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Well, I have to confess I once nearly ran over an elephant in Kruger National park in South Africa. I was watching something else (stupid) and turned a corner without looking (stupider) and had to brake suddenly when I noticed the herd of elephants blocking our path. I stared open mouthed for a...

Hi all, Just finished a stay with Marriott Sukhumvit in Bangkok. was there for a conference (ostentatiously called an Executive Summit) for one of my vendors. I have to say I was impressed. Spotless room, and an unusual design with a huge sliding door to the marble bathroom. This gave the room a...

The lounges were the biggest let down (first world problem, though, friends), but overall I'll fly with them again if I have to pay real money. I usually fly with monopoly money (FF pts) but in this case I thought the value was good.

14/5/19 SYD J Lounge from about 0530 tomorrow morning (14/5/19) until about 0730 - No idea if I can guest. SIN SilverKris J lounge (likely T2, or T3 if not) from about 14:30 until about 16:45 (14/5/19) - Pretty sure I cannot guest 18/5/19 BKK J Lounge (whatever and wherever that is) from about...

Highly recommend it. Don't recommend letting your wife enjoy half the champagne, though - she passed out within 30 seconds of returning to the room, ending the night's planned festivities. I checked emails and surfed payTV ............. Rgds, peter

circa $2100. Was the cheapest J I could get at short notice that wasn't on Jetstar. I wanted lie-flat on the way back overnight.

Quirky Stuff and final ratings Apologies in advance if I offend anyone with this stuff, but for me travel is about experiencing the new, the different, the unusual, and sometimes, the outright scary. Nothing scary on this trip (although I know some of you think flying Garuda is). 1. Finally got...

Denpasar to Jakarta then Sydney The trip back to the airport was in the Intercontinental's Merc, which was on time and comfortable. Denapasar domestic is, um, chaotic, but we found the premium check-in easily enough and made our way through security, without incident. The lounge is pretty basic...

Denpasar - The Birthday Dinner As a special treat for my bride, I arranged a dinner the night before we departed (departure day was her birthday). The Intercon offers a "Romantic Dining Under the Stars" dinner. Now anyone who knows me would realise that I don't have a romantic bone in my body...

Sydney to Denpasar - Arrival and Hotel We deplaned very early and made our way to immigration. I'd been told by a colleague that I needed to get a Visa on arrival, so went to that desk. I was told I didn't need to get one, which was nice, and I then asked him where I should go next. We were...

Sydney to Denpasar - The rest of the drinks (really?)

Sydney to Denpasar - Meals - Dessert and Drinks Dessert was the French apple tart. Not bad, and unfortunately I was such a greedy bugger that I forgot to take a picture. Therefore, picture if you will, a tart....with apple on it - yes, I am quite the wordsmith, aren't I? Again, it was nice...

Sydney to Denpasar - Meals - Main Our main courses arrived in good time and I had the beef tenderloin. My wife had the barramundi. She wasn't impressed - I was. I had no complaints and would have eaten another one - even after the breakfast pastries!! I don't drink on planes (yes I know I'm not...

Sydney to Denpasar - Meals - Entree After takeoff we were presented with our meals (about an hour and a half into the flight). For starters I got a selection of bread. Some multigrain bun and a "pizza roll" - anyway that's what the FA called it. This was followed by my entree selection of...

We got the Mercedes transfer from the airport to Intercontinental, arranged by the hotel. Nicer than a minibus and free wifi and water. Intercontinental is a great place. I'd go back again - this was my second visit.

Sydney to Denpasar - Flight We boarded our aircraft and headed to our assigned seats in row 7. The seats are slightly old-school business class (call it one generation behind SQ's recently refurbed seats) but I found them comfortable and spacious. The one downside is that there is no under seat...

Sydney to Denpasar - Airport pre-Departure We arrived at the airport early, after having dropped our kids at their long-suffering grandfather's the night before. After enduring the worst uber ride ever, we marched into the terminal and proceeded to check in. I'd convinced my wife that we needed...

Hi All, Thought, since there are precious few Garuda stories on here, that I'd post my experiences with a recent trip to Bali, flying Garuda in J. Our route was SYD-DPS-CGK-SYD. Flights were as follows: Route Dep Time Arr Time Duration Aircraft Class Seat SYD-DPS 10:05 14:55...

We used the laundry bar extensively while travelling around Europe in Dec-Jan. But then again there were 5 of us and I insist on everyone packing light and doing washing - good for the soul.......

Explains the difference for our flights - thanks!