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March 10, 2015

Tips for Sleeping in Planes

I’m a natural sleeper. I sleep on the couch, on the bus, in the train…if it weren’t for…
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March 1, 2015

Trip Reports Left that We Owe You

It’s March, and in a bit more than a month, I’m going off again to Seoul. Meanwhile, I…
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March 1, 2015

Review: Dragonair A330 Economy Class (PVG-HKG)

Note I write trip reports for a hobby, and like to think that I get better over time.…
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February 27, 2015

Thai Airways Incident Hits Close to Home

I flew THAI from Phuket to Hong Kong on Monday, and had a great flight with much better…
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February 21, 2015

The Misadventures of Patong Night Market

It’s was a crazy travel day for me yesterday. I flew over to Phuket this morning in THAI’s business…
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February 20, 2015

THAI’s Airbus A330 Business Class

Sawatdee khap from Phuket! I’ve just flown Thai’s business class from Hong Kong to Phuket, and have one…
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February 20, 2015

Mishaps at the Singapore SilverKris Lounge

Hello from the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge! Overall I’m having a decent time in the lounge, and after…
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February 19, 2015

Review: Sheraton Macao (Macao)

On the way back from Hengqin Bay, our family had a night in Macao. Macao is a city I’ve…
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February 12, 2015

Impressions of Shanghai, China

The one problem with family travelling is that my family and I have different ideas of travel. While…
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January 22, 2015

Our “Best” and “Worst” of 2014

In 2014, as said, we had an amazing year. I figured I’d follow for the team our “best” and…
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January 19, 2015

My year in 2015

2014 was an amazing year, and I’ll cover what I did in a separate post. I have a…
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January 18, 2015

Review: Chimelong Hotel Hengqin Bay Resort (Zhuhai, China)

Ranking: Location 5/5 Service 3/5 Modernity 5/5 Little things 3/5 Meals 5/5 Overall 4/5 Since the hotel is actually a resort compound with a theme park and massive grounds,…
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January 13, 2015

A little time…

If any of you have noticed that we have been quiet this week or so, please forgive us.…
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January 3, 2015

Review: Hyatt on the Bund Shanghai (Shanghai, China)

Out of our package list, I decided to choose the Hyatt on the Bund. I felt the need…
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December 29, 2014

Review: Dragonair A330 Economy Class (HKG-PVG)

Note I write trip reports for a hobby, and like to think that I get better over time.…
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December 28, 2014

Reflecting on 2014 travels

Alvin Happy 2015, where I’m home desperately trying to catch up on trip reports! I have to say…
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December 27, 2014

Does “Suite” mean club access?

Hello from the Sheraton Macao, the biggest Sheraton in the world. While the sizes of the public areas…
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December 25, 2014

First impressions of Chimelong Hotel Hengqin Bay

Hello from Chimelong Hotel Hengqin Bay, where everything is downright massive! The hotel is massive… …the grounds are…
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December 21, 2014

Hotel hacks for the business traveller?

I was talking to a few friends on vacation today, and I came across this video: Now I…
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December 19, 2014

Christmas travel plans for the team

Merry Christmas to all that will be going somewhere without WiFi for the next few days! This has…
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