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    Best ways to go back and forth between LHR and JFK (ex. BNE)

    We do this trip several times a year and work it around Singapore Air sales. They seem to produce the best fares for the most comfort. We've tried other airlines, different American Airlines (always the most expensive in our experience) and BA as well as a few others - using the flexible travel...
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    Incorrect information you've been given by Qantas Contact Centre

    Ditto - or take forever to get an answer which then doesn't make sense. One of my text conversations went on for 24 hours before they came back with a response.
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    Incorrect information you've been given by Qantas Contact Centre

    So were we for a Dec 26th flight and didn't know the info was incorrect. We purchased extra bag!
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    2019 - The year in flight

    We finished 2019 on 38 flights, down a few on 2018. No idea how many miles they equate to. No new aircraft. Shortest flights: Jaipur to Delhi, AKL to WLG Longest flight: SIN - LHR, Dubai to Brisbane New airlines: Air Atilia, Air India, Air Lingus Fav air plane is still the A380 Fav airline still...
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    Clothing and footwear in snowy and icy regions

    I’m not sure if you are aware or have been told but you can get hand and feet warmera from most sporting stores. Well worth it!
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    Experience of Emergency measures

    Shortest flight ever. I flew Chicago to MSP to get my status credits one year. I wanted to keep my gold status so badly! Leaving Chicago and at height, the Captain announces there was a smoke smell in the galley. He said we had priority to land in MSP. We went straight down to landing, minimal...
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    Clothing and footwear in snowy and icy regions

    Whatever you choose to wear or not wear in the cold, we have learnt there are three must do’s. Always wear a warm hat i.e cover your head, keep it warm. Always wear warm gloves/mittens - i.e keep your fingers warm and always, always keep your toes warm. We’ve been living in those minus 50...
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    Latest Scams in Europe 2018 please

    Perfect, I'm off to learn some German and Russian words before the next trip :) :) :)
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    Latest Scams in Europe 2018 please

    Why do you think that is?
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    Latest Scams in Europe 2018 please

    It was so much fun :) :) And yep I remember doing that way back then - was it a fad/craze or something!
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    Latest Scams in Europe 2018 please

    One of the things we were warned about by a guide in Italy was to be aware as you get off trains. There are signs on stations warning of pick pockets. She told us when we saw the signage not to touch our pockets, check bags etc; (an instinctive response). She said a pick pocket will see you...
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    Latest Scams in Europe 2018 please

    I I actually invented new language of gibberish when approached and spoken to in Europe this summer. They soon go frustrated trying to keep up with our walking away and my gibberish :) :)
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    For QF and VA - a LATAM solution to boarding that WORKS!!

    So, so true! I really think they should minimise the size of bags taken on board. Would save so much hassle, particularly on domestic!
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    For QF and VA - a LATAM solution to boarding that WORKS!!

    One of the great joys of flying - not! I hadn't thought about the QANTAS scramble for sometime as we are avoiding QANTAS flights for now because as has already been mentioned, QF don't seem to give a damn and don't change despite communications with them. It is a scramble though and we've never...
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    Pickpockets in Barcelona

    We were in Switzerland in June and waiting to board a train when a very pleasant middle aged, nicely dressed male arrived on the platform near us. When we entered the train, he suddenly seemed to be all over us, over our shoulders, under our arms, supposedly helping us lift our bags on to the...
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    Cheaper to fly further.

    Thank you. I've never had time to research it but it didn't dawn on me that it could have been a 'bums in seats' reason.
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    Cheaper to fly further.

    This may well have been covered on the forum here or in another thread but each time it happens I say I'm going to write about it - and never do until today :) :) Last year we did something like 50 flights, many of them long haul. We usually fly business, occasionally PE and for short hauls we...
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    More Taxes and other charges with changed flight? [Rebook return on Kris award booking]

    Hi, These charges were not a change fee. They were taxes etc;
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    More Taxes and other charges with changed flight? [Rebook return on Kris award booking]

    I’m sorry if this has already been discussed elsewhere on the forums; we are traveling and I have restricted internet access, so is easier to ask than go searching. We are in Europe, having an amazing trip and decided to extend our return date. We booked Singapore Airlines business class and...
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