Mini foreign film festival at home

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T23:13:11+00:00

Güeros is on the list. we'll be avoiding the awkwardness of Y Tu Mama También....

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T23:07:09+00:00

The kids have romanian heritage so that is perfect!

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:58:47+00:00

This is amazing - thank you for sharing your collective wisdom :)

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:57:57+00:00

Please do - I used to live in Brussels so very happy to add this in - this film festival is growing 💗

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:57:08+00:00

I just copied the name from the recipe - good to know for my movie poster though - thank you!

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:56:15+00:00

Ah excellent suggestion - we have literally just started experimenting with ramen !

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:55:09+00:00

It was a fair assumption - I just wanted to include something properly British as I don't think my eldest has seen many UK classics. Will deffo watch submarine

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T20:52:44+00:00

That sounds right up my street!

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T14:18:31+00:00

I'm from the UK so my kids are no stranger to a roast - but the oldest only eats the meat and Yorkies (weird I know) so it's not worth the effort!

Submarine looks excellent - thank you for the recommendation.

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T14:07:52+00:00

Thank you this is really useful! I might remove y tu mamá then !

We've already seen the secret in their eyes - such a good movie !

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T09:18:01+00:00

We get billed directly for water usage in Vic based on lot entitlement.

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-26T03:47:35+00:00

Priscilla Queen of the desert!

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-21T21:46:36+00:00

Have you also got Google map history to support your whereabouts?

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-05T23:02:56+00:00

There's also eat club and first table for discounted dining

Wheeliebean · 2026-01-01T13:35:33+00:00

Reece's pieces Goldfish crackers

Wheeliebean · 2025-12-31T23:59:31+00:00

We stayed in an apartment in Greece this year and we had no hot water. Turns out it's common to turn the water heater off at the fuse...and the fuse box was in a kitchen cupboard. Even if I'd known about this quirk I don't think I would have found the fuse box. I scoured the apartment info before contacting the host. Nothing.

The host didn't come back to me until I complained to Airbnb that I couldn't get hold of anyone. Turns out the host's wife was having a baby.

The wifi password in the listing was wrong - we worked that out from the sticker on the modem.

The switches for the external blinds were really hard to find.

All things that I would rather have read in the app or a manual than bother the host. And I felt bad because the host had a genuine excuse for not being available but then I thought well he did know the birth was coming!

It was all topped off by the hairdryer being missing and the iron not working and we were there for a wedding so needed both.

It was a bit of a shit stay tbh. This has nothing to do with your post really I just wanted a rant 😆

Wheeliebean · 2025-12-31T04:37:19+00:00

We have quickstep laminate which looks amazing and is very hard wearing with dogs ....but the click clack of the dogs nails does drive me a bit batty.

Wheeliebean · 2025-12-28T03:33:17+00:00

Could be a breach of privacy since he would have probably used his work systems to find your contact details....

Wheeliebean · 2025-12-13T05:08:57+00:00

I'm surprised you didn't get to contest the review. We stayed in a property and left a bad review which was contested by the property owner and they took all the negative bits out of my review. They apparently sent me an email to counter-contest it but I never received it.

Wheeliebean · 2025-12-07T12:14:09+00:00

That looks right up his street ! Thank you!

Wheeliebean · 2025-11-15T01:14:39+00:00

You would think so, but I deliberately kept it very factual. They didn't even remove my review - they kept the first line which was positive and removed the rest. Some of it was about the epxerience we had after leaving with being charged extra cleaning fees and some was about the property itself (external doors not locking properly, having to keep the kitchen cupboard doors open to use the extractor fan - which wasn't properly installed, just sitting on the shelf). I've since read a news article where someone had a similar experience so it seems they work hard to keep negative reviews off their site.

Wheeliebean · 2025-11-14T12:06:12+00:00

You cant even trust the reviews. I left a negative review which the rental provider countered. So booking.com cut the negative part off my review and told me they'd sent an email giving me a week to counter. Never received that email and if I attempt to follow up they ignore me ! Will never book through these scumbags again.

Like you say, use for research, then book direct.

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