Thank you. Never been to Vancouver but as Air Canada are in Star Alliance with Air NZ it could work quite well. Last time we were going in December and didn't want a stopover but it might be a M… (View Post)

Really? The Russians - a fire in a tunnel and it's the Russians. There are far more important tunnels (I suspect) they could have sabotaged. Perhaps Russian weather modification systems caused t… (View Post)

We actually had five days in Singapore staying at the Pan Pacific - highly recommended. Gardens in the Bay is, as you rightly say, spectacular. Mrs Stodge is a fan of these things and especially the … (View Post)

Mrs Stodge is very concerned about flying through the US on our next visit to the mother-in-law in NZ. I'm more concerned about three months with the mother-in-law. I've suggested we go thr… (View Post)

Presumably the decision makers are able to make use of far greater intelligence (not their own, obviously) as to what is happening on the ground in Iran. Has the crackdown been effective or are prote… (View Post)