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VA688 PER-MEL 15/10/2018 (A332) Duck starter was great. I really regretted choosing the pork main, and didn't enjoy it. The dessert was fine, but I think I've had much better desserts on previous VA flights.

Thanks for that! I actually attempted to edit the wiki myself at one point to add the links I listed above, but wasn't able to do it correctly without breaking everything when i 'previewed' my changes! :D Thanks for the kind words, and for the wrong-bag sympathy!

Cinnamon doughnuts in the Perth lounge at mid-morning today. Unhealthy, but very tasty!

Everything I've read about it says the business seat product will be the same as the 787, and not the existing A350 business product. It's also what SQ's own seatmap diagram shows (staggered window/aisle offset regional business seats): https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/OurFleet/A350-900-MH.pdf

Thanks for the great read - looked like a fantastic trip. I'm already jealous hearing about Yellowstone plans - I feel a bit lost not having any travel lined up for the next year at the moment!

Silverton Falls I had lunch back at a restaurant/diner located at the Johnston Canyon trailhead, and then headed a little further up the road to a less popular / short trail: Silverton Falls. By this time the sun was out too, and it was quite warm. Lots of ground squirrels about on the...

Johnston Creek Ink Pots From the upper falls, a longer and much less frequented trail continues to the "Ink Pots". I passed quite close to this fearless woodpecker, who didn't seem at all bothered by me. The tree was right next to the trail, and it was at about eye level: The view over the...

Johnston Canyon Apart from the smoke, one of the more slightly disappointing aspects of this trip was that due to it being peak season, car parks at trailheads were usually full and closed by mid-morning. This meant it wasn't really possible to visit any of the more popular stops in the...

So if the reason Tiger is switching to 737s is because of fleet simplification and saving maintenance costs (across VA as a group), how does VARA then taking on those Tiger A320s actually help? Maybe I'm missing something here, but if anyone has any insight (I've always assumed 737s/A320s have...

Oh wow, that's unlucky and horrible - I understand that attacks and deaths are fairly rare, but I was still a bit on edge in some places (particularly areas where the trail was dense and made lots of turns). I actually ended up making some clapping sounds as I was walking in a few places where...

Not that I remember - go on, tell us! :D I was warned it's important to take wind direction in to consideration, as people have sometimes had it just blow back in to their own faces! Also, a related news story - there was actually a bear attack in the area whilst I was visiting. A couple...

Kananaskis Country & Canmore The smoke was still hanging around on the second day, and was accompanied by cloud cover, so I decided to remain in the local area and not bother buying the daily park pass for entry in to the national park. The Grassi Lakes Trail is a short drive from Canmore, and...

Canmore The drive to Canmore was horrendous. In addition to it being the first time I've driven on the right, the smoke limited visibility quite a bit. Then at one point there was a period of intense rain where the fastest windscreen wiper setting still wasn't clearing water away. I couldn't...

They've been regularly flying PER-DRW and PER-ADL for quite some time now (as well as XCH/CCK). In fact it looks like they're fairly common on PER-KGI-MEL too. FlightRadar24 links: VH-FNP VH-VNJ VH-YUD

Wasn't necessarily negative comments - it's a market driven price, and people are prepared to pay for it. An airline would be stupid not to maximise the opportunity and add capacity / reap the benefits. I do feel for those who are caught out (non footy fans) who happen to need to travel this...

I noticed today that a VARA operated A320 is doing PER-MEL on Friday as VA686, presumably they're attempting to increase capacity to cash in on the footy final fares (economy currently going for the cheap cheap price of $851 one-way). Edit: Also MEL-PER as VA685 earlier in the day, and PER-MEL...

Calgary On my final full day before leaving for Canmore, I woke up at 4am to find my phone flashing with an alert. I've never seen this on my phone before - and wasn't from any app I had installed myself - the alert came from the OS. I could actually smell a hint of smoke from within my hotel...

Calgary I mostly spent the couple of days I had in Calgary walking around exploring, and caught up one evening with some friends. Prince's Island Park: A smoke hazed skyline from Prince's Island Park: Peace Bridge: Stephen Avenue Walk in Downtown Calgary: Wonderland Sculpture: Behind...

Calgary My room at The Hilton Garden Inn Calgary Downtown was a reasonable size, and had a comfy bed: Despite reading online that the East Village area of Calgary was new and filled with bars/restaurants, in reality it's all still under construction apart from a few completed apartment...

Just wanted to note here in case I was misunderstood that I wasn't complaining that I didn't receive an invite - I was just making an observation that I wasn't handed one like I've read in other reports. I really enjoyed all the first and business legs on this trip. It's not really in my nature...