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From the food perspective - both cities offer delicious food at dirt cheap prices, but IMHO Tallinn has an even better food scene than Riga, especially if you want to do some fine-dining. Tallinn also has a lovely Xmas market right on its medieval Town Hall Square. I like both Riga and Tallinn...

It completely depends on whether I'm flying a red-eye or daytime flight, and what the time zone adjustment will be. If I'm meant to be asleep per my destination, then I'd much rather sleep the whole way and wake up already adjusted to the destination. The one recent exception: I was on a...

Asiana Airlines I Want That Flight (quite liking this flight search engine) Expedia XE Hilton AirBnB Trivago Kayak Google Maps HERE WeGo (currently road-testing this navigation app which claims to navigate from A to B like Google...but available offline)

I'm the same, so call me weird too! I've been flying a lot since I was a child (family circumstances), and one would think that this should have made me sick of airports a long time ago, but no - I've just grown to love planes and airports even more as an adult. Lounges just add that extra...

I'm not American, but have a lot of relatives and friends in the USA. Last year, I landed there the week after the election to spend Thanksgiving with my extended family, and we actually felt it necessary to make a rule of "no political discussion" during Thanksgiving, for fear of having...

I can't comment much on BRGs - but if you're looking for good savings on the big chains, I've found that Amoma.com has been running some very cheap rates for SIN hotels lately. Significantly cheaper than any other booking site which I looked at for my travel dates, and they often have -10% promo...

Bookmarked that for my upcoming trips through SIN in July. Thanks petercr! I wonder if the $20 Changi Dollar vouchers are valid in the canteens :mrgreen::mrgreen: Highly doubt it though, and it's dirt cheap as it is anyway!

No specific coupon. Any active promo code being offered by Expedia (or other booking site) at the time of your booking should work. EDIT: I just looked up my travel records - the best price I've gotten on it was through cheaptickets.com (owned by Expedia), because CheapTickets seems to always...

+1 to the Transit Hotel, I also use it quite often. The last time I was there, I was allocated a room overlooking an apron, with an SQ A380 parked in front of my window all night :cool: I've found that you can get a cheaper rate by booking it through Expedia (etc) and using a coupon ;) At first...

I'm a lacto-ovo vegetarian, and I get very annoyed when I order a lacto-ovo meal but it's just the same as the vegan option, because I actually love my eggs and dairy based foods :mad:

I'm also taking a (one-week) vacation in July - heading for Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, out of semi-necessity, as I'm attending my friends' wedding in KL. I wouldn't normally choose to head that way in July because I really don't like humidity! This is the second destination wedding in a row...

July 25 // JMEL // SQ // MEL // SilverKris J // 21:30 // +1 // Will also try new NZ J lounge if open, can +1 there too July 27 // JMEL // SQ // SIN // KrisFlyer Gold T2 // 18:45 // +1 // Flight time July 30 //JMEL // SQ // KUL // SilverKris J // 20:40 // +1 // Flight time July 30 // JMEL // SQ...

I have been using this one - made by a Hong Kong-based design shop, but they do ship internationally: https://www.doma.com.hk/collections/gadgets/products/usb-universal-travel-adaptor It was first recommended to me by my uncle, who is an even more frequent traveller than me. Brilliant design...

I see a few options, but the problem is, they might not earn very many points from these tickets at all (see my comments at the bottom of this post!). --- (1) Cathay (CX) Asia Miles plus Velocity. CX because: -Can earn for the Qantas flights, obviously -Lufthansa (LH) has just signed on as a...

I like this thread! :cool: This boozy mac n cheese recipe (cider, diced apples, vintage cheddar) is one of my favourites and is always extremely popular with my guests. Autumn/winter comfort food at its finest! For best effect, make sure to use a dry cider and a sharp vintage cheddar - the...

Iced vovo biscuits and lamingtons, maybe? Although I suppose lamingtons may get squished on a long journey :D Personally, I like to pick up some of the latest limited edition Tim Tams for the Americans, which they really appreciate, as they can only get the plain ones. (That said...some of the...

I saw the Northern Lights on a flight from ORD to ICN early last December, while the plane was above Alaska. Unfortunately didn't take my fancy camera on that trip, so I couldn't get any good photos. Completely ruined my plans to sleep through the whole flight, but the experience was worth...

For arthritis relief there are usually some decent oils available over the counter at Chinese pharmacies. Ask for "dit da jow" (general name for that category of oils, not a particular brand). However, for the most effective relief, people usually prefer make an appointment with a Chinese...

Here's the photo as promised! I've tossed out the boxes for some of the items, but they really just look the same as the containers. From L to R: (1) The relieving spray for mouth ulcers/pain. I just love the handy nozzle design to reach the deepest corners of your mouth, haha. In Cantonese...

I totally forgot to add to my above post: if you're "brave" enough to venture into a traditional Chinese pharmac_ (NOT a western-style one like Watsons or Manning), you can get some wonderful items off the shelf which are far more effective than most things you could get in Australia. For...