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Many years ago we pre organised a pick up from Rome airport to a b&b we had booked in central Rome (our first visit to this wonderful city). The driver was duly waiting for us at the airport and we piled into his car with our luggage and proceeded towards Rome. As we were supposedly approaching...

Yes I had a Telstra sales rep. call a while back (it was a legitimate call) and he started mentioning something about a new plan offer which sparked some mild interest in me to hear what he had to say but then he said to continue the call he needed to confirm some of my personal details (he...

Yes similar experience for us J on Qf11 three weeks ago. Not helped by it being way past the scheduled boarding time (so frustrating to see the Delta, UA, AA flights all showing boarding or in final stages of boarding). Apart from roving attendants calling the First passengers through we...

Thanks for this detail, I was perplexed when I stayed at US accommodation as to why many of them had no ceiling lights, it often leaves the room dark and dingy, especially annoying if it is a one bedroom suite with an inner kitchenette/lounge area

OK I admit this post is a little frivolous but I am sitting in the united lounge in Denver waiting for the Munich flight to board. I find that US hotels in particular love to make extensive use of lamps for room lighting and I have to confess to minor levels of anxiety each time I have to...

I had similar experience with limited options on upcoming MUC to SIN flight, it seems to be dependent on the port you are flying out from. When choosing for the SIN to SYD sector I then had a dizzying array of options to choose from including the Lobster 😋

After years of travel to the US I have become more relaxed about the tipping culture and I agree that earlier this year 20% seemed to be the norm but my opinion is this should be on the basis the waitstaff are expected to share out a portion of their tips to the kitchen staff. What I find...

I haven't ordered too much online lately, however I did order and get two deliveries via Aus Post succesfully in the last 2 weeks. Coincidentally on the eve of both successful deliveries, out of the blue, I got text messages similar to the above about an incorrect postcode preventing delivery of...

Yes as we found out when we complained about the smoke drift from one of our apartment neighbours smoking his cigar for an hour or so each early evening on his balcony (he has recently cut it down to only 3-4 nights a week). He obviously doesn't think it is anti social so there we are, we get to...

Excellent suggestion and obvious when I think about it, many thanks!

A satay question for the SQ regulars and apologies if you think it is a dopey one. I always feel the need for a spoon or fork (which annoyingly is not provided) to help with the process of enjoying all traces of the delicious sauce. What is the secret of your technique.... do you launch in with...

This has reminded me of our recent UA flight from Den to Muc in J. As we are pulling back from the gate I hear a bit of a commotion from across the aisle. Look across and there is a gentleman in sleep mode with eye mask on, wrapped snugly in his blanket and seat fully reclined. Attendants are...

No I don't think it was that sophisticated, just the normal grey plastic trays

So a slightly unusual experience going through security at Munich last week. I am used to the usual high paced scrum of feverishly whipping out clothing, handbag, electronic gadgets with a mindset to not hold up the security staff or passengers behind unduly. I am behind a gentleman and watching...

Qantas have been giving one of their A380s a workout out of sydney today. Currently on its third takeoff of the afternoon and about to come into land again. I would be interested to know the likely reason for the multiple takeoff and departures over the past 3 hours, is it likely to be training...

From my experience the cars to the right approaching the roundabout often seem to think they have right of way when they are in a convoy and as has been previously stated it is usually safest to just let them barrel blindly through at speed rather then have them slam into you because they didn't...

And drivers who approach the roundabout from your right at high speed and plough straight through erroneously believing they have the right of way when you were clearly at the roundabout entrance first

Can confirm that having flown B777-300 J seats on UA, Swiss and SQ earlier this year all had the same level of discomfit to varying degrees as you describe above. I am sure in the "olden" days I recall a more comfortable "lazy boy" seat experience on QF and VA international flights but I could...

What cheeses me off (and gives me heart palpitations) is people who grab their supposedly "unique looking" bag off the airport luggage belt without checking whether it is actually theirs and blithely toddle off leaving you behind with their bag eventually coming through, complete with their...

The tower with the westfield logo gives it away. The light show on the water looks OK but maybe not as spectacular as they used to have at this location up until 3 or so years ago....