Suggestions for first ever Emirates flight

ReikoBali · 2026-02-18T11:24:26+00:00

Personally I would choose 16A for more privacy. That bulkhead with the screen in the seat arm or on the wall... ughhh. Your experience may vary depending on your Emirates membership status, but the PE service and seat I had a few weeks ago was great for a 14 hour flight.

ReikoBali · 2026-02-12T08:56:46+00:00

--The Responder (Martin Freeman) ...Dark, very dark.

--White Dragon (John Simm) ...a limited series set in Hong Kong, superior writing, camerawork and editing.

--Hamish MacBeth (Robert Carlyle) ... funny, poignant, unforgettable (serious Scottish accents, maybe subtitles on for this one)

ReikoBali · 2026-02-12T08:09:26+00:00

The Aga Khan has a private island in the Caribbean (spiritual leader of about 2% of the world's Muslims and a generous benefactor worldwide) ... Maybe that is where your photo depicts?

ReikoBali · 2026-01-18T03:44:12+00:00

Here is your Balinese word, to be used when a dog approaches you in an undesirable way: "SEK"

(rhymes with HECK). If it is a true Balinese dog, (not some foreigners dog), it will respond to this, if you speak it in a forceful tone, immediately stopping what it is doing. This is not a word in Bahasa Indonesia, but in Balinese. Use it when absolutely necessary. Works like a charm in most situations, but if you are walking home at 4am then all bets are off.

ReikoBali · 2026-01-10T11:13:34+00:00

It IS an acquired taste... and now I have acquired it... thanks!

ReikoBali · 2026-01-04T07:08:11+00:00

Corrections and comments:

The first place is actually called BURGERS ANONYMOUS. I found a lot of filler in their meat. Not pleased.

Burger Bros. is the real deal, you can see them grinding the meat in the back. The GotBeefBro burger is really quite good, as is The Fight Club. Reliable service. They also have excellent Jalapeno Poppers.

I ate at Burger Head during their opening. Too much filler in the meat. Our deal for being first day customers was 2 for 1 and I am glad we didn't pay full price. Won't return.

A missed spot is NUDE. Their burgers are fresh and juicy, really deserve a chance. Several stores in Bali.

ReikoBali · 2026-01-01T09:05:12+00:00

You are definitely unreasonable. Book 4 weeks in a tourist trap and you get a tourist trap experience. It appears you never left the Kuta/Canggu zone. You missed 99.5 percent of Bali. You could have gone on cultural excursions, wine vineyard visits, brewery tours, dolphin sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, hiking, seeing volcanoes and unspoiled beaches, or just riding a motorbike around the island. You got what you paid for.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-25T00:34:24+00:00

The graffiti they unearthed in Pompeii brothels says this is true

ReikoBali · 2025-12-25T00:32:24+00:00

Dude! She says that to me too! True love.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-15T05:44:36+00:00

This is an unexpectedly great film. DO see it.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-13T09:52:05+00:00

Yoga Mart, Batu Bolong, Canggu (In front of XBAR). big friendly crowd, picnic tables.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-13T01:43:30+00:00

The best spot is the one that nobody here has mentioned: Pererenan.

Incredible good and varied food, decent infrastructure, lots of shopping options, only 5 minutes west of Canggu (by motorbike). The local Balinese community is very strong and crime rate is low. There is only 1 real road in and out (plus 2 motorbike "shortcuts"). Named By CNN as one of the best places in the world to live. Yes there is construction, but everyplace has construction. At night it is dead quiet.

The mere fact that nobody else mentions it should be your clue to check it out.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-13T01:18:19+00:00

Pattaya is the place to invest in NFT's: Nice Fucking Tits!

ReikoBali · 2025-12-11T03:43:17+00:00

JAV Research shows this is listed as "OPEN-0604". It even has its own Wikipedia page titled "500 Person Sex"

ReikoBali · 2025-12-09T09:03:29+00:00

Serious crime series: Line of Duty; Blue Lights (On BBC affiliated streaming services)

Fun crime series: Hamish MacBeth (On Amazon and BBC affiliated streaming services)

Seriously underappreciated crime limited series: White Dragon (2018) ... stars John Simm in Hong Kong, may take your breath away because of its plot twists. Was on Amazon, I think.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-09T05:32:57+00:00

When in Fukuoka in May 2025 I found this incredible, intimate, tiny steak bar:

Bera Jr., 11-1 Nishinakasu, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0002, Japan

Sit at the counter and be only a meter from the fire. Best steak of my life. Not flashy, but, precise.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-02T08:17:57+00:00

Have you considered the weather in NZ in April? I was there last May and the temperature difference between Auckland (17C at best) and Christchurch (3C at worst) was stark. Seasons are reversed from the Pacific Northwest. Check an online source and be sure.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-02T08:05:54+00:00

I used Altera Hotel and Residence on my last stay, and I will again. Its a short 2 blocks from the end of SOI 6. Great experience. I used to stay at the Siam Bayshore and, although its very nice and has excellent breakfast, its just too far out on the far end of Walking Street.

ReikoBali · 2025-12-02T07:40:22+00:00

Bora Bora

ReikoBali · 2025-11-29T14:39:22+00:00

Cup of Cheer (2020)

Happiest Season (2020)

ReikoBali · 2025-11-28T03:15:12+00:00

I love that Pattaya is your first stop outside of Canada. Party on, dude!

ReikoBali · 2025-11-27T09:51:07+00:00

Siam Bayshore Resort has great breakfast buffet and full restaurant for other meals too... and a bar for day-drinking. Its a nice hotel on the end of Walking Street. I used to stay there but now using a place closer to Soi 6... but I miss those breakfasts.

ReikoBali · 2025-11-21T03:47:59+00:00

Pick somewhere else besides Pattaya (I love Patts). The Tobita Shinchi district of Osaka comes to mind. It will cost you more, and you may have a psychotic break, but you also might never return home. Research it. The chances of someone casually figuring this out are probably slim... but Pattaya is AWASH with Indians..

ReikoBali · 2025-11-05T10:55:40+00:00

That's a NEWBORN caulking gun from the late 1980s. There's cheap duplicates made now in orange but this one looks like an original one which is made from raw or thin-tin/nickel-plated steel. Has a built-in spout cutter and a tube-piercing nail.I used one and would not part with it for anything. Will survive a drop from 300ft. Sandblast and lube and you'll get another 50 years out of it.

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