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Apostilles cost $98 per page at the Passports office. Is this the most expensive in the world? It is also a government monopoly as Notaries may 'bundle' many pages , but still needs a $98 Passport office chop. In the USA it can be often be done for USD3 -20 per page. The govt was seriously...

SYD-LAX one way $2000-$5000 economy - not first. London, anywhere else 3-4 times what I remember low season to be. And its just not flights to Australia but also USA east to west. Absolutely sky high as we approach 4th July. Now two weeks ago, things appeared normal. Some would say...

I plan to do a SYD-PDX to see family. They may then want to annoy me by going to NYC, then Spain or Italy. I hate open jaws. I have got to be back , 2 months tops. They tell me US pricing is stable and not to pay more than $600 USD one way. I hate the deals offered in Australia, and need to...

MY brother tells me there is a 24 hour refund policy for booked US airfares that the airlines dont advertise, at least for US citizens. So I could rock up to SYD have my rat test, and eith go or ring and get full refund. Beats travel insurance, if correct. Is this true?

Emirates suspends US destinations Dubai's Emirates airline announced it would suspend flights to several destinations in the United States as of January 19 until further notice because of concerns over 5G mobile deployment. There is a sizeable gap on the radio-frequency spectrum between the 5G...

Ignited Airlines It could be alcohol, or it could be people are more inconsiderate nowadays

As soon as flights were on the chopping block in Vietnam (16/3/20), my friend rang Jetstar to get out on the first available flight. He was due to fly out on the very last flight on the 31st but that has now been cancelled, even though his status was 'Confirmed'. On 20/3/20, Eagle eyed he...

There will be huge demand for flights when the ban gets lifted. A few budget airlines are offering free flight changes(but with difference clauses). Scoot had a lame offer, and FF points - don't get me started. Jetstar could beat the rush by offering free memberships -but no. Were it me I...

As usual the lead-up to Christmas has seen airfares, particularly to Asia go up 300-500%. I would never go Jetstar and pay $1300 for a hop plus extras but there it is. Sometimes it is cheaper to fly to USA or Europe. Unfortunately I broke a tooth in the silly season, and getting over there is...

Recently I have got THREE fake ATO scam phone calls, with a suspiciously deep male British accent and a tone that you may have something to hide. Well, you can hang up and call the ATO back. Or ignore it - or bait the scammers. Or you can tease the scammers with an inventive line about please...

Arrived Vietnam on a JQ flight that was on time even though a CPR event occurred. Baggage did not arrive 1hour 25 minutes later. I went to check the left baggage pile and there it was! Don't know how long it was there. It seems to me the carousel is too small, so someone decided not to place...

Apparently a medical emergency and CPR on the above Jetstar flight has not made the news. A few hours before HCMC a call for doctors on board was made. I do not know the outcome. But I did observe full on CPR for ages and ages and all possible assistance rendered. To the doctors and others I say...

If you rely on GPS then make a note of 6 April 2019 in your calendar because it's the date that the GPS Week Rollover occurs, and it could cause some GPS receivers to malfunction. Beat the crowd, and apply fixes now. There is some talk that French radar/speed camera warnings may be disabled as...

Housing price drops started a fire in another thread. Go Here. If people feel poorer, they will probably fly less. If they are house hunting and your credit card statements over six months is deeply examined, and ONLY disposable income after fixed costs figuring in a 7% rate and a brain dead...

Cebu Pacific has a very poor consumer affairs raiting and plenty of upmost serious warnings. Does anyone know CebuPacifics internal complaint email address? <<< Their booking centre is unable to accept 'complaints' I can see a $160 fare being flushed down the toilet. Some might be tempted to...

AUS. Multileg Philippine Airline Sale (Via Phillipines). Direct flights to MNL $700 plus change to the 4th. Stop at HK, SGN or China and the fare drops to $500 plus change.

MNL Philippine Airport T2 Arrivals is dreadful and old. Getting to/From is expensive and worse, tiring. Peak road traffic/EDSA hour is 6AM to 9PM when the traffic crawls. Best travel advice is do not arrive on the weekend and not in the peak hours.EDSA stands for Every Day Slow Always...

MNL->SYD Manilia Airport 2nd screening all water liquids confiscated. Went trough Manilia airport recently. Got through 1st major screening and xray rather easilly.Topped up my empty water bottle at an airport water machine after screening. Then at gate 109 (Cebu Pacific) where you are in the...

Had a vey nice stay at the hotel below, gettable under $100 per night. 10% cheaper to book directly at the hotels website over booking engines. Lots of French stay here. Price varies wildly as a computer is controlling yield Pay more on sat. TV Fridge, internet, and clean really white sheets...

Order goods on Aliexpress, Ebay from overseas? Time to order some low value shopping in advance before things get complicated/constipated. From July it is about to get more expensive. Apart from the 10% GST being added to imports under $1, there is also a rumor of $5 per parcel tax to pay for...