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Yep stick it to them. I find it horrendous that in the absence of decent consumer protections they get away with stuff like this. Like their MO with involuntary downgrades from J to Y where they calculate the refund based on a jacked up Y fare and not whatever sale fare may have been available...

We had issues like this with Uber in India in 2019. Drivers couldn't see the destination until they accepted the ride so they would either ring you up first and ask where you were going or they would accept the job then ring up and ask you to cancel if they weren't happy with the destination. It...

I almost did this on last year's trip but I was scared off by the hoards of tourists. A few years ago (2016??) I played an arcade style train sim on the Nintendo 3DS where you got to drive the Eizan railway and it has been on my bucket list ever since. The game was a bit mediocre though! Looks...

The A330 is arguably more comfortable in Y with its 2-4-2 layout but of course this being AFF we'd all prefer to avoid Y where possible 😁

Agree, I found it cheaper even to buy a separate flight on QF than the VA offering from NH. But I also prefer to stay the night at SYD beforehand so factoring in a hotel it is a bit more expensive but so much more relaxing not worrying about missed connections. I guess if it is a protected...

I remember that it was quite hard to book from Australia, they took phone bookings only and even with google translate we couldn't make it work. I ended up somehow emailing through a credit card authorisation that I made up and translated, which wasn't terribly secure so a bit risky but they...

Haha sure - I have dug some out of the archive. Our route was from Nagasaki to Sasebo, we then rode a local train back. It's interesting see the old Nagasaki station in the pic below, we went back there last month and I didn't recognise the place - a huge modern elevated Shinkansen station now...

Thanks for a great TR. I also rate Shikoku, particularly at the moment when Japan seems overrun with tourists. Yep I see the hypocrisy in that we are those tourists! But driving across Shikoku recently, we felt we had breathing room and the scenery was spectacular. Highly recommend driving the...

Enjoying this detailed trip report. We just came back from a Shikoku and Kyushu road trip but with a toddler in tow so quite a different experience to the relaxing onsens of your trip! Still had a fun time though and speaking of Kumamon we brought home two stuffed Kumamons. Also a Tama from the...

cough beer selection in most lounges. No I don't want to choose from 5 mega swill lagers or the awful 150 lashes with its weird quasi ale chemical vibes. Give me some decent craft options please.

Haha yep did this with some VA flights last year. Booked in Feb for March and because the days of the week are the same for both those months (unless a leap year) I didn't realise I was accidentally booking February. A day after booking got the check-in SMS; luckily they were nice to me when I...

Just flew NH 890/ 889 SYD-HND-SYD and a couple of internal NH flights and pleased to report that all status and points posted to Velocity within 2-3 days.

Yep had to do this for flights ex-ZQN last year

QF pub in SYD tonight fairly busy. Slight delays across the board due to an hour or so of single runway ops but back to normal parallel ops now. Also quite impressed with the kids corner as have toddler in tow.

Haha don't think Dash 8s have reclining seats? Although some have window shades and some don't..

Yep I think we gave him some pesos, which were actually worth something in those days!

Mrs Punter just reminded me we also lost our passports on the way to EZE in 2009 so I've updated my vote to twice. I left a small backpack in the taxi, realised at check in (direct QF to SYD in those days) that it was gone. I remember trying to call the taxi company from a pay phone and failing...

Had backpack with passport in it stolen from a sketchy pub in Oxford in 2006 while working in the UK. Called consulate in London about replacing it and they advised to wait a few days to see if it turned up before cancelling it. Guy also said the rules were that I was supposed to cancel...

Looking ex-TSV there seems to be few VA 737s at the moment, mostly Alliance F100s and the odd Air North E190. Even some small F70s doing the BNE run. So not great for J upgrades :( I also checked early December for a trip I need to book and it is a bit better 737 wise but noticed a few are the...

I wouldn't worry about defaults; over $825 lent (33 loans) I have lost $14.50 to defaults or about 2%. Lost another $5 or so to currency conversion). Definitely recommend giving it a go.