The research and booking of this flight should have been straightforward, but ultimately proved to be a royal pain. A one way Business Class flight at the lower Enrich miles level comes in at 34,000 Enrich miles - as I wrote recently, Enrich... READ ON →

For 24 hours of the 48 I spent in Langkawi, we decided to rent a car to explore the island a little. After a bit of a drive around, looking at some views and checking out some of the more popular tourist beaches, we decided that at face value... READ ON →

In planning this Malaysian trip, I knew I was pretty keen to see something fairly typical for Malaysia - a resort, on an island, with some nice beaches. The Westin Resort in Langkawi looked like it would fit the bill nicely. As a... READ ON →

For whatever reason, no chain hotels really caught my eye for our stay on Penang Island. In the end, I decided to go for the well-reviewed Lone Pine Hotel on Batu Ferringi beach, as it looked like a decent place to stay, at a good rate. I... READ ON →

After getting off QF9 and clearing immigration, I took the Changi inter-terminal monorail over to Terminal 3 and found the Crowne Plaza pretty quickly. I wasn't really in the room for long and headed out to Singapore for the day, so this isn't READ ON →