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'Sita Sings the Blues' is an absolutely gorgeous animated, musical, 'modern' take on the Indian epic the Ramayana. You can download it here...

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Hey eeker, that's a great story! We need more bad-ass nana's in the world!

Top 3 airline meal experiences

Here's my top 3 most memorable airline meal experiences...

3 - A coconut cake they used to serve around 2 years ago on Qantas Domestic flights. So moist and delicious. A hearty (but not uncomfortably large) portion size. I was travelling for business at the time and I would live for that cake each week!

2 - Meals enjoyed when already a little tipsy ... lets face it, a couple of mid flight wines definitely make the foil wrapped parcels seem a whole lot more interesting.

1 - Top class treatment on a economy flight with Lauder Air... white linen, real cutlery, fresh baked sourdough bread rolls, real butter... the meal I can not even remember , it was the quality touches surrounding it that make this my number one memory.

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Euros are definitely perfectly fine to use in Iran. I took 2/3 euros and 1/3 USD just incase I had any difficulty. I...

Yes it is true, I recently flew the same Etihad service. Though I think I recall a breakfast involved too. When you are like me on a plane, you basically measure the hours through movies and meals...less meals certainly make for a very boring flight!

Oh I flew Lauder air too and I completely agree with you! It was the best airline food I have ever eaten. Also I remember proper cutlery, cloth napkins and fresh bread rolls (before they became de rigueur on long hall flights) in economy... no skimping. I also remember they served a delicious Austrian herbal soft drink called Almdudler ... kind of like ginger beer and surprisingly refreshing as a twist on scotch and dry.

Holy cow! What a shock. I am sure there is some community service message in here, just not sure what it is :)

You should share this with the Long Haul Flying with kids group too for a chuckle...
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/groups/long-haul-flying

Down and out in Paris and London is a great and classic read. George Orwell's account of living on the streets / on the breadline in these two cities. Interesting historical account of poverty in these big cities, the comparisons and contrasts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London

Personally I would prefer jetlag to risking myself for hours on a flight with a few hundred other grumpy, hungry people on a near maniacal sugar low ;)

Wow that sounds fabulous. Begs the question ... why don't all long hall buses serve champers? It would make long haul road trips much more civilized. (But then again...depending on the quantities ... maybe not!)

Enjoying a Kotayk in Yerevan Armenia has a couple of local brews. My favorite was Kotayk. A crisp clean simple lager. Went down a treat after 3 weeks of a "dry spell" whilst traveling in Iran. More info can be found on the Kotayk company's English language site: http://www.kotayk.am/main.php?lang=en&page=history

Which airline?

Hello Thai airways! That sounds fantastic. Maybe Hugh Hefner is a shareholder. Did they provide a mini smoking jacket to wear with your complementary slippers?

Butter - your thoughts

On a recent business class flight between Melbourne and Sydney (yeah, not for work....thanks mum!!) I was pleasantly delighted to be served Lurpak butter with my slightly stale sweet bread roll. Ahh pure buttery pleasure. (http://www.lurpak.com/ the queen of butters).

Oh yeah I can really relate to the "airline food shuffle" that for me basically results in a contorted dance between bread roll + butter stabilisation and not spilling the mini juice cup all over myself as the foil lip opens.

Too true. Though the upside of the early meal delivery should not be under appreciated.... as a carnivore I have at times identified as a "special needs" diet just to get that food fix fast. I say low salt is usually a good option!

Jujeh kabab On a recent Caspian Airlines flight I enjoyed a tasty (though slightly dry) chicken kabab.

mmmm I am not usually a fan of 'puffed' anything in my muesli... but the list of ingredients sounds delicious so i'll take your word for it!