The one hotel that I recommend family and friends to try at least once is The Hotel Indigo Katong, located about 8km from the city centre. The Indigo chain from IHG is their fun brand usually located in an area…
The Priority Pass lounge at Noi Bai Airport Hanoi can be found just after clearing customs at the top of the escalator. When we visited it was not crowded, had great food options and friendly staff. Priority Pass is one…
One reason I keep coming back to Singapore is the food and particularly the food in the hawker centres. I love it because within each hawker centre there are individual craftsman who have been passing on recipes over generations. What…
The Qantas American Express Ultimate Card has been my default spending card for accruing Qantas points. Points accruals are uncapped which means no matter how much you spend valuable frequent flyer points are being accrued. Because it also supports both…
Westpac Altitude Black Awards is the third credit card in my kit bag. It’s a Mastercard, which means it can be used at places where Amex is declined. The Cornerstone Credit Card I like to separate my international travel and…
Sometimes it’s better to pay for flights to a major airline hub and then use Qantas points to get into first class for the long haul. One of my favourite starting hubs is Hong Kong. While we all accept there…
Since the demise of US Airways, the free stopover on a points ticket has all but disappeared. However, there are still a few hacks that you can do. When travelling on a premium ticket there is nothing as wasteful as…
One of the biggest fears of travelling on points (particularly without any status) is that you may be regarded as a second-class citizen and could get downgraded from business class to premium economy. Even worse, you may be relegated to…
The walk from Wolli Creek Station to Sydney International Airport is surprisingly pleasant (unlike the $14.87 per person access fee at the Airport station). It’s also pretty easy. According to Google Maps, it’s a 2.7 km walk that will take…