Aussie Flyer

Hi All, Just a little update on my upcoming travel movements which I will be reporting back on. For those of you who read the blog regularly you will be aware that last year I traveled to London for the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Well, this year I am headed back to London for the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I am absolutely excited by this and will definitely report back on the blog. The most likely routing at this stage from Melbourne is as follows: Thai Airways Business Class: Melbourne - Bangkok - London Heathrow easyJet: Luton - Paris CDG TGV Train First Class:  Paris-Reims-Paris Eurostar Train Standard Class:  Paris - London British Airways Economy:  London - Amsterdam (most likely an E-jet out of London City) easyJet:  Amsterdam - Prague British Airways Economy:  Prague - London Heathrow Qantas Economy:  London - Singapore - Sydney - Cairns - Melbourne I am very much looking for...

After my recent review of TG660, Bangkok to Haneda on a Thai first class suite I thought I would point out a video I just uploaded to YouTube. If you are interested in what flying on the Thai 777-300ER in First is like, check it out!

On my recent trip to Japan I took a domestic flight on ANA (All Nippon Airlines) between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Osaka Itami Airport. Here is a quick look at the journey! Arriving at the airport bus in the early morning, Shinjuku - Tokyo I took the airport bus near Shinjuku station to the airport. The ride at 5.15am was pretty quick and I was inside Haneda less than 30 minutes later. I was initially a bit confused about the check-in procedures but eventually found some ANA staff who were extremely polite and checked me in and took my baggage. Then it was time to head through security and onto the lounge... Electronic display/map showing the location of your flights departure gate! Lounge entrance Sterile looking ANA lounge Lounge drinks Lounge seating Boarding Pass View from lounge as the sun rises The lounge was really disappointing. There was basically zero food options and just some machine coffee and juices and similar. Very ...

Airline: Thai Airways International Flight: TG660 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Intl - Tokyo Haneda Intl Seat: 1A (First Class) Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER HS-TKS (on lease from Jet Airways) 4.5 years old Scheduled Departure: 14.50 Actual Departure: 15.32 Scheduled Arrival: 22.30 Actual Arrival: 22.59 Passenger Load:  3 out of 8 in First Class (37.5%) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After a pleasant overnight stay in Bangkok it was time to continue my journey on to Tokyo Haneda. This next flight was one I was particularly looking forward to as it was on the Boeing 777-300ER with suites in First.  The taxi dropped me off at Door 1 at BKK and I made my way into the First Class checkin zone which is a private zone with lounge seats you can sit in whilst the check-in staff take your bags and get your boarding pass. At the same time I was shown a seatmap for the B777-300ER and asked if I still wanted my ...