Somewhat luckily we were in Indonesia for the Solar Eclipse in March 2016. Unlucky in that we had nearly travelled further north and would have been better placed to witness it but the Gili Islands provided a rather unique viewing of it.
Sitting around Denpasar Airport for many hours waiting waiting waiting on Lion Air. So taking a few photos…
Virgin Australia operates the main premium product into Denpasar from Australia. Although a domestic narrow body hard product, the service from the crew makes up well for what is relatively very short international flight departing Australia. Good catering and sufficient inflight entertainment make for a comfortable ride to Bali. Adelaide is a good...
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by Josh · Published 2016-02-05 · Last modified 2016-06-10
I’ve always semi-maintained a scratch map, the sort of thing you see people post on social media occasionally of ‘countries visited’ most typically. Never inclined to succumb to using some rubbish ready for facebook tool, had maintained a basic one on my home page. Take a look at: http://jdr.id.au/scratchmap
My cunning last minute, same-day booking out of New Zealand had a slight bend in it, which was an overnight stay in Brisbane. Not to worry, I had sort of planned for this. The Four Points in Brisbane was rather cheap and it wouldn’t hurt to get another night with...
Transiting through Hong Kong from Bangkok all on a last minute whim. I would be going to New Zealand overnight on Cathay Pacific’s flagship business class product on the Boeing 777-300ER. The flight time is a surprisingly long 12 hours down to Auckland. A long overnight flight with this product...
After spending several weeks in Thailand we suddenly would be leaving. As usual we hadn’t actually planned this, after getting back to Bangkok from Changi Mai on the train overnight, I had expected to stay for a couple nights. I had been hoping to use the next sector up of...
Yet another route of Malaysia Airlines I have now flown. After overnighting in KL it was an early morning departure to all the way down to New Zealand. The extended flight time to NZ makes this more like a long-haul European service than regional flights within Asia and Australia. An added...
Before the winter sets in we spent an afternoon down in Den Haag. What a difference two months makes, when I last visited it was summertime. Now with jacket weather and threatening skies we stuck to the centre of town,
Cathay Pacific offers a true gluttony of lounges at Hong Kong International Airport. This has developed over time with business class lounges across the terminal space. The earliest two, The Wing and The Pier also included first class lounges. Not just a sub-section or exclusive area, these entirely separate lounges...
In the past week I decided to spend a few days in Australia, travelling from Holland. It’s a long way and I’ll a lot of this week on a plane so comfort is important. I had been keeping a few options open after I flew up here in Emirates first...
Utrecht is home to several good museums, owning to its long history. The St. Catherine’s Convent Museum (Museum Catharijneconvent) exhibits a history of religious art with some spectacular pieces. I had a free visit to use up so visited this morning. Although they were only partially opened, with renovations and a new...
The cityscape of Utrecht is dominated by one and one thing only, the Dom Tower. Between the canals you can always orient yourself by looking up and finding it above. Sitting within the boundary walls back in the Roman Empire, it isn’t just centred, it is the centre of the city....
Museums are often closed in, stuffy experiences and that’s what makes open-air museums great. The museum lies out in the eastern periphery of the Netherlands, just to the north of the town of Arnhem which is less than 20 km from the German border. It’s a small country after all. The museum has...
We met up with friends for afternoon tea at the colonial beauty of Carcosa Sri Negara. The hotel harps from the late 1800s, as the house for the Governor of British Malay. Long owned by the British Government, it is now a Malaysian Government property and operates both a hotel...
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