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    Travel Agent Troubles

    If you've handed over money without signing anything etc then that's a rather big blue mate - the agent shouldn't be taking your money in that situation either though, signed documents cover your arse AND the agents arse. Your $500 has gone to the tour operator and they won't be giving that...
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    Travel Insurance

    That looks pretty good really. All pretty standard, theft of cash is even a bit higher than the norm. For the sake of $70, I'd go for the nil excess. If you have to claim it will pay for itself right away pretty much. $200 is a bit high an excess really. Like I said it'd do your night's...
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    Travel Insurance

    $200 is a pretty high excess for travel insurance. If you get delayed a night and need to shell out for accommodation you'll get nothing (for example). The excess is what will be making the difference most likely.
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    Travel Insurance

    Check: The excess that is offered. The maximum the cover pays out on individual items (such as cameras and laptops). Basic stuff like how much it covers on delay of journey, resumption of travel etc etc Major travel agencies price beat on insurance too, so just take what you've got back to the...
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    The physical 'ticket' itself? It's unlikely they are holding onto your money without paying the airline (don't make any money off having money on file, only make money when a file closes), very few airfares have long ticketing time limits - more likely they just haven't put your documents...
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    Travel Agent Experiences

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    Travel Agent Experiences

    It is a sales job remember, with targets and such - but so are most jobs you encounter in the retail world. So like the guy you are buying your car from, or your tv from, the agent will attempt to do their job as best they can. If you know you're own mind and assess what is on offer you aren't...
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    Thought that might come up. Some BS in that lot (especially about nil refund fares!), put out there by a couple of guys who got the arse for fraud (clearly not the most morally upstanding types!). Like any industry, there is good and bad people operating within it.
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    You do realise Expedia works like an agency with commission built into their prices yeah? How else would they make money? :) The airfares they have are global fares (built in commission if you like), so that's nothing different than everyone else. Smaller agencies sell at the global rate...
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    No commission atm but they rely heavily on travel agents for bookings, and are establishing an interline agreement with Jetstar (Qantas). So that will come in time.
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    I assume you are talking about checking into your trusted hotel booked via your trusted website, something you do quite regularly? Keep in mind, the vast majority of the population do not travel regularly and have little to no idea what they are doing. Some of these people get themselves...
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    Travel Agent Experiences

    That's rather naive for an experienced traveller. :o
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    Travel w***ers

    It's a fine line, I travelled with a friend of a friend through Morocco last year and all this chick ever did was whinge about how tourism had taken the soul of the place away and how the locals were now conditioned to hassle tourists for money and jaded towards westerners etc. Generally, she...
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    Dual Passport

    Just apply for a UK passport and keep your Australian one. Great to have a Euro passport if you plan to travel around Europe but the Aussie one comes in handy too.
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    Looking for a gym to join? Avoid Fitness First like the plague.

    They are a ****ing joke, waaaay to aggressive with the sales. I do some work at an Athletes Foot, they paid us to put a 'competition' box on the counter. This was many months ago for only a short time and I still have customers saying they keep getting phone calls and being told they've 'won'...
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    Running Shoes

    Comes down to your preference really, the grips have more a mid sole obviously which will increase the cushioning and probably the support compared to a more conventional boot. I haven't worn them but I think they'd probably feel a bit bulkier but yeah if your battling with shin splints...
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    Running Shoes

    It's more important about whether it says anything about 'Fit Print' on the receipt. If not, call up the store you got your shoes at and ask about the 'Fit Print Guarantee', if they didn't put anything on your receipt about it you may well be able to wrangle a discount out of them.
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    Running Shoes

    Yeah they have changed a bit recently with this new 'IGS' (Impact Guidance System) technology they are pushing, it's essentially just a ramping up of existing components but it has changed to feel of some of the older models from what I've been told. Try a Gel 3000 though aye, not quite as...
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    Running Shoes

    ya know, if you didn't get offered a go on the 'Fit Print' and they didn't put the 'Fit Print Offered' Code on your receipt, you're entitled to 50% off your next pair of shoes. No shit. Probably shouldn't tell you that but there you go. Have a look on your receipt. :)
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    Running Shoes

    2130s are the newer model of 2120s (same for 1130s and 1120s). It's the same for men and women. They've got some sport medicine association (or the like) accreditation IIRC - but yeah, top shoes. Try the 3000 though too aye.
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    Running Shoes

    yep, all down to your foot type. Asics are the market leader but not for everyone. Brooks make great shoes. Mizuno are very popular at the moment, they are the lightest weight runners out there. Nike and Adidas are alright, not the greatest though. Reebok a bit further back. New Balance are...
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    Travelling overseas on your own.

    Thailand is a well beaten track but there is a lot of young people and cheap accom around the place, plenty of variety from north to south - good place to start if you're on your training wheels I reckon (if that's the case). London is obviously full of Australians, probably more Australians...
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    Travelling overseas on your own.

    It's an awesome way to travel. Travel in itself is a piece of piss once you've got the confidence to not be phased by the basics but the most important thing is common sense. A bit of advice from someone who's traveled a bit solo as a young bloke - Don't trust or rely on people you've just met...
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    What Are your thoughts on People who don't Drink?

    Filed away with Vegetarians, Bisexuals and followers of organised religion..
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    Thailand

    Don't forget to rubber up either. Probably best to double rubber actually.
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    New York, New York

    I was in New York a couple of months back for a few weeks, really enjoyed the city and the boroughs and would love to go back. I think to get a true feel for the place you'd need to live there and be a real part of it rather than just a visitor, like most big cities I guess. For what it's worth...
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    Travel - Are you going anywhere in the next 12 months?

    So, you'll be smiling and nodding a lot? ...and known in German as 'the grinning fool'. ;)
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    Drinking games for the cricket

    shacka - me and some mates once tried to come up with something for watching 20/20, a drink every 4. It didn't last long. Might work better for test match cricket. ;)
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    The worst person you have sat next to on a plane?

    Did he ever grab your upper thigh for 'balance'?.. My father once sat next to an older woman with a fear of flying. She started yelping and wheezing during take off and just when my dad thought the worst had passed, there was a slight bit of turbulence and the woman grabbed at him out of no...
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    The Price of Banana's

    I used to eat a banana a day but since the price hikes haven't bought any. I switched to mandarins, not as good but much cheaper. I miss bananas but I can't imagine paying $12+ a kilo for them.

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