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29 March 2023
Happy to leave! It is spring in New Zealand but I had been secretly counting down the days till I depart. The house is undergoing renovations and it has been disruptive, culminating with lots of white gib dust in the plastering process. On top of that, the month back in New Zealand hadn’t been the […]
20 February 2023
Above: My 377-seat A330-300 from Sydney to Auckland for AUD27 plus taxes. With the train to the airport back in operation, it was a swift and easy ride, arriving at the terminal at 0825. I expected a long wait for the AirAsia X counter to open but it opened at 0840, which was 3h30 prior […]
17 February 2023
Leaving hometown Today I leave hometown and head to Kuala Lumpur then Downunder to Sydney for a two night stay and then back home to Auckland. It’s a rainy day and I’m over the humidity in Kuching. I decided to head out to the airport early in case there’s a flight disruption and I’d try […]
29 January 2023
Arrival Despite the 55 min delay departing Auckland, we arrived into Singapore about 10 mins early. As usual, Changi airport arrival is a breeze and I was in the public area pretty quickly. No wonder it’s often rated as the world’s best airport. Transport to the J8 proved expensive at SGD31 on Grab app. Ojek […]
29 January 2023
Above: Check-in queue for Air New Zealand. Checking-in manually I woke at 0630 and was pleased to see that my 1105 flight had not been cancelled whereas most morning flights had been. It was still no guarantee as flight can be cancelled last-minute. When a 55 min delay notification came through, I felt some relief […]
26 November 2022
Arriving back into Auckland I woke and it was already breakfast time! Wow, five hours of the flight had suddenly disappeared! Breakfast was super-generous and the slice of cake would have been better placed on last night’s dinner tray. The crew continued to be cheerful despite having worked hard with special meals and only having […]
25 November 2022
Flying from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur I got to Kuching airport by rideshare 2h20 before my 1520 departure to Kuala Lumpur with the ultimate destination being Auckland. I was quite excited to be heading home after having been unwell for a few days. With little queueing, I was airside 2h before my flight to kill […]
30 October 2022
Leaving Istanbul Ming didn’t make it on to the 0145 flight to Singapore. If she had returned to the hotel to sleep, she would probably have arrived back around 0230 and been able to get only 4h sleep before having to wake and go back to the airport. I reckon she made the right choice […]
2 October 2022
Firm travel to Kuala Lumpur The Kuching Marathon started at 0100 this morning and goes until well after daylight for the stragglers. I felt sorry for the participants as it rained heavily through the night. Afraid of road closures, I set off for the airport at 0745. With no hassles on the road I got […]
21 September 2022
Onboard the flight After take-off from Melbourne, turbulence delayed the snack/supper service which consisted of a chicken tandoori roti wrap or a vegetarian pie. I took half a sleeping pill and had trouble dozing even though the seat recline was excellent. I must have fallen asleep though because I felt rudely awakened by the breakfast […]