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And so the day finishes in Izu-Inatori where our hotel is. Before that though we managed to catch a beautiful view as the sunset before we got into town. The hotel is lovely but very traditional, I have a pair of slippers which I have to wear inside which are at best three sizes too small...

Rather than heading through flatland we drove through winding mountains to reach Kawazu Seven Waterfalls. The mountains are huge and the most beautifully lush green. The whole region has been formed by volcanic eruptions and left these amazing little mountains hundreds of metres high. Wasabi...

The journey from Haneda was smooth, albeit traffic jams were de rigeur, as you would expect from the world's largest city. We did well but missed one exit, which meant an extra $23 in tolls, but as the GPS triumphantly informed us, shaved 8 minutes off the journey! Japanese highways are...

MEL-SYD-HND Although direct flights were available, business was available on the overnight flight from Sydney - Haneda, so this was the way to go. A leisurely departure time of 4.15pm meant I could meet Mum and Dad for a pub lunch before they headed to the football for Western Bulldogs v...

After a five year international travel hiatus due to Covid and fatherhood, my best friend invited me to Japan for his 40th where he was going diving with hammerhead sharks. Coinciding with my own birthday I thought it was time to get back in the saddle and start overseas travel again. I somehow...

Just to close the loop on this one. I wound up staying in Izu Inatori but drove through Shimoda. Shimoda was very quiet but looked a nice town. More broadly I thoroughly enjoyed my three days on the peninsula and would recommend it. Having a car was very helpful but public transport is...

Exciting news. Dare i dream of being able to use points to these destinations? Or will that not be possible like it wasn't when Virgin had the contract.

I will be spending a few days here at the end of August. I can provide some insights after that if it would still be timely for you.

Excited to be heading to Japan in August visiting Izu Peninsula (a friend is diving with hammerhead sharks), Osaka (World Expo and Baseball) and Hiroshima.

If Jetstar wanted to add another flight to its Bali roster I would like to see DPS-PEN added as there are no direct flights to Penang. Would also love to see another day flight DPS-MEL. Internally in Indonesia, Yogyakarta would be wonderful, Scoot requires a time consuming backtrack from...

That's very helpful, thank you

Ah that makes sense. Thanks for sharing this.

Does anyone know if Qantas release classic awards online for Westjet flights between Canada and Mexico? Or do we need to call up? I can't see anything online but am wondering if its because there's no availability/nothing released?

My best laid plans have been stymied, i was to fly MEL-SYD tomorrow in an A333 but at check in have discovered that the plane has been switched to a B738. I've gone from my lovely bank of two to now being in the back of what is going to be a very full bus.

Same for me. When I first start working in London I had a colleague who could not comprehend that I went to Brussels on two consecutive weekends. She was so confused that she assumed I was a courier of illicit substances and could not comprehend that I happened to like Beer, Chocolate and a...

I also appreciate this post. I had been waiting on MEL-SGN and the dates worked perfectly for me. Now I can mark country #70 in my diary.

Two of my most memorable experiences in Paris were a visit to Opera Garnier (Opéra national de Paris) and a visit to Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine (Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine)

Guess the agent never heard of why fly direct when you can connect.

Same, only scratching the US off the list. Will try and do it on points (even in Y)

Agreed, Doubletree Old Town was my preferred spot when working in Qatar, albeit 10 years ago.