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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Above:  My Nasi Padang in Melbourne. Flying to Malaysia I fly out to Malaysia tonight at 2330.  Julia dropped me off at their local station early and I headed into the city for a wander.  It was the first day of good stable weather I’ve had in Melbourne. I couldn’t resist having an Indonesian meal, […]

I woke before my alarm went off at 0600 and checked that my 0900 flight to Hobart was still operating.  I was relieved to see that it was!  Last two Sundays, the flight had been cancelled with last week’s one at the very last minute.  Fortunately, this trip, I’m on a firm ticket with commercial […]

With decent sleep inflight, even though upright, I felt very good upon arrival in Auckland at 0600, only 15 mins late. Disembarking some 20 mins later, I promptly made my way to the immigration hall.  Today, the automated kiosks were turning many people away to the manual counters.  After a while, there were no queues […]