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Airline Review: Korean Air – Business Class (Airbus 380-800 with Lie Flat Seats): Seoul – Los Angeles (KE 17)

Flight:  Korean Air KE 17 from Seoul to Los Angeles Duration: 11 hours Aircraft: A388(Airbus 380-800) Class: Business (Prestige Class) Seat: 12E(Middle row aisle seat) Seat Specification: Flat Bed, Seat pitch: 74 “. Seat width: 21.6 “ Korean Air flies 3 different types of configuration between Seoul and Los Angeles though Airbus 380 seems to be the primary one. I have flown Boeing 747-800 and Boeing 777-300ER on this route both of which feature my favorite Apex Suites. However, on this flight it was sadly the Airbus 380 with the upper deck featuring all business class seats in 2 x …

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Airline Review: Korean Air – Business Class (Boeing 777-300 with Lie Flat Seats): Bangkok – Seoul (KE 652)

Flight:  Korean Air KE 652 from Bangkok to Seoul Duration: 5 hours 22 minutes Equipment: B773(Boeing 777-300) Class: Business Seat: 12H(Aisle) Seat Specification: Seat pitch: 74″, Seat width: 21″, Bed length: 6′ Korean Air flies multiple versions of Boeing 777-300 in its routes and the business class seating can range from 2-2-2 full-flat Apex Suites to 2-2-2 Angled-flat seats. I have flown both versions before and was glad to experience the Apex Suites again. Apex Suites are my favorite type of business class seats right behind Qatar Qsuites (and now the Starlux Suites). Even though these seats don’t have doors, they …

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Airline Review: Starlux Airlines – Business Class (Airbus 350-900 with Suites) : San Francisco – Taipei (JX 11)

Flight:  Starlux Airlines JX 11 from San Francisco to Taipei Duration: 13 hours 30 minutes Aircraft: A359(Airbus 350-900) Class: Business Seat: 2K(Window) Seat Specification: True Flat Bed, Suites. Seat width: 19.6″, Bed length: 6’7″ Starlux is the 3rd Taiwan based carrier that flies to the USA (although it only flies to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle as of now). Starlux flies A350-900 for its USA routes and they feature 26 Collins Aerospace designed suites in 1 x 2 x 1 format. There is no separate first class but the 4 seats in first row are much larger with higher …

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Airline Review: LATAM – Business Class (Boeing 787-8 with Lie Flat Seats) : Santiago – Los Angeles(LA 602)

Flight:  LATAM LA 602 from Santiago to Los Angeles Duration:  10 hours  45 minutes Equipment: B788 (Boeing 787-8) Class: Business Seat: 4D-4H(Aisle) Seat Specification: Lie Flat, Seat pitch: 75″, Seat width: 23″ LATAM flies Boeing 787-8 between Santiago and Los Angeles which unfortunately lacks the new business class product (with 1-2-1 configuration) and instead has the old 2-2-2 seat configuration in Business Class. Since we were flying together, I selected the middle rows and both of us had direct access to aisle. The cabin feels very open and the 2 rows in the forward cabin and 2 rows in rear cabin …

Destination Trip Reports South America

March 2024: Buenos Aires, Argentina Trip Report

MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer:  This review is very light on photos. My phone was snatched from my hand in Santiago, Chile at the end of the trip and since I did not backup my photos to cloud, I lost majority of the photos taken during this trip. Only photos that my wife took with her phone made it to the trip report.  Day 1: We were staying at the Buenos Aires Marriott Hotel which was only a 2 minute walk from one of the iconic Buenos Aires landmark, the Obelisk. We decided to walk from our hotel to Mercado Central, a great …

Destination Trip Reports South America

March 2024: El Calafate, Argentina – Visiting Perito Moreno Glacier

Day 1: We spent 2 days in Argentinian Patagonia in the town of El Calafate. We took the 3 hours 20 minutes flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate Airport and arrived early in the morning. After picking up our rental car from the airport, we checked in at our hotel Mirador del Lago and were soon on our way to the main attraction of this trip, the Perito Moreno Glacier. The drive from El Calafate town to Perito Moreno takes about 1.5 hours and some portion of the trip is quite scenic where you can see the beautiful blue …

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March 2024: Iguazu Falls, Argentina Trip Report

Day 1: We walked from our hotel (Panoramic Grand) to Puerto Iguazu bus station and took Rio Uruguay bus to the entrance of the Argentina side of Iguazu Falls. Again the fares are cash only, no credit cards accepted at the bus station. After paying for the entrance tickets (credit cards accepted here), we entered the park. If you are visiting 2 consecutive days, you should save the ticket stubs as the 2nd day is 50% off. There are 3 main hiking routes on the Argentina side of the falls – the Lower circuit, the Upper circuit, the Green trail. …

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March 2024: Iguazu Falls, Brazil Trip Report

We were staying at Panoramic Grand Hotel in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina. There are multiple options to visit Iguazu Falls on the Brazil side from Puerto Iguazu. One can take a cab (or a private transfer service) directly to the Iguazu Falls entrance or take a bus from Puerto Iguazu bus station. The hotel was about 10 minutes walk to the Puerto Iguazu Bus station. After arriving at the bus station we purchased a round trip ticket on Rio Uruguay Bus to Iguazu Falls, Brazil. The fares are cash only, no credit cards accepted at the bus station. The bus requires …

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Airline Review: Aeromexico – Business Class (Boeing 787-9 with Lie Flat Seats) : Mexico City – Buenos Aires(AM 30)

Flight:  Aeromexico AM 30 from Mexico City to Buenos Aires Duration:  8 hours 45 minutes Equipment: B789(Boeing 787-9) Class: Business Seat: 1D-1F (Aisle) Seat Specification: Lie Flat, Seat pitch: 60″, Seat width: 20″ MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer:  This review uses a few stock photos along with photos taken by other bloggers. My phone was snatched from my hand in Santiago, Chile at the end of the trip and since I did not backup my photos to cloud, I lost majority of the photos taken during this trip. Only photos that my wife took with her phone made it to the review. Any photos …

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March 2024: Argentina & Chile Trip – Introduction

This was our first trip in South America continent. We have covered all continents (except Antarctica and South America) and had plans to make it to Argentina in March 2020 and we know what happened there!!   The trip will have following reviews: Airline Review: Aeromexico Business Class from Mexico City to Buenos Aires Trip Report: Iguazu Falls, Brazil Trip Report: Iguazu Falls, Argentina Trip Report: El Calafate, Argentina for Perito Moreno Glacier Trip Report: 2 days in Buenos Aires, Argentina Airline Review: LATAM business class from Santiago to Los Angeles Total Cost: Airfare: $132  for 2 round-trip coach tickets …

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Airline Review: United Airlines – Business Class (Boeing 787-9 with Lie Flat Seats and Open Suites) : London – Denver (UA 26)

Flight:  United Airlines UA 26 from London Heathrow to Denver Duration: 9 hours 5 minutes Equipment: B789(Boeing 787-9) Class: Business Seat: 9A(Window) Seat Specification: Open Suites, Bed length: 6’6″, Seat width: 20″ This was my first time flying United Business Class on a Boeing 787. I have flown this carrier’s business class on a Boeing 747-400 Upper deck (my first business class ever!!), Boeing 747-400 Lower deck (with 2 x 4 x 2 seat layout!!), Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 777-300. United Polaris Business class are one of my top 5 Business class seats I have experienced of all the airlines I …

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Airline Review: Thai Airways – Business Class (Boeing 777-300ER with Lie Flat Seats) : Bangkok – London (TG 910)

Flight: Thai Airways TG 910 from Bangkok to London Heathrow Duration: 13 hours 15 minutes Equipment: B77Y(Boeing 777-300ER) Class: Business Seat: 11A(Window seat with arm-rest facing aisle) Seat Specification: Lie Flat Seats, Seat pitch: 87″, Seat width: 20 ” Thai Airways is known for having a wide variety of aircraft types and configurations on its fleet and sometimes you are not sure what type of seat layout you are going to get. I have flown Thai Airways 777-300ER long-haul once before and short haul several times. This particular flight was the best Thai Airways experience ever (mainly because of amazing catering!!). …

Asia Destination Trip Reports

November 2023: Neil Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Trip Report

Day 1: We stayed just 1 day at the Neil Island (now renamed Shaheed Dweep). This island is much less tourist oriented compared to Havelock Island. After arriving late morning on a ferry ride from Havelock, we were driven by our transfer service to the resort (Seashell Samssara Neil Island). We only had the afternoon for sightseeing on the island and our first stop was Bharatpur Beach. It was low tide time and you could walk on knee deep water for close to 1/2 mile from the shore. Next stop was Laxmanpur Beach #2 that has the popular attraction, “Natural …

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November 2023: Havelock Island, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Trip Report

Day 1: We started early in the morning from Port Blair to travel to Havelock Island on Makruzz Ferry. The journey takes about 1.5 hours and the ocean was not choppy so went by pretty quickly. I had already arranged private transport so the driver was waiting for us at the Havelock Ferry terminal and drove us to our resort (Tilar Siro Andamans, CGH Earth) where we were staying for 2 nights. We arrived around 10 AM and spent a couple of hours walking along the resort’s private beach. In the afternoon we had our driver take us to Radhanagar …

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November 2023: Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Trip Report

Day 1: Port Blair is the main island of the Andamans and your main point of entry and exit for all flights. We arrived at Veer Savarkar Airport just before noon and had our transport waiting to take us to our hotel (Lemon Tree Hotel Port Blair). The hotel is right outside the airport so pretty soon after checking-in we were ready for sightseeing. Our first stop was Corbyns Cove Beach. Its just 8 km from the airport on the south eastern part of the island. The beach had calm waters surrounded by beautiful greenery from 3 sides. The beach …

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Hotel Review – Sinclairs Bayview Port Blair

Sinclairs Bayview Port Blair MQ74+H7V, Corbyns Cove Rd, South Point, Shadipur, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744106, India Sinclairs Bayview is a beach-front hotel in Port Blair only 2.5 km from Cellular Jail (biggest attraction in the island). The hotel does not have a beach but more than makes up with the amazing you get from quite a few of the rooms. The hotel has a nice on-property restaurant “The Bayview” where we had both dinner and a huge buffet breakfast.   There are not any dining options nearby other than the on-property restaurant “The Bayview”. We had a …

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Hotel Review – Seashell Samssara, Neil

Seashell Samssara, Neil Neil Island, Beach, opposite Helipad, Lakshmanpur, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744104, India Seashell is probably the most renowned chain in the Andaman Islands. They have properties in Port Blair, Havelock Island and Neil Island. In Neil Island they have 2 properties, Seashell Neil and Seashell Samssara Neil. Based on photos and reviews, I had picked the latter and was quite pleased with the choice. The hotel has its own private beach but its a bit rocky and not at all suitable for swimming. Our rate included complimentary breakfast for all guests but since the dining options were …

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Hotel Review – Tilar Siro, Andamans – CGH Earth

Tilar Siro, Andamans – CGH Earth Beach No. 5, Vijay Nagar Swaraj Dweep (Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands) 744211, India Havelock Island is probably the most picturesque of all the Andaman Islands and has the most number of resorts. I wanted to splurge on this stay and after careful consideration chose Tilar Siro. This property is located closer to Vijay Nagar Beach on the east side of Havelock Island (renamed as Swaraj Dweep). The property has its own semi-private beach and another much larger beach next to it. Lush green scenery, amazing service, and well maintained property are just …

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Hotel Review – Lemon Tree Hotel, Port Blair

Lemon Tree Hotel, Port Blair Opposite Airport Exit Gate, Lamba Line, Junglee Ghat, Port Blair – 744103, India Lemon Tree Hotel, Port Blair is located right next to Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair, Andaman Islands. The hotel provides transportation to and from the airport (not hard to do when you are right outside the airport gate). I stayed for 1 night at the hotel on arrival at Port Blair. Cash rate was USD $100/night. Since I booked the room for 3 travelers (me and my parents), the hotel provided a complimentary roll-away bed for the additional guest. In …

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Airline Review: China Airlines – Business Class (Airbus A330-300 Business Class with Recliner Seats) : Taipei – Bangkok (CI 833)

Flight:  China Airlines CI 833 from Taipei to Bangkok Duration: 3 hours 45 minutes Aircraft: A333(Airbus 333-300) Class: Business Seat: 2K (Middle row) Seat Specification: Recliner Seat, Seat pitch: 63.0 “. Seat width: 20 ” I flew on the Airbus A330-300 (A333) aircraft from Taipei to Bangkok by China Airlines. The business class cabin had 6 rows of recliner seats in 2 x 2 x 2 configuration. Service began with a pre-departure beverage of fruit juice and was handed menu for the flight. After lunch I tried to take a nap by increasing the recline of the seat and was …