I was arriving late into Madrid from Helsinki, only to depart early the following morning to Morocco. Although I potentially could have used the Iberia Velazquez Lounge overnight to rest, there was a question over whether I have the bags transferred. As such I figured it was easier to find a close...
Just flew Finnair between Singapore and Helsinki on their older but good A340 business class product. Fully flat beds, individual aisle access and some Nordic colours goes a long way toward making a comfortable 12 hour flight onto Europe. I eventually got to fly after postponing the flight a few...
Changi terminal 1 has quite a number of lounges but one I had yet to visit was the dnata lounge. I was somewhat unaware of it and according to their site it was only opened a few months before visiting before my flight to Helsinki on Finnair. Although a member of the oneworld alliance, Finnair...
We were leaving Penang and after a last minute change of mind we decided against flying to Langkawi and take the train to Ipoh instead. Although there are now two road bridges between Penang Island and the mainland, the ferry remains a great option highly used by locals. Ferries transport...
Another day another side of Kuala Lumpur. Another last minute plan and booking. Cheras is a southeast suburb of KL and the plan was to catch up with an old friend living here but in central KL. Well a quick, simple search for cheap (<$50) 4 star KL hotels came up...
Arrived into Kuala Lumpur early in the morning from Johor. The plan was to probably stay around Sentral but we eventually decided to stay a little further out with little to do anyway. It seemed like a good opportunity to stay at the relatively new Four Points in Puchong.
Deciding to live on a budget and avoid planes, train travel around Malaysia can be very cheap but often the challenge is getting tickets. The KTMB site has been going well for years however it can still be a wait for sleeper berths to open for reservation. We waited an...
Surabaya continues to be a hard city to crack, from a travelling perspective. After spending an initial at the opulent Sheraton, I opted to move to a relatively new Holiday Inn Express. It’s a little awkwardly placed without a vehicle however I found it to be a perfectly acceptable place to...
After intending to fly out of Lombok yesterday, it was second time lucky. Left Kuta for the Airport, arriving without a flight again. After getting through security into departures, sat on the few uncomfortable seats at the back and looked at what flights were available today. I had mentally shortlisted a number of...
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...
Maybe that is what (otherwise seemingly irrationally) drives me.
Daily Life / Flying / Meta Blogging / Travel
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...
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