hong kong

a bowl of soup with vegetables and meat on a tray
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A Layover in Hong Kong and a Quick Flight to Singapore

After spending over 18 hours on American Airlines’ longest flight from Dallas / Ft. Worth to Hong Kong, I was quite ready to stretch my legs and move around.  We got to Hong Kong immigration after about five minutes and had about a ten minute wait to clear immigration. Outside of immigration, we went by…

an airplane at an airport
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Review: American Business Class Dallas / Ft Worth to Hong Kong

I arrived in Los Angeles from my very nice trans-continental flight from New York on the new American A321T and hurried a few gates down where my flight to Dallas was already boarding.  I was the last first class passenger to board, so I took my seat and had a glass of water.  At that…

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A Weekend in Southeast Asia: Introduction

Last December, there was an interesting airfare to Singapore from Toronto with American Airlines.  The base fare was low enough to grab my attention, as it included the newish, long segments from Dallas / Ft. Worth (DFW) to Hong Kong on the new B777-300ER.  I had several newly acquired American eVIP, system wide upgrades burning a hole…

a boat in the water with a city in the background
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A Weekend in Hong Kong – Ten Highlights

Since my first time to Hong Kong during grad school back in 2009, I’ve referred to Hong Kong as my favorite city in the World.  After a third trip back, I still think it’s my favorite city anywhere.  There’s just so much that this metropolis has to offer.   From the markets to the vistas…

a group of tall buildings at night
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Six Initial Thoughts on My Trip Around the World

After two weeks and just under 22,000 miles of travel around the world, I’m finally getting acclimated to the real world after arriving back in Washington from Tokyo last week. I’d initially planned to publish trip reports as I went on this trip, but after a pretty intense first few days of Oktoberfest in Munich, that whole…

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DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Cathay Pacific “The Wing” Business Class Lounge – Hong Kong

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…

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DC to Dubai and Tokyo via… Santiago? Review: Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class – Tokyo-Narita to Hong Kong

Introduction Planning TAM Economy Class New York JFK – Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Santiago LAN Economy Class Santiago – Sao Paulo TAM Economy Class Sao Paulo – New York JFK United BusinessFirst Denver to Tokyo Seattle (Emergency Landing) United BusinessFirst on the 787 Seattle to Tokyo Cathay Pacific Regional Business Class Tokyo Narita – Hong…