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We spent our time mostly in Sukhumvit as most travel blogs will tell you. Terminal 21 is worth a look for the novelty of it. I liked ICON…

When I was there last pre-covid, I stayed at Aloft hotels, which has the double-double room, meaning they have 2 double beds in the room. I…

This was probably about a month ago. The free returns is still showing when I go to Aliexpress, but only limited to 1 per order. I didn't…

I have the Samsung Watch 4. I have to charge it daily as it won't last through the second day. Charging to full daily is still about 45…

Did you buy a "choice" item? I bought one recently worth around $60 and the item was missing a few things. I was issued a AU post return…

Are you sure the sound is ok? I have a 40" Soniq LCD TV in my bedroom. The sound is quite flat, but I usually use it with wireless…

Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should. From my own experience, the people who got a job straight out of uni are the A…

When I was there the last time, I used the 28 degrees card where I could. Sometimes the machine would not take my credit card for some…

When I was there, the ATM in 7-11s specifically said that there was no withdrawal fee for Citibank branded cards. I think it is unlikely it…

Hi all, Going to Seoul in May. The last time I was there, I used my trusty Citibank card at 7-11 ATMs in Seoul, which was fee-free and…

Just curious, why not these for sashimi? Is it because it is skin on?

I haven't done this myself, but I have heard that you probably need to freeze the salmon for at least a week to kill all the parasites....…

Nice. A whole bottle? That's quite a substantial breakfast! Haven't heard of Hill of Grace. Something new to aspire to. Thanks.

I have heard about Penfold Grange but never could pull the trigger on a $800 bottle of wine. Maximum I have spent on a bottle of wine is…

Hi all, I recently signed up to Optus again after leaving them 2 years ago. I was surprised to find out that I am not eligible for the [3…

From my own experience, my Honda was suffering from acceleration hesitation intermittently and I brought it in to Honda a few times when…

I think you can just send them a message on ebay. I waited to get the phone to see if they supplied a GST receipt with the phone delivery,…

Bought a phone from greengadgets before. The phone was in better condition than I expected. YMMV. Also provided a GST receipt on request…

I learnt something new today. A bit embarassed but gained something nonetheless. If I didn't rant and keep it all inside, all the…

Woah.. everyone is allowed to make mistakes right? Yes, it is a public holiday as redforever pointed out, happy to cop some flak for not…

My advice for buying stuff from Aliexpress is to get the higher rating driver than the one you need. Aliexpress products tend to be…

Hey, sucks that happened to you. How did the company manage to get you to work at normal rates on Christmas Day? I didn't think that was…

Yea, good idea. I think I will ask before seating from now on. I think I was charged the surcharge one time on an extended Christmas…

I could have sworn I checked this before I posted. I must have been blind, the Saturday was a public holiday.

Having a rant, I was out and about on Saturday last weekend. For the past 2 years, I have been stung the 15% holiday surcharge eating out…

Please get it in writing. I bought a demo Honda and the salesman told me I will get the full 5 year warranty because it is under Xkms, but…

Nope. IMHO, I am speculating at this point, making up things that may not have happened below: They got hacked and either they haven't…

Personally, I haven't had any issues with cashback with econnex. But just PSA, I haven't seen anywhere or any communication to let me know…

Maybe just have a look at third party websites. Heaps of them around online. Here is an example of one for QLD coming up Wed this week:…