Category: Travel
Qantas A220-300 economy review – Canberra to Melbourne
The equally beloved and disliked Boeing 717s have finished their last tours of duty for Qantaslink over the past few years. While I have fond memories of one of the few rear-wing mounted engine aircraft in Australia, they were getting old and it was high time for them to be retired. In their place, Qantas…
Why you should visit Morocco for its trains
Before I visited I had never considered Morocco as a particular place of interest for a rail enthusiast / gunzel. Nobody had ever mentioned it to me and I don’t remember seeing anything beforehand. But after my trip I think it should be a place on the list to visit for railfans. The main reason…
My first business class flight: Saudia 787-9 review
As I said in my previous post, my trip to Africa and Europe in 2025 was my first time flying business class. For this reason I thought I would document and give my thoughts on the experience. This was a trip in two legs. First from Changi Airport in Singapore to King Abdulaziz International Airport…
2025 update: where to find the cheapest croissant at Melbourne Airport
After the extremely limited success of my original post from 2019 on croissant prices at Melbourne Airport, I have decided to give an update. As before this list only applies to Terminal 4. I haven’t surveyed the other three terminals. Options As of October 2025, I found only six outlets selling croissants or a similar…
SATS Premier Lounge at Terminal 3 in Changi Airport, Singapore
This is one of a series of posts about a recent trip and my experience flying in business class for the first time. For an aviation enthusiast like me who’s been on many different flights, all in budget or economy, this was an incredibly exciting opportunity and one that I’ll never forget. Before you ask,…
How to use the Tangier airport bus
I recently returned from travelling through North Africa and Western Europe. It was an amazing trip that will be the subject of several blog posts – starting with this one! I chose this rather niche topic to start because it is hard to find reliable information online. Many of these posts will be similar to…
Catching buses in George Town, Penang
A good holiday is never complete without sampling some of the local public transport. I visited George Town in the state of Penang in north-west Malaysia earlier this year. It doesn’t have any railways (yet) so the workhorse of public transport in the city and on the island is buses. Public buses on the island…
Melaka’s abandoned monorail
Exploring abandoned things is always fun. One of the most niche and interesting ones that I’ve come across is the former monorail system in Melaka (or Malacca) in Malaysia. We have our fair share of abandoned monorails here in Australia. Sydney stopped using theirs in 2013. This left two monorail systems on the Gold Coast…
Penang to Kuala Lumpur KTM ETS high speed train review
Malaysia is one of many countries rapidly expanding its rail network. One of its recent flagship projects is a new high-speed train service running along the west coast. This is called the Electric Train Service (ETS) run by the national rail operator, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). It runs an impressive 755 kilometres from Padang Besar…
The abandoned railways of Piraeus
Last year I went travelling to several places on the other side of the world. One of these was spending a couple of weeks exploring Greece. The entire country is a treasure trove on almost every conceivable topic and I’ll be doing a series of posts to share the things I found and experienced along…
