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When making my way to Kansai Airport to see the Flying Eye Hospital, I took JR’s Kansai Airport Express HARUKA from Kyoto to the airport and then back to Shin-Osaka. With this train being the only direct rail link between the airport and the two stations, depending on your travel plans chances are it might […]

During our stay in Slovakia earlier this year, my wife and I did a quick trip to Prague. While in the past there used to be Bratislava – Prague flights operated by CSA (and also SkyEurope) covering the route in less than an hour, that’s not the case anymore. Instead, trains and buses are the

It’s hard to believe its January 2020 already – meaning its time for the fourth annual review of my avgeek activities. You can read the previous reports here: 2016, 2017, and 2018. Before continuing with the report itself, I’d like to thank you wish you all the best in 2020 and thank you for reading

Regardless of the country you live in, chances are high that there is some sort of credit card that allows collecting airline miles or points that can be converted to miles. There are also plenty of credit cards that offer free access to airport lounges – whether directly or through a complimentary Priority Pass membership. Similarly,

While I don’t mind working anywhere – whether it’s in an office or at home – two of the places where I feel like I am the most productive are airports and airplanes. I think that’s because they offer an environment with just enough background noise but not many distractions. Of course, since I love

Thanks to high-speed “Shinkansen” trains traversing the country from Hakodate in the north all the way to Kagoshima in the south and more than ten airlines connecting dozens and dozens of airports in a dense network of domestic flights, there is probably no country that is easier to get around than Japan. On top of

Japan is, together with the United States, France, China, and Hong Kong, one of the few countries in the world where you can find Disney theme parks. More specifically, its home to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea known together as Tokyo Disney Resort. While most people make their way to the theme parks (which, unlike their

Until a couple of years ago, very few international flights used Haneda airport and very few domestic flights used Narita airport. As such, travelers had very little choice in which Tokyo airport to use. Domestic passengers were lucky to be able to use the conveniently located Haneda airport, and international passengers were in most cases