AY099 Helsinki Vantaa Airport to Hong Kong International Airport (BUSINESS CLASS) Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Onto one of the big pieces for this trip - me trying out Finnair's AirLounge Seats by Collins Aerospace. Does the non-reclining business class seat work? Can your writer get more than a few minutes of sleep on it? And what about the rest of the … [Read more...]

A Rapid Helsinki Transit and the Finnair Non-Schengen Lounge Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore It's time to run like the wind and transit across Helsinki Airport. And maybe grab a quick Gin and Tonic in the lounge, if time allows... and then head onto my long-haul flight. With a Minimum Connection Time of 35 minutes... how did I do?  … [Read more...]

Off to Stockholm Bromma, AY840 Stockholm Bromma to Helsinki Vantaa Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Time for a rather compressed segment, as I head off to a new airport (to me) and an ATR flight. Thus, get compressed people.  … [Read more...]

Into Stockholm and The ABBA Museum Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Let's do something a little different for this trip - and indulge in some classic 70s and 80s music as we look at ABBA. Oh and how to get to Stockholm on the cheap too.  … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore BA776 London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda (Club Europe) Time for the first leg of this trip, with a Reward Flight Saver with British Airways. How is Club Europe fairing on a slightly longer segment to what I'm used to?  … [Read more...]

Oh. The Coach. How Delightful. With Heathrow Terminal 5 and British Airways South Lounge TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore Some say every journey starts with a step forward. For me, those steps are into a cab and onto a coach. Let us head off to London Heathrow and see how much trouble awaits me...  … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore With Finnair, NoRRA, British Airways, Jetstar, Cathay Pacific and Norwegian Or... where the hell has my iPhone... Oh *expletive*... It is that time of month again - when long-form writing takes over this blog and I start to tell not just a few headlines, but go into narrative and detail. Yes. It's a long trip … [Read more...]