If you have ever doubted the strength of an airline engine and it's capacity to suck in you, me and your little dog too see what happens when a cargo box full of luggage gets too close to the business end of a 747 jet engine. I wonder what the pilot said to the baggage handler? I wonder what the pilot said to the Japan Airline Boss?
Continue reading...Friday, November 28, 2008
Qantas will reduce its domestic fuel surcharges by up to $5 for all tickets issued from today. The surcharge for Qantas and QantasLink services will fall from $26 to $21, while for QantasLink turboprop services it will fall from $24 to $21. Source: Travel today
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Pacific Blue started flights from Sydney to Auckland today expanding on the current services running from Melbourne to Auckland. Nine flights a week will be operated from Sydney by the carrier on Boeing 737-800’s. Expect to see even a little more competition next year on this route when Jetstar launches flights between the city pairs. Awesome pic [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 25, 2008
I’ve been what I’d consider a pretty loyal QF Frequent Flyer for many years. At one stage going Platinum mainly on the SYD-OOL route ( and thats a lot of legs). A letter was sent to Amex customers recently stating “Qantas decided not to renew it’s participation ….in the Membership rewards Ascent program in order to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
We all had to listen to the airlines bemoan about the fact that rising oil prices were cutting into their profits so much they needed to increase the specific fuel surcharge they levy us travellers. The price of oil has now dropped from a high near US$150 per barrel to now be near US$100 a barrel. I [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 3, 2008
For all of those frequent flyers out there an article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Paul Sheehan again highlights the future of your Qantas (or any airlines) points you might have sitting in your account. Below is and extract. To view the complete article click the link at the bottom of this post. We’ve had the [...]
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Our travel tidbits have been collected and distilled over years of meandering through backwaters, sitting in all manner of planes, trains and automobiles or a trusty dhoni. We've smoozed check-in staff, sneaked into frequent flyer lounges and generally hung out and asked the locals for the tips that make travelling more enjoyable, more comfortable or just more fun.
We hope you find something interesting or helpful and welcome your comments or suggestions.
Have you ever had dreams where you were flying? I have and they always looked a little like this, although maybe not as extreme.
Not a post about travel or Extreme tours although Norway is an amazing place to take yourself OnTour. This clip is just an amazing piece of scenery, cinematography and base jumping and flying skill.
Enjoy !! See in full screen
Cheers to Simon from PADI UK who sent this through.
Perfect surf, good people, easy living, I’d be here in a snap if there was no work to do.
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If you haven’t been to this amazing part of Australia, in the north west of Western Australia lies a place like no other on earth.
The Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia form a million square kilometres of extraordinary grandeur, colour and contrast. It has a balmy climate, breathtaking scenery, unique flora & fauna and adventure & cultural experiences. Holidays here will give you memories of a lifetime!
To give you an idea of some of the amazing places in the Kimberley take a look at this video from tour operator APT.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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