When it come to booking flights online we all want to find the cheapest flights possible. There are so many variables in airfare pricing that there’s always going to be price discrepancies between the flight search engines. Before starting your airfare search it’s good to know what tools are available for flight booking. The following […]
Tips for finding cheap flights on Kayak
Kayak flights is one of the largest and oldest flight booking sights on the web, and is one of my preferred booking sites. Kayak is not a travel agent, rather it’s a travel metasearch engine and fare aggregator. When you search for a flight it lists a combination of other flight search sites, travel agents, […]
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 […]
How to extend a 30 day Thailand visa in Bangkok
If you have arrived in Thailand with a 30 day visa on arrival at the airport it is possible to extend your visa for another 30 days without leaving the country. Previously it was only possible to get a 7-day extension on a 30 day tourist visa, but that has now been extended. Thailand is […]
Recommended accommodation booking sites
In my travels I stay in a variety of accommodation types, depending on the length of stay and travel situation. I don’t mind hostels if it’s going to save me money, yet I will keep an eye out for deals on 4 and 5 star hotels and book it if the price is right. I’ll […]
Airport Guide: Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)
[EDIT: LCCT has now closed and KUL budget terminal now operates out of klia2. This post remains as a historical record of the old Low Cost Carrier Terminal.] Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) is the budget airline terminal for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). LCCT is on the other side of the runway […]
How to get from Johor Bahru airport to Singapore
Johor Bahru is the Malaysian city on the other side of the causeway from Singapore. It may look close on the map but getting from Johor Bahru Senai Airport to Singapore is time consuming. Singapore does not allow a direct bus service as the government view Senai Airport as competition to their own airport. Air […]
European City Names and why Köln is Cologne
Many cities in Europe are spelt differently in English to how they are actually spelt. For example Firenze in Italian is Florence in English. First time visitors to Europe may not be aware of different spellings for city names. Some name changes are obvious enough as only a small change is made. Roma becomes Rome […]
