After being fingerprinted and photographed,the border agent demanded a great deal of information from us.
Your reader letters frequently highlight scams encountered when travelling overseas,but my experience suggests that you need to be equally vigilant in Australia.
“I was determined not to give up,but I also realised that sending off another email was likely to have the same result,until I had a bright idea before the sixth email.”
Airlines like to say that safety is their number-one priority. I would say that all goes out the window unless you pay extra to sit with your family.
Northern Europeans (and others) have a healthy regard for all body types,regardless of how wobbly our bits are.
“We were in what felt like old and rickety seats,ate appallingly awful food,only to arrive in Tokyo with at least 100 passengers without their bags.”
“Not only was I somewhat amazed to see that seats were available on my selected date but when I had to cancel and re-book,it only cost me $60.”
“The beds were cramped,the meals were inedible and the airport lounge was like something from the 1950s.”
“On a flight to Hong Kong,the lunch menu listed something I was later told had not been served in years.”
“The flight was fairly empty,so I tried to move to an empty row of four seats in economy but was stopped and told I couldn’t change classes.”