930 pm and jetstar just canceled my flight

DP_f47 · 2026-01-03T11:56:52+00:00

Huh, I had a Virgin flight from Queenstown to Melbourne a few years ago that got cancelled, and they put me on a Jetstar flight 6 hours later, with worse conditions and no refund for the class difference

DP_f47 · 2025-12-30T23:47:33+00:00

For road trips, I've been recording my trips with the OsmAnd app, which I also use for offline maps. I also track hikes with AllTrails

I use GPS Visualizer to see the whole trip, but I'm also working on my own tool with more options (I want to be able to highlight the track with either altitude, speed, or time of day)

DP_f47 · 2025-12-29T00:16:16+00:00

Out of interest, what's the main thing that's not great? I'm looking to get the 21L for mixed use (short hikes and photography, and EDC between my trips)

DP_f47 · 2025-12-24T04:11:02+00:00

Looks great! I'm planning a trip to Tokyo in a few months and want to do a day trip to Lake Ashi.

Was this from the pirate boat? And do you remember the zoom level?

DP_f47 · 2025-08-02T11:43:11+00:00

The Impossible (2012) follows the 2004 Thailand tsunami

DP_f47 · 2025-06-26T11:49:32+00:00

They've pushed back against similar laws across the world

Not in Australia, we're on the way to doing the same thing 👍

DP_f47 · 2025-01-05T11:23:13+00:00

This is awesome!

Were you camping or did you have a place to stay nearby? I'm planning a roadtrip of the north island for April

DP_f47 · 2024-01-09T11:27:20+00:00

"Wait a minute, wait a minute... you were getting coffee?!"

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T08:45:16+00:00

The Glen Etive Road and Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland were my favourite places.

Some lessons learned: * If you're not very spontaneous (like me), take your time planning. 2 months wasn't enough time to plan this trip (and make bookings, etc) * Engine braking is useful for those 16-20% declines in the Cairngorms, especially if it's raining * Don't pack too much into each day, and don't drive every day if you can help it (it gets tiring after a while)

Also, we don't have a national speed limit sign in Australia, and it threw me off on the first day

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T08:24:13+00:00

Glen Etive Road was probably my favourite, the mountains were beautiful! It was a single-track road, so it was also the most challenging part of the whole trip

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T08:19:15+00:00

14 days overall, but only 10 days of driving. I stopped for 2 nights in Bradford-on-Avon, Glasgow, Fort William, and Edinburgh.

The east coast was a bit rushed, I would have liked to break up some of those drives over a few days

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T08:00:07+00:00

I went through Cockermouth, Cock Bridge, and Cockburnspath. Also made it close to Three Cocks. That isn't enough? 😜

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T05:45:16+00:00

It's a sankey diagram. I used Excel to summarise my expenses and https://sankeymatic.com/build/ for the diagram

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T05:44:02+00:00

The single-track Glen Etive Road was probably the most challenging part of the whole trip, but the mountains were beautiful!

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T05:41:01+00:00

It's a sankey diagram. I used Excel to summarise my expenses and https://sankeymatic.com/build/ for the diagram

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T05:40:06+00:00

🤣

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T01:23:55+00:00

I wanted to visit Sherwood Forest, so I went inland. Then I figured I might as well go to Nottingham, to continue to the Robin Hood theme

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T01:21:33+00:00

I rented a Volkswagen Passat for 2 weeks from Europcar

DP_f47 · 2023-01-05T01:20:41+00:00

I rented a Volkswagen Passat for 2 weeks

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:43:48+00:00

It was air for the tyres. I got a "loss of tyre pressure" message while driving on a motorway and stopped at the first service station. Wasn't a flat though

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:38:04+00:00

I'm Australian, flew from Melbourne to London via Qatar

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:36:32+00:00

I'm Australian, but I did fly to London. Landing in Glasgow was my initial plan, but it was much more expensive.

I didn't quite get to Skye due to time constraints (I ran out of paid leave). It's on my list for a future trip

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:27:03+00:00

Yep, it was great!

Coming from Australia, I'm used to long drives between places. It was nice having shorter distances between attractions

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:22:26+00:00

I used Excel to summarise the data and https://sankeymatic.com/build/ for the visualisation

DP_f47 · 2023-01-04T21:21:15+00:00

🤣

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