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    Non-airline affiliated lounges

    Thanks guys. Two people are travelling so I'll find out if the ten visits can be split between two.
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    Non-airline affiliated lounges

    A mate is flying to Europe in August and has no airline affiliation that would get him lounge entry. Does anyone have experience of buying entry into the non-airline affiliated lounges at SIN or CDG? There's a website called gosimply.com that sells such entry and they appear to be legit but...
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    The pitfalls of booking Jetstar through WebJet

    Thanks for the careful analysis Ozbeachbabe. Know who to avoid.
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    Bucket List

    1. Iran 2. Cities on the Silk Road (Bhukara, Samarkand, etc) 3. Back to Aleppo when things get getter in Syria
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    Life Imprisonment for being drunk

    Kind of like the principle that one drink on the ground is twice as inebriating in the air!
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    Strangest thing you've seen someone carry onto a plane/train/bus/ferry ?

    A man (father of the bride?) carrying a wedding dress (with its own seat) on an Egypt Air flight from Frankfurt to Cairo
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    Iran

    We're planning a trip to Iran early next year. Any advice about (a) hotels in Tehran, (b) getting between local cities (like Tehran and Isfahan)-bus, train, plane? Thanks
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    Problems with Agoda hotel booking

    Agoda came back with an offer of 10% reduction on the whole booking so that's something!
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    Problems with Agoda hotel booking

    We booked a 2 day break at the Copthorne in Singapore on our way back home. Arrived to find the hotel full so was transferred to the Orchard. They however only have a room for one night so back to the Copthorne tonight. We were not planning on spending so much of our break packing, unpacking and...
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    What was your shortest flight ?

    San Miguel to Terceira in the Azores-about 20mins. It was myfirst trip to the US air base, booked by corporate travel. Got out of the airport at San Miguel and asked a taxi driver to take me to the base. "Wrong island" he says!. More than mildly embarrassed I go back into the terminal and get...
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    My freakin flyer hubby can no longer fly, solutions pls ??

    A lot is known about the medications used for fear of flying so they seem pretty safe IMO. As well as the immediate effects, they teach the sufferer that flying is safe and even enjoyable so for some anxious flyers can often be dropped after a short time. I used some cognitive techniques on...
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    Are you a regular where you shouldn't be?

    Koko Curry House near Yokota station, Japan
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    Are you a child of the world or just your home town?

    Born in country Victoria. Moved to the UK after uni at age 23 where I stayed for 8 years, the the US for graduate school and work (12 years), Germany for 11 years, back in the UK for 7 years and now back in Melbourne for the past 2 years. I supervise a mental health program in Japan and spent 4...
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    Jq 5 & jq 6

    They are better times: more chance of early check-in at your hotel and, if you are on e.g Maui, more chance of getting a flight to HNL the morning of your return rather than having to fly to HNL the night before.
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    QF 21 to NRT, any Economy Seat better than another

    Where you have to collect your luggage and check in again and I've never really understood (perhaps that should read "accept) why that is so
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