The subject of this post: an unremarkable flight in a mediocre aeroplane run by a middling airline. I am duty bound to stress, however, that sometimes “unremarkable” is perfectly adequate. This is certainly the case on short routes like the one linking sunny Manila to snow-chilled Seoul, where “unremarkable” is all a non-fussy traveller reallyContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-ICN on Philippine Airlines Flight PR 466 (19 January 2023)”
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Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to use a JR Pass at a ticket machine (updated 2023)
In this illustrated guide, we’ll go through the process of using a Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) to make free seat reservations on a ticket machine.
Terra trémuit . . .
. . . et quiévit, dum resúrgeret in iudício Deus, allelúia. – Offertory of the Mass of Easter Sunday. Diego wishes you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.
Airport Guide: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 (MNL T2)
This Airport Guide sets out what passengers can expect to see and do in the international wing at Terminal 2 (T2) of Greater Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL / ICAO: RPLL / Abbrev.: NAIA)
Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 2, International Arrivals
This Airport Guide sets out the arrivals process – from quarantine to immigration to customs – for Philippine passport holders returning home from overseas through Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 2.
Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 2, International Departures – Airside
This Airport Guide covers the airside zone – i.e., the restricted, passengers-only area after outbound immigration – of the international wing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 2.
Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 2, International Departures – Landside
This Airport Guide covers the landside departures zone – i.e., the area before outbound immigration – in the international wing at Terminal 2 (T2) of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL).
Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to reserve Shinkansen seats with oversized baggage space on a ticket machine
In this guide, we’ll go through the process of reserving seats with oversized baggage space on a ticket machine. Such reservations are now mandatory for Shinkansen services covered by the new rules on large luggage that took effect in 2020. The information presented here is meant to be used in conjunction with my detailed step-by-stepContinue reading “Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to reserve Shinkansen seats with oversized baggage space on a ticket machine”
Oversized baggage on the Tōkaidō, San’yō, and Kyūshū Shinkansen: A summary of the current rules
In this post, we’ll go over the regulations around oversized luggage that were introduced in 2020 for some of Japan’s Shinkansen lines. The key element of these new rules: seat reservations are now required to use the extra space at the back of each train car.
Japan Rail Pass Guide: How to use a JR Pass at a ticket machine
In this illustrated guide, we’ll go through the process of using a Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass) to make seat reservations on a ticket machine.
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