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G'day Erk, A few suggestions for a train buff in London: 1. Go to Baker Street tube station on the Metropolitan line. It's one of the oldest tube stations in London, built 151 years ago. Platforms 5 & 6 are the oldest IIRC. 2. Go to the Embankment tube station, to the southbound platform...

Dob him in. I would.

Yes, I've seen that process in action, and it's a shocker. I was waiting to board my AA Eagle flight, and saw all the regular-sized carryon bags being brought up from the plane to the aerobridge. It's done by means of a regular conveyor belt, and the bags taken off the conveyor belt by a man...

Indeed, it'd have to be the worst seat imaginable. Whilst Economy seating in the A380 has many rows of 3 seats, they are next to the windows. This seat is next to a grey wall. It's 36D if I'm correct. It ought to be sold at a heavily discounted fare, or allocated to the most obnoxious person...

If going to Stavanger, seriously consider going to nearby Preikestolen (Pulpit's Rock). It's a massive cliff 604 metres directly above a fjord. It's quite popular with walkers, and provides a fantastic photo opportunity. It's a day trip, including ferry both ways from Stavanger. In Oslo, be...

The more likely explanation for "no photos" in any museum or art gallery is that flash photography spoils the experience for others, and most people have no idea how to turn their camera flash to off. I think that a smaller reason is that institutions want you to buy their souvenirs. And...

More importantly, if you're using your Woollies card to pay ATO bills, ensure that it's for your Personal Income Tax bills, not regular BAS bills. The T&Cs for the card are that it is strictly for Personal transactions, and they do enforce that. I often make a BPay payment early in the week...

Especially if the house rule is that all tips are pooled. The generous tipper might've done better to give her a cheque or cash.

Seriously, I wonder why the flight crew considered it necessary to Squawk 7500, the international hijack code. The media reports that he "attempted" to enter the coughpit. That's not a hijacking. The result was that the airport was closed and a dozen flights were diverted from Denpasar...

Congratulations to those who were successful in the lottery for tickets to Anzac Day 2015. I was at Gallipoli for a brief visit 3 years ago, and I found it to be an incredibly moving experience. Near Anzac Cove you'll find a wall with the following statement by the Turkish President Attaturk...

Don't be impolite, let alone offensive, to people in uniform.

I had an identical experience in January. Had to email my BP and they increased by points and SCs. Be warned, American Eagle planes have small overhead bins, and you are likely to have your cabin luggage taken from you on boarding. I then saw several bags falling 10-15m from the aerobridge to...

It's easy to say that you've been treated poorly by Qantas in their response, however: - they responded in about 11 days from your complaint, which judging from the many whingers on the QF FB page shows that their response to you was something of a record. - my best advice is that one should...

FRY'S ELECTRONICS As RooFlyer has indicated on his map, Fry's Electronics is worth a visit if you've got an interest in electronics, computers, etc. It is huge compared to any of the electronics/computer stores in Australia. Additionally, they have a lot of electronic or computer components...

JB, is there any difference between a Flight Deck and a coughpit? Which term do most QF pilots use?

Not enough time. You only need your flight from Australia to be delayed, and that happens regularly enough, and you're stuffed. What's the layover time for the subsequent departure to your final destination? If you've got Lounge access at LAX, then I'd definitely take a later flight. It'd...

Re: General Qantas Delays/Cancellations/etc. Discussion I often wonder in such cases whether the fault was really discovered at the last minute, or perhaps before they started loading passengers and they just hoped that the problem could be resolved in time.

Re: General Qantas Delays/Cancellations/etc. Discussion With a scheduled arrival time at LHR of 5.10 a.m. you are cutting that real fine. Too close for my liking.

Yes, that's certainly unusual in terms of my experience. I've had a number of points upgrades J to F on QF1, and I've immediately been able to select online my preferred seating (1A to 5A), and the points deduction had been processed at the time I was SMS'd of the upgrade. Please let us know...

I agree with this view. The BA First Lounge is certainly very good, with SYD J class food, and an excellent range of drinks, and good seats with plenty of power outlets. The champagne selection is good. I particularly enjoy the Johnny Walker Blue Label that is freely available, with it's...