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Norway in a Nutshell, Part 1 We did the Norway in a Nutshell tour in the opposite direction to what seems to be the usual. We started in Bergen, took a train, bus and ferry to Flam, where we spent a night, then continued by train to Oslo the following day. To ease the burden of carrying our...

Bergen continued.... Dinner was a hot dog from an apparently well known hot dog stand franchise. Google tells me this is Ludvig Holberg. It's an exercise for the reader to look him up. More of Bergen at night: This is the view often seen of Bergen during the day. The buildings are...

We had a great time in Bergen. Apparently a city blessed with a lot of rain, it mostly kept away while we were there. I did attempt a run up a mountain behind Bergen on the night we got there. Probably a bit beyond my abilities after a week and a half of no exercise. The next day we took the...

From Stockholm it was on to Bergen, Norway. This was on a direct SAS flight, booked with AMEX using some travel credit I had. We went for a 'SAS Plus' ticket, which is a very slightly upgraded economy. It includes airport fast track, priority boarding, lounge access, a seat towards the front...

Don't have a whole lot to post from Stockholm. We had a good time catching up with a friend, which was the point of the visit. There wasn't much snow around, and the weather varied between -1 and sunny, and 8 and cloudy (consecutive days...beat that, Melbourne). We did visit the Vasa museum...

After 4 nights in London, it was time to head to Stockholm. This was done as a side trip from a 2 week stopover in Helsinki, with a separate ticket, but through checked from London. Curiously this was the first time I've been asked how long I've spent in the Schengen area in the last 6 months...

We stayed at QBIC Hotel London City. The price was too good to pass on, but we did pay extra for a larger room, as the standard rooms sound extremely small. Ours wasn’t exactly big. I think ours was called a “Fun Room”. The bathroom is this modular thing in a box, a bit like a small shipping...

Given Mrscwd and I both hold QF WP status, off we head to the airport hoping we can check in a touch early for QF37. Sure enough, not a word was said about us checking in at the F check in 3 hours and 15 minutes before the flight. Heading through security, the fancy new x-ray setup at MEL has...

We started this trip just over a month ago, but figured, better late than never? I’m currently writing this from a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan, after a day of skiing. This trip has been a while in the making. We were talking to some friends at a pub last year, and they mentioned a great deal...

I do hope if the OP has any experience travelling with Qantas and Finnair to Rovaniemi, that they rest assured everything will be even more straightforward in LA.

They really should find a better way to write the entry conditions, but in this case, my understanding is it's a "Qantas flight" due to the QF code. You wouldn't get in if not booked on the QF code, whereas Emirates, China Eastern, Jetstar and Oneworld flights are given entry even without being...

Just heard a very loud 747-400ER VH-OEH go roaring overhead just south of the CBD in Melbourne, operating as QF49 to SFO, rather than the usual 789. Presumably due to the 787 VH-ZNG havng been on the ground in MEL for almost a week and still out of action.

I got F tags a week ago for QF98 connecting through to MEL, as a WP. In-town checkin also. Was booked in J, not that I'd expect that to make a difference.

Interesting! That confirms that VH-EBL will reappear shortly with the skybeds replaced by suites, as predicted.

That's saying that Finnair Plus Silver members get Oneworld Ruby benefits on other airlines. Nothing to do with Ruby level members of other Oneworld airlines getting the benefits their own Silver members do. Additional baggage isn't a listed benefit of Oneworld Ruby, it's just something Finnair...

My reading is that by the rules, no extra baggage allowance is given for Oneworld Ruby. Whether a checkin agent gives it might be another matter, but I'd be working on the basis that you'll have to pay if Miss H wants to check in a bag. As for the email - it might be faster to tweet them at the...

I think you mean the AY baggage calculator? I'm actually not sure Miss H would be entitled to a checked bag, going from Finnair baggage allowance page: While Finnair Plus Silver is listed, OW Ruby isn't (unlike Emerald and Sapphire).

I believe the equivalent to QFF Silver is Finnair Plus Silver (which is also OW Ruby). I think the Oneworld website is incorrect when it lists 'Finnair Plus' as a tier - it's missing the 'Silver'. The base (ie. QFF Bronze equivalent) status tier is Basic, as shown in that drop-down list.

It's most definitely a group created by Qantas. Facebook lists the group administrator, and it's definitely the real, verified Qantas Facebook page. I don't think Qantas have an issue with people finding good deals to acquire points from third parties. After all, they're being paid for them.

This is good timing - will be there tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing what it's like.