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Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX908

There are currently no direct flights between Manila and Okinawa, but we’re not short of options if a transit stop is added to the mix. We eventually settled on Cathay Pacific for this short holiday in Japan’s southernmost prefecture, and the airline would bring us to its bustling hub in Hong Kong before taking usContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX908”

Flight Report: MNL-ICN on Asiana Airlines Flight OZ704

In this report, we’ll see what it’s like to fly with one of South Korea’s two major full-service carriers on the busy Manila-Seoul route. Welcome aboard Asiana Airlines Flight OZ704.

Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)

I’ve written before of how Jetstar’s become my airline of choice when flying between Manila and various cities in Japan. (Well, when they’re available anyway. The flights aren’t daily and the routes are seasonally operated, so other carriers come into play when I travel outside those periods.) Reasonable prices are a major factor, good schedulesContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)”

Flight Report: MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41

In the past couple of years, the Jetstar group has collectively become my airline of choice when travelling to and from Japan. Attractive fares have played a key part in that rise, but a more important factor is the increase in the number of Japanese cities they now serve directly out of Manila, along withContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41”

Field Report: From Manila, Philippines to Kyōto, Japan (27 June 2015)

If there’s one thing that’s certain about my relationship with Japan, it’s this: you can’t keep me away for very long. Thus begins the tale of my eighth journey to the Land Whence the Sun Rises, stretching from late June to mid-July 2015. (By the way, I hope you’ll pardon the slightly refashioned rendering ofContinue reading “Field Report: From Manila, Philippines to Kyōto, Japan (27 June 2015)”

Field Report: Taipei, Taiwan (05 November 2014)

My brief holiday in Taipei last month was the scene of some notable firsts. For one thing, it was my first time in Taiwan, and I certainly hope it won’t be the last! Secondly, this was the first trip I documented using only my mobile phone camera, without toting the larger interchangeable lens camera thatContinue reading “Field Report: Taipei, Taiwan (05 November 2014)”

Lounge Report: PR “Mabuhay Lounge”, MNL

I had originally booked myself into economy class for my flight to Japan, but a reasonably priced over-the-counter, one-way upgrade offer at check-in brought me back into the forward cabin – and, before the flight, into Philippine Airlines’ newly renovated lounge.