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Monthly Archives: July 2019
- Panama San Blas Islands & Panama San Blas Tour – Paradise in the Caribbean
  
  Posted at 3:23 pm by TTOTY, on July 27, 2019
  
  Finally, my last piece from my American trip. I got to admit I was kind of hesitant with this trip right up to the time I was in Austin.
  
  First, I had read mixed reviews of San Blas Islands – from lousy tour companies to dirty beaches. Secondly, the journey to Port of Carti that can be quite challenging but most importantly, weather forecast on the day of our trip don’t seem favourable. I had the option of free cancellation up to 24 hours before my trip and after much deliberation, I decided to stick with it (and I did not regret that decision).
  
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  Posted in Others | 0 Comments | Tagged Guna Yala, Panama, San Blas, San Blas Panama Tour
- Panama – my experience
  
  Posted at 11:06 am by TTOTY, on July 26, 2019
  
  Far from being an adventurous person, I was initially doubtful if my choice of Panama was suitable. After some reading and first-hand experience from my patient (who was relocating to Panama), I felt that it should be fun and I did not regret choosing Panama for a visit.
  
  Panama is a large country and with only 6 days, I could only limit myself to within Panama City and the Canal Zone area.
  
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  Posted in Others | 0 Comments | Tagged Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co., Casco Viejo, Colon, Gamboa, Latin America, Miraflores, Miraflores Locks, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama City, Panama Viejo, San Blas, Uber
- Austin ATX Pass and Houston Segway Tour
  
  Posted at 10:29 am by TTOTY, on July 25, 2019
  
  If you have at least 3 days in Austin and would like to explore this Texan city, look no further than the ATX pass.
  
  At $95 per person, this pass came with a host of activities suitable for all ages. Although there are many activities included, chances are you will not be able to do everything hence it is good to sit down and plan your itineraries (depending on the time and location of the activity).
  
  The ATX pass is valid for 3 days hence it will be worthwhile if you have at least 4 days to spend in Austin.
  
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  Posted in Others | 0 Comments | Tagged America, ATX Pass, Austin, Houston, Nations Tours, Segway, Texas, USA
- SQ 637 Suites (NRT-SIN)
  
  Posted at 11:12 am by TTOTY, on July 24, 2019
  
  Here are pictures from my friend CAP who recently flew back on SQ 637 from Narita to Singapore. Just like Osaka, Singapore Airlines recently introduced seasonal flight on A380 to and from Narita Airport. They used to fly the A380 on SQ11/SQ12 to Los Angeles (which has since been swapped to a Boeing 777-300ER).
  
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  Posted in First Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Award travel, Japan, Kyo Kaiseiki, Narita, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, SQ637, Suites, Tokyo
- Intercontinental New York Barclay – an old gem in the Big Apple
  
  Posted at 10:59 am by TTOTY, on July 24, 2019
  
  At almost 100 years old, this old hotel built by the Vanderbilt family near the Grand Central Terminal still looks elegant and classy well into the 21^st century.
  
  How does it fair in the modern New York?
  
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  Posted in Hotels, North America | 0 Comments | Tagged Ambassador, Club Intercontinental, Grand Central Terminal, IHG, Intercontinental, Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York, Park Avenue
- Crowne Plaza JFK, New York
  
  Posted at 11:58 am by TTOTY, on July 17, 2019
  
  After my previous stays in Crowne Plaza LAX and Crowne Plaza EWR, I was not having much expectation from this hotel. Afterall, it is just for me to stay for a night after arriving from Panama at 1230am!
  
  Despite being the first to disembark and the had an all clear from the arrival machine, it took us more than 1 hour waiting to clear the CBP checkpoint!
  
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  Posted in Hotels, North America | 0 Comments | Tagged Crowne Plaza, IHG, JFK, New York
- Changi Jewel Lounge
  
  Posted at 2:32 pm by TTOTY, on July 15, 2019
  
  Review by CHC
  
  I had the chance to use this lounge on my way up to Bangkok for a weekend conference and was glad to have the opportunity to use my Priority Pass to access it, as this was just recently opened to Priority Pass users.
  
  The Changi Lounge at Jewel is a very welcome addition to the lounge offerings at Changi Airport, and will especially be of delight to traveler’s departing from Terminal 1 but who wants to have some time landside in Jewel (or has a companion who wants to explore Jewel but him/herself having no interest to do so). For my international readers, please do spend some time exploring the iconic structure before resting your feet in the lounge!
  
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  Posted in Lounges | 0 Comments | Tagged Changi Airport, Jewel, Lounge, Priority Pass, Singapore
- Delta One & Korean Air Business Class
  
  Posted at 5:47 pm by TTOTY, on July 13, 2019
  
  Another friend recently made his maiden flight on Premium Class and what better way to do it on a Transpacific flight.
  
  He was in San Diego for a conference and he managed to try the famed Delta One Business Class Suite (on the Narita to Seattle Segment) which was operated on their new A350-900.
  
  On the way back, he was on a Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER with a very outdated 2-3-2 shell seat (oh, they still have such seats in Business Class nowadays?!)
  
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  Posted in Business Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Business Class, Delta, Delta Airlines, Delta One, Incheon, Korean Air, Narita, Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo
- UA 2 & UA 1 Economy Class (SIN-SFO-SIN) in pictures
  
  Posted at 5:16 pm by TTOTY, on July 13, 2019
  
  It has been a busy week and I have not been able to continue – decided to take a bit of a break from my recent trip reviews and to post this from a friend’s recent trip.
  
  A friend recently flew on UA 2 which is the direct competitor of SQ 34. Other than the fact that it is a direct flight and she was given the Economy Plus seat (at no extra charge), the rest of the flight was pretty forgettable. The best (or the worst) part was the “service with a snarl”.
  
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  Posted in Economy Class, Flights | 0 Comments | Tagged Changi Airport, San Francisco, Singapore, United Airlines
- The Westin Playa Bonita
  
  Posted at 1:11 pm by TTOTY, on July 5, 2019
  
  Playa Bonita is a seaside area just 20 minutes from Panama City. Located at the coast of Pacific Ocean, Playa Bonita is not far off from the entrance of the Panama Canal (Pacific side) and Bridge of the Americas.
  
  Being a seaside resort, this place is popular with tourists. It is not far from Panama City and easy to get there (driving or Uber) yet without the city noise and congestion.
  
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  Posted in Central America, Hotels | 0 Comments | Tagged Panama, Panama Canal, Panama City, Playa Bonita, Westin
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