Flight: Air Malta KM 101 From: London Heathrow (LHR) To: Malta (MLA) I flew with Air Malta from London Heathrow to Malta. I compared other flights with Skyscanner and I picked this flight for its departure from Heathrow and time of day. There are a number of airlines offering a service on this route, and […]
Flight Review: Air Transat – Montreal -> Toronto -> London
Flight: Air Transat TS 476 From: Montreal (YUL) To: Toronto (YYZ) Flight: Air Transat TS 122 From: Toronto (YYZ) To: London Gatwick (LGW) I flew with Air Transat from Montreal to London, via Toronto. I checked other flight options with Skyscanner and there are direct flights from Montreal to London with Air Canada and British […]
Flight Review: Air Canada – Toronto to Montreal
Flight: Air Canada AC 834 From: Toronto (YYZ) To: Montreal (YUL) I flew with Air Canada from Toronto to Montreal. This was the last leg of my journey from Hong Kong. I booked the ticket separately from this flight so it wasn’t connected. I compared flights with Skyscanner and there wasn’t much difference in the […]
Flight Review: China Eastern Airlines – Hong Kong -> Shanghai -> Toronto
Flight: China Eastern Airlines MU 726 From: Hong Kong (HKG) To: Shanghai (PVG) Flight: China Eastern Airlines MU 207 From: Shanghai (PVG) To: Toronto (YYZ) I flew with China Eastern Airlines from Hong Kong to Toronto, via Shanghai. I booked this flight with frequent flyer points from Qantas, so I wasn’t expecting to see China […]
Staying in a Blade Runner-esque apartment block in Hong Kong
Edit: Daxiong Hotel is now showing as HAKKAS GUEST House on the booking sites, on a different floor in the same building. Hotel Name: Daxiong Hotel Address: Flat K, 4/F, New Lucky House, 15 Jordan Road, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. “I’m staying in that building!” I exclaimed to myself as I approached the Daxiong Hotel. […]
Flight Review: HK Express – Nha Trang to Hong Kong
Flight: HK Express UO 567 From: Cam Ranh (CXR) To: Hong Kong (HKG) I flew with HK Express from Nha Trang to Hong Kong. I’m subscribed to the HK Express newsletter as I am easily tempted to travel to Hong Kong. In this case I was looking for a cheap way to get to Hong […]
Hotel Review: Forget Me Not Hotel, Nha Trang – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Forget Me Not Hotel Address: 2S Quan Tran, Hung Vuong Street, Nha Trang, Vietnam. I stayed at Forget Me Not Hotel in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I was in Nha Trang on a stopover for a day, so I was just looking for a cheap room for the night. Forget Me Not Hotel is […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh (Nha Trang)
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 1352 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Cam Ranh (CXR) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh Airport (CXR), which is the airport for Nha Trang. I’ve flown this route before with Vietjet Air, who along with Jetstar are usually the cheapest. I always […]
Hat Yai to Sungai Kolok – Getting the train in the troubled deep south of Thailand
As a frequent traveller to Thailand I’m familiar with the troubles of the deep south of Thailand, where many countries have advisories to not travel there. As part of my Southeast Asia railway project I took a train through the southern provinces. This is my trip report and what to expect. What this isn’t is […]
Koh Kradan – The tropical island paradise in Thailand you’ve been dreaming of
Koh Kradan is an island in the Andaman Sea off the coast of southern Thailand. Out of all the islands I’ve visited in Thailand, Kradan might be the most idyllic. Of course, there is no such thing as the perfect island, but Kradan ticks a lot of boxes for what would make a tropical island […]
