Monthly Archives: May 2012

Asia, the Long Way: Turkish Business Class Tokyo to Istanbul

I left the United lounge shortly before the revised, scheduled boarding time.  The flight status TVs throughout the lounge had out of order signs next to them (despite being on) that didn’t exactly inspire my confidence.  Our departure was a … Continue reading

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Asia, the Long Way: United Club Tokyo Narita

Because of my short redeye into Tokyo, I actually wound up going to bed early and somehow managed to wake up after sleeping about 8 hours.  This left me with a few hours to kill in my hotel room, eating … Continue reading

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Asia, the Long Way: Hilton Tokyo Narita

For my stay in Tokyo, I chose to stay at the airport.  While the first part of my plan (checking in early to freshen up) did not go quite as expected, it was convenient for the second half of my … Continue reading

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Tokyo

Bleary-eyed from my redeye, I dropped off my bags at my hotel and then wandered into downtown Tokyo.

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Asia, the Long Way: Thai Business Class Bangkok to Tokyo

For my hop to Tokyo, I selected the Thai-operated redeye. Having relaxed in the Thai business class lounge until 45 minutes before departure, I decided to head to my gate.  Boarding didn’t start until around 25 minutes before departure, leaving … Continue reading

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Bangkok

For reasons that weren’t clear to me when I was wandering around (and even now), Times Square is to be found in Sukhumvit Bangkok as well.

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Asia, the Long Way: Aloft Bangkok

For my night in Bangkok, I chose the Aloft in Sukhumvit. Overall, my room felt like a cookie-cutter replica of my previous Aloft stay last summer.

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Asia, the Long Way: Swiss Business Class Zürich to Bangkok

Zürich Airport has a terrific aircraft observation deck prior to the main security checkpoints.  (Since it seems the emergency exits for it dump out onto the tarmac, the area has its own screening checkpoint.)  As I had some time to … Continue reading

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