We were on a A380 and I for one was very disappointed. Although a fantastic peice of engineering and the onflight cameras , entertainment etc being first class. (the stairs at the back of the ground floor were unique!) The actual experience was poor. There are 2 flights a day from Sydney to Dubai via Emirates. They were both packed and boarding takes an age ....650 people would and consequently when you are onboard the service is noticably poorer. They whizz pa...

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -- We caught the ferry from Parramatta into circular quay. What a way to arrive in Sydney on a jet ferry going past darling harbour under the bridge designed in Middlesborough and amazing. As the actress said to the bishop It was much bigger than I expected. We alighted and headed straight to the Opera House which is one of the great icons of the world really. We were shocked t...

<!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> We checked in with Emirates who by the way have looked after us brilliantly. We played the now familiar game of filling outs stacks of immigration paperwork and we managed to get our hiking boots cleaned for free this time without the $200 surcharge. You do, however have to pay a departure tax for the adultd! The strap has fallen off our largest suitcase so we were a ...