Weekend to Rome in Jun 2016

The last time we went to Rome was, well ages ago. It’s such an amazing place, it was time to head back.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Tag Archive for Cathay Pacific

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RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: A Summary of Phase 1

By Nige on February 10, 2026 at 3:17 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR

I’ve just spent the last three weeks flying around the world. Well — to be completely accurate — I’ve flown around half of the world and then back again the same way.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 18 – Photos from Day 18

Photos from Day 18, when I enjoyed a relaxing morning in Denpasar and my flight from Denpasar to Hong Kong.

Denpasar Airport - International Departures

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 18 – Denpasar (DPS) to Hong Kong (HKG)

It was mad for pickups at the hotel, but my Grab taxi managed to wind its way through all of the other cabs. For less than £2, its just a no-brainer to avoid the walk and getting sweaty on the way.

Enjoying an air-conditioned hotel in Denpasar

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 17 – Photos from Day 17

Photos from Day 17, which included my flight from Hong Kong to Denpasar and an afternoon in Bali.

A colourful entrance to the Regal Skycity hotel in Hong Kong

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 17 – Hong Kong (HKG) to Denpasar (DPS)

By Nige on February 3, 2026 at 3:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | CX | Denpasar | DPS | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity

By this point, I could definitely feel that I was properly into the swing of things. Hong Kong had become something of a base for the Asia phase of my Round The World trip, and staying in the same hotel each time simplified everything enormously.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 13 – Photos from Day 13

Photos from Day 13, which included an early morning start in Hong Kong, my flight to Jakarta, my long stay in Starbucks at the airport and my connecting flight up to Tokyo.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 13 – Hong Kong (HKG) to Jakarta (CGK)

I woke well ahead of my alarm, which was set for 4:30am. The plan was to catch the first hotel shuttle bus back to the airport at 5am.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 12 – Photos from Day 12

Photos from Day 12, when I enjoyed an early start to the day in Denpasar, I took a Cathay Pacific flight back to Hong Kong and I had an easy ride on the way to the Skycity hotel.

The view from the mezzanine level at Denpasar airport

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 12 – Denpasar (DPS) to Hong Kong (HKG)

Cathay Pacific only operated a single daily flight from Denpasar, which was the return leg of the Hong Kong service I’d taken a couple of days earlier.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 10 – Photos from Day 10

Photos from Day 10, which included a relatively early flight from Hong Kong to Denpasar, my fight to get through Immigration and avoid the touts and my walk to my hotel in Bali.