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Travel News: Virgin Australia launches “Kids Class”, Air New Zealand starts non-stop flights Auckland – Manila, Hertz Australia refunds customers for fake charges!

This week’s Travel News focuses on Australia and New Zealand, with an update on Virgin Australia launching Kids Class, an “adult-free zone”, Air New Zealand starting the first non-stop flight between Auckland and Manila, Philippines, and Hertz being forced to reimburse rental car customers who were incorrectly billed for pre-existing damages! All of it is […]

Great happy hour in Bonifacio Global City, Manila – Village Tavern

If you have read this blog for a while, you will have noticed that I enjoy sunsets, sitting outside and happy hours – a lot! And in Manila, I’m not the only one to enjoy happy hour, so there are plenty of places to go. In Bonifacio Global City, there are a few choices and

Getting up close and personal with Orang Utans – Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, Sabah, Northern Borneo

If you love wildlife and make your way to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Northern Borneo, you should make the trip to the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation center. It’ll be as close as you’ll ever get to Orang Utans in a natural setting, it’s one of the most amazing wildlife experiences and best photo opportunity you’ll

Travel News Asia: Western Hotel Chains expanding in Asia, Garuda non-stop flights to London, AirAsia Indonesia downgraded to 1* safety rating

This week’s Travel News brings you a new non-stop flight to London, operated by Indonesia’s flag carrier Garuda, an overview of Western hotel brands expanding in Asia and the revised safety rating for AirAsia Indonesia! Get your detailed travel news below!

My favorite German restaurant outside Germany – Brotzeit, Singapore

German restaurants abroad are usually a caricature involving lots of beer, humpa music, dirndl dresses and bad Bavarian food – I’m not a big fan of any of it and usually avoid them. Not so with Brotzeit in Singapore: It became one of my favorite restaurants while I was living in Singapore with multiple convenient

Best Pizza in Manila? Motorino, Bonifacio Global City

Near my office in Bonifacio Global City, a new restaurant was under construction with the window covers promising the “best pizza” in Manila. When Motorino Pizza finally opened, we had to of course try it. Read my review to find out, if it is really the best pizza in town!

Travel News Philippines: New Airbus A350 and new routes for Philippine Airliens, new uniforms at Cebu Pacific and new low-cost carrier flying to Manila!

This week’s edition of Travel News focuses on news from the Philippines, including new planes and routes from Philippine Airlines, fresh uniforms for Cebu Pacific and V Air, a budget carrier from Taiwan, starting flights to Manila!

Stylish hotel on a budget in the heart of Berlin: art’otel Mitte

I have some very fond memories of art’otel stays in Berlin, Dresden and Budapest, so I was looking forward to I was excited to stay again at an art’otel in my favorite European city, Berlin! I had picked the art’otel Berlin Mitte for it’s location and price! Read me review to find out, if you should

Why you should have uber on your phone for a safer, cheaper and more comfortable ride!

Uber, the ride sharing company, has been all over the news. While it was mostly good news in the beginning how it was changing public transportation, reducing the need for cars and making it easier, safer and cheaper to get a ride, more recently there has been a lot of bad news about their business

Great live music with ok cocktails: CenterPlay at City of Dreams Manila

During our “staycation” at the Hyatt City of Dreams in Manila, we started with sunset cocktails at the Wave rooftop bar, had a wonderful Italian dinner at Prego and chose CenterPlay for some late evening entertainment.

Travel News – Thailand: Ko Samui Airport revamp, new Emirates routes to Thailand, Bangkok airport renovation

Welcome to the first edition of Travel News where I will bring you news from around the world that will make your travel better by highlighting changes that will make travel more comfortable, easier, faster and safer! This edition focuses on news in and around Thailand, so if you are interested in a trip to

An upscale hotel in the heart of Berlin, let down by the service – Hilton Berlin

For the last night of my Baltic Explorer trip in Berlin, I picked the Hilton Hotel on the Gendarmenmarkt. I needed one more stay for my FastTrack to Gold status with the Hilton HHonors program and I was looking forward to a luxurious stay to end my trip in a central location. Read on to