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Thanks! I've downloaded the app because I'll be using it for my upcoming stopover. I've picked a hotel near the main railway station because I didn't like anything within walking distance of the airport and I've got 23 hours to play with.

My upcoming flight is their business light fare. No bags, no seat selection, no lounge access. I paid for a bag all the way there and back, and a lounge access in HEL but be damned if I was going to spend $250 each way to select my seat. I'll take what they give me and be happy with it.

Nothing to get too alarmed about but with a return to more normal demand post-pandemic, Finnair is revising some of its baggage rules and points charges. In a surprise twist to the usual enhancement announcement, none of the changes add up to good news for passengers. A run-down here. I haven't...

Gosh. You have an eye for photography! Some glorious shots in the mix so far. Thank you.

I had a little trouble loading this into my thinking machinery; surely there must be a typo in there somewhere. But no, I can see how this works and is - of course - way more efficient. I once did a DONE4 that only allowed one trans-Australia flight but for some reason Canberra wasn't counted...

Episode 1: Planning begins with some worrying. Kelpies at large. (Image by Steven Straiton and Wikimedia CC BY 2.0) The last stamp My passport makes for sad reading. The last time it saw any serious action — apart from a couple of Trans-Tasman trips, and you don’t even get stamps for those —...

From my point of view, there are too many factors to give an easy answer. With a cash ticket there's the likelihood that you will be earning yet more points. If the money is the same either way, then why spend a bunch of points you don't need to? If it's a daytime economy flight then it's not...

I disagree entirely. Passengers are not the customers or clients here, any more than when the cops set up a RBT. We as passengers are being processed and efficiency is a goal but our happiness is not except insofar as disruption and complaints impact the procedure. Having a certain amount of...

I usually don't need any of that stuff, because I have a really old QF F red leather pouch that lives in my carryon and has small containers of all my things. I'll open these things up and have a look; sometimes there is something I like and I'll grab that to add to my stash. I get home and I...

They don't necessarily want good grammar in a scam text or email. There's too much likelihood that they will reach someone who has a reasonable education, a bent for investigation, and an interest in justice. Their target is someone who isn't quite up to the pace and can be hooked instead of...

Much obliged to you and those above. This forum is great for the advice freely given. I don't need luxury, just a place to sleep between flights with some sort of security and quiet. During lengthy transits through London I've used the Yotels at Gatwick and Heathrow and they give me all I need...

I've checked the stopover guide for BKK, a lot of which seems pre-pandemic. Can't see anything really relevant. Situation: Apart from domestic and trans-Tasman flights, I've gone nowhere since early 2019. Next month I'm flying to and from Edinburgh. Using some of the resources here I was able...

Paul Kelly - the ultimate expert on the dismissal - wrote a book on the palace papers. What emerges is that there was no conspiracy. The Palace was hoping that Kerr would sort things out without any fuss; the last thing they wanted was any involvement. Kerr wanted to keep HM informed and sent...

We've done just fine so far. Ever since the Balfour Declaration/Statute of Westminster the PM has selected the G-G and the monarch has no choice but to accept the nomination. King George V wanted someone else - a British general - but he got overruled by James Scullin. PMs appoint High Court...

That's as may be but he is a total failure at representing Australia to the world. Paul Hogan does a better job. 1683709585 Senior magistrates interpret the law. Parliament makes the law, and the people change the Constitution. Anything out of whack gets fixed after a few votes.

The position of head of state is a matter of opinion. The Governor-General says he is, and the King doesn't. It's not actually defined anywhere in any Australian law. I take Charles de Gaulle's position that the President of France should embody a certain idea of France as French head of state...

It's in the Constitution. Regardless of one's opinions, MPs have to swear allegiance as part of the job. Doesn't seem to stop republicans running for parliament. And a good thing too. We need a wide range of opinions to keep the public debate open and relevant. Australia has changed over the...

The King is head of the British Commonwealth, of which we are a member. I like to think that the Commonwealth still has some relevance. If Albo was all that hot as a republican he would have set a referendum in train. So far John Howard is the only PM ever to have put the question to the voters...

My travel clobber is nylon. Some trousers - with a plastic belt - and a cotton or fine wool t-shirt under a nylon long-sleeved shirt. I have a light spray jacket in my carryon. Flight sox and slip-on leather shoes. Not very stylish but plenty of pockets, I don't need to take the belt off...

Wow! What a trip. I've been to Scotland a few times and done some of those things. Driven a Jaguar around the place with my 25-year-old son and that was awesome. Such amazing scenery. We were in Edinburgh the night of the referendum and that was interesting. We learnt about Scotch from a bunch...