Here We Go

posted by Jaitu at 12:36

::by email::

Well, it's nearly time for us to leave for Melbourne. We'll be away for a couple of weeks while visiting family, relaxing and getting married. Pretty much everything is arranged with only a few small details to tie down when we get to there (I'll rant about the caterer when I return).

I expect things to be very quiet, even more so than usual, around here while I'm gone. Hopefully I can rely on ElDiablo to come up with something in my absence.

Australian Travel Operator Of The Year

posted by Jaitu at 17:59

Just a quick note for anyone thinking of visiting Australia. Do it, it's a lovely place. Just don't do it with Austravel. We booked our flights for the wedding through them and have had consistently poor service.

We had to cancel a ticket that was for my Father. This took three attempts and a total of around eight weeks to complete and get the refund. Providing passport information (that they had requested) to secure visas took three attempts because each time we gave them what they wanted they remembered something else they'd need. When our itinerary arrived it showed me as an Australian citizen and a visa against Naomi despite the fact that I'm British and required the visa and she's the Aussie (remember all the passport stuff?). It also *still* had my Dad on the itinerary and E-ticket. Also the E-ticket they sent us had different flight details to the itinerary. We think this has all been sorted out now.
It's not just us, another couple flying with us had not even received their paperwork (this is less than two weeks before we fly) and on their inquiry were told Austravel were waiting on confirmation of an extra arrangement they had made for their holiday. Confirmation from whom? Not exactly clear. They have now been sent their itinerary and E-ticket, complete with mis-matched flight details. There are other friends flying out for the wedding who have received equally poor service from them.

So anyway. Austravel have been crap for us and others that we know. The hold message you get when you call them proudly announces that they were voted Australian Tour Operator Of The Year 2005. I can see why they didn't get 2006. Take my advice and book it direct with Emirates.

Rant over.

In The Hood

posted by Jaitu at 16:31

Been a while. I know everyone is feeling like they have nothing to write, me included. It looks like it's time already for the here's thought style posts. A couple of the so far absent authors have hinted that a contribution is not far off.

This he-yah below mentioned vidi-clip is for our-man-at-the-centre-of-it-all, Kortech. He has threatened to post something but so far has not. So as a cheap bribe I'm linking to the clip below. Kortech loves his hippity hop and has recently left our fair shores to return to the home of the most well armed and the land of the fearful. Dude, look at the no-bull nilla 'tude you've left behind.