I exit The Okura Hotel at 12h00 and walk the short distance to the metro station – not quite ten minutes away from the hotel. […]
New Airline Reviews
KLM Cityhopper, Econony Class – Embraer 195 E2: Basel to Amsterdam
With the beginning of the winter schedule of 2025, KLM has finally introduced regular service with the E2 on its Basel route. They had intended […]
TAP Air Portugal, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Lisbon to Zürich
Introduction I’m finally on my way home. After this trip I’ll actually have a few days without travel, which feels like quite the luxury right […]
TAP Air Portugal, Business Class – Airbus A 320 NEO: Madrid to Lisbon
Introduction I spend a lovely weekend in Madrid. It’s just such a nice city to be in, especially now that the season has started to […]
Qatar Airways, Business Class – Airbus A 350-900: Doha to Zürich
Transfer in Doha I’ve just been ejected from fast track security and find myself airside at Hamad International Airport. My first thought as I come […]
Qatar Airways, First Class – Airbus A 320: Sharjah to Doha
Introduction At 03h35, I get a call from reception to let me know that my car to the airport has arrived. Shortly after, there’s a […]
SWISS, Business Class – Airbus A 330-300: Zürich to Dubai
Introduction The friendly young man has asked me to stay in the line to answer a few questions about my ITA Airways customer care service […]
Edelweiss Air, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Larnaca to Zürich
Introduction Today I’m on my way back home. It’s another fine morning in Nicosia. Back home, the temperature has dipped to fifteen degrees Celsius and, […]
Aegean Airlines, Business Class – Airbus A 321 NEO: Athens to Larnaca
Transfer in Athens I just landed in Athens on a SWISS flight from Zürich. Being an intra-Schengen service, the flight from Zürich terminated on the […]
Hotel Reviews
The Hilton Budapest Hotel
In Budapest I’m staying at the legendary Budapest Hilton up on the hill by the Fisherman’s Bastion, overlooking parliament on the other side of the […]
KLM, Business Class – Airbus A 321 NEO: Amsterdam to Budapest
I exit The Okura Hotel at 12h00 and walk the short distance to the metro station – not quite ten minutes away from the hotel. […]
Afternoon Tea at the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam
The Waldorf Astoria sits on the prestigious Herengracht of Old Amsterdam. It’s Christmas soon, after all, so I think that’s a good enough excuse to […]
The Legendary Hotel Okura Amsterdam
Earlier this year I visited Amsterdam and had the opportunity to have the spectacular afternoon tea at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam. I was quite impressed […]
KLM Cityhopper, Econony Class – Embraer 195 E2: Basel to Amsterdam
With the beginning of the winter schedule of 2025, KLM has finally introduced regular service with the E2 on its Basel route. They had intended […]
A Night at the Dolder Grand
The weather in Switzerland turned wintery cold very suddenly this year. Temperatures already dipped below zero by late October. And with the cold came the […]
The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Introduction It’s my birthday. As my luck would have it, this year the date falls on a weekend. Last year I celebrated up in […]
TAP Air Portugal, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Lisbon to Zürich
Introduction I’m finally on my way home. After this trip I’ll actually have a few days without travel, which feels like quite the luxury right […]