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Faroe Islands – Our Best New Year Ever!
Introduction The new year is almost upon us and we wanted to share the best new year experience we have ever had. Faroe islands is one of the best places to visit on the planet. But while most people travel there during the summers, you should definitely consider traveling there in the winters especially during the New Year. We came here and were simply left spellbound. The Location The Faroe Islands are located between Iceland, Norway and Northern Scotland. It is an autonomous territory of the Kindgom of Denmark. Reasons to Visit While we will let the pictures speak for themselves here are some things that you will love about…
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Flight Review – Swiss First Class A330 Zurich to Mumbai
Introduction Swiss Airlines is a part of the Star Alliance network and is one of the few European airlines which runs a full service first class product to India. Swiss & Lufthansa were running a great companion fare to India from London and we booked a return trip for 2 passengers for around INR 270,000 (GBP 3,000) which is an incredible fare. We had heard great reviews about Swiss First Class and we were super pumped for this incredible journey. So let’s get started. Flight Details Route – Zurich to Mumbai Flight Number – LX 154 Aircraft Type – Airbus A330-300 Flight Time – 09:45 to 22:30 Flight Duration –…
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Malaysian Airlines Business Class A330 Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur
Introduction We recently had a chance to experience the Malaysian Airlines Business Class offering on our trip to Indonesia. The Journey from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur is just a shade over 2 hours and we were pleasantly surprised to travel on an Airbus A330-200 with lie flat seats. It was a considerable upgrade compared to our travel from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta which was on a Boeing 737-800 which had a 2-2 configuration with only angled seats. Flight Details Route – Jakarta, Indonesia (CGK) to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) Flight Number – MH720 Aircraft Type – Airbus A330-200 Flight Time – 15:45 to 18:50 Flight Duration – 2 Hours 5…
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HDFC Bank SmartBuy Update – 33% Cashback on Train Tickets
Introduction HDFC Bank has been on a roll recently adding up multiple ways of maximizing your earnings via the SmartBuy Program. In the past few months they have added Instant Vouchers with vendors like Uber, Bill Payments via Gyftr all of which earn 10x reward points. For those with an Infinia or Diners Black that’s equivalent to earning 33% cash back with a limit of INR 25,000 or INR 15,000 respectively. HDFC has quietly launched a new offering which is rail tickets via IRCTC The New Partner – IRCTC IRCTC is the central ticketing agency for all railway travel in India. If all the offerings till now had a limited…
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Svalbard – The Northernmost Permanent Settlement on the Planet
Introduction This year marks the 10th anniversary of our International Travel. In the beginning, we traveled to the usual tourist destinations like Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, London etc. Over the years, we started developing an affinity to offbeat destinations. Lesser crowds give you more time to enjoy your vacation and not feel like you are coming back from a busy market or something that resembles like work(Looking at you Anaheim Disney). This year we returned to one of our favourite destinations. Svalbard is simply an incredible hidden gem. The Location Before we get into specifics lets clarify a few details. There are a few more settlements norther than Svalbard in…
