Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class BKK-HKG

Cathay Pacific 702 Bangkok (BKK) – Hong Kong (HKG) Depart: 1910hr Arrive: 2250hr Duration: 2hr40min Aircraft: Boeing 777 Seat: 11A (Business Class) I quite like this segment using Cathay Pacific  from BKK to HKG. The flight time was under 3 hours and I used just 30 000 Avios + £11 in tax for a business…

Review: Malaysia Airlines Regional Lounge at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Malaysia Airlines Regional Golden Lounge is situated in the main building along with the Domestic Lounge (which is downstairs in the domestic terminal). The other one, which is Malaysia Airlines flagship lounge is in the satellite terminal, a short Airtrain ride away from the main building. The regional lounge is just after security, in between…

Review: The Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok

The Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok is situated right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. It is close to the Chit Lom BTS station, which is 3 stops away from the Phaya Thai station where the Airport Rail Link train stops. The hotel is also close to the Central World and…

Review: The Pier, Cathay Pacific First Class Lounge

I had the pleasure to use this lounge during my transit at Hong Kong International Airport. The Pier Lounge is one of the ‘newest’ lounges for Cathay Pacific. It is located at the end of the terminal, near gates 63 &65. You could either walk from the immigration to the Pier Lounge, which takes about…

My top 5 favourite luxury hotels in South East Asia

It took me quite a while to choose 5 top hotels in SEA. Hotels in SEA are generally quite good with a service to match.  5 stars hotel prices are not too expensive  unlike the ones in Tokyo or NYC for example. I like the attentive and sincere service over here too, from the moment…

Jumbo Chilli Crab Restaurant, Riverwalk, Singapore

The Jumbo Restaurant is quite well known in Singapore and they are a few branches scattered all over the island.  This one by the Singapore River is quite convenient as it is quite nearby the Clarke Quay MRT station and it is overlooking the river.  I arrived quite early, just before 6pm.  Normally you have…

Malaysia Airlines Business Class HKT-KUL-SIN

The Malaysia Airines regional business class flight from Phuket to Kuala Lumpur took almost 1 and half hours.  The check in was smooth and I was escorted by the agent to the lounge via direct access to the immigration and security.  I was in the lounge within 2 minutes!  It was a third party lounge…

Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Another #TBT entry from my travel last year to this beautiful country that sandwiched between Russia and China. I always wanted to go here and watch the Naadam festival, the biggest festival of the year for Mongolians. Usually occuring in July every year, it runs for three days in all parts of the country and highlights…

Review: Hyatt Regency Phuket, Kamala Beach

Phuket is one of my favourite places in Thailand. There are a lot of things to do and see, although it has become a bit too touristy and I try to stay away from the hustle and bustle of Patong Beach. Hyatt Regency Phuket is a fairly new Hyatt hotel in Thailand, opened its doors…

Guam

I was meant to write this post ages ago. It was a quick trip to this secluded island in the Pacific at the beginning of last year. Guam is the southernmost and largest island in the Mariana island chain and is also the largest island in Micronesia. Guam, like the Northern Mariana Islands, is a territory of the United States of…