My last interesting trip was flying solo to Iceland via China. Well not flying solo in the aviation sense, but flying solo as in not having to be dragged in to shoe shops, department stores and jewelry outlets as is the case when I fly with the nagging machine. Relax, she knows I call her this. Well not so much to her face but ... well you get my drift.
The trip report from my last trip is here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...evitation.html
I started to get itchy feet again and planned my next adventure to escape the southern hemisphere winter. Which in Sydney isn't really a winter at all : more like a coolish summer's day anywhere else in the world.
For various reasons that I won't bore you with here the trip didn't get underway until later in the year and I ended up with Mrs Sydunipete as a travelling companion. But more of that later.
The itinerary is as follows:
SYD - BKK TG J class B747/400
BKK - CPH SK Long haul J class A340/300
CPH - CDG SK Europe J class A321
BOD - MXP EasyJet A319/111
LIN - BRU SN Europe economy class Avro RJ100
BRU - CPH SK Europe J class MD81
CPH - BKK SK Long haul J class A340/300
BKK - SYD TG J class B747/400
Having what I call a poorly educated but well practiced palate for wine, a large part of the reason for the trip was to sample some excellent Bordeaux wines. I'll touch on a few of the highlights here (including a 1998 Ch d'Yquem), but most of the wine reviews will be on my wine blog which is here:
http://nicedrop.wordpress.com/
But for now, buckle in and enjoy the trip (report).