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Great minds think alike, keen to hear how you go with WY. Looks like they have some really good deals going to central Europe out of KL and MNL.

Trip report wrap up As my final flight home was a cheap $100 economy fair with virgin I thought that was not really worth covering but I did want to just make a final post about this trip and the experiment of getting a cheap business deal out of Asia. This post is to cover the good, the bad...

Manila (MNL) - Sydney (SYD) Qantas QF20 Business Class seat 6k A330-200 7:20pm-6:30am Intro The last international flight of my trip, on my return to Australia I decided to visit my parents in Sydney for a few days before they head on an adventure to Asia for new years and therefore catch...

At swiss train stations weirdly enough non smokers are encouraged to sit in the non smoking booths or inside the station house in contrast to everywhere else.

Thank you for your feedback, its been a bit of fun documenting the trip admittedly much easier to do now that I'm home. Keen to hear what you are planning for in 2026, seems like a long way away until you realise tomorrow is 2025...

It's one of those things that I think we totally forget about here in Australia where you can't smoke anywhere. I found that in Europe it really hasn't changed in the 6 years since I've been last and its virtually impossible to leave a large building without having to pass a group of smokers...

Abu Dhabi (AUH) - Manila (MNL) Etihad Airways EY440 Business Class seat 07K B777-300ER (A6-ETE) Intro Continuation from my last flight, as mentioned I had a 7 hour layover that due to some confusion on my part I now got to spend in the lounge rather than sight seeing in Abu Dhabi. Following...

Geneva (GVA) - Abu Dhabi (AUH) Etihad Airways EY146 Business Class seat 06A B787-9 (A6-BLE) Intro My first flight home today is again with Etihad on the day flight to Abu Dhabi. EY operates a daily flight to Geneva with its rare three class 787 which depart GVA at 9:55am and lands in AUH at 7pm...

Montreux and Geneva Intro The final part of my Europe trip prior to flying home from Geneva was a weekend in the Swiss Riviera, specifically Montreux. Montreux lies on the north eastern side of Lake Geneva or Lac Leman, in the french speaking portion of Switzerland and is famous for being the...

A day in Strasbourg and Colmar, France (ooh la la) Intro One of the great aspects of Switzerland is that it borders 5 countries which means you get a very interesting mix of language, culture and food inside Switzerland plus you are never far away from so many european cities and regions making...

Day trip ideas in Switzerland via Rail, Bus, Tram and Gondola For context I purchased the 15 consecutive day Swiss Travel Pass in second class for 459 CHF and below are some of the trips I did and how much they would have been if you had purchased them as a single ticket or a day pass. Säntis...

Hey Dean, Paris may have more demand so the prices remain slightly higher than what I paid to Munich/Geneva but I'd consider comparing the cost from other asian cities where the hard product may be better quality. I can see a deal out of Singapore with Vietnam airline/Air France for about 3600...

A week in Switzerland on public transport Intro As mentioned in my initial post I planned to spend a week with family in Switzerland, as I grew up there, am a citizen and speak the language I don't consider my self a traditional tourist so I didn't get up to typical touristy things and didn't...

I'd label that as travel missed opportunity not a mistake. I think the mistake is on ÖBB for not communicating to its passengers that these amenities exists.

QF20 Manila-Sydney 17/12/24 Cab Sav and nuts Lemon Grass Grilled Chicken and rice noodles, lacked flavour and noodles were oily (5/10) Braised Beef Brisket an Tamarind broth, very nice and spicy, great comfort food (10/10) Rice pudding triffle, nice but difficult to eat with the candied...

Yeah in hindsight i should have booked an extra night so I could just walk into the room and have a shower. These super early arrivals from the middle east make it challenging on day one.

Detour to Salzburg on my way to Zurich ÖBB Railjet train (RJX69) train from Munich to Salzburg arteHotel Salzburg Exploring Salzburg ÖBB Railjet train (RJX364) Train from Salzburg to Zurich As mentioned in one of my previous instalments as part of some seasonal schedule changes for my Etihad...

Two and a half days in Munich Boutique Hotel Germania Standard Single Room After arriving in Munich at 7am I headed to the train station inside the airport which can be easily found following the signs with a a white S inside a green circle. Munich airport is in Zone 5 of the Munich metro...

You guys are all very kind with your comments, absolutely reaffirms why I decided to post to begin with! So lets go with the third leg to europe! Abu Dhabi (AUH) - Munich (MUC) Etihad Airways EY125 Business Class seat 10A B787-9 (A6-BLF) Intro No real intro needed here, this is a direct...

That is true of course! Maybe I'm old but I just prefer giving drivers cash so a my credit card details don't float about and I can tip them and know its going into their pocket. GRABs are absurdly cheap in Manila so I think tipping is a must and not a great expense for us.