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During our last trip to Bali we were with our 1 year old son, this time, he was back with family, so we wanted to make the most of the club drinks this time around! Drinks were back up at the top of the hill (everything via buggy, or walk on a small suspension bridge) and canapes were provided...

I write my view of this hotel in comparison to my stay at the Intercontinental Bali, over the Christmas break, both because they are close by date and location wise, and the manager of this hotel was the manager of the Bali hotel before! If you don't read any further then i could summarise...

Off to Koh Samui we went today, starting with FY3608 ex-SZB. The appeal of SZB of KUL for many is the "city airport" feel, and reduced time required, however it can take 20 minutes, or an hour to get there (traffic dependent), i dont see a lot of value in that regard. Having spend many an...

Greetings all AFFers, I've decided that this year i will look to make the most of my ever accumulating points, and document some of the rewards. I am doing this because my son is coming up to 2 years old in November, so i'll take advantage of the Infant fares while i can! The first trip...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ The awesomeness i thought would eventuate didnt, and that many miles and flights in 17 days was probably the contributing factor. Would be nice to fly to more new places! Maybe AA do have hope after all...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ A quick dash to the gate as we get on our final long flight, and I am not overly looking forward to another 7ish hours on an old A330. Enter plane, lo and behold there’s a last minute equipment change, it’s...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #8 – SYD-AKL-SYD-SIN-KUL Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness QF149 B738 ZK-ZQB 5.8 Years old QF F 6.0/10 QF140 B738 ZK-ZQG 4 Years old QF F 6.5/10 QF81 A333 VH-QPA 11.6 Years...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #7 – SEA-PHX-LAX-SYD Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness AA500 A320 N669AW 13.1 Years old - Belt is struggling 5.0/10 AA509 A319 N834AW 10.7 Year old - 5.0/10 QF12 A388 VH-OEG...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ apologies for the late reply, my colleague had a passport he has previously used, however had a new ESTA, and was told he could not use the machine - however he suspects the person telling him was overwhelmed...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #6 – AUS-DFW-SEA Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness AA383 B738 N865NN 4.4 Years old Admirals Not looking good! 4.0/10 AA2259 B738 N952NN 1 Year old Admirals Gate D 4.5/10...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #5 – DFW-AUS Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness AA1080 MD80 N403A 29.3 Years old AA Admirals Gate D Unknown 2/10 For the first time coming into the US i used the...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #4 – NRT-DFW Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness AA176 B772 N782AN 15.2 Years old JL F Predicting equalisation 4.5/10 Having never been to NRT before, I had visions of it being...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #3 – HKG-NRT Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness CX524 A333 B-HNG 17.2 Years old The Wing F Feeling bloated, this cant be good 5/10 It was a bit of a hike to the Wing, in...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ I have never been able to find anywhere online to book a circle fare - maybe the ruleset is too great to code in the logic? *A have one, just not OW. Can book through any carrier or TA though, very straight...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ (More #2 photos - the menu)

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #2 – KUL-HKG Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness CX724 A333 B-HLP 13.8 Years old - Unsure, but it sure hasn’t gone down! 7.5/10 I booked myself into the quieter section of the...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ Update #1 - KUL Flight # Aircraft Lounge Weight Overall Awesomeness - AMG A45 0.6 Year(s) old CX J/F Baseline (As good as it gets!) 6/10 And we're off! A short dash from home to the office, then...

Re: TR: Awesome OW Circle Pacifc KUL/HKG/NRT/DFW/AUS/DFW/SEA/PHX/LAX/SYD/AKL/SYD/SIN/ In and out unfortunately - lunch straight off the 31 hour flight.. Then dinner, then lunch, then flying again. Not sure of the destinations for any of it though - maybe i'll get lunch and end up there!

Greetings to all fellow FF'ers, Having read many a trip report over the past few years I thought it only fair for me to contribute back to those like me who voyeuristically enjoy reading and seeing the adventures of others, and what better way to do this than via this trip - taking advantage...

You actually will get 200 status credits for SYD/MEL/SIN/KUL when flying business max - although the SYD/MEL and SIN/KUL are Y, you actually get it considered as J and get 20 credits per sector. I do this return flight 6+ times a year - is painful on the way back (I.e. 6 hours in the airport...