On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:04:09 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:

Hi Vic,

Well, it appears that several airlines are pushing to be allowed to
fly the lucrative Australia - USA route which is monopolised by a few
at present such as Qantas and United, thus an expensive trip.

If you can get a cheap AA or Hawaiian Airlines flight to Hawaii and if
you keep looking at Jetstar, the budget branch of Qantas, you should
be able to pick up a cheap flight to Sydney. Apart from wishing to
break a 14.5 hour direct flight from San Francisico to Sydney, that's
the reason I always stop over in Honolulu now. Even if I have to spend
a night in a hotel, I still save hundreds.

One daughter lives in Honolulu, and flew in from there.
His mother and another daughter flew Chicago/SF/Sydney.
Too bad I didn't know what you know. The two in Chicago could have
easily arranged to stay overnight with the one in Hawaii, and I would
have told them before they arranged their tickets. C'est la vie.
I don't fly, and found the ship passage too lengthy to do now.
Later, perhaps. The newlyweds will be here for a visit in October.

Whereabouts where they married - Sydney?

St. Charles Borromeo, cur Victoria Road & Charles Street, Ryde.
Of course I don't know what that means.

--Vic