Recent content by Soundguy

If you can open your US bank account first the most efficient currency transfer method would be to use a third party like OzForex or (even better rates) Currency Online to transfer funds. Much better transfer rates than the banks and just about as fast, also can be done via the internet or phone...

Hoping to get to EAA Airventure in OshKosh this July - where I'll be aircraft looking + shopping. Would like to visit Israel and Iran (might need to reverse that order for visa stamp reasons). At this rate one or the other may just be a glowing hole in the ground by the time I get there...

Outrageous that ignorant pilots should be able to inspect their aircraft and that apprentices should be able to work. More whining from the Union than from the turbofan engines, must get edgy without their regular Christmas strikes and bloated pay demands.

According to more recent news reports this Moslem terrorist has 80 grams of PETN in his jocks or upper leg which failed to detonate due to a poor detonator design and / or placement. It was not black powder, although the detonator itself could have been if homemade (BP is most unlikely to...

In the most recent terrorist attack in the US Nidal Hasan went out of his way not to 'blend in' on the day he committed mass murder. Maurice Clemmons, who some say converted to Islam whilst in prison, deliberately targeted and killed police & clearly wasn't concerned about the eyes of the law...

Not sure if this article has been posted elsewhere here: AIRLINE BIZ Blog | The Dallas Morning News This was on AirTran out of Atlanta. US Airways was considered the safest American airline from a terrorism perspective due to being boycotted by these folk but I'm not sure if the boycott is...

I always like to rent a car in the US and do some travel that way; last trip we drove 4000 miles through the south. the cities are great but I reckon the real American folk are found outside the large cities & much of the country scenery and sights are superb with a great deal of variety...

Same clip, different topic..... highly recommended for a good laugh! Downfall of Malcolm Turnbull :)

Thanks for the advice folks! I think I did read through the AMEX Platinum T&C (which includes the insurance details) once but it was some years ago and one forgets the details. Being a Platinum CC one would hope the insurance was reasonable at least but I've not spoken to anyone who has had a...

That's sad. It also reminded me that India has a very high road toll, amongst the worst in the world and apparently many tourists leave there every year in boxes. Great country to visit, been there several times, but one needs to be careful even if you aren't trekking or going into remote areas...

The article sounds like a leach beat-up..... fishing for more work from Hotels and the like. In my state at least there are laws that prohibit corporations suing individuals but I must say I'm not sure how that plays out on a national or international stage, the internet being very global and...

Did they overtake AA? Or is it a case of how one defines the 'largest'?

Well it might seem weird to us but I don't think punch-ups, brawls and general mayhem are too uncommon on Air India flights. There certainly was a good one on the SIN to MAA flight I was on a few years back, but this was between passengers with no crew members in sight despite much loud...

Yeah, well technically in an open economy there is no such thing as price fixing as in theory other players will move in and provide competition. Problem is when the greatest price fixing cartel of all - the federal government - limits the players and the routes they can fly. Free market...

Nope, cheaper not to use Hertz. Their rental rates are never great on top of that. Besides I am paying the toll properly, ROAM are acting illegally by refusing to accept legal tender.