We’ve been in the care of Emirates for the better part of a day at this point. Through our amazing First Class flight from Melbourne to Dubai, to then being able to continue the sanity at the Emirates Lounge in Dubai has been a travel experience we won’t be forgetting…
After our stellar rail experience between Rome and Venice a few weeks ago, I was really looking forward to this one. We don’t have anything close to a fast train in Australia, and crossing large swathes of distance in a few hours is a completely alien experience to us Aussies….
We booked this flight through Easyjet months before. There is only one direct flight from Venice to Basel, which is quite irritating considering Easyjet opted to change our departure time to 7am. Feel free to read all about that debacle, as well as how to get to VCE at the…
It’s not often you fly into an airport with three codes that services three countries. It’s also not often that I’d bother to write about an airport. Basel is in Switzerland, Mulhouse is in France, and Freiburg is in Germany. They’re all serviced by the unimaginatively named “Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport”. Hilariously,…
So this is a bit of a random post, but maybe someone who needs it might find it on Google. There is no obvious signage, or documentation when hiring from Europcar as to where exactly to return your car when you’re dropping it off. I’m sure if we’d picked up…
By far the easiest way to get to Venice from Rome is by train. If you’re booking from Australia, then go to the Australian Rail Europe site, otherwise head to the Worldwide Rail Europe site. Booking early is key. We booked two First Class seats for $AU174. We booked in…
One thing we’re rarely sure about when visiting a new place is how to deal with cabs when you’re traveling with a toddler and no baby seat. We found that in Rome, every cab driver we had was excellent. Clarrie was fine without a baby seat, and none mentioned it….
There are quite a few Hop On Hop Off buses in Rome, with Big Bus Tours being one of the biggest. There are three types of tickets you can get. 24-hour city tour: €30 (€15 child) 48-hour city tour : €35 (€18 child) 72-hour city tour : €40 (€20 child) You don’t have…
We were very lucky to have the opportunity to fly First Class with Emirates. It’s a marvellous experience, and it’s certainly not lost on me that most people won’t encounter it. It’s also not lost on me that we’ll probably never have this opportunity again. This trip has been paid…
One of the perks of flying with Emirates in either First of Business is their Chauffeur Drive service. You get driven from home to the airport when you leave, and the airport to your accommodation when you arrive (and vice-versa if your return flight is with them also). As my…
Our first time on a 787 Dreamliner, and not without incident. To be frank, Phuket airport is an absolute nightmare, and as one of our party noted “This aiport is where good holidays come to die”. After being shuffled from room to room, we eventually boarded two hours late in…
Not much to report except the usual delirium of an international flight. Elyse’s first not drinking due to impending birth. There was no IFE on this one, but we had a few movies on our iPad so we survived. I highly recommend seeing Any Questions For Ben. Great film. 3…
Without doubt this was the worst international flight I’ve ever been on. After catching an uneventful Air Asia domestic flight from Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur, we then had a 3 hour layover before our flight back home to Melbourne. I don’t know why, and this may well happen with all…
When we were planning our trip, we had one unknown, which was how to get to Kanchanaburi. There’s quite a bit of advice on sites like Tripadvisor, but I thought I’d tell you what we did, which worked quite well. Our first choice was getting the train, because who doesn’t…
Having not flown Jetstar internationally before, I was unsure what to expect on this flight. There aren’t a lot of options for a direct flight to Bangkok from Melbourne, and this was the cheapest by a long way. To my surprise, it was excellent, and I would more than happily…
Much thought had gone into ensuring we would get to this flight on time. Months prior, when booking our internal flights for this trip, we made the decision to book our connection from New Orleans to Dallas on American Airlines, as opposed to Southwest, even though Southwest was a fair…
MD80. Why don’t we use these planes in Australia? Best flight of the entire trip. Engines are at the back. You know what that means? Noise is at the back. It’s the perfect synergy of a comfort to noise ratio. Smooth too. Being that AA and Qantas are part of…
Leaving New York was hard, but arriving in New Orleans made up for it. The cab from our apartment in Manhatten to LaGuardia took around 30 minutes, and the airport did what it needed to do. Security was tight, water was discarded and Americans still tried to bring suitcases onto…
I think every trip has to have at least one monumental fuck-up. On this trip, it was me being too smart for my own good trying to get us from San Francisco to Washington DC. And it wasn’t really that monumental at all – it was just a few little…
An early wake up and our first experience of USA style airport security. And USA style airport food. We booked on VX853, departing Dallas at 8am and landing in San Francisco at 9:50am. Just under 2 hours on paper, but around 4 hours in real life. We’d heard horror stories…