Asia’s BEST Budget Airline? Flying Air Asia Singapore to Langkawi on Flight AK733

Hop on board this Air Asia A320 with me as I take flight AK733 from Singapore DIRECT to Langkawi. Air Asia were pioneers of budget air travel in Asia when it first started. How are they doing in late 2023? Come with me and find out! https://youtu.be/ik490905vNw Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never …

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Churches, Markets and a Palace of the Medici’s – Full On FLORENCE!

G’day folks. Time to continue with the story of my time in Firenze, (aka Florence), Italy 2023. If you read my previous post I took you through the first two days of my time in this amazing Tuscan city, and so today I continue on and write up with days three and four! Day Three …

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Do It Yourself ‘Around-the-World’ Airfare

Howdy all. I recently had THIS article recommended to me by Google on my phone about ‘around the world’ airfares, and I gave it a look. I’ve taken two such fares in my life, 1999 and 2004, back when they were cheaper and a basic three continent fare from Melbourne might set you back under …

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Flights of Florence Fancy – Exploring the Centre of the Renaissance in Italy

G’day folks. Well, today I embark on a big challenge for you, bringing you a summary of my time in the capital of the Renaissance and one of my favourite places I visited last year on my Dhaka to Dakar journey – and that’s Florence. I had five nights and realistically four days in Florence, …

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Accommodation Review: Tirana Square Hotel

Howdy all, and it’s that time of the week to give you another patented ‘Accommodation Review’, and today I take you to a little budget place I stayed at in Tirana, the capital of Albania. This is a city that really impressed and surprised me. I only had the one day and one night (in …

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From Barcelona to Algeciras on Spanish Rail!

Howdy all! Here we are reviewing the amazing trains of Spain, taking the Ouigo - the budget super fast train from Barcelona to Madrid. Come on board as I take in the views and review the experience and the facilities. I change trains at Madrid Atocha Station where I experience possibly the world's best train …

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