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Day 0 (or is it -1) Big Day in the Air (and Airports)

Posted by andertonz | 29th September 2009

Flight from Christchurch to Sydney is just a warm up for us really. This sort of (3 hour) flight is fairly familiar to us. Across the Tasman is no sweat really. So the flight consists of us getting the hang of the Emirates entertainment/information system (computer in the back of the chair). Very cool technology that works well. Good selection of movies, and a huge selection of music.

However it is a new concept to be going through a transit stop. So we get off the plane (a B777 - 300, extended range, BTW) and try to pay attention to the instructions about which gate to head for, and what time we need to be there. Then navigate ourselves around the corners and lounges and past the Duty Free shops (we had already bought 6 bottles of booze at Chch, for picking up in a month's time!) to the gate. But how do we buy a coffee or a snack? Or a bottle of water? No Aussie dollars and can't be ar*ed changing currency or paying by credit card for an $8 purchase. So a sip from the water fountai

Continued | Noel and Ruth escape to Europe

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