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She meant to go for two months. But a year later, she’s still there.
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“Available flights consist of 30 hours or more in transit, a 16-hour layover in Tokyo or rerouting through the U.S.A., with its own particular brand of horror,” she wrote in an email. “My options are priced between $5,000 and $7,000 for a one-way flight. Without a vaccine I am going nowhere.”
There have been some positives. Her daughter lives in Brisbane, where cases of COVID-19 have been rare. The weather has been great, and the seashore is nearby.