This is going to be a very busy time. Looking forward to flying with V Australia for the first time (the International arm of Virgin Blue, the Australian affiliate of the Virgin group) and spending a little time in Boise, Idaho.
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Bad timing: Expedia’s Earthquake NZ sale
I subscribe to Expedia.com, Expedia.com.au and Expedia.co.nz (3 times in total). As a result, when they have a sale, I get three emails from them. On 23 February, three emails all came through at around 907am Australian time/1107am New Zealand time. They were all promoting a cheap holiday deal in New Zealand. The snafu was that this email came 17 hours after a massive earthquake ripped through Christchurch, New Zealand. This major tourist centre seems to have lost most of its hotels and the biggest hotel in the City, the 26 storey Grand Chancellor may collapse.…
You are Gold!
Always believe in your soulYou’ve got the power to knowYou’re indestructible, always believe in, ‘cos you are Gold(Spandau Ballet) The Virgin Group have just made me Gold Status with them. Thank you! What does this mean?Because I am also Gold with United and Platinum with Qantas it means: I fly too much Lounge access whenever i fly internationally almost anywhere in the world Lounge access at almost all domestic lounges in Australia Priority security lanes and boarding (when available) Priority for upgrades Bonus Points This does make me happy! Let me toast this with a…
Thank you to you! Assessing Wild about Travel 2010
As 2011, gets underway, I want to say thank you for three things: 1. for reading my travel blog! (almost 4000 page views!) 2. for those who have commented on it (both the 66 here and the many on Facebook) 3. to those who have encouraged me in the blog sphere and by email and by offline (you know who you are!) 4. for subscribing (hint hint!) The most popular posts for 2010: Three Airlines-one plane- comparing the A380 (10% of all readers ) — Sep 30, 2010, 7 comments Almost had $1200 stolen (dodgy travel agent) Oct 25,…
2010 Best and Worst Airlines!
So in 2010, I flew 90 times with my 90th flight for the year on 31st of December 2010 bringing my total air distance for the year to 202 000km (120 000 miles). I feel that gives me some qualifications for the following subjective rankings. Best Airlines I have confessed a few times in this blog that my favourite airline in the world (out of the 70 I have flown) is now Emirates. Emirates – all round amazing customer service product- friendly, amazing food, attention to detail Air New Zealand, an efficient and friendly operator-…
2011 “Bucket List”
With one month to go until 2011, I am in full swing of planning the year. I am not sure you can have a bucket list for a year or whether it is part of a list!! What do you think? I have a very exciting and busy travel schedule for work. I am trying to add some equally exciting travel adventures!! New CountriesMy Goal is to have gone to my fiftieth country by my birthday in July (I am NOT 50 on this Birthday). At this stage, one of the four I will be…
I have reached 12.5 weeks in the air
Flew my 222nd Qantas flight today — from Melbourne to Sydney. Also my 53rd (horrible) United Airlines flight from Sydney to Los Angeles (see separate blog article) Altogether 673 air flights totalling 2091:51 hours of flying (12.5 weeks sitting inside tubes of metal)!! In Miles 938,092 In Kilometer 1,509,714 Check out my flight memory.com with travel maps, airlines flown etc. My favourite airlines are listed here. My least favourite airlines are here.
A Difficult Decision..Your advice please
This is not really a difficult decision! Which flight will I choose from Pittsburgh to the New York area?
Taxi Rides from Hell
It is 523am -porch light and two house lights are on -and the front door is open. I have booked a taxi for two minutes later (525am) to ride to Adelaide airport At the afore mentioned hour of 523am, my taxi arrives and sounds his horn. Only Hellish Drivers sound their horn pre-dawn in a quiet suburban street, when I am clearly ready and waiting. I find this behaviour excessive, unnecessary and rude. Hellish Taxi Rides: Uncommunicative taxi drivers (Peeve #2b Opinionated or racist ones that never shut up-there is a happy medium) I walked out to the…
What 24 hours of flying looks like
This video represents all of the plane flights in a 24 hour period. Its fascinating to watch and makes me hope those air traffic controllers are having a good day! Enjoy! Have a look at the solid mass that is the USA at certain times of the day and the flights between Nth America and Europe. Notice the sparseness of North Africa for flying and what is going on in Asia. Below are my global flights for the World in my life!
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