Tag: Pacific Rim 2015-2016
On my first morning in New Zealand, I woke up to find a bright city, with clear, breezy skies following the storms the night before. I had no specific …
My roundabout journey from San Francisco to New Zealand was nearly complete. All I had left was a flight back across much of the Pacific from Kuala Lumpur to …
In December 2015 – January 2016, I embarked on an epic trip around much of the Pacific Rim. I started in San Francisco, then went to Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand, …
After traveling all the way around the Pacific Rim from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur to New Zealand and back via Osaka, it …
Before my flight from Osaka to Los Angeles on Japan Airlines, I visited the JAL Sakura Lounge at Osaka Kansai airport. The lounge wasn’t the easiest to find, since it’s …
My flight from Hong Kong landed in Osaka around 7pm. Due to some clever scheduling, I would have about 23 hours for a layover in Japan. First, I needed to …
After a few days in Hong Kong, it was time to begin the final portion of my journey home. Thanks to my generous US Airways award routing, I was …
After visiting Cathay Pacific’s The Cabin lounge in Hong Kong, I moved on to The Bridge, which is a much larger business class lounge that has been recently remodeled. …
Cathay Pacific has several lounges in their home base at Hong Kong International Airport, each being slightly different, yet still maintaining the same design elements. On my last trip …
Just like any major world city these days, you can find some decent craft beer in Hong Kong. While the quality doesn’t rival that of Japan just yet, there …
For most of my stay in Hong Kong, I stayed at a hotel called the Grand City Hotel. Located just a couple of blocks from the Sai Ying Pun …
Jonathan Sacks Last updated: March 18, 2023 Art & Architecture, Asia, Culture, Day Trips & Tours, Food, Food & Drink, History, Hong Kong, Macau, Travel Guides Although there are plenty of things to do in Hong Kong, there’s an entirely different experience to be had in Macau, which is just an hour or so away …
On my first day in Hong Kong, I visited the famed Tim Ho Wan dim sum restaurant. That wasn’t the only dim sum I had when I was in …
I got a late start on my second day in Hong Kong, since I had to do some work. I tried to go to a clay pot restaurant near …
After eating as much dim sum as possible at Tim Ho Wan, I headed back toward the area I was staying in. I needed to switch hotels because I …
My first day in Hong Kong was a rainy one. With the weather looking to be better for the other days, I decided to make it an indoor day, …
After my last layover in Kuala Lumpur, and a visit to the Golden Regional Lounge, it was time to fly to Hong Kong. I flew on Malaysia Airlines in …
With my 2nd layover in Kuala Lumpur complete, I was now off to Hong Kong on Malaysia Airlines on a business class award ticket. I was on autopilot on …
On my way back from New Zealand, I had another layover of almost 24 hours, just as I had on my way there. You can read all about my …
On my first overnight layover in Kuala Lumpur, I stayed at the Aloft Kuala Lumpur. While it was nice enough, I like checking out new hotels, so on my second …
