inoculation against various diseases found in the area. Parts of Africa which have been plagued by viruses etc are the most difficult. If you try to enter some of these countries without the proper proof, you might not be allowed in and if you do get in without proper inoculation you might not be assured of getting back to Australia. The other reason is a special visa is required for entry and simply hasn't been obtained - one of the above probably explains Heritier's problems and is hardly newsworthy compared to what NRL players get up to these days.

Woof.

1 hour ago, Dr John Dee said:

Woof.

You're barking up the wrong tree, Doc.

12 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

You're barking up the wrong tree, Doc.

I thought they'd cut down all the trees in Bondi for the sea views.

But seriously, Pearce has redefined the word pillock.

9 hours ago, poita said:

Does he want to be a professional athlete or not? If yes (and particularly given his salary), then he should be putting in the extra yards to get fit, not going on holidays.

He was on holidays.

Like a number of people, including professional footballers, and including Melbourne Football Club professional footballers, they are known to take holidays and go away on their ... holidays.

You're one of these posters who jump up and down about players being professional, but then complain when they are. One of the main differences between amateur and professional athletes is that their loads are managed ... professionally ... which means that they have both "on" and "off" periods.

The bull-at-a-gate approach can work well on the internet, but is a recipe for burn-out and injury when applied to fitness.

2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

One of the most likely reasons for visa problems is the need for people to have proof of inoculation against various diseases found in the area. Parts of Africa which have been plagued by viruses etc are the most difficult. If you try to enter some of these countries without the proper proof, you might not be allowed in and if you do get in without proper inoculation you might not be assured of getting back to Australia. The other reason is a special visa is required for entry and simply hasn't been obtained - one of the above probably explains Heritier's problems and is hardly newsworthy compared to what NRL players get up to these days.

MMM Sydney said league was hoping to get through its first off season without incident in years, then this....

bafoonery at its greatest. 

4 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

One of the most likely reasons for visa problems is the need for people to have proof of inoculation against various diseases found in the area. Parts of Africa which have been plagued by viruses etc are the most difficult. If you try to enter some of these countries without the proper proof, you might not be allowed in and if you do get in without proper inoculation you might not be assured of getting back to Australia. The other reason is a special visa is required for entry and simply hasn't been obtained - one of the above probably explains Heritier's problems and is hardly newsworthy compared to what NRL players get up to these days.

Good observation WJ I still remember arriving by air at Nairobi Airport in some years ago from Cairo on Sudan Airways (a story in its own rights)  and being detained at Customs and told I would have to wait 3 days for a flight out because my yellow fever inoculation was incorrect. I had been inoculated 3 days before in Cairo and told it was valid for 10 years but I wasn't told the vaccine didn't take effect for 10 days.  So I was caught on a technicality that the official would need some money to persuade his manager to ignore. Anyway $US200 later got us out to a taxi and on our way. That's Africa. 

2 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

MMM Sydney said league was hoping to get through its first off season without incident in years, then this....

bafoonery at its greatest. 

he dog didn't appear so upset.   maybe thought it was going through the sniff test?

 

but dunno about the girl or recipients of the video?   but sometimes we overreact to things which are just insults to our senses.  the guy was drunk as.. & being childish.

1 hour ago, Earl Hood said:

Good observation WJ I still remember arriving by air at Nairobi Airport in some years ago from Cairo on Sudan Airways (a story in its own rights)  and being detained at Customs and told I would have to wait 3 days for a flight out because my yellow fever inoculation was incorrect. I had been inoculated 3 days before in Cairo and told it was valid for 10 years but I wasn't told the vaccine didn't take effect for 10 days.  So I was caught on a technicality that the official would need some money to persuade his manager to ignore. Anyway $US200 later got us out to a taxi and on our way. That's Africa. 

Wow, Earl! They cashed in on you.

That's why they call it Nairobbery.

On 28 January 2016 at 9:50 PM, Earl Hood said:

Good observation WJ I still remember arriving by air at Nairobi Airport in some years ago from Cairo on Sudan Airways (a story in its own rights)  and being detained at Customs and told I would have to wait 3 days for a flight out because my yellow fever inoculation was incorrect. I had been inoculated 3 days before in Cairo and told it was valid for 10 years but I wasn't told the vaccine didn't take effect for 10 days.  So I was caught on a technicality that the official would need some money to persuade his manager to ignore. Anyway $US200 later got us out to a taxi and on our way. That's Africa. 

In Cameroon at least they're disarmingly cheerful about it. When I showed my meticulously-filled-out yellow fever certificate to the Customs woman at Douala airport, she suddenly beamed widely, jumped to her feet, waved it over her head and announced triumphantly to the whole airport (as well as to the four nearest suburbs) "Here's a tourist who DOESN'T have to make the "payment" because HE HAS A YELLOW FEVER CERTIFICATE!" By the glares of many of the Chinese tourists there, it was obvious that many "payments" had been extracted that day, most likely from people who didn't believe the "yellow fever certificate" story.

Cameroon, by the way, has a small remote part where there was a handful of yellow fever cases about 7 years before. If there is any risk of spreading yellow fever, it's going back FROM Cameroon to Australia, not coming INTO Cameroon from Australia.

"A nice little earner!" as Arthur Daly would say. Still, they probably get paid very little, and the "payment" was the equivalent of about $12.

Many years ago travelling through Communist Yugoslavia I had to pay three seperate bribes within a  24 hr period. Once to get out of jail after being set up. Another to avoid a trumped up trafficking charge at the  border with Italy and a speeding infringement when I wasn't speeding just after crossing the border. 

I regularly pay bribes to local govt officials in Melb for doing nothing worse than using a motor vehicle. They are conveniently called 'parking tickets' to hide the stigma of bribery. Literally highway robbery.

On 28 January 2016 at 9:50 PM, Earl Hood said:

Good observation WJ I still remember arriving by air at Nairobi Airport in some years ago from Cairo on Sudan Airways (a story in its own rights)  and being detained at Customs and told I would have to wait 3 days for a flight out because my yellow fever inoculation was incorrect. I had been inoculated 3 days before in Cairo and told it was valid for 10 years but I wasn't told the vaccine didn't take effect for 10 days.  So I was caught on a technicality that the official would need some money to persuade his manager to ignore. Anyway $US200 later got us out to a taxi and on our way. That's Africa. 

$US200 is getting out cheap over there.