Hotel Name: Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel Address: 231 〒034－0398, Tochikubo Okuse, Towada, Aomori Prefecture 034-0301, Japan I stayed at Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel in Towada, Japan. I stayed here as a guest of Aomori Prefecture tourism. The Oirase Keiryu Hotel is a resort-style 4-star luxury hotel. Hoshino Resort Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based […]
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo – a landmark luxury hotel in Shinjuku Tokyo
Hotel Name: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Address: 2 Chome-2-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan I stayed at Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo in Tokyo. I was a guest of the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau who provided the accommodation for my trip. The Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is in Shinjuku, which is one of best known […]
Flight Review: ANA – Sydney to Tokyo Haneda
Flight: All Nippon Airways NH 880 From: Sydney (SYD) To: Tokyo Haneda (HND) I flew with ANA from Sydney to Haneda Tokyo. My flight was arranged by the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau who provided the flight for my trip. This was my first time flying with ANA so I was looking forward to trying […]
Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Saigon to Sydney via Singapore
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 177 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Singapore (SIN) Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 221 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Sydney (SYD) I flew with Singapore Airlines from Saigon to Sydney (via Singapore, of course). I compared flights with Skyscanner and Singapore Airlines had the best price range and times for my […]
Visiting Minsk on the free 5-day visa for Belarus
Borders have a magnetic pull for me, which gets stronger the closer I get. Belarus wasn’t in my travel plans until I looked at a map of the Baltic states. Minsk is practically just down the road from Vilnius, so it seemed logical to visit after my visit to Lithuania. Initially I wasn’t going to […]
Finding the best flights using multi-city flight search
When I travel to Europe I usually visit a few destinations, so prefer to fly into one city and out of another. In this situation I will search for multi-city flights rather than the return flight option. As an example I will use a recent trip flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Europe, arriving […]
Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 186 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City. I have flown with Singapore Airlines a few times before, including once already from Singapore to Saigon. This time it was the final leg of a journey, with the […]
Flight Review: Lufthansa – Berlin -> Frankfurt -> Singapore
Flight: Lufthansa LH 201 From: Berlin (TXL) To: Frankfurt (FRA) Flight: Lufthansa LH 778 From: Frankfurt (FRA) To: Singapore (SIN) I flew with Lufthansa from Berlin to Singapore via Frankfurt. This was part of an open-jaw ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Europe. After numerous flight comparisons I picked a deal with a group […]
Hostel Review: Cityhostel Berlin
Hotel Name: Cityhostel Berlin Address: Glinkastrasse 5-7., Mitte, Berlin, Germany [Edit: This hostel was ordered to shut down, which you will discover why in this article.] I stayed at Cityhostel Berlin in Berlin. I booked a bed in 6-bed dormitory for 23 Euro a night. Cityhostel is in Mitte (middle or centre in German) so […]
Flight Review: Belavia – Minsk to Berlin Schoenefeld
Flight: Belavia B2 891 From: Minsk (MSQ) To: Berlin (SXF) I flew with Belavia from Minsk to Berlin. To qualify for the 5-day free visa in Belarus you must fly in and out of Minsk airport. I arrived with Belavia from Vilnius. For my exit flight I just looked at what European flights were close […]
