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  • World Trip 2023: Day 3 – Istanbul to Çanakkale, Türkiye

    Monday 01 May 2023.Highlights: Gallipoli Peninsula – Gabatepe Beach, ANZAC Cove, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, 57 Piyade Alayi Sehitligi (Turkish 57 Regiment Memorial, Chunk Bair (site New Zealand Memorial)Çanakkale – Ferry crossing, exploring the waterfront city. Today was the first full day of the G Adventures tour and it saw the…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 2 – Singapore to Istanbul, Türkiye

    Sunday 30 April 2023.Highlights: Business Class flight, getting lost in Istanbul, exploring the historic Istanbul (Fatih district), meeting my tour group. To effectively started at midnight while transiting in Singapore. I luckily got to use the Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Terminal 3) Lounge (review here) has it was so close to my departure gate. Nothing like…

  • Flight Review – SQ392 Singapore to Istanbul

    Singapore AirlinesDate: Sunday 30 April 2023Gate: A1Seat: 14A (Business Class Seat | Window)Plane: A350-900Boarded: 01:50Pushback: 02:03 (Scheduled 02:05)Departed: 02:25Arrived: 07:45 (Scheduled 07:45)Scheduled Duration: 11 hour 0 minutesDistance: 8,680 kms This was the second leg of two flights on two different airplanes to get to my final destination in Istanbul, Türkiye. The first flight was Melbourne…

  • Lounge Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) – Singapore Airport (Terminal 3)

    When visited: 30 April 2023Time of day: Midnight Rating: 4.5 / 5 SUMMARY The Singapore Airlines SilverKris (Business Class) Lounge in Terminal 3 of the Changi Airport is an excellent business class lounge in Singapore Airlines home port. The lounge is a huge area with multiple hot and cold food options with an Asian focus…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 1 – Melbourne to Singapore

    Saturday 29 August 2023.Highlights: Farewelling the cats, the Air New Zealand Koru (Business Class) Lounge, Business Class flight After years of planning, multiple delays due to COVID-19 restrictions and today is the first day of my first international trip since August 2019.