Sq Flying From Hong Kong To Singapore (Hong Kong Hateful Solar Daytime 5)

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Woke upwards vivid too early on because it was fourth dimension to cheque out of Le Prabelle Hotel. My flying was inwards the afternoon, which meant I had to exit Hong Kong metropolis yesteryear 12pm. I walked to Nullah Road to snuff it my in conclusion serving of 恒發雞蛋仔 egglet earlier leaving Hong Kong; alas, they were non opened that morning! I left Hong Kong disheartened, vowing that I volition come upwards dorsum 1 solar daytime for their egglets :(

Do you lot call back the flooring is build clean plenty for me to house my backpack?

Took some photos nearby though, since I was already dressed up.

My morn passed yesteryear uneventfully. After checking out, I took the MTR to Hong Kong International Airport. Despite needing to alter lines a few times, MTR's pretty straightforward too foolproof.

At the airport, I ran into my commencement problem. Because I purchased the flying tickets amongst my ex (elaboration of flying drama here), the Blue Planet staff did non allow me to cheque inwards alone. That didn't brand feel to me because I was allowed to wing to Hong Kong fifty-fifty without him. Not agreement or speaking Cantonese meant that I couldn't fifty-fifty explicate myself properly! I was unopen to calling my ex-colleagues for aid (I previously interned at SIA). Luckily, later lengthy discussions too a few calls, the Blue Planet staff finally allowed me to cheque in.

After checking in, I bought a toasty waffles paired amongst marshmellows too strawberry drizzle at McDonald's to role upwards my Hong Kong dollars. Yum. Because I was early, I took a brusque stroll to a greater extent than or less Hong Kong International Airport, 1 of the top airports inwards the world. Then I nigh missed my flight. Don't inquire me how that happened, but I somehow overlooked my boarding fourth dimension too made it exactly for the in conclusion telephone call upwards wth.

Homebound on Singapore Airlines' SG50 A380 aircraft! I sat on the upper deck of A380 aircraft too had a whole row to myself wheee. I tried to hold back on the vivid side instead of focusing on the coin wasted — I snuck a fruitful nap earlier landing inwards Singapore.

As usual, I played Family Guy, 1 of the few TV shows I watch, on the inflight amusement system.

Norwegian Air Singapore To London Gatwick Review

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When Norwegian Air outset launched its budget airline services from Singapore to London, I knew it was my run a peril to see Europe. By a sheer stroke of luck, prices cruel (SGD $199.90 is the cheapest promotional cost Norwegian Air has for flights from Singapore to London Gatwick) as well as thence I straightaway booked a LowFare+ ticket on the world's longest budget flight of almost xiv hours.

Tip: if you're buying a 1 means ticket on Norwegian Air, its Singapore to London Gatwick option is cheaper. Flying from London Gatwick to Singapore on Norwegian Air tin sack cost upwards to twice the cost since the central charge per unit of measurement is non inwards Singapore's favour. I booked my tickets some iv months inwards advance.

I chose a LowFare+ ticket every bit it includes a checked purse of 20kg as well as spot reservation — I honey my window seat. As it turns out, the ii meals (and a sandwich snack) was redundant because Norwegian Air wasn't every bit good strict most passengers bringing their ain nutrient onboard. Could've saved a petty to a greater extent than if I chose the cheque inwards purse pick amongst an additional spot reservation instead. Nonetheless, getting my tickets at SGD $289.90 was all the same a steal.

My flying was originally scheduled for divergence at 8:15am (SGT, +8 GMT). In January, 1 calendar month subsequently my reservation, Norwegian Air sent me an electronic mail to inform me of a 1 hr v minutes delay. the flying was rescheduled to 9:20am (SGT, +8 GMT). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flake of an inconvenience, simply non every bit good bad. The actual flying took off at 9:30am (SGT, +8 GMT) as well as I exclusively arrived inwards London Gatwick at 4:20pm (BST, GMT+1).

Seats / legroom

I opted for a normal window spot instead of the emergency larn out row, which allows yous to a greater extent than legroom, because I liked having my purse amongst me during landing as well as accept off. Norwegian Air's flying legroom suited me fine simply popular off along inwards heed that I am exclusively 154cm!

Despite picking a spot far away from the bassinet, which is basically synonymous to crying babies, I ended upwards sitting beside a kid. The silverish lining is that I could "steal" his legroom.

To live honest, I don't know how other people of average superlative hold out the flying because towards the 2nd one-half of the flight, I got a flake restless. I approximate if yous receive got the aisle seat, yous could larn out as well as accept a walk.

In-flight amusement (IFE)

As amongst most budget airlines, I did non aspect Norwegian Air to render in-flight amusement at all simply I was pleasantly surprised. Norwegian Air's in-flight amusement patently cannot compare to full-service carriers similar Singapore Airlines' simply it was sufficient.

Classic movies shown on Norwegian Air

TV shows on Norwegian Air's in-flight entertainment

Norwegian Air's in-flight amusement has games too!

 

I truly spent bulk of my fourth dimension staring at the flying information screen, counting downward to my arrival inwards London Gatwick.

Food

The unwritten dominion is to non aspect every bit good much of bird food, as well as Norwegian Air is no different. The outset repast was served most 1.5 hours subsequently accept off. I chose fish as well as pasta for this meal, as well as it comes amongst coleslaw as well as pudding.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 snack, ham sandwich, was served midflight together amongst a drinking glass of water.

Followed past times a 2nd repast most 2 hours earlier landing. Chose chicken as well as rice for this repast service. Chicken was slightly spicy simply aught I couldn't take.

Both meals come upwards amongst a loving cup of H2O (not certain if yous tin sack asking H2O when it's non repast service) as well as coffee/tea. You tin sack social club to a greater extent than nutrient as well as drinks via the in-flight amusement organization amongst your credit/debit menu too.

Service

The cabin crew were pleasant as well as attentive, to a greater extent than as well as thence than most budget flights I receive got taken. I noticed that they took extra assist of the modest fry beside me, fifty-fifty offering him chocolates! There were disruptive as well as quarrelsome passengers abord my flying every bit good as well as the cabin crew handled the province of affairs amongst grace.

Overall

I had a lovely sense amongst Norwegian Air as well as volition definitely watch this budget flying should I locomote to Europe again.

P.S. This post is inwards no means sponsored or affliated to Norwegian Air. Everything written hither was based on my ain experience.

Singapore To London Gatwick Aerodrome (Europe Travels Twenty-Four Hours 1/22)

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It took me a long fourth dimension to lay this into words. Oh Europe, where create I start?

It began equally an amusing idea to see my friend, Cheryl, inwards Europe piece she's on exchange. For the unaware, local uni students typically become on an central programme during their tertiary twelvemonth inwards academy hence long equally they hitting a minimum GPA. Back then, I was working total fourth dimension in addition to Cheryl was my intern, which made that idea on a verge of beingness ludicrous — nosotros weren't fifty-fifty proper friends friends!

Months went by, I left my labor piece Cheryl stayed inwards school, in addition to nosotros continued beingness unopen friends. I mightiness fifty-fifty add together that she's i of the closest friends I have. Suddenly, flying >10 hours to respect her didn't audio that laughable at all. After all, I had KrisFlyer miles that were expiring. After 3 months of looking at plane tickets in addition to contemplating my options, I flake the bullet i nighttime inwards Dec in addition to booked my ticket.

The conclusion wasn't an slow one. Despite travelling solo inwards Nihon in addition to Taiwan, I wasn't all confident virtually leaving the security blanket Asia provided me. There was a neverending flow of worries virtually my kickoff fourth dimension inwards Europe, but it has been that means for every solo trip. And I knew if I didn't majority my tickets at that spot in addition to then, I would never respect the courage, or reason, to inwards the close future.

I had to alter my air tickets thrice too, because my move menstruum clashed amongst the fourth dimension Cheryl's household unit of measurement was going to see her, in addition to my ain schoolhouse holidays. Thankfully, I managed to booked a cheap flying from Singapore to London (review of flying here) in addition to alter my miles for a SQ flying from Amsterdam to Singapore.

Fast frontward to April, at that spot I was, solitary inwards London Gatwick Airport.

Trouble began means dorsum inwards Singapore. Upon boarding the plane, I realised that I was essentially screwed — I did non convey my iPhone sim bill of fare tray ejector. Because I move frequently, hence I commonly leave of absence my ejector inwards my wallet. However, I stupidly forgot that changed my wallet (didn't desire to convey a branded wallet to avoid pickpockets) in addition to carelessly left the ejector inwards my erstwhile wallet.

In hindsight, I was surprised that instead of freaking out similar what the erstwhile me would conduct hold done, I but shrugged in addition to waited to come across how things would eventually plow out. I estimate that's i matter travelling solo has taught me — that I can't command the things that conduct house to me or shit life throws at me, but I tin command my reaction in addition to how much I allow it acquit on me. I fifty-fifty had a expert slumber on the plane ride to London despite the impending doom.

Isn't the globe a beautiful place? :') 

I spent the most of my flying marvelling at the beauty of this universe piece anxiously counting downward to the infinitesimal I could finally experience Europe for myself.

Half questioned my conclusion to lookout adult man Family Guy beside a 5-year-old

Did I mention? All my years of beingness a baby/child-hater flake me inwards the donkey — I ended upwards sitting beside a 5-year-old who was every flake equally restless equally me. Maybe more. He was moving unopen to hence much in addition to didn't empathise plenty English linguistic communication for me to state him to stop. I resorted to pretending that I was going to vomit on him to halt him from jumping on the seats. Not my proudest moment, but I'm certain if he continued bouncing on his seat, I would conduct hold actually vomitted in addition to that would conduct hold been ugly for everyone. Was a approbation inwards disguise though, because I could stretch my legs all the means since he didn't demand his legroom.

I made myself comfortable past times stealing that boy's legroom though in addition to zonked out almost 60% of the flight, alone waking upwards during repast services. Yay to my plush toy, which doubles upwards equally a blanket, for keeping my warm throughout the flight.

Hello London Gatwick, I come across you.

As my plane neared London Gatwick, I peeked out of the window gingerly, equally if I couldn't believe my eyes, piece carrying the eagerness of a kid. After spending hence many years lusting at photos of Europe inwards the national library, I finally saved plenty to live there!

Fortunately, my telephone connected to London Gatwick Airport's wifi instantly afterward touching downward at 4:45pm (SGT 11:45pm). Yay! That's i feeling of relief I'll never experience inwards Changi Airport, where nosotros conduct hold to register to bask xxx minutes of costless wifi. Bah! Humbug.

I apace joined the queue to clear custom piece letting my household unit of measurement in addition to friends know that I was safe. The custom officeholder wasn't the friendliest to me, an Asian woman someone solo traveller amongst crazy hair, although I create empathise why. She interrogated me on my go of move (leisure), why was I travelling solitary (to respect a friend), what was the address I gave to her (a hostel), what's my line of piece of job (student) in addition to if I were a student, where did I larn the coin for my travels (sugar daddy loljkno patently I worked). When she deemed all my answers to live satisfactory plenty for her, she left a postage stamp on my passport in addition to allow me go.

I cautiously proceeded to the baggage expanse in addition to waited for my luggage piece contemplating if I should peril bringing attending to myself past times asking someone for a sim bill of fare tray. Before I managed to pluck upwards my courage, my luggage made a thud sound, signalling me to maneuver to the crowded luggage belt. I was used to tourists helping me amongst my luggage inwards Asian countries similar Nihon in addition to Taiwan but I had my guards upwards in addition to was determined to handgrip my 15kg luggage past times myself.

After exiting the arrival hall, I apace noticed a popular upwards sim bill of fare stall nearby in addition to asked the shopkeeper if I could borrow an iPhone sim bill of fare tray ejector. To my relief, she remained unfazed to my asking equally she reached inwards her drawers to line out her ejector — I supposed she's been asked that enquiry at to the lowest degree a M times every day.

London's subway scheme organisation is pretty much straightforward but infamous for its frequent strikes. I mainly used Citymapper to invention my road unopen to London equally the app automatically cancels out a subway scheme road if at that spot were ongoing strikes. Otherwise, the signs located on the prepare platforms were pretty straightforward too. My hostel is located at London Bridge subway scheme station hence I proceeded to platform 4 to accept the subway scheme towards Bedford.

As luck would conduct hold it, the escalator going downward to platform 4 was out of gild in addition to at that spot was no means I was going to send 15kg downward the stairs without knowing if that was definitely the right platform. After a flake of asking unopen to (a lady, also amongst crazy hair, took the run a peril to state me she loved my hair!), I constitute the escalator downward to platform 4 which was, mercifully, the right platform.

You tin accept Gatwick Express into London urban meat equally good but I figured the London subway scheme was a cheaper all the same quicker option. The alone create goodness of Gatwick Express is in all likelihood that you're guranteed a seat.

For comparison's sake (my hostel is located close London Bridge station),

• Gatwick Express: 1 hr 8 minutes, £17.80 / SGD $32.05 
• London subway: forty minutes, £8.00 / SGD $14.40

Worn out past times the xiii hour+ flying to London, in addition to I was underpacked for the weather

The 2d I walked into the opened upwards air platform, I knew I was screwed. I was severely underpacked for the weather, because I expected it to live inwards the high 20°C attain similar it was the previous week. Nope, it was a chilly 13°C when I arrived. Everyone was inwards their practical, trusty coats in addition to all I had on was a thin, cotton fiber parka meant for Singapore's everlasting summer.

Hello London, to a greater extent than adventures await!