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    The Ultimate Guide to Driving Overseas

    Thanks for that. Neither of those links (or any of the other similar ones) are actually definitive. Given that the IDP is not in Italian, it seems like a rather pointless document, and therefore more than a little self-interest on the part of the auto associations recommending it. However...
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    Helsinki recommendations

    Helsinki is not the cheapest place in the world! I had these one the list as I did research for September. I found the Finnair one at the top of the list to be the best for me (YMMV), and ended up booking an apartment through their system. Booking.com: 511,586 hotels worldwide. 32+ million...
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    The Ultimate Guide to Driving Overseas

    What is the current requirement for driver's licence in Italy? It seems that there may have been a change in the past year or so, and that your current country licence + an international permit is required. That's all well and good, but the international permit in 10 languages doesn't include...
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    Extra Border Check in Europe because of fears of stealth bomb hidden by terrorists

    Re: Extra Border Check in Europe because of fears of stealth bomb hidden by terrorist I'm not sure I understand exactly how powering on a device solves the potential problem anyway. I have had plenty of devices with secondary battery backs (eg a sleeve). Presumably one battery can power the...
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    Travelling with children

    Interesting thread (and sub-thread!) I have flown domestically and internationally as a family (4 of us) since the oldest was just a baby. I certainly have no desire to be split over the plane, and always try to organise the seat allocations well in advance to choose the right combination of...
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    Qantas customer service drops another notch

    If you had stuffed both bags in a cardboard box, or into one of those oversize plastic/canvass red/white/blue bags you sometimes see in the $2 shops, they would have taken it as a single bag (less than the magic 32kg). Maybe next time you can go to the oversize baggage counter and get one or...
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    Customs introduces self serve GST and WET refunds at airports

    Can you download the form and fill it in before you get there?
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    skyscanner multi-sector search?

    Good call! I have used Matrix lots for working out timings and routes, but I had never actually been through the selection process to generate a full itinerary with pricing. It looks pretty good, so I'll definitely make more use of those itinerary and pricing features. I would still be...
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    skyscanner multi-sector search?

    Skyscanner seems to be a great tool for getting a whole selection of prices for oneway or return airfares, but I am looking for something similar that will allow me to search for multiple sectors (eg SYD-SIN-LHR-HKG-SYD). Does anybody know of such an online resource, or some way of getting that...
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    Oneworld Classic Flight Reward Discussion - The Definitive Thread

    re: "oneworld" award (140K/280K/420K) Planning - The Definitive Thread What are the taxes, fuel fines, etc for this likely to be? (understanding that that there is likely to be variability based on destinations, distances, etc)
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    Have you received your new Qantas Card? Apply for Qantas Cash today.

    Tried unsuccessfully to activate on the phone; was transferred to a helpful chap in the UK. The new card is already in the mail ("it should arrive Saturday" - except there is no Saturday delivery in Aus!), and the current card can't be activated, because the new one is already on the way. Which...
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    Have you received your new Qantas Card? Apply for Qantas Cash today.

    My card came a bit over a week ago (letter dated 3-Sep-2013), but the card has an expiry date of OCT 2013...so the card lifespan is less than 2 months! Not sure what is going on there.
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    Oz Federal Election 2013 - Discussion and Comments

    Re: Abbott in Government FYI, there is a complete list of all registered tickets for each party/group that provided one, for each state/territory. This is helpfully provided by the AEC as a set of downloadable CSV files: 2013 federal election downloads - Australian Electoral Commission. I...
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    Rentalcars.com

    That was who I used too. You don't get the choice of company; that is only revealed after you commit to the hire. The price was good, and like the previous poster mentioned, it was the better, simpler insurance coverage that sealed the deal.
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    Rentalcars.com

    I used Dollar 2 years ago on 2 occasions on 1 trip with the family. Booked via third party aggregator. They were fine with the prebooked paperwork, didn't try and upsell anything, and were adequately efficient. I had signed up with the Dollar-club or whatever they call it to give you a preferred...
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    Who remembers acoustic headsets?

    I remember doing the big round the world trip with the family in 1980 when I was 9-10. I couldn't see the screen, and parents wouldn't spend the exorbitant rental fee anyway, but you rest your head on the armrest and hear the soundtrack there!
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    QF11/QF12 LAX-SYD changes to 747 (various Dates late 2012)

    Re: QF12 LAX-SYD changed to 747 on 7 Nov I just checked Expertflyer (non-subscriber) and it says the 7-Nov flight and my flights in September have the A380. Qantas site and Expertflyer both say A380 Qantas has directly communicated with booked passengers for some dates (including 7-Nov) to say...
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    QF11/QF12 LAX-SYD changes to 747 (various Dates late 2012)

    Re: QF12 LAX-SYD changed to 747 on 7 Nov When I look at the same QF12 flight on 7-Nov, the Qantas info says Airbus 380, and shows 2 different A380 seat maps. How do I check what flights are on a 380 vs 747? None of the QF11/12 flights I looked at (flying last week Sep) said anything other...
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    Rental car ex Tromso, Norway

    Driving in Norway once the snow comes is interesting, but I guess that won't be such a problem for you in September. I spent some time in Norway in mid-November, and there was plenty of snow then. For an Aussie who rarely sees snow and hardly ever drives in it, it was quite a challenge. When we...
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    New Qantas Toolbar - Earn Bonus Points just for searching

    That was pretty short-lived; not a single search (mostly for kids project, and work research) during the day was deemed "real". Oh well, guess I'll go back to a real search engine.
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