A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
This flight happened only because the only SQ Saver redemption I was able to find not far from Auckland was Melbourne – and that I was able to cover the cost of my ticket with my Air New Zealand credits from my cancelled ticket one year ago.
Continue reading “[Flight Review] Air New Zealand NZ127 Auckland to Melbourne (Business Premier)”
Super giddy to try this even if its not The Apartments!
Continue reading “[Flight Review] EY405 Bangkok to Abu Dhabi (First)”
This trip was planned 7 months ago due to my lingering regrets over my stillborn Etihad Apartments trip which was supposed to happen in 2020 until COVID killed it (I never got over it!). Then came along my re-planned Auckland trip which was also cancelled last year – I was redeeming my SQ Advantage ticket and randomly picked Bangkok as an additional trip since it cost the same amount of miles anyway.
I was scheduled to arrive in Abu Dhabi on 27 Feb 2026, spend 2 days in the city, then depart on 02 March 2026 early morning flight. And I guess we all know how the trip turned out.
I am super thankful to Etihad for putting me on a repatriation flight after an extra 2 nights during these crazy times and felt like I needed to document my experience, even the ones I managed to experience as a contrast to how fast things spiralled into madness.
Continue reading “[Trip Planning] Etihad ‘E’dventure 2026”
Cathay Crusade 2025
This was my third CX lounge for this trip and excited to check it off – same same but different? I didn’t know it at that time but this became a god send when I had to spend 5hours waiting out my flight which was eventually cancelled (more on my experience in a separate post).
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Shanghai Pudong International Airport”
Cathay Crusade 2025
I was super excited that this opened after a 5-year closure from April 2020 and opened just in time for my hopping through HKIA! I stalked a fancy review of this lounge here prior heh.
Continue reading “[Cathay Crusade] [Lounge Review] The Bridge Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport”Cathay Crusade 2025
This was my first time accessing this spot after staring wistfully at it whenever I pass through T4 airside!
Continue reading “[Cathay Crusade 2025] [Lounge Review] Cathay Pacific Lounge, Singapore Changi Airport”
I’ve decided to bundle this trip into a trip report after all – the trip which I randomly booked wayyy ahead due to a previous Amex offer on Cathay Pacific for $100 off any $500 spend. And this is how I’m going on this 3N fun hop for only $400+ on economy.
Continue reading “[Trip Planning] Cathay Crusade 2025”
Qatar Quest 2025
All good things must come to an end. Sigh.
I couldn’t wait to board this flight after the rather mediorce experience at the lounge. Especially when they will be serving caviar yay!
Continue reading “[Flight Review] Qatar Airways QR942 Doha DOH to Singapore SIN – Qsuites”
This is the most pedestrian of my Qatar Business Class Lounges this trip and thank goodness for my OWS as I was coming back on a Business Lite fare (website). But its not bad by any means and certainly better than some I’ve gone to.
Continue reading “[Lounge Review] Qatar Airways Platinum & Gold Lounge North, Hamed International Airport”
Qatar Quest 2025
After the very non-memorable Primeclass Lounge, I couldn’t wait to experience Qsuite again, and in addition, head towards my hotel checklist for this trip!
Continue reading “[Flight Review] Qatar Airways QR094 Zurich ZRH to Doha DOH – Qsuites”