Air Asia Sydney to Phuket. Part 2, Kuala Lumper to Phuket.

I’ve been at KLIA2 (Kuala Lumper International Airport Terminal 2)  for about an hour and a half and now it’s time to board my connecting flight to Phuket, Thailand. While KLIA2 is a modern airport and much better than the shacks Air Asia used to depart from, I find it a bit of a maze…

Thai Air Asia. Phuket to Chiang Mai.

Travelling from the major tourist resort city of Phuket located in the South of Thailand to the Jungle city of Chiang Mai in the north of the country could take up to 3 days by land (thats ferry, bus and train, all three at least!). Low cost carrier, Thai Air Asia, part of the Air…

Thai Air Asia – Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Mandalay, Myanmar

“When we arrive in Mandalay, will we just get a cab to the hotel as well?” Bert asked me as our cab pulled up in front of Bangkoks old International Airport, Don Mueang. “No, we’ll get the free Air Asia shuttle bus into the city” I responded. “Ha! yeah, ok” he scoffed. “Seriously, will we get a…

Review: Air Asia X Sydney to Kuala Lumpur Economy Class

“Passengers please note, we have shut the doors and will be making our departure 15 minutes earlier than scheduled, we trust this is convenient for everyone” ‘Very rare to hear that announcement…..Damn!’ I mumbled to myself as I peered into my empty wallet. I’d forgotten to go to an ATM and get cash out. I use cards…

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…

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…