After an exhausting and less-than-amazing flight to Singapore, we had another flight with Malaysia Airlines in economy, up to Kuala Lumpur.
With a generously proportioned quarters, friendly and efficient staff - I was left surprisingly impressed with my stay at the Aloft KL Sentral
For the final leg of the journey back to Dublin, it was a chance to sample Qatar Airways Business Class on one of the older 787-8's.
It was finally time to return home, and once again, Qatar Airways had moved us to Malaysia Airlines new flight from Doha to KL, MH160
For our quick one-night visit to Amsterdam, we shored up at the relatively new Innside by Melia Amsterdam – conveniently located in Amsterdam Zuid.
While not quite QSuites, I was thrilled to sample Qatar Airways' 787-9 business class 'suite' on this flight from Dublin to Doha. How would it compare?
After a 14-year boycott of Ryanair, would a return flight to Amsterdam make me finally reconsider?
Even though Novotel isn't a brand I often resonate with, the Novotel Barcelona City looked perfect for our needs!
Heathrow has always been what I would classify as ‘workable on a good day, an unforgettable nightmare on a bad day’.
As I graduate increasingly further these days into the realm of staying in hotels over hostels and becoming marginally less of a penny-pincher (though still a cheapskate, by all accounts), living in Asia of course helping me massively with this