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Originally Posted by
Peter_G777
We literally just got back from SE Asia and had Ko Samui on our itinerary as part of our cruise. Likely our favorite city of the excursions. If you have time, do the Funny Day Safari and ride the elephants. What an experience!
We did SQ Suites for the first time as well. It will be something we will not soon forget.
Safe travels and enjoy the rest of your trip
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Peter_G777, we actually finished this trip a while back, I'm just a horrendous procrastinator.
Although, a primary driver for getting this finished is that we're going back to the Conrad KS next week and I couldn't bear the thought of not having this written up by the time we returned.
I'm not sure if we'll be able to pull ourselves away from the resort but will check out your recommendation if we have time!
Originally Posted by
batmandds
Thanks for putting together these reports Jermyn- I know they are difficult to do. Looking forward to reading there rest since we are going LAX-NRT-SIN-HKG-SIN-DPS-SIN-NRT-LAX in Suites and Business (to/from DPS) in September. Quick question- did you check in your Rimowa? I have the classic flight cabin trolley and am thinking about getting the 63L.
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batmandds, they certainly are a labour of love
Wow,
that is an itinerary. Tremendous work. I'm sure you'l have an awesome time. Don't forget to check out my last TR and also check my instagram for Bali tips. I've been three times in the last 18 months and can't wait to go back!
The flight case is carry-on sized and I'm far too precious about it to check it in. I've only ever had it gate checked one time and I let it slide because they re-opened a closed gate for us
Originally Posted by
SAT Lawyer
Looking forward to hearing about the wreck diving. Coron, I presume?
The diving did not disappoint
SAT Lawyer, the pics will be up soon. We stayed a little way off from Coron in a secluded bay. Although we did catch a glimpse of the town when we were on our way to Barracuda Lake (which was like diving on the surface of the Moon).
Originally Posted by
Kangol
Nice one. How did you mount your GoPro for all of the shots? Suction cup? Other?
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Kangol. I use a mini gorillapod and just look for any crack I can find to latch it in to.
Originally Posted by
DanielW
Looks like an awesome start to a very cool trip, Jarvis.
Looking forward to the Gopro action underwater in the Philippines
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DanielW, I'm really happy to see there's interest in the diving pics! They were some of the hardest to take but I know they're not to everybody's liking on FT.
Originally Posted by
mad_atta
Subscribed! An SQ Suites cabin almost to yourselves for a long-haul flight is pretty spectacular.
I was shocked by your rebellious switch to Dom, though.
In the taste-suppressing environment of an aircraft cabin, and after drinking Krug, I think it would seem a trifle bland...
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mad_atta, I know I can always count on you
Yeah, no kidding, I can see why award availability is so good ex-ZRH!
Well I fancied a change and it was either Dom or Sparkling water, it could have gone either way but I guess it worked out ok
Originally Posted by
PoincianaKings
What fantastic timing Jermyn. I am about to head off on holiday- hopefully you will get a couple of more segments up before I depart on Maundy Thursday so that I have something to read!
First three posts, as always, are fantastic. I love how, much like me, you get soon excited about flying and enjoying premium cabins. I do hope all of this premium travel won't dent your excitement going forward.
Happy to see you stop by
PoincianaKings, many thanks for the kind words!
I'm actually off again this Friday but I will have wifi on board, so hopefully my output rate won't be massively affected. Don't worry it'll be my first time on a Dreamliner, I'm very excited