Category: Travel
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Sunday 14 October 2018. Nepal Photos Highlights: Exploring Kathmandu streets, meeting Tour Group Today at 5.30 pm the G Adventure Tour High Road to Tibet began but before that I got a chance to explore a little in unfamiliar surroundings. First I visited the roof of the hotel to get a sense of the location…
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Saturday 13 October 2018. Photos. Highlights: Cathay First Class Lounges – The Wing, and – The Pier
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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
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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.
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When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Early Afternoon (13.15 to 15.55) Rating: 5 / 5
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When visited: October 2018 Time of day: Late Morning / Early Afternoon (10.55 to 12.40 pm) Rating: 4 / 5
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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).
