First-class comfort on a shoestring.
LOWEST PRICE needn't mean worst quality, and not all economy seats are the same.
Here's how you can make budget travel more comfortable:
Babies on board
You get more leg room in the bulkhead rows because they make room for carry cost. The catch; you're unlikely to get a seat here unless you fly with an infant.
On the map
Most airlines have seat maps that show the bad seats (as in the ones that don't recline because they're in front of an exit row). Use a travel agent who can confirm your seat when you book.
Fly blind
Want a window seat?
Avoid the row forward of a wing.
By numbers
Be wary of following the advice of other travellers on the best seat numbers. Airlines can shift things around.
Plug in
Emirates has large economy screens with a choice of 500 movies and games. Some Airlines have seats with power sockets for laptops in economy, but you'll need to book ahead.
Ben Sandilands in The Australian Financial Review
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Jet Set Savvy
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Making Long Haul Fun
Flying with whole family, including young children?
Try This:
Choose your in-flight entertainment
Check website and consult a travel agent for airlines with diversionary activities such as video games. Even better, seek out those with individual in-seat audio and video systems with dedicated children's channels, such as Singapore Airlines. Or take a portable DVD player or CD player with your own movies and music.
Choose flight times carefully
If you're spending most of the time airborne at night, that's a good thing. There's more chance your kids will sleep and less need to entertain them. If bedtime is usually 8 p.m choose a flight that leaves in the late afternoon. Lots of time for a meal and a movie, then slumber.
food and drink
Don't rely on airline food and schedules. Pack sandwiches, water and plenty of snacks.
Give a helping hand
Jet lag affects everyone, including toddlers. Encourage your kids to drink more water than usual. Take a stopover if you can. Your kids will get a chance to slowly adjust to changing time zones.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Into The Jungle
To contack jungle Environment Survival Training, phone +(63-47)353-9072.More information about the jungle tours in Subic Bay can be found at
www.sbma.com
klik on Natural Subic.
More details about Singapore,s Night Safari can be found at
www.nightsafari.com.sg
For the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia jungle tours, visit
www.frim.gov.my
and go to the Facilities link.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Higher Calling
A temple stay can be an inexpensive, fun way to discover another culture.
Follow these links to discover temples across Asia:
Jogye Order, Korea:
http://eng.buddhism.or.kr/
Vipassana Meditation Center,various countries:
http://www.dhamma.org/
World Fellowship of Buddhists, Thailand:
http://www.wfb-hq.org/
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Saturday, October 6, 2007
Mount Kinabalu
Large lower pitcher of Nepenthes rajah
Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a prominent mountain in Southeast Asia. It is located in Kinabalu National Park (a World Heritage Site) in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, which is on the island of Borneo in the tropics.
In 1997, a re-survey using satellite technology established its summit (known as Low’s Peak) height at 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) above sea level, which is some 6 metres (20 ft) less than the previously thought and hitherto published figure of 4,101 metres (13,455 ft).[1] The mountain is the third tallest in Southeast Asia behind Hkakabo Razi of Myanmar (Burma) and Puncak Jaya of New Guinea - Indonesia,[2] and is therefore also the tallest in Malaysia and on the island of Borneo, which Malaysia shares with Indonesia and Brunei.
The mountain and its surroundings feature a huge variety of flora, and is one of the world’s most important[citation needed] biological sites.
The main peak of the mountain (Low's Peak) can be relatively easily climbed by a person with a good physical condition, and requires no mountaineering equipment. Other peaks along the massif, however, require rock climbing skills.
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