Terminal Report: Incheon International Airport (ICN) T2, Seoul, South Korea

I’ve used Incheon International Airport (ICN) many times when flying to or out of Korea. However, until a few weeks ago, all of the airlines I’ve travelled with were assigned to Terminal 1. This year, I gave my business to flag carrier Korean Air (KE) for the very first time, which in turn gave meContinue reading “Terminal Report: Incheon International Airport (ICN) T2, Seoul, South Korea”

Rail-Air Report: The Seoul Station City Airport Terminal and the A’REX Train to Incheon Airport, South Korea

Seoul, the bustling capital of South Korea, is a popular destination for tourism and business alike. Unfortunately, that same popularity often leads to a fair bit of queuing at its main gateway, Incheon International Airport (IATA code: ICN). Today, we’ll try to beat the queues by checking in for our flight before we even leaveContinue reading “Rail-Air Report: The Seoul Station City Airport Terminal and the A’REX Train to Incheon Airport, South Korea”

Flight Report:  ICN-PUS on Korean Air Flight KE 1401 (02 February 2019)

In this report, we’ll look at a very short – but very special – 40-minute flight from Incheon to Busan. A couple of things made this experience stand out amongst my recent airborne adventures, despite its brevity. One: although the flight serves a domestic route, it’s treated as an international service. Two: the flight blessedContinue reading “Flight Report:  ICN-PUS on Korean Air Flight KE 1401 (02 February 2019)”

(Mini-)Terminal Report: Early morning transit at Incheon Airport (ICN) T2, South Korea (02 February 2019)

Just a trimmed-down report for today, covering my recent experience of transferring between flights at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport (ICN).

Flight Report:  MNL-ICN on Korean Air Flight KE 624 (01 February 2019)

I’ve flown with a number of airlines to Korea through the years – but until last weekend, the country’s flag carrier wasn’t one of them. In this report, I’ll give a full account of my first flight on Korean Air (IATA code: KE), and we’ll see if the experience was positive enough to keep meContinue reading “Flight Report:  MNL-ICN on Korean Air Flight KE 624 (01 February 2019)”

Terminal Report: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T1, Metro Manila, Philippines

***UPDATE (added 09 December 2022): The information on this page is outdated and has been completely superseded by a new Airport Guide. For current details about MNL Terminal 1, please click here.*** Terminal 1 (T1) is the smallest and oldest of the three international terminals at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL). In this report,Continue reading “Terminal Report: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) T1, Metro Manila, Philippines”

Field Snapshots: Something old, something new in Seoul, South Korea (19 February 2018)

I didn’t do much on the last day of my February vacation in Korea, so let’s close the book on this journey by assembling a simple photopost. Now if you’ve been keeping up with my blog over the past few years, you’ll know that I’ve seen these places before … but then again, I can’tContinue reading “Field Snapshots: Something old, something new in Seoul, South Korea (19 February 2018)”

Field Report: A Nighttime Stroll Along Seoullo 7017, Seoul, South Korea (18 February 2018)

I’m stuck at home with the flu as I type this post, but I’ve found a way to cope with the fever: replaying memories of one bitterly, bitterly cold February night in Seoul, when I went for a nighttime walk across the Korean capital’s slick new linear park.

Field Report: The Northwestern Walls of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)

On a chilly winter’s day this past February, I returned to Suwon in order to take care of some long-unfinished business: namely, completing my trek around the city’s massive Joseon-era fortress wall.

Field Snapshots: New Expressions of Traditional Architecture in Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)

Some have confessed to being puzzled by my habit of visiting Japan and Korea with (what might be viewed as) unusual, perhaps even alarming frequency. But what can I say: every time I swing by, I discover something new to pique my interest, and that bears with it the promise of yet more new discoveriesContinue reading “Field Snapshots: New Expressions of Traditional Architecture in Suwon, South Korea (18 February 2018)”