Da nobis, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus…
…ut, qui nova incarnáti Verbi tui luce perfúndimur; hoc in nostro respléndeat ópere, quod per fidem fulget in mente. A very happy Christmas to all.
Author Archives: Diego
Field Report: An Autumn Walk in Kamikōchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (02 October 2019)
I’m not much of an outdoorsman, but I do enjoy the occasional side trip into Japan’s rugged and beautiful highlands. One particularly rewarding detour that requires little time or hiking […]
Travel Throwback: A 2012 Manila-Bangkok flight on Philippine Airlines
Look at what I’ve found in the deepest, darkest depths of my photo archive: a handful of old snapshots from a 2012 round-trip flight between Manila and Bangkok on Philippine […]
Flight Report: HKG-MNL on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 919 (28 January 2020)
I can’t help but feel a touch of sadness as I write this report, given that it concerns the last flight I took before the pandemic put an end to […]
Flight Report: ICN-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 417 (28 January 2020)
In one of my recent Flight Reports, we got a good look at Cathay Pacific’s current long-haul Business Class seat aboard a new A350. This time, we’ll fly back from […]
(Mini-)Lounge Report: Asiana Business Lounge West, Seoul-Incheon International Airport, South Korea
At airports where it doesn’t maintain its own lounges – including the Seoul area’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) – Cathay Pacific (CX) contracts the services of other operators to make […]
Field Report: Heungbokjeon Hall at Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, South Korea (27 January 2020)
The architecture may be traditional and the atmosphere timeless, but the age of most buildings within the walls of Gyeongbokgung can be accounted for in years or decades – not […]
Flight Report: HKG-ICN on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 438 (23 January 2020)
In today’s Flight Report, we’ll board one of Cathay Pacific’s new Airbus A350s for a look at their latest-generation Business Class product. The journey is short at less than three […]
Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific’s “The Bridge”, Hong Kong International Airport
As the home base of Cathay Pacific (CX), Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) hosts no less than six lounges for this carrier alone. Sadly, due to the ongoing global health […]
Hotel Report: Hotel Manu, Seoul, South Korea
In this report, we’ll check into a mid-range Seoul hotel that offers clean, contemporary accommodations in a very central location. Welcome to Hotel Manu.
