Caption: 'Ok, who farted?"
Done a few long overnighters in economy - across the Pacific both ways twice, across the Indian 3 times, across the Atlantic once, but never in the middle seat. It's not all that bad really, particularly if one is paying with one's own real money (not points or...
Rough handling of luggage has been going on for years. Those of us who wait in the gate lounge can often watch bags being thrown onto the loading conveyor belts. Surely it doesn't take any longer to place the bags carefully, and it certainly takes less physical effort.
I flew Melbourne to Adelaide early on in the pandemic, and I'm pretty sure there were conspicuously armed guards (can't remember if there were army or police) with long guns in the terminal in Melbs.
I'm 78 and have flown overseas a few times in the last 5-6 years. I looked at travel insurance quite carefully, but as I have pre-existing conditions that are hideously expensive to get cover for, I don't bother getting cover for that. I just get basic insurance to cover delays, lost luggage etc...
The highlight for me in Invercargill early last year was the collection of old motorbikes in the Mitre 10 store in town - including Bert Munroe's 'World's Fastest Indian'. Apart from that, I quite liked the run down charm of the place.
We stayed at the Victoria Railway Hotel - a bit of olde...
Anything with propellors - jets can't match the initial surge down the runway when the props bite.
I'm old enough to have flown in Convairs - one flight (Melb to Canberra) the pilot must have thought he was Biggles when he hedgehopped over the Brindies on the way in.
But I like A380s, and I...
Qsuites on Qatar flights are very nice.
The paid lounge in the Qatar airport (Hamid?) is pleasant and costs $US50 thereabouts - nothing compared to the cost of the ticket.
Not that I fly often, but occassionally while waiting for a domestic flight (maybe once a year) I get to watch luggage being loaded or unloaded. The baggage handlers seem to put extra effort into throwing the bags onto the trolley or onto the conveyor. Wouldn't take less effort to just place the...
My first thought was Paris and Provence area, but for something more 'interesting' think about Vietnam and Cambodia. Both are quite easy countries to travel in, they can be cheap without being nasty, and of course the food is great. Hanoi is one of my favourite cities, and the Ankor complex near...
Ive seen that a couple of times when dummy booking a RTW flight ... as soon as I included Singapore in the trip the price went up by a factor or 20 or so. My guess is that the booking engine switched to Singapore Dollars when Singapore 2as included.