Qatar is operating a number of LATAM A359 airplanes to and from Colombo, Barcelona, and Vienna. These come in LATAM livery and seat confirmation but with an interior that is branded with Qatar Airways. This way I could try out LATAM’s Business Class seat by flying (and enjoying) Qatar’s signature service. Leaving Colombo is quite […]
The Grand Wailea Maui is the ‘Grande Dame’ of Wailea resorts that control the area south of Kihei on the island of Maui. While the area beaches are all publicly accessible by the way of the beautiful public beach walk – there is a never-ending line of resorts that open into the beautiful waters of […]
Flying interisland in Hawaii has always been an odd choice. You could either fly Hawaiian (at very higher fares of $119 one-way) on their 737/717 or use one of the (now demised) lower-cost carriers. The low-cost carriers always seemed shaky and some of the planes seemed in a rather sorry state. Southwest has now entered […]
I had been on the exact same type of Qatar Airways plane before and had been on several types of A330s to Colombo (including Sri Lankan’s variant twice). At 2 AM local time the departure would be from a terminal jet bridge – no bus gate – that’s always a welcome (and rare) sight. The […]
Just a few months ago I was able to review Swiss Business Class from Zurich to San Francisco and thought it was a decent product (with a good number of flaws). However, I consider the Swiss airline ‘Premium’ brand in Economy and was looking forward to my flight. San Francisco International Terminal is connected to […]
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For this Qatar Economy flight from Malta to Addis Abeba, I had reviewed a few options. I wasn’t sure what kind of aircraft Qatar Airways would use for the Doha to Addis Abeba leg (the equipment varies from an A320 to a 777W/L and B787). I also assumed the A320 from Doha would just come […]
I was quite looking forward to my stay at the Hyatt Regency Addis Abeba – a newly property at Addis Abeba’s ‘city center’ – Meskel Square. The building is almost at the center of the city’s biggest intersection and a new Chinese built tram line. This should make an easy transport option – to an […]
The Radisson Blu Addis Abeba is just a block away from the Hilton Addis but given the odd walkways and treacherous traffic and state of sidewalks, it can take 20 minutes to get there. I stayed a few times at the Radisson Blu Addis Abeba (my old review) and found it to be very solid. […]
My Favorite Things To Do Malta – Introduction Malta is a small Mediterranean island just about 200 miles off the African coast) that comes with its own language, own country designation and is a member of the European Union (and the Euro and Schengen agreements). While I pictured Malta to be a bigger Gibraltar […]
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TunisAir has found itself between a rock and hard place with its main routes to Europe being ordered by mostly French discount airlines and the aggressive modernization of Royal Air Maroc to the West. However, it has a reputation as one of Africa’s safest. For the 200 miles from Tunis to Malta, I had eyed […]
My Favorite Things To Do Tunis – Introduction Tunis is the capital city of Tunisia. Tunisia – easy to confuse! Even before the ‘Arab Spring’ Tunisia has been one of the more open Islamic societies and can be described as the Turkey of Northern Africa (with a heavy French accent). In fact, French is widely […]
InterContinental Malta is located in St. Julian’s bay – the ‘party district’ of Malta. As with many buildings in Malta, the InterContinental has mushroomed from a modest footprint to a whole city block that seems to be sprawling all over the place. In fact, the 10th-floor pool got an addition on the 19th floor to provide […]
The Hilton Addis Abeba is the granddaddy of US-inspired hoteliers in Addis. It’s located on a steep hill and it is in close neighborhood to the Radisson Addis Abeba (Review), Intercontinental Addis Abeba (that one is fake and not part of IHG) and also rather close to the Hyatt Regency Addis Abeba (Review). Check-in […]
Air Canada is running a daily 787 Dreamliner service from/ to Toronto and San Francisco. I was curious how it would stack up against the competition. The flight was originally scheduled for 10.50 PM but was moved to 10.30 PM a few days before my flight. I had no trouble checking in online and get […]
This was my first time on Aer Lingus and also my first time on their Business Class – I was curious how seats, inflight service, and Wifi would stack up against the competition. Aer Lingus (as a non-aligned carrier especially) has a small footprint in Toronto a major Star Alliance hub. Gladly there were still […]
The Hilton Malta is located in a new development in St Julian Bay. However, the hotel isn’t particularly new. Check-in was friendly and my Diamond status was mentioned and the benefits explained. So far so good. Also, the duty manager came by to greet me by name. He explained my upgrade to a suite is […]
The Marriott Minsk is an imposing structure located about 3 miles away from the city center. While this sounds quite far it’s located along a beautiful lake with a bike path and running trail that leads right into the city center. The property overlooks the river with some rather stunning views. I arrived a […]
The Renaissance Minsk is a somewhat new development built at one of the main tangent freeways leading into the Minsk city center. It shows just 1 mile away from the city center but the area is not walkable and you will need a taxi or a scooter bike to get around safely. Check-in was courteous […]
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