I like travelling alone. That way, I've only got one idiot to worry about.
There’s more than one way to travel between Tōkyō and the famous hot spring town of Kusatsu Onsen. Moreover, it’s possible to do the entire journey for free with a Japan Rail Pass. In this report, we’ll try two different routes that rail pass holders can use at no extra cost.
Continue reading “Rail-Bus Report: From Tōkyō to Kusatsu Onsen and back with a Japan Rail Pass”
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 destination, Manila.
Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 332.
Continue reading “Flight Report: DXB-MNL on Emirates Flight EK 332 (04 April 2019)”
Tu nobis, victor Rex, miserére.
Friend and reader: I wish you, your family, and all your loved ones a very happy Easter.
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 on the airborne experience of our first return leg, a hop from Amman to Dubai en route to our final destination of Manila.
Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 904.
Continue reading “Flight Report: AMM-DXB on Emirates Flight EK 904 (03 April 2019)”
With a modern, future-proofed terminal at its core, Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport stands ready to welcome – and bid farewell to – the many foreign visitors drawn to Jordan’s historic sites and natural attractions. In this report, we’ll see what departing passengers can expect from the facility that was named the Middle East’s best airport (5-15 million passenger category) in the 2018 Airport Service Quality Awards.
Continue reading “Terminal Report: Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan”
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 see if they’ve done as well on this leg as on our first segment.
Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 901.
Continue reading “Flight Report: DXB-AMM on Emirates Flight EK 901 (27 March 2019)”
In this report, we’ll take a look at the initial segment of a two-stage journey that brought me from Manila to Amman via Dubai – my very first trip with the largest airline in the United Arab Emirates, and one of the largest in the Middle East.
Welcome aboard Emirates flight EK 335.
Continue reading “Flight Report: MNL-DXB on Emirates Flight EK 335 (26 March 2019)”
In my previous flight report, I painted an image of Jeju Air (7C) as a reliable LCC alternative to the full-service airlines I usually fly with between the Philippines and Korea. Let’s see if we can complete the picture with the same positive strokes by looking at how they’ve performed on the home-bound leg.
Welcome aboard Jeju Air flight 7C 2305.
Continue reading “Flight Report: ICN-MNL on Jeju Air Flight 7C 2305 (25 March 2019)”
When it comes to airlines based in South Korea, I’ve only flown with full-service carriers – namely, Asiana Airlines and Korean Air. That is, until a few days ago when I travelled with one of their LCC compatriots on the busy, competitive route between Manila and Seoul.
Welcome aboard Jeju Air flight 7C 2306.
Continue reading “Flight Report: MNL-ICN on Jeju Air Flight 7C 2306 (22 March 2019)”
Korea’s high-speed rail network makes it incredibly easy to cover the roughly 320 kilometres (as the crow flies) between Busan in the southeast and Seoul in the northwest, with the fastest services taking just a little over 2 hours to traverse the distance. In this report, we’ll see what a passenger can expect from the experience of travelling in the First Class compartment of a Gyeongbu HSR Line train.
Welcome aboard the Korea Train eXpress (KTX).
Within striking distance