Recent content by plspoon

And the housekeeping standard has become very erratic! On our recent 7 night stay in Singapore….. on different days we had: dirty wine glasses removed but not replaced one used bath towel replaced but not the other bath mat removed but not replaced one used bath towel replaced but not the...

The research that I did before our trip leads me to believe that the AirTags really are the best solution. Because they use Bluetooth and Find my iPhone, rather than relying on people having an app installed. I don’t think the Tile is particularly useful, sounds like the Samsung tags may be...

Thank you, exactly what I was after. Recent personal experience. I think I'll book the parking for 3 hours b4. That gives us time to arrive, park and walk to the terminal then queue. Or if it is raining, wait for the bus!

Previously frequent travellers but haven't been anywhere on a plane since September 2019!! We are off to Singapore on Qantas (Y) at the end of July. I know it is too far in advance to know for sure but I wondered what people's experiences have been vis a vis how long in advance to arrive at...

I opened a bank account in the UK in 2013 after I received an inheritance but wanted to keep some of the money over there. I tried a couple of different banks and they were not interested, until my cousin took me into his branch and sweet talked the Manager there. She agreed to open an...

I bought a new all singing-all dancing super zoom lens. "Oh this'll be great for travel" pffft. 🤦‍♀️

We went to Levi in January 2015 and loved it there.

I should have also said that i do realise i dont need to plug them in for the noise cancelling. Just to listen to AVOD. I didn't think to try the single prong! Duh.

We recently got back from a trip from Perth/Hong Kong/Vancouver and return. On the A330 from Perth to Hong Kong we used our Bose Noise Cancelling headphones as usual but on the A350 from Hong Kong to Vancouver could not get them to plug in and realised when looking at the Cathay-supplied noise...

Have you booked something yet? We saw the aurora whilst in Levi, Lapland, Finland. Flew into Kittila on Finnair from Helsinki. It was easy to get away from lights down at a lake (which was frozen at the time being January) but it was very, very cold. September should be somewhat warmer! You...

I also have about 125,000 velocity points and it had never occurred to me to do this (convert to Krisflyer and travel Suites). Can anybody who has expertise in this area tell me (all of us!) what the availability is like for this sort of thing? I mean, do we have to book 12 months in advance...

Swanning-it, I quite agree with your observations about SQ. last year hubby and I booked Perth-Tokyo Osaka-Perth via SIN with VA code share flight numbers (economy). I was velocity gold. Unable to choose seats and we finished up sitting apart but did manage to get aisle seats. This year flew...

South Africa - very few problems driving here although we didn't drive through jnb. Keep doors locked and windows up when travelling at slow speed thru towns. Keep your wits about you if stopped at traffic lights. Keep valuables in the boot rather than in the cabin with you. If I remember...

Agree with most of these posts! My pet hates would be . inaccessible or no extra power outlets . curtains that don't meet properly in the middle particularly when you're on the ground floor or one of those motels where people walk past your room. I've had to prop them shut with a chair. I...

I also have all my passports going back to 1969. Talking of photos I like the saying that if you look like your passport photo, you probably need the holiday. I also like the one that says if you look like your passport photo you are probably too sick to travel! my most exciting stamp is a...