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The vineyards of the Barossa Valley and Clare Valley are probably too far away for the time available. McLaren Vale is about 40 minutes from Keswick rail terminal so that might be possible. Not sure whether there is anyone who does early morning tours, so a private hire car might be the go...

Book Gold class... well worth it. Travel as light as possible, pack a smaller cabin bag for the train trip and throw any bigger bag into the baggage car. Laptop is not really worthwhile, but a few good books and a camera are vital. Wi-Fi is unavailable for most of the journey unless things have...

I cannot give you a split between A380 and 777 flights nor specific sectors but according to BITRE data in Australia, inbound to Australia from Dubai the load factors overall were 92.96% and outbound from Australia to Dubai were 49.93% in October 2017. The actual outbound load factors would be...

Australia advises people to avoid Mindanao due to possible terrorist activity, including random kidnapping of tourists. There are many different terrorist factions down there even though the Maute group (ISIS) have now been mostly neutralised. The rest of the Philippines is as safe as anywhere...

Done the trip a number of times and always found it a great time. Totally relaxing, great onboard service and some great scenery. Some people find the journey from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie boring but I love the outback and the Nullarbor Plain is about as outback as it gets. Heading...

Any single decker widebody aircraft with 2+4+2 seating in Economy :) Arctic Troll, after two recent flights in Air New Zealand's 787s and their 3+3+3 economy seating configuration, I am hoping that I never fly a 787 ever again... good airline, crap plane.

Note the the alliance between Emirates and Qantas is up for renewal in March 2018 and despite now dropping DXB from its schedules at that time, Qantas has applied to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for a renewal for a further 5 years. Quite how they expect to get it...

Not a rumour - the flight will be MEL-PER-LHR as already confirmed. Operationally however the flight is rumoured to be LAX-MEL-PER-LHR. Whether it can be booked LAX-MEL-PER is still to be decided/confirmed. Rerouting QF1 back through SIN rather than DXB is a reflection of what passengers...

No, the vitriol comes from the fact that they had no f****** idea what was involved in not only getting hold of a franchise but how to actually effect change once you have the franchise.

Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street... seriously, it ALWAYS makes me glad I no longer live there! Cairns - Forsayth: gem of a train journey to nowhere and back Perth - Adelaide: the route of The Indian Pacific

The Kuranda Railway out of Cairns is a must, runs every day and is a great day out. In Brisbane, I like the Citytrain rides out to Gympie (Sunshine Coast Line) and to Rosewood (Rosewood line). Timetables: https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/timetables/train Fares...

Bought and used Britrail passes many times and never had an issue. I am a British Citizen and an Australian citizen. When traveling on the British passport to the UK the showing of my West Australian driver's licence has been accepted as evidence of foreign domicile for validation of the pass.

Indeed, Emirates does operate to a different financial rationale than most airlines and that is something most people forget about them. When they started flying to Perth, it was a known fact that it was to capture the freight market. They were able to make money with A330s/777s purely on...

Hong Kong is actually a very interesting example of an airport that DOES hide cheaper ways to get to Kowloon or Central. Catch the bus to Tung Chung and take the train from there to Kowloon or Central. About HK$30 compared to HK$100 on the Airport Express, if you want to take twice as long of...

You probably should stop digging the hole that you are in. Heathrow Airport DOES advertise all the ways to get to/from the airport on their website. http://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions Most of what you have said in your various posts indicates that your opinion/experiences...

Mostly due to poor service and the way they screwed Perth a few years back, killing all their international flights from Perth. I often seem stuck with cabin crew who think a smile is only required to be given to the people sitting in the pointy end of the aircraft, and who seem to think that...

As far as I am aware all the XPT power cars remain in service so it is most likely just borrowed doors...

I have flown Air Asia X a couple of times on their A330s (PER-KUL) and Qantas once internationally on their A330s (HKG-SYD) and many times domestically (PER-BNE and PER-SYD). I would strongly recommend Qantas over Air Asia X and I HATE Qantas as an airline. Air Asia X 3-3-3 configuration is...

Best upgrade I ever got was on Emirates - economy class air fare Perth to Dubai, upgraded myself to business class as I had enough FF miles, get to the airport to be told "sorry, we have overbooked business class, do you mind travelling first class?" That was kind of nice... Last upgrade I...

Australia in general, although there are state to state variations. Apart from the metropolitan areas, fences on the railways are virtually non-existent. The following applies in NSW: Trespass is both a criminal and civil (private) offence. In short, you can be sued by an individual (usually...