Having just enjoyed a fantastic month-long holiday in newly reopened, post-coronapanic Japan, I now had to face the reality of a homeward journey into the world of same-old, same-old. Then […]
When Japan announced a significant relaxation of its pandemic-era border controls – effective early October 2022 – I swiftly discarded my plans for a European holiday and arranged a one-month […]
In this travel report, we’ll look at a short domestic flight between the city of Yeosu – perched on the southern edge of the Korean peninsula – and Seoul’s Gimpo […]
As my favourite destination – my own little happy place – Japan exerts such a strong hold on my imagination that I’ve come to dread every homeward flight. Painful though […]
For my 20th trip to Japan, I gave serious thought to flying with a full-service airline (instead of my usual LCCs) to make the milestone feel more special. Amongst the […]
Budget airline Cebu Pacific (5J) did a splendid job – at least by LCC standards – on our outbound flight from Manila to Taipei. In today’s post, we’ll see if […]
No less than five airlines compete for market share on the busy route between Manila and Taipei – a popular (and conveniently short) regional hop for business-people and holidaymakers alike. […]
Let’s close off my first round-trip experience on Emirates by looking at their performance on the last leg: the long flight from our transit point at Dubai to our final […]
Having spent an incredible week in the Holy Land, the time has finally come for us to set off on the long journey home. In this report, we’ll check in […]
Having seen us safely and comfortably through the skies from Manila to Dubai, Emirates was now ready to take us to our final destination – the Jordanian capital, Amman. Let’s […]
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