Flight: Juneyao Airlines HO 1306 From: Hong Kong (HKG) To: Shanghai (PVG) I flew with Juneyao Airlines from Hong Kong to Shanghai. I compared flights with Skyscanner and Juneyao was the cheapest of the lot. It was also at the worst possible time, departing at 22:25 and arriving in Shanghai at 1:20 in the morning. […]
Flight Review: VietJet Air – Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong
Flight: VietJet Air VJ 876 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Hong Kong (HKG) I flew with VietJet Air from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong. I compared flights with Skyscanner, and Vietjet was the cheapest option. My total ticket price with a checked bag came to 1,259,000 VND, which is about $55 […]
Hotel Review: Shanghai Red Hotel – Hong Kong
Hotel Name: Shanghai Red Hotel Address: 152 Shanghai Street, Jordan, Hong Kong. I stayed at the Shanghai Red Hotel in Hong Kong. I booked online and picked the hotel for its location in the Jordan area of Kowloon, which is one of my preferred places to stay in Hong Kong. The Shanghai Red Hotel is […]
Green spaces of Tokyo
As the biggest city in the world (by most definitions), Tokyo is not exactly famous for its greenery. Concrete jungle, sure. Actual jungle, not so much. [Tokyo – it’s a jungle out there.] I was a guest of the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau, and I spent a day visiting gardens and green spaces of […]
Visiting Aomori Prefecture in Japan
Aomori Prefecture is at the northern tip of Honshu (the largest island of Japan). Like many casual visitors to Japan with no ties to the country, I had never heard of Aomori. There are 47 prefectures (like a province or state) in Japan, and Aomori is one of the lesser visited of Japan. [Map of […]
Hotel NuVe Heritage – a boutique hotel in Singapore
Hotel Name: Hotel NuVe Heritage Address: 13 Purvis Street, Singapore. I stayed at Hotel NuVe Heritage in Singapore. I was here as a guest of the hotel to review the property. Hotel NuVe Heritage is a 4-star boutique hotel in Singapore. It is near near Bugis and City Hall MRT, which I rate as one […]
Singapore Airlines flight review: Sydney to Saigon with a free stopover in Singapore
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 252 From: Sydney (SYD) To: Singapore (SIN) Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 186 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) When booking flights that include a transfer of planes at an airport (a layover), it’s worth checking to see if you can turn it into a stopover (where you leave […]
Hotel NuVe – a quality budget hotel in Singapore near Bugis/Arab Street
Hotel Name: Hotel NuVe Address: 9-11 Jln Pinang Singapore I stayed at Hotel NuVe in Singapore. I was here as a guest of the hotel to review the property. Hotel NuVe is a 3-star hotel located in Bugis near the Arab Street area. Arab Street refers to the area around the Sultan Mosque, which has […]
Flight Review: ANA – Tokyo Haneda to Sydney
Flight: All Nippon Airways NH 879 From: Tokyo Haneda (HND) To: Sydney (SYD) I flew with ANA from Tokyo to Sydney. My flight was arranged by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau who provided the flight for my trip. This was the return leg of my flight from Sydney to Tokyo. Like my SYD-HND flight, […]
Sotetsu Fresa Tokyo Kyobashi – a mid-range hotel near Tokyo Station
Hotel Name: Sotetsu Fresa Tokyo Kyobashi Address: 〒104-0031 Tokyo, Chuo, Kyobashi, ２−１１−１, Japan I stayed at Sotetsu Fresa Inn in Tokyo. I was a guest of the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau who provided the accommodation for my trip. The Fresa Inn is a mid-range hotel that is about 10 minutes walk from Tokyo main […]
