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  • Flight Review – KA104 Hong Kong to Kathmandu

    Airline: Cathay Dragon Gate: 522 Seat 12A: (Regional Business window) Plane: A330-300 Boarded: 18.38 (Scheduled 18.30) Bus to plane: 18.51 Pushback: 19.39 Departed: 19.55 (Scheduled 19.10) Arrived: 22.20 (Scheduled 22.00) 24.35 Duration: 4 hours 40 minutes Distance: 2,937 kms

  • Lounge Review – Cathay Hong Kong “The Pier” First Class Lounge

    When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Late Afternoon / Early Evening (16.15 to 18.05 pm) Rating: 5+ / 5 Note: This review is revised to also now captures my visit on 29 October which added a massage treatment, dessert and use of the pantry room.

  • Lounge Review – Cathay Hong Kong “The Wing” First Class Lounge

    When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Early Afternoon (13.15 to 15.55) Rating: 5 / 5

  • Lounge Review – Qantas Hong Kong Lounge

    When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Late Morning / Early Afternoon (10.55 to 12.40 pm) Rating: 4 / 5

  • Flight Review – QF29 Melbourne to Hong Kong

    Airline: Qantas Plane: Airbus 330-300 Gate: 14A Seat: 28K (Economy window) Boarded: 10.35 (Scheduled 09.50) Pushback: 10.58 Departed: 11.13 (Scheduled 10:35) Arrived: 17:43 (Scheduled 17:20) Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes Distance: 7,387 km This was my first time in a while back in economy for a long haul international flight but being very cheap ($420…

  • World Trip 2018: Day 1 Melbourne to Hong Kong

    Friday 12 October 2018. Highlights: Qantas Melbourne First Class Lounge So the short (by my standards) trip to Hong Kong, Nepal and Tibet (China) finally begins. I booked this trip to make the most of my Qantas Platinum membership before I get downgraded, a cheap airfare to Hong Kong and a chance to visit Nepal…

  • Lounge Review – Qantas Melbourne First Class Lounge

    When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Morning (7.30 am to 9.35 am) Rating: 5++ / 5 Note: I had previously visited this lounge in November 2017 (review here) but in the afternoon not morning. This review will be very similar except it is in the morning (so breakfast not lunch / dinner) and a…

  • Hong Kong, Nepal and Tibet Trip is Here

    So I’m now less than 24 hours out from my next overseas trip. This 19 day trip will cover Hong Kong, Nepal and Tibet with Nepal and Tibet being new countries to visit (although Tibet is special region of China and I have visited China before in 2006).

  • Kathmandu and Nepal 2018 Bound

    So it’s over 4 months since I returned to so-called reality of the working life. A necessity for sure in the economic world we live in, I need that money to travel the world. So unlike the aftermath of other big trips which usually means 2-3 years before travelling again this time I have a…

  • Africa 2017-18 Retrospective

    The hardest part of a long an enjoyable trip is saying goodbye and transiting back into the so called ‘real’ life of Monday to Friday work. You end up in a half way situation of remembering fondly your trip but not wanting to look back too thoroughly as you’ll be sad you aren’t still there…