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Travelled with my wife and mother-in-law Iin Y earlier this week on QF....MEL-SYD-BNE. Had the same crew the whole way even with change of aircraft in SYD. The crew were great. The CSM showered the three of us with spare Lindt chocolates and palmed a J bottle of Shiraz to the M-I-L (a...

Hi, I have a teenage daughter planning a three month school exchange to Japan. I am interested in people’s experiences/recommendations for a phone plan for three months, At that length, global roaming on her current Australian plan is not feasible. She is mainly interested in local calls and...

Hi, What would people recommend for a cost effective, low stress transfer/ transport option from MEL to Brunswick in the middle of a weekday for three young ladies? Thanks, Tim

Hi, So, friends have been in contact from Gladstone (GLT) inquiring as to the reason a 737 in Air Nauru livery has just departed there after a stop of about 24 hours. Does anyone here know?

Hi, i applied for an Altitude Black MasterCard and received it and, unexpectedly, a black AmEx. This was in response to a QF 100 000 points offer. I went into the Westpac branch to query this. The staff member told me the AmEx was a companion card and no annual fee was payable for it. This...

Hi, I have been catching up on past episodes of the ABC program, The Code. I googled the aircraft (Cessna 404) registration used in the series VH-TFU. It also came up as a Metro 23, the actual aircraft involved in the Lockhart River fatal impact into terrain. Does this mean they reuse...

Hi all, Just wondering what the considered opinion of so many wise ones would be as to which offer to take up. Amex have the lower spend but more limited acceptance around the place. Westpac more readily accepted, especially for your typical everyday type of family. Annual fees are pretty...

Hi, Interested in your opinions.... My adult son lodged his dog with QF as an accompanied pet at a country W.A. port via PER to BNE. The crate used was the size suggested by the vet and the dog was familiar and comfortable with it. Whilst in transit in PER, my son got summoned (to the freight...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any understanding of what is happening with this flight? It appears to be scheduled AKL-SYD but has flown AKL to be near BNE, the EK website says it was diverted in-flight and now it seems to be flying back to Sydney for a later departure to BNE and then DBX.

Hi all, Took out the Australia Post travel insurance predominantly for the rental car excess cover while stopping over in Perth enroute from Brisbane to Paraburdoo. The email reply to my query was just a cut and paste from their terms and conditions. The travel insurance terms and conditions...

Hi, Recently flew BNE-PER return with the forward journey via MEL. I was under the impression that the 737 had less legroom, especially critical on coast to coast flights. Hence going via MEL (737 and then transfer to A330). It actually seems that the 737 had more legroom. Would others agree...

Hi, Just checking ... I know VA state they don't provide gluten free meals but GF snacks are available for purchase. Looking at the menu the only identified GF item is a cookie. Do they carry GF meals/other things and just don't make it well-known?

Hi, Just wondering, if you had a choice of flying VA or QF BNE-PER return, would the catering on either be preferable? If timings and price are right, the QF A330 would edge the choice ahead.

Just checking....Am I right in expecting anywhere decent in Singapore will be really crowded, as with any Australian capital, on New Year's Eve? And the usual post-midnight public transport crush? We (family of five including teenagers) are staying in Siglap/Bedok. Any suggestions for NYE...

Hi All, Thought I would let you know that I recommend Crown Currency Exchange. I used the Aspley office but they have several throughout Brisbane, Gold and Sunshine Coast and also Mackay. This week was my second use of them and both times they gave me great rates and good service. I'd compared...

Interested in the learned opinion of wise AFFers. At Christmas, visiting Singapore prior to a cruise sailing to Bali, coughet and some Malaysian ports, amongst others. What would people recommend in terms of finances...take cash..if so, which currency/currencies or get the Citibank Plus card for...

Hi, After some suggestions if people have ideas. Over the new year period the family will be Singapore. Whilst there, my wife celebrates a significant birthday. We will likely be doing the standard tourist attractions. Any suggestions for something memorable for the birthday/birthday girl? And...

Hi, It is time to update the family's luggage prior to our SIN visit and Asian cruise. Anyone have recommendations for on-line retailers or northside Brisbane bricks-and-mortar business for suitcases?

Hi, My watch is currently at the local watchmaker and it seems its condition might be terminal. I am heading to SIN in December. Any value in waiting until I am there to buy a new one? I would only be spending AUD $100-200.

Is anyone else getting a pesky advertising bar at the bottom of the page? Any way to avoid it? It is turning me off AFF.:-|:-|