The Resort The landing into Maui is just beautiful. The plane glides over the mountains and the clouds before landing at Kahului Airport. It’s my first visit to Hawaii and I couldn’t have asked for a better welcome. The Wailea beach resort is located on the…
The Restaurant Augustine has a certain charm to it. It’s based in the heart of Financial District in the Beekman Hotel which bodes an art deco feel which is not typically associated with the neighbourhood. In the restaurant, there’s hand-painted tiles which are plated across…
It’s my birthday and I always grapple with what I should do; I reflected on this question and thought I really want to have my favourite dish on my actual birthday to mark the occasion. This will come as a surprise to most of you…
THE LOUNGE I land from my flight from Abu Dhabi and head to the lounge. The First Class Lounge in Abu Dhabi is lovely, there’s beautiful bar areas, a cigar lounge, an open dining area, a spa and a set of shower suites. It is…
The Lounge So, it’s my birthday celebrations and I’m off on my North American jaunt! I’ll be visiting New York, Maui, Montreal and Miami. I am flying on Etihad’s First Class Apartments on their A380 aircraft to Abu Dhabi and then connecting onto New York…
I land in Singapore after the long-haul flight in from London. You can check out my review of that flight here. I make my way to one of the most amazing lounge’s in the world; The Private Room. This is the final leg of my…
SilverKris First Class Lounge (London) I am in Singapore Airline’s First Class Lounge in London Heathrow about to make my way home to end my holiday. The lounge is designed by ONG&ONG, and follows Singapore Airlines’ ‘home away from home’ concept. It is not a particularly large…
The Private Room I land in Singapore (you can view the review of previous flight on the Boeing 777 here) and I head to the Private Room for a light dinner before making my way to the transit hotel. The Private Room is hidden discretely…
The Lounge I check in seamlessly for my flight and make my way to the First Class SilverKris Lounge in Sydney Airport. The lounge offers a limited made to order menu with an extensive buffet and a reasonable selection of wines and spirits. Although I would…
I am off for the Christmas break after what has been a pretty busy year. I am heading back to Perth to see my family and today I’m traveling on Qantas beautiful A330 Business Suite. The Suite The suites, which all have aisle access, have…
The Hotel The Entrance The Ritz Carlton Lobby is based on a higher floor, but the entrance is equally opulent with a beautiful. There are beautiful floral arrangements and the walkway reflects the hotel’s grandeur. The staff are just super friendly; bags are whisked away…
The Suite It’s always sad to leave the Cathay Lounges at Hong Kong Airport (they are amazing), but I make the journey through the terminal to the boarding gate. I board the flight to London and it is the same Cathay product as my flight from…
I leave the comfort of the American Airlines Flagship Lounge and head to the boarding gate for the long flight to Hong Kong. I am flying with Cathay Pacific and this is my first long-haul flight with them (I have previously traveled from Hong Kong…
I am in New York after a marathon flight from Sydney to Dallas then through to New York. It was a long journey. I am staying at the JW Marriott Essex House and its a beautiful hotel located right next to Central Park and in…
I am off to jet around the globe on my next round the world trip. My first leg of the journey is the voyage from Sydney to Dallas. This was once the world’s longest flight at c.13,800km (over a third of the distance around the world) and…
