World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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Our Trans Pacific Flight on Japan Airlines was on one of Japan Airlines newest equipment types; the brand new Boeing 787. For some strange reason, Japan Airlines decided to outfit this new plane with angle flat seats. While the seats looks neat and contemporary, they are aren’t as comfortable as they could be. The flight was also highlighted by Japan Airlines’ pleasant on board service. Review: Japan Airlines Business Shell Flat Neo,… Read More
Our connection through Tokyo Narita International Airport had us passing through one of One World’s primary hubs in North Asia. It’s always interesting to see what a flagship lounge looks like in one of the carriers premium hubs. We would end up finding a comfortable lounge marked by beautiful daylight views and a neat noodle bar paired with delicious champagne. Review: Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge, Narita International Airport – Terminal 2, Tokyo,… Read More
Our return flights on Japan Airlines were ticketed courtesy of AAdvantage Miles at 50,000 miles for business class one way. These miles started off life as Canadian RBC Visa Avion Credit Card points and were later converted to AAdvantage points. Truth be told, I had a whole stack sitting there left over from a joint account with the previous administration that had been sitting idle for about 10 years while I was… Read More
After a fantastic 2 week holiday in the heat of South East Asia, it was sadly time to head home. After a 4:45 AM wake up, we headed to the Singapore Changi Airport. There were plenty of Uber cars available coming from the Orchard Road district area at 5:45 AM. Jerry collected us in a nice black Mercedes E Class for our 18 minute ride up the PIE expressway to the Changi… Read More
On the day to day tourist travels through Singapore. We spend some time on Orchard Road, passing through the Far East Plaza in Singapore. I happened to come across a Legoland Malaysia brochure which advertised an easy Hop On Bus to Legoland Malaysia which was a mere 10 minutes from the Singapore / Malaysia border. I thought this would be a great experience for WT73Jr and a neat opportunity for me to… Read More
Singapore has it’s fair share of tourist attractions, but whenever I come, I always try to visit some of the more attractions that local Singapore residents visit. Spending time here as a youth growing up, I always appreciated visiting the Singapore Zoo, the Singapore Botanical Gardens and a tasty meal at the Newton Circus Hawker food stalls. Activity: Getting Eaten at the Singapore Zoo, Fauna at the Singapore Botanical Gardens and Singapore… Read More
The Gardens by the Bay in Singapore is a newer attraction that is a great rainy day escape. The attraction offers visitors the ability to experience different plants and flowers in temperature controlled micro climates suitable of their environments. Despite being a rainy day attraction, it’s also a great good weather attraction as you can also take in the Super Tree Observatory Elevated Walkway just next door. Activity: Plant Life from Around… Read More
Over the next week, WT73Jr and I had some father / son time in Singapore and Malaysia. We had a nice long walk back near the Central Business District as I did some reconnaissance work related to the planning of our day trip to Legoland Malaysia. City Visit: Contrasting the Old and New of Singapore “As one of Singapore’s most popular modern attractions, the Gardens by the Bay iconic super trees are… Read More
KLM World Business Class is a carrier that has alluded us for quite a number of years. When we saw that they offered a fifth freedom flight between Bali and Singapore at a discounted price, we jumped all over it. Instead of travelling on a low cost carrier in a narrow body aircraft, we got a wide body plane that had full service. Please read on to see how we fared… Review:… Read More
Our departure from the Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport took us through the new Premier Lounge in the international departures hall. The Premier Lounge is the new international departure lounge for almost everyone that is not departing on Garuda Indonesia. As we were flying KLM World Business Class today, we were given access courtesy of the class of service of our ticket. Review: Premier Lounge International Terminal Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali,… Read More
Bali, Indonesia has heaps of attractions that are just waiting to be discovered. It takes a little time and effort in order to plan them out but it can be exceptionally worthwhile if you are organized enough to put it all together. In our day, we were able to put together a tour which took us white water rafting, a visit to the monkey forest, and a visit to Bali’s most famous… Read More
One of the attractions in Bali, Indonesia that had always eluded me on every visit was a trip to Uluwatu Temple in the South West portion of the island. The Ulutwatu Temple is a Balinese Hindu cliff top temple that features spectacular sunset views looking out over the ocean. We were organized enough on this trip to get down to Uluwatu Temple, in order to enjoy a tranquil sunset. Activity: Sunset at… Read More
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