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Review: QANTAS AIRWAYS – Gold Coast to Sydney, Business Class

“Why do you want to fly Business Class?” my friend Liz asked me the other day. “Huh? Did you seriously just ask me that?” I replied, stunned. Obviously Liz hasn’t flown Business Class very often. Even though this was a short 1 hour 25 minutes sector, one of the many benefits of flying Business Class is lounge access and with…

The Changing of the Guard, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea

When I mentioned to fellow Australians I was going to see the Changing of the Guard on my trip to South Korea, I could see the confusion in their faces as I’m sure they were picturing Beefeaters with large cylindrical black fur hats, gallantly dressed horses and all that pomp and pageantry that comes with…

Review: Jetstar Airways – Boeing 787 Dreamliner – Melbourne to Gold Coast Business Class

“We’re flying on a plastic plane daddy?” I over heard the young boy ask his father…. “Well,…um,…kinda” came the reply….. I think the father wanted to explain that the aircraft was made up of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer making the aircraft stronger yet lighter but it might just be a little to much for the youngster to understand….

Lounge Review: The Qantas Club – Gold Coast

The other day a work colleague said to me “I love following your trips on Facebook and seeing what airport lounge you are in each day” Yes O.K, I love airport lounges. They’re a place to sit and relax with some food and a drink and wi-fi, not paying extortionate airport prices for the privilage of eating, away from hordes of people lining up…

Review: 中国南方航空 – China Southern Airlines, Guangzhou to Sydney, Airbus A380, Economy Class (Part 2)

Continued on from Part 1. To summarise Part 1 – I’d spent 3.5 hours in the non transit friendly Guangzhou Airport, boarded the aircraft in a well executed manner, turned down a not so badly priced on board upgrade and asked my seat-neighbour to move from my pre-assigned window seat in order to have the luxury of…

Happy New Year 2014 + 100 Years of Commercial Flights

On January 1st 1914, the first commercial flight took place across Tampa Bay in Florida, USA, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). How far we have come in those 100 years, not only has commercial aviation helped bridge gaps between nations and brought the world closer together – so has the internet….. In…

Merry Christmas 2013 from FreakyFlier.com

When I came accross this picture it reminded me of one of my favourite flight moments of 2013. My ‘fifth freedom’ flight on Lufthansa German Airlines, in Business Class, between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur – Review: Lufthansa German Airlines – Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur Business Class I hope all my readers have a wonderful holiday…

Review: 中国南方航空 – China Southern Airlines, Guangzhou to Sydney, Airbus A380, Economy Class (Part 1)

“WOW! I had no idea we’d be on the ‘double-decker’, isn’t this AMAZING!” my seemingly chatty seat-neighbour said to me as I flashed my boarding pass and pointed, indicating she was in my window seat. She sighed loudly as she grabbed her bags knowing they’d have to be re-stowed in the overhead locker. I had purposely…

Lounge Review: HUB LOUNGE, Incheon International Airport, Seoul South Korea

You don’t have to be flying First or Business Class to enjoy a few hours of drinks, food and relaxation in the luxury of an airport lounge before departure or during a transit. In most civilised airports, including Seoul’s Incheon Airport, there are pay per use lounges open to all travelling regardless of travel class – (unfortunately this…

Jalan Alor (eat street) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

“Is that all you do on holidays just fly from here to there then every few days take other flight somewhere?” a friend said to me the other day with a grin. “No……., I eat as well” I replied with a cheekier grin. Jalan Alor, or as I’ve heard it called eat street, is one of my…

Review: Qantas Airways – Sydney to Canberra Business Class – 737-400

A few weeks ago my lovely friend Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella wrote about an express lunch she had in half an hour and it reminded me of a Qantas Business Class flight to Canberra a few Saturdays ago that was kind of similar. The actual flying time this day was also 30 minutes and…

Review: Air Asia X – Kuala Lumpur to Seoul (Incheon) – Premium Class

Already featuring a few times here, Air Asia has fast become my favourite Low Cost Carrier. I’ve shown you a short flight for less than $42 when I flew from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, a long haul flight with Air Asia X for less than $160 when I flew from Adelaide to Kuala Lumpur, now let me show you…

Inspecting a Qantas Boeing 747-400

Settling into the large, soft and roomy First Class seat, I start playing with the in-seat buttons – footrest up, seat recline – hoping for a flute of champagne to be presented to me in the First Class cabin on board this Qantas Boeing 747-400 – Alas, I am not flying anywhere today and its now someone…

Review: Air Asia X – Adelaide to Kuala Lumpur – Economy Class

The Frugal Flyer – How little can I spend to get from Australia to Asia without going hungry? To celebrate low cost carrier Air Asia X announcing new services between Adelaide and Kuala Lumpur, they released a limited number of introductory fares between the two cities from AUD$99. I managed to purchase one of these…

Introducing Australia’s First Dreamliner – Jetstar’s Boeing 787-8

I was excited when I saw the first 787 Dreamliner on the ground at the Boeing factory in 2009 and equally delighted when I saw an Air India Dreamliner take off as the first commercial 787 in Australia, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to get up close, really close, and tour Australia’s newest aircraft before it…

Review: Jetstar Asia Singapore to Bangkok

There are many choices to fly direct between Singapore and Bangkok – low cost carriers such as Air Asia, Jetstar Asia and Tiger Air, full service airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Silk Air and Thai Airways, then theres airlines with one stop such as Malaysia Airlines, via Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok Airways via Koh Samui. While planning my recent…

Air India returns to Sydney with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

After years of speculation, the return of Air India after a 16 year hiatus AND the first scheduled, commercial service of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner happened recently. I’d only ever seen the Boeing 787 Dreamliner once, that was in 2009 at the Boeing factory near Seattle when the first few had just rolled off the…

Review: Air Asia – Kuala Lumpur to Singapore

Having never flown Air Asia before and the fares being so ridiculously cheap – I paid a total AUD$41.37 including 20kgs of baggage, seat selection and a meal – I was slightly suspicious of what I was in for – was there going to be more to pay for along the way? So I made…

Review: Swissôtel The Stamford, Singapore – King Grand Room

I wouldn’t normally review a hotel, to be honest I rarely stay in top notch, five star properties, but my stop at the Swissotel The Stamford was such a memorable one I had to tell you about my visit. Singapore hotels can be extremely pricey, however for a five star high rise property in one…

Review: Lufthansa German Airlines – Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur Business Class

Fifth Freedom rights – where an airline travels from its own country to another and onto a third having the right to sell tickets and transport passengers between the latter two ports. In this case Lufthansa flew from Frankfurt, Germany to Bangkok, Thailand, where I boarded, and onto Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – two countries completely…

Review: KLIA LCCT – Kuala Lumpur International Airport Low Cost Carrier Terminal & Plaza Premium Lounge

I’d planned to catch the KLIA Ekpres fast train (taking 28 minutes) to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and make my way over to the Low Cost Carrier Terminal – KLIA LCCT. However, KLIA LCCT is located around 20kms from the main airport terminal and my taxi driver, taking me to Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station,…