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    Recommendations for private car (van) hire with driver in Tokyo

    I'm putting together the building blocks of a trip to Japan next Spring, and having done the Hakone Free Pass thing, was contemplating a visit to the Lake Kawaguchi area in another attempt to see Mt Fuji, this time from a different perspective We are a party of five, so after I did the numbers...
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    Mystery mirror in Qantas PER J lounge

    I was with my son waiting in the Qantas PER J lounge for our flight last week, when he spotted a large mirror above the Pizza Bar servery, and asked what it was for: I couldn't figure what it is for - the angle doesn't work as a blind spot visual aid, as it's flat, not convex, and angled...
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    First time EV car rental from SYD advice/education

    Looking at a four day car hire in Sydney next May, I was up for $861 Thu PM to Mon AM for a mid-sized ICE (Camry or similar) Then I noticed I can hire a Polestar for $454 for the same period. Looking at other companies, there's an EV6 for $365... with those sort of $$$ incentives, and EV is a...
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    Improbable offer for a changed flight

    I have a trip booked PER-MEL-SYD and back in January. This morning I was notified that two of the flights have changed, and I could accept these changes or view alternate offerings. The flights were the MEL-SYD and MEL-PER legs, and only shifted by 20 mins, so it was no big deal, but I did...
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    QF10 PER-MEL Some notes and thoughts...

    (admins - this isn't really a TR, but if you think it belongs there, of course feel free to move it over) I have had to fly PER-MEL for business two weeks running, and as I was booking my own travel, was able to nominate the early PM QF10 flight on both occasions. My employer only flys me Y...
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    PER-SYD-PER on QF6/5 Dreamliner

    Caveat: This TR is nothing fancy, but different enough that there might be some useful information in it for fellow AAF'ers contemplating a similar trip. Living in Perth in State Daddy Mark McGowan's fortress WA, I've not been readily able to visit my mum (92) on the Central Coast for quite...
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    Purchasing JPY / HKD in Perth

    Quick question; Does anyone have any recommendation for purchasing Yen and Hong Kong Dollars in Perth prior to travel? I'm already across the tip of using Berlin Company (17th floor 61-65 Des Voeux Road) for Forex in HKG after I arrive - but need cash in both currencies (esp. Japan) on arrival...
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    Guest entry at PER QF Domestic Business Lounge

    I'm travelling QF Business from PER later this year, and was wondering what other's experience has been with bringing guests into the Dom PER Business Lounge? My son (17) is driving me to the airport (but not flying with me), and I'd like to spend as much time with him as possible - what are...
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    "Boomerang" points in a family transfer to meet 5000 minimum

    Checking my kids QFF accounts, they have 4300 points each, that were earned in December. I was going to consolidate them into my account, but they don't qualify as the minimum transfer is 5000 points. Would it be possible for me to transfer 5000 points to my children's account, and then...
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    Madagascar 3 in 25 words or less? "You're our winner!" PER-DXBx-JFK-DXBx-PER

    ***Whilst I greatly enjoy the DYKWIA accounts of our Tony Hancock, no-one will ever know who I am, and so this TR will be a lot more middle-of-the-road (and rear-of-the-aircraft) – think Wal-mart, rather than Dean and Deluca! - but if you travel with kids, or are thinking of visiting the East...
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    YQX (Gander) ATC video from 9/11

    I was telling my 11 year old son about the role Gander played on 9/11, as a refuge for 38 wide body jets on Trans Atlantic flights that were denied entry to US airspace mid flight, and recall seeing a TV documentary that showed a speeded up film of the ATC track around Gander - the flights in an...
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    Travel Agent (Falsely) Claiming Zero Availability on QF

    Last week, I was discussing Easter with my parents (who are 80 and 82) and they suggested they fly across from SYD to PER to spend Easter with the grandkids. I mentioned that both flight and hotel availability might be tight, but that it sounded like a good idea. When the call ended, I went...
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    Whisk(e)y? What Colour/Brand takes your fancy?

    2.25Lof JW Red - the perfect birthday present for those relo's who bought you cough Christmas gifts... (I can't think of any other reason to buy it).
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    I'm Dreaming of a White (-20C) Christmas: PER-SIN-HELx-RVN-HELx-PKGx-HKG-PER

    I'm Dreaming of a White (-20C) Christmas: PER-SIN-HELx-RVN-HELx-PEKx-HKG-PER Around 18 months ago there was talk that QF would sell up it's FF program. Having been burned to the tune of 350,000 points when Ansett collapsed, I was determined not to lose out a second time. Through the wisdom...
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    Transfer times JFK - Penn station

    I'm booked on an Emirates flight arriving into JFK at 2:15pm on a weekday. Can any AFF'ers with experience tell me how much time I need to allow to pass through customs and immigration, and then take a private transfer over to Penn Station? I want to book an onward train journey that...
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    Sighting the Great Wall of China from the air?

    Question for those of you who have transited PEK: if you are approaching from Europe in daylight, is the Great Wall visible as you cross from the North into the greater Beijing connurbation? I can see from Google Earth at 10,000m it's not in-your-face obvious, but one or two comments here...
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    World's best airline named as Qantas [ ... slips down the SkyTrax list]

    ...well that's what the ticker in the Breaking News section to the SMH online read a few minutes ago. Naturally, I had to click on the link, only to find the full headline rather more revealing. :shock:
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    Scandia Rentals (Finland) - has anyone used them?

    Looking at renting a car in Finland on an upcoming holiday, and Scandia (Finland) have come up with a reasonably competetive rate compared to the usual Avis/Europcar/Hertz herd - tho' not as cheap as the rent-a-wreck no name operators out there. Has anyone here used Scandia and if so, how did...
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    Restricted QFF seat availability PER-SIN 2nd half Dec 2012?

    I was looking at plans for next Christmas that included a flight to SIN around the 17th Dec then onwards to points North a few days before Xmas, returning in the New Year. The QFF online engine shows seats cease to be availbale for PER-SIN after Dec 12, 2012, yet if I do a dummy booking...
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    OneWorld award availability HEL- KTT

    I'm looking to take my family to visit Lapland late next year to burn up QFF Points I have harvested - will do the book-353-days-out thing - but the QFF award engine will only allow me to book the last leg HEL-RVN: KTT is not offered as a destination, although Finnair do fly into there. Can...
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