The totally off-topic thread

[beardoc]

Ahh, the waffles! Yes! HGI Krakow had some great toppings (fresh fruit of all sorts, strawberry sauce, chocolate sauce) however HGI Glasgow didn't have quite the same, in fact their toppings were a bit odd.... none-the-less, waffle went down like a treat :mrgreen:

But HGI Glasgow had black pudding and haggis for breakfast! I loved that bit!

 

[JohnK]

D'oh. I have something for you, but have been too busy to arrange to meet and thought you'd be in the land of smiles by now (via interesting places). Oh well, let me know when you're back.

I am here for another couple of weeks. Wednesday night looks OK if you are not busy.

I'll be at BNE in around 3 hours. Then another visit tomorrow morning, then another visit Monday morning...

I must have missed this part of the post the other day. Someone is keeping themselves busy....

 

[Katie]

Finally managed to pack all the bargains
<snip>
I also bought a 28 inch Delsey roller duffle bag 60% off at the Bloomingdales sale to pack it all in.
Reasonably confident that my allowance on QF coupled with the DJ allowance for my connecting flight in BNE will be all good

I have a similar photo from our few hours at the outlets outside Waikiki in April. But I didn't think to present the bags so nicely!!

 

[Mal]

I am here for another couple of weeks. Wednesday night looks OK if you are not busy.
I must have missed this part of the post the other day. Someone is keeping themselves busy....

Sounds good...

Spent time in the J lounge on Sat, but didn't fly anywhere.
Was running late on Sun, so didn't go to the J lounge - but instead visited PER (twice).
Today, I visited the SYD J lounge, plus the BNE J lounge.

Have been busy...

 

[Flashback]

But HGI Glasgow had black pudding and haggis for breakfast! I loved that bit!

Yeh, the haggis wasn't bad!

 

[jetlagger]

Finally managed to pack all the bargains
View attachment 8143
I also bought a 28 inch Delsey roller duffle bag 60% off at the Bloomingdales sale to pack it all in.
Reasonably confident that my allowance on QF coupled with the DJ allowance for my connecting flight in BNE will be all good

So.. Where do you sleep ??

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

But HGI Glasgow had black pudding and haggis for breakfast! I loved that bit!

Thats a BIG YUK from me !!:shock:

 

[Deleted member]

Princess Fiona is now 1st Dan Black Belt in shopping.

Most women are born black belts anyway which is one of the reasons men lose their hair....

When the going gets tough ...........The tough go shopping !!

 

[Princess Fiona]

So.. Where do you sleep ??

I'm in Times Square : no need to sleep

 

[Hvr]

I remember it now and love it. Apart from the shopping what are you enjoying?

 

[Julesmac]

Finally managed to pack all the bargains
View attachment 8143
I also bought a 28 inch Delsey roller duffle bag 60% off at the Bloomingdales sale to pack it all in.
Reasonably confident that my allowance on QF coupled with the DJ allowance for my connecting flight in BNE will be all good

Way to go Princess Fiona - perhaps you should change it to Queen Fiona of Shopping. In my opinion this is a much more interesting subject for the totally off topic thread than the relative merits of interstate weather, car crashes, GP or DYKWIA Sorry chaps!

 

[serfty]

P/F - Did you pack your [Store Branded paper] Bags for the homeward journey?

 

[beardoc]

Thats a BIG YUK from me !!:shock:

I grew up with both - Scottish father. Black pudding was on the menu every breakfast.

 

[Princess Fiona]

P/F - Did you pack your [Store Branded paper] Bags for the homeward journey?

No, I'm a good little shopper and all tags removed

 

[Foreigner]

Random trivia:

Stumbled upon an old Qantas timetable from 1963.

A trip from Sydney to London on the "Kangaroo" route would've taken you on a Qantas Boeing 707 jet, with sample routings:

• Sydney - Jakarta - Singapore - Bangkok - New Delhi - Tehran - Istanbul - Rome - London; or
• Sydney - Brisbane - Singapore - Bangkok - Kolkota (Calcutta) - Karachi - Cairo - Athens - Rome - London

P.S. no flat bed seats in 1963......

I'm sure with smoking and no-smoking sections. I wouldn't mind doing such trips...in premium seating only.

 

[samh004]

Random trivia:

Stumbled upon an old Qantas timetable from 1963.

A trip from Sydney to London on the "Kangaroo" route would've taken you on a Qantas Boeing 707 jet, with sample routings:

• Sydney - Jakarta - Singapore - Bangkok - New Delhi - Tehran - Istanbul - Rome - London; or
• Sydney - Brisbane - Singapore - Bangkok - Kolkota (Calcutta) - Karachi - Cairo - Athens - Rome - London

Journeys from end-to-end would take "virtually" 23-24 hours, e.g. the first routing leaves Sydney at 1200h on Tuesday and arrives in London at 1050h on Wednesday; the second routing leaves Sydney at 1200h Thursday and arrives in London 1225h Friday. As a comparison, QF1 takes "virtually" 14 hours in non-DST: depart Sydney 1610h and arrive London 0635h.

The cost of the round trip from Sydney to London via Singapore in F (two-class plane: F and Y only) cost, at the time, 926 pounds and 5 shillings. I don't know how to convert that to today's currency, but I'd imagine that's quite a lot...

P.S. no flat bed seats in 1963......

I have an old timetable framed on my wall, but it’s framed with the Hong Kong artwork side facing forwards so I’d have to remove it to see the details… but it’s always interesting looking back at how things once were. There’s a whole collection of them and you can find them online, printed around the 1960’s with artwork by Sellheim.

 

[markis10]

Apparently in Adelaide, savoury mince is deconstructed beef, at least in the QP!

 

[drmikki]

Found this DVD for sale in the latest Pitstop bookshop catalogue, which may be of interest to some here:

Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR Polar Operations DVD (NTSC) | Just Planes

[h=1]Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR Polar Operations DVD (NTSC)[/h]This latest Air Canada program is hosted by the airline`s Sr Director of Flight Operations Captain Rick Allen who takes you on Air Canada`s nonstop service from Toronto to Hong Kong and back becoming the longest route in the World Air Routes series! For close to 4 and a half hours you will be informed as to all aspects of the Polar Operation from the planning stages by the dispatcher building the flight plan to all the details the crew needs to execute this trip before and during the 15hour flight. Enjoy this latest Flight in the coughpit!

262min program includes : + Polar Operations flight planning requirements & preparation presented by a Flight Dispatcher in detail! + Crew flight preparation at Flight Operations as well as in coughpit + coughpit Set-up , Briefings, Checklists + Aircraft external walkaround inspection + Electronic Flight Bag presentation + ETOPS Procedures + Polar route from Toronto to Hong Kong + Pacific route from Hong Kong to Toronto + Special presentation by Capt Rick Allen on his career and how to become a pilot at Air Canada + Presentation by the Cabin Service Director on the life of a Flight Attendant + Cabin service including meals and drinks + Visit Crew Rest Area + Spectacular scenery over Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the North Pole, Russia, Mongolia, China & Alaska! + Views of Hong Kong en route from Airport to City.

 

[drron]

Apparently in Adelaide, savoury mince is deconstructed beef, at least in the QP!

Same thing in the MEL QP last Friday.

 

[thewinchester]

Finally managed to pack all the bargains
View attachment 8143
I also bought a 28 inch Delsey roller duffle bag 60% off at the Bloomingdales sale to pack it all in.
Reasonably confident that my allowance on QF coupled with the DJ allowance for my connecting flight in BNE will be all good

Sweet. baby. cheeses!! That WP luggage allowance is going to come in handy on the way home.