Cautious to take any MAX flight much less for 9 hours. No VA metal for me to Japan. Picked up a reasonable price return for next year in May this year on JAL. With an agent significantly cheaper than JAL direct.

Unfortunately it is not just the guests who can get a raw deal through ABNB.ABNB has a reputation of treating the hosts even worse. Suspending or cancelling hosts use of the platform for unjustified reasons. Many hosts as so pissed off that they do not care much about ABNB reputation. Hosts are l...

So now instead of buying from a store in Australia and getting the GST refunded, now we buy it when overseas and get the VAT or Sales Tax refunded when you leave the overseas country. I have done it in the past when the item was not available in Australia or was significantly cheaper overseas. I ...

Flew to Canada on Qantas this week. Flight looked 80 to 90% full. Qantas up to it's old tricks to shaft and gouge Australians. During the pandemic shutdown they changed the North American rules. Now you have to have your skis, boots and all other clothes and checked luggage in the one bag, almost...

Where and when can we get some idea of the practical rules likely to apply..* Can a returned traveler quarantine in a home where there are other family members who have not traveled?* If so do all the residents have to quarantine?* Can you choose to quarantine at your holiday home to avoid the ot...