henry d Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 ........sooooooo folks, my cousin/god daughter is getting married later this year out in Oz, and this may sound strange but, which is the best way to travel (yes, by air, motorised, not a zeppelin.......) ? as in heading east or west ?? any nice stops ?? any tips for DF`s etc. ?? No I don`t have a thing about sheep or roo`s. Many thanks in anticipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Go east West via the US is a right PITA ! even just in transit. I did New Zealand back in '05 and I'll never go West again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Go east West via the US is a right PITA ! even just in transit. Hmmmm there`s a thought, back via the US of A and pick up some opticals etc :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Which side of Oz are you visiting,as Emirates out of Newcastle to Perth cuts about 6hours off the flight via Dubai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Which side of Oz are you visiting,as Emirates out of Newcastle to Perth cuts about 6hours off the flight via Dubai? I did hear that and I will be flying to Melbourne, best quote so far is £670(ish) return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsportshooter Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Forget the travelsupermarkets etc.... - Take a look at Emirates prices directly on their website they have some really good prices to the antipodes and you can have 4 free stop overs on them.... Dubai, Bankok, Sydney etc etc etc ..... Well worth a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Henry , The cost of flights vary so much from carrier to carrier and from travel agent to travel agent . My wife and i travel a lot to the states as we both have american families . We always look for the best deal on the internet . The best prices are obtained by waiting untill about a week or two before you want to go . If you are flexible and can travel at short notice thats were the deals are . The airlines will charge you full price for any fare booked in advance ,if they havent sold all the seats before the flight date they will start to discount the fares drasticly . They will rather sell the seats off cheaply than not at all . An example of this was last october when my wife went to seattle to visit her sister .The advertised fare was £ 620 return from norwich to amsterdam to seattle return ,i kept watching the price on the internet and booked when it went down to £ 240 which was 3 weeks before take off time . I have booked fares 4 days in advance . But you do have to be flexible and able to travel at short notice . What ever you do dont book through a travel agent as they wont pass the savings on to you . Best of luck harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 My future daughter in law has just read this thread. She works for a well known high street travel agent. She has basically confirmed the comments made by Harneser. Her advise is to ensure that the website is genuine, and that the supplier is prefferably ABTA & ATOL bonded. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Via Singapore is good :look: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboy Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 stop off in singapore or hong kong and get your new suit for the wedding made this way you wont have the worry of if it fits plus it not such a long flight to do all in one hit so splash your cash H :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Avoid LA airport like the plague. Boring as hell and nothing there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greybeard Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi Henry Put my two penneth in here. My wife is an Ozzy. I met here over there and dragged her back 23 years ago. We return to Oz evry 18 months or so so I have done a lot of trip in all configurations. First off. It's a bloody long way and VERY boring, especially in cattle class where we usually ride. Take something to read if you are a reader. Ther are other amusments on the plane as you no doubt know, they all have personal screens -- lots of films and music but you can sure watch an awful lot of it in 23 hours -- which is how long it takes to Melbourne. My next bit of adivice is travel with one of the big 5 airlines. I have traveled cheaply and as they say, you get what you pay for. One bargain price airline stopped at almost every country on the way (at least it felt like it) another plane was so threadbare that I wondered what the maintenance must be like -- that plane was grounded in Hong Hong for 4 hours instead of the usual 1 hour-- we never were told why (had a wheel come loose - who knows) Airline food is just ok unless you travel first, but in the cheap ones it was ****. Go East, its easier. I prefer to get it over with and do the trip in one hit, but on the ocasions I have stopped over if you want a stopover, there are a coule of recomendations- Singapore is good as is Hong Kong. Both worth a visit. Bancock is another shoppers dream. Pack you tooth brush and a deoderant in your hand luggage because when you arrive you be glad you did. Also, take an inflatable cushion, good to have if you need it as those seats can soon become very uncomfortable to sleep in. Move from time to time, keep the blood flowing, especially through the legs. I know a freind takes a sleeping tablet and sleeps all the way there. The crew frown on this but what the hell. If you want to do this then go for it. Nod off over the channel, wake up in Bancock then only 8 hours to melbourne. Hope this helps. have a great trip. I'm sure you'll love the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek.snr Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 via bankok if not with the wife/girlfriend,watch out for ladyboys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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