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First visit to the EK lounge as I write. No signage for the unaware which way to go so I hit up the EK reception. No pleasant greeting, was told when asked is this the default that as they were not busy I could come in elsewise I’d be in the Strata lounge. Made me feel very special 😢 On the plus...

In my experience if all flights are QF tix are instant. If with another carrier they can take hours to days. Keep calling if no tix within a ‘reasonable’ time, as some of mine have glitched and QF are not on top of them.

My last 2 flights showed fees up till 23 hours before departure. But when checked in, as Serfty has said, all seats become free of charge. Last trip MEL-AKL I had row 4D-F all to myself

Consolidated revenue strikes again. Oh how I hate that program.

NSW State government travel receives both points and SC on domestic flights. Whilst policy states you cannot earn either, all you do is add the flight reference to your carrier profile and budda bing there you go (I know this is correct for QF, VA never had 'suitable' flights) Fares are...

In the words of Murray Walker; "Spin, Spin, Spin"

The permit scheme all makes sense. Infinity is 20 pax with 2 guides so that deal must still be in place. The 4 day comment is valid. I'm sure there are trips where the animals don't make an appearance until day 7. But, we saw a lot of animals doing animal things and we were happy with it. We...

Yes, that is it. As a compariosn, the NP is this one And as comparison, Infinity is this one So a bit bigger in size. I really think the larger size vessel will improve the experience immensely and worth the extra cash. And the itinerary was certainly busy. Not sure if it was a result of...

If you want any tips on MP hit me up. I found the data on line didn't really relate to the physical experience. The way we did the circuits was really easy, and I have no doubt you can do all 3 in the one day if that was your bent. But a relaxed tour like we did made it enjoyable and less stress...

I'm hoping that my personal opinions aren't forcing that decision. I am fairly upfront about the facts and don't make ordinary experiences sound glowing. I do use forums and feedback as part of my holiday planning and I don't recall reading that NP was a noisy old thing in the dead of night, or...

Day 25 - part 2 Entry into the lounge was no hassles due to flying J on Qantas. Meals on offer were soup (Spanish tortilla and chicken, somewhat confusing the punters as I was looking for a burrito), penne pasta with beef, roast pumpkin, white rice and butter chicken. 4 salads from chickpea...

The plastic bag was sheer luck. We recieved documentation at the pre-cruise hotel which made reference to the fact that the Galapagos did not want 'shopping bags of plastic'to be taken there and generally discouraged any one-use plastic bag. So we culled them in the hotel but just missed the one...

Day 25 - Monday The alarm chirped at 0550. Going home day! Whilst I love holidays, the constant new room every night wears me down. 8 years ago I was diagnosed with Asperger’s which made a whole of things suddenly make sense, especially the constant change of nightly location when we do road...

Day 24 - Sunday Breakfast was typical but worser. Fegg rounds, a product claiming to be beef patties, sugar-everything, some bagels and bread. I’m trying to forget it so won’t elaborate further. Today we had time, due to my SNAFU from last night so we thought to do some shopping. I like the US...

Day 23 - Saturday. We headed North towards Washington DC where we had a flight from DCA to LAX on Monday 19th, to meet QF94 to MEL, thence QF1291 to HBA. The plan for today was to tourist our way up to around Richmond Virginia which would be our stop for the night, but nothing yet booked...

Day 22 - Friday Waking up to an empty house at 0845 we had a leisurely breakfast. Once our hosts arrived back, hot and sweaty as it was very humid, we went on a tour of the island. Being and island obviously there were ocean side places of interest so we went to one community area with a...

Day 21 - Thursday. Up at 0800 for the regular cheap motel breakfast. Thin patties of some sort of meat, Feggs (fake eggs) and sugar laden other stuff. I stuck with a waffle and yoghurt. On the road in the Small Town towards Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to stay 2 nights with a couple...

Day 20-Wednesday. After a sort of decent sleep, although I am still swaying in time with the waves, we woke at 0250. Downstairs at 0325 we were the only ones on it until 0329 when 2 different groups turned up. The hotel does provide a basic offering of food and drinks but nothing gourmet and...

Day 19 - Tuesday. Last day on the boast and end of the Galápagos Islands. Not a bad sleep, as we motored North with the current leaving at 2000 and did some boat surfing, so the ride was acceptable, arriving in San Cristobal about 0100. Around 5am the boat came alive and the anchor was raised...

Day 18 Monday. The final full day. Well, what a night. Rock and Roll hit Natural Paradise big time overnight. Whilst not waves, we had some big fat swells and the boat was rocking side to side and rolling front to back. Plates, cups, glasses were crashing to the floor all night long. It...