Travel log.

Another hectic trip. Weather was awful most of the time but was fun and exciting at the same time. On departure day, the
Breitling Aerobatic team was also leaving for Thailand. Experienced rare spring snow in Beijing and almost cannot land in Xiamen because of fog.

Japan travel log!

            Been a while but better late than never! Finally made it to the land of the rising sun, always been a dream of mine. Its early February and my travels takes me to Fukuoka, Osaka and finally to Tokyo. Winter is stubbornly still clinging on with snow on the second day in Fukuoka.

Cabin crew, prepare for landing! 

Japan is like what I imagined it to be, clean, polite, efficient and like a friend of mine said...refined. 

Canal city, that's near where we stayed. Literally a canal pass through a modern mall with our hotel right besides it. All the bright lights at night with eating and 

entertainment spots dotted all around the Nakasu area. 

Fukuoka is well known for their Ramen!

Best beef in town!

Plenty of sites to see and a good bicycle tour would be recommended.

Nest stop.....OSAKA.

Kansai International airport, built on a man made island.One thing that strike me about Osaka is the expansive elevated highways.

Most expensive taxi ride from terminal to city!!!

Awesome terminal!

 Yummy food south Osaka near the foothills!

View from hotel, Suminoe ward, Osaka Prefecture.

Lastly but surely the big city.....TOKYO!!!Landed in Haneda in gloomy weather!

Sexy  Falcon7X  nxt to us in RJTT

Stayed in the vicinity of Ginza!

One of the must do thing near Ginza is to visit the Tsukiji fish market and have the freshest sashimi and sushi in town.

 Can't get better than this! Brunch at the smallest sushi restaurant at Tsukiji!!!

Also at Ginza

 1967 911!

Japanese Whisky!!

Another skyscraper!

This time it's the Taipei 101! Reaching the top in the fastest lift in the world, your ears will pop. This building stands out in Taipei and it's so high the top is covered in clouds. Entrance is from the 5th floor of the shopping complex and even on a non busy day the queue is about 30 minutes. Entrance fee to the observatory is TWD80. You get fantastic vistas at the top, including  a screening of how it was built. It also houses a 600 ton golden pendulum to damp the building from swaying strong winds. There's a little cafe at the top that also serves Taiwan beer! There's also an outdoor viewing platform.

Covered in clouds

Certified!

Fantastic Views of course!

Great Wall of China

After visiting China almost once a month for a year, we finally made it to the Great Wall. There are many sections to visit and the one we chose were recommended to be the most gorgeous section at Badaling. Left the hotel at 0800 and reached there around 9:30am by private car, delayed due to heavy traffic leaving the city. After and hour of so on the highway you can see beautiful mountains up ahead and as you get nearer you can see certain sections of the Great Wall and it was a wonderful scene.

Once we reached the place there were busloads of tourists and a long que at the cable car station. However it was very quick and we only spent about 15mins waiting in line. It was RMB 45 for entrance ton the Great Wall and RMB 80 for the cable car ride up and down.

Wonderful view going up and we cannot ask for a lovelier day of blue sky and crisp cool weather. It always difficult to find clear skies in Beijing. The only thing were that we taken aback by the overwhelming amount of people visiting the place. Imagine if we came on the week end, it is literally the Great Wall of People!

Nevertheless once you entered, the scenery was breathtaking. With the rolling mountains and the Great Wall snaking up down through ridges and the history behind it, it's really one of the wonders of the world. It's one of the must visit place other than the Forbidden City in Beijing. We are so happy to have finally made it.

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Location:Beijing

What a month!!!

What a fantastic month of flying! Just to name a few places we overnighted, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta and Bangkok again! Even went to Mukah!!!!

Chongqing

Rainy Hong Kong

Mall of Asia,Manila

Hello Mukah

Halim Airport, Jakarta

When in BKK

Had the opportunity to fly to Don Muang and did two nite stops. We stayed at the Grand Millennium which was close to most things. So first thing to do was to go for authentic Thai food! Found a cozy restaurant behind our hotel and the food was outstanding. Nevertheless you should also try food at the market or by the roadside, they are fabulous. Taste the local Singha beer and all the fresh and spicy stuff. Be adventurous and Go for a ride with those motorcycles taxi and tuk-tuk. If you are are into shopping you must visit the Jatujak/ Chatuchak market!!! You will leave there happy with lots of goodies.

Hotel view!

Motorbike taxi

Tuk-tuk

Fabulous food & beer!

Plus a Tattoo!

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Location:BKK

Tioman Revisited

Did a short trip to Tioman with a photographer friend. It was almost a "get up and go trip", decided to drive to Mersing which took about 4 hours followed by another 2 hours ferry ride to Panuba Inn. It was a really basic place, no TV, no Internet and even no towels! No worries.....soaked in the sun and sea, it was great!!