Qatar Airway’s lounges aren’t up to the ‘world’s best’ reputation
Every week traveler publishes a series of rent, praise and travel tips from our readers. Look down about how you can contribute.
Unapproved shower
The halls of Qatar Airways as included in your report (TravelerAugust 30), almost the next level. We traveled about once a year with Qatar (called this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards for the ninth time) with the world’s best airline) because it was flying directly to the destinations in Europe we visited.
Although the hall in Doha is great and apparently impressive, she is not a travel friend. The seats in the hall are disturbing, so we sat in the business center with a small salon with better chairs. My husband was treated with respect for men’s shower, while one was informed when one was free, and vice versa. I wrote to complain for future travelers, hoping that they could develop things, but I got a complete brushing from the customer service person.
Erica Smith, Newington, Vic
Letter of the week: Paradise and Helsinki
Like Lee Tulloch (Traveler23 August) I made a 10 -hour stay in Helsinki, Finland. I quickly passed the customs with a plan, I got on the high -speed train Helsinki, then a tram for the magnificent Loyly Spa in the Baltic Sea. During two relaxing hours for 26 € ($ 46), I moved with rapid decreases in the Baltic Sea between modern smoke and traditional wooden heated saunas-the revitalizing in the month of only four degrees in the month. In the evening, I finished with a perfect fish soup made with a farm rainbow and a glass of white wine and returned to the airport ready to continue my journey. A magnificent use of my accommodation time.
Narelle Campbell, Yowie Bay, NSW
Smalls Point
As the veterans of a few holidays with our new citizens, we influence Australians like to spend time in laundry while on holiday ((“Clean Life”, Traveling Letters, 30 August) Instead of enjoying every moment of the country in which they are in. We note the hotel laundry expenses (we build our budget) with a smile they refuse to welcome, but we continue to obsess on drying around the room like a YMCA. There is a mystery for us and it will always be a mystery.
Victoria Watts, Tarraindi, QLD
Boogie flights
I’ve been to Bali many times and I never paid extra for my Boogie board (Traveler Letters, 30 August). However, while checking in Brisbane, he was stunned to discover an extra $ 170 fee for my throne. My wife, who makes an online booking, accepts that she does not read the fine pressure, but beef, more than 10 percent of the wage-Fahica extra bag charging. The painful part is that the combined weight of my board and luggage is still under the permissible weight. I do not carry it either and weighs 62 kilograms. Always read fine pressure.
David Michael, Security Beach, Vic
I’m waiting for you there
We read the advice of understanding traveler about traveling to Africa (TravelerAugust 30) Windhoek may agree that Africa is worth seeing in our hotel room in Namibia and only with your author Sue Williams. Previously, we traveled to South Africa, Botsvana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and Zimbabve and this trip to Madagascar and Namibia. The landscape is amazing, the animals are amazing and people are friendly. All you need is a little planning to make an unforgettable holiday. The only disadvantage we encountered was the state of unprofessional roads, preparing for a rugged journey.
Llewellyn dickeson, culburra beach, nsw
Be prepared
In response to Ian Macdonald (Traveler Letters, 30 August) About Jetstar and the lost luggage, dozens of times Jetstar, and this year during the strikes with many other airlines, including Finnair. Multiply the wood, I always made my baggage come with my flight. But at the same time at least one outfit and all medicine and basic electronic changes in case I opposed any possibility. It is only common sense, especially when the limits of weight are generally higher in the international arena. I often believe to be fair to people and companies that are right.
Nancy Johnson, Newport, NSW
Prickly krona
In addition to the suggestion of defrauding taxi drivers (Traveler Letters, 30 August) When I arrived at Sweden’s Stockholm Central Station, we bought 2.6 kilometers of taxi for our hotel. Although the driver said he did and hiding the credit card machine, he charged me SeN811 ($ 132) for a SeN130 ($ 20) journey. After realizing what he did, he had already gone, but I challenged payment through my wise card and I was excessively rewarded. I agree with your “Speaking Hindi” reader about not allowing fraudsters to protect honest drivers and future visitors.
Peter Riordan, Jolimont, Vic
Hindi everywhere
Not only in Türkiye where travelers are defrauded. After the engine of our Broome-Melbourne flight swallowed some plastic on the track, we were happy to wait until the engineer flys to control. We were sent perth and qantas generously gave us fluffy discs to a comfortable hotel. The hotel fee was more than $ 70. By returning to Sinken, we were accused of about $ 50 in this trip permanently.
Carol Griffiths, Doncaster Vic
No support
In Michael Gebickki’s article about Esims (Traveler25 August), Simoptions recommends, Europe’s Bouygues Telecom from France. Recently, I bought this Esim for traveling in Ireland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and it was a disaster. While the data was working well, I could not make any search in any country I visited. I bought a phone in Ireland once, but nothing after that. I only had an expensive wife for data, but it was a lack of frustrating customer service and support. Bouygues Telecom only has the support of French and Simoptions, who signed a contract to sell Esim, and can only contact with a weak response with a chat option. Read a large number of negative reviews and search for something else.
Mark Berg, Caringbah South, NSW
Tip of the week: Rapids response
How can you jump from South America’s wonderful iguazu fals from the water wonder story (Traveler5 September)? From Argentina and Brazil, they consist of 275 separate cataracts for 34 kilometers. The Iguazu waterfalls are wider than Victoria Waterfalls and are higher than the Niagara Waterfalls and are much more dramatic. To see the upper circuit, you catch the Cataratas Station Railway Car, then walk along a podium on the river, lead to magnificent cataracts with its rush waters. Another walk along the lower circuits and podiums leads to the gateway of the devil and the throat of the devil. Together with a few Coatis (a member of the Rakun family), we saw a Toucan, colorful butterflies and birds. We were warned that they could attack when looking for food, so be careful. I need two nights to see all the Iguazu Falls offered. One of the most magnificent natural wonder I’ve ever seen.
Margaret Flynn, Carrum, Vic
Memory (passport) strip
The column of groundwater about passports is similar to the transition friends (TravelerAugust 20) 55 years ago, he brought back the memories of a few newly married people, traveling and working for a year, in spare of great suitcases. Many other destinations, including our African, Asia and Pacific neighbors, were followed. Since then, there have been a few, but we have committed our original passport numbers to memory and how my images have changed.
PJ Prideaux, Skennars Head, NSW
Truckie Day
Yes, Barbara Ryan (Traveler Letters, September 6) size is important. In addition, Memphis, USA, New Orleans highway 61 drivers for a standard small car reservation. In arrival, all they had had two trucks. Not SUV, Humungous Ram Bigorns (the same as Ford F150). He’s not happy, but I didn’t have any other options. I literally had to continue the truck.
Keith Gove, Hawthorn, Vic
Cross Station
Tour leaders are not always right. During a recent visit to Rome, we caught a train for our next goal. The tour leader took us from the hotel on a short walk to the station, but turned left to the right. I pointed out that we were going wrong. He shook his phone, saying he was following the GPS. I insisted on returning to the station because it was clear. Grudingle accepted and changed direction. It turned out that he was following a GPS for cars that would lead us to a long, one -way deflection.
Vincent Burke, Adelaide, SA
Bucket list
In response to your invitation to nominate the best motel accommodation in Australia (Traveler Letters, September 6), we have recently remained Corowa, NSW Heritage Motor Inn. He’s definitely going upstairs and beyond. We came with a wide and important, well -supported kitchen in a renewed superior room. The room is spotless. There were buckets and Squegees shared between the rooms on the patio, so your windshield can be cleaned after a long journey. There was a guest laundry with full -sized refrigerators for guest use. Failed with many tables and chairs on the grounds. We have stayed in many motels for years and this was the best we saw.
Michelle Ladkins, Russell Lea, NSW
Power trip
On the western coast of Australia, there were many motels on a last journey, but there was an easily accessible powerpoint next to the bed for just one phone charging. In others, I resorted to pulling the bed off the wall or crawling under the tables. Why is this basic need so hard?
Hilary Johnson, Northcote, Vic
Editor’s note: I agree with you in the column this week. Not only for motels, but also five -star hotels.
Take the cake
When traveling, we reuse the hotel soap from the first hotel we stayed, and usually lasts three weeks, if a new one is used in each hotel, we have read a soap against 20 and 20. Soap, we have read the loss of forest to the palm oil plantations and we are trying to make our bit to reduce the use and waste.
Stuart Ewing, Chatswood, NSW
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