Comments for Gard's travel blog http://gardkarlsen.com/blog Planes, hotels, food and travel photos Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on The most expensive city in the world by my world travels http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=347#comment-11869 my world travels Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:57:26 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=347#comment-11869 Congrats for the Title :-) There are other cities tagged as 'most expensive', beating them all is an achievement. haha Congrats for the Title :-) There are other cities tagged as ‘most expensive’, beating them all is an achievement. haha

]]> Comment on Tourists warned of Thailand airport scam by Rob http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=255#comment-11656 Rob Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:31:34 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=255#comment-11656 It is not good to see things like this happening, I have always thought of Thailand as the Perfect destination, and some of the hotels is has to offer compete with some of the world class hotels. The service cannot be beaten in Thailand. The friendliness of Thai people and constant smiling makes any stay a truly unforgettable experience. As for the beaches well they have to some of the best in the world. Check out this site www.thailandtourismguide.com here you will find more information about Thailand. Lets hope this sort of thing stops, it is not good for tourism. It is not good to see things like this happening, I have always thought of Thailand as the Perfect destination, and some of the hotels is has to offer compete with some of the world class hotels. The service cannot be beaten in Thailand. The friendliness of Thai people and constant smiling makes any stay a truly unforgettable experience. As for the beaches well they have to some of the best in the world. Check out this site http://www.thailandtourismguide.com here you will find more information about Thailand. Lets hope this sort of thing stops, it is not good for tourism.

]]> Comment on Review of Savhotel in Bologna by Maria http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=765#comment-10426 Maria Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:06:56 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=765#comment-10426 Heidu! Har lest en del av innleggene dine på KG, og synes du virker som en utrolig bereist kar! Blir helt inspirert:) Kan jeg få spørre, hvordan har du råd til all reisingen? Jeg tror jeg trenger noen økonomiske tips;) Og en ting til, har du tips om hvor man bør reise og hva man bør se langs vestkysten i USA?:) Heidu! Har lest en del av innleggene dine på KG, og synes du virker som en utrolig bereist kar! Blir helt inspirert:) Kan jeg få spørre, hvordan har du råd til all reisingen? Jeg tror jeg trenger noen økonomiske tips;)

Og en ting til, har du tips om hvor man bør reise og hva man bør se langs vestkysten i USA?:)

]]> Comment on Lufthansa presents their Airbus A380 by Kenneth http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=726#comment-10200 Kenneth Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:29:55 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=726#comment-10200 Have to say that I quite like the design of the new First Class, which I find very stylish. No big surprise with the Business Class cabin that looks exactly like the BC on other LH planes, and agree with Gard that the individual screens in Economy is an upgrade to the normal LH Economy experience. Have to say that I quite like the design of the new First Class, which I find very stylish. No big surprise with the Business Class cabin that looks exactly like the BC on other LH planes, and agree with Gard that the individual screens in Economy is an upgrade to the normal LH Economy experience.

]]> Comment on Soon you can try out A380 - on short-haul by Gard http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=723#comment-7477 Gard Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:57:31 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=723#comment-7477 Westin in Shanghai you mean? It was good but not amazing. There were flaws enough to make me a bit annoyed and I sent a feedback to them about it. There was quite a lot of communication problems with the staff and it made it a bit hard to give feedback there and then. Westin in Shanghai you mean? It was good but not amazing. There were flaws enough to make me a bit annoyed and I sent a feedback to them about it. There was quite a lot of communication problems with the staff and it made it a bit hard to give feedback there and then.

]]> Comment on Soon you can try out A380 - on short-haul by Leo http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=723#comment-7417 Leo Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:38:53 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=723#comment-7417 Gard, excellent TR as usual. How was the Westin? I stayed at the Le Royal Meridien and that was fantastic! Cheers, Leo Gard, excellent TR as usual.

How was the Westin? I stayed at the Le Royal Meridien and that was fantastic!

Cheers, Leo

]]> Comment on Trip report from Shanghai in China by DAG http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=736#comment-7181 DAG Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:14:42 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=736#comment-7181 Nice trip report. In the fall of 2008, I spent a month travelling through China on my own. Shanghai was definitely stunning. I just got back from two weeks in Central Europe (Krakow, Prague, and Vienna). I'll be flying to Thailand this December for a few weeks - haven't decided yet whether to just chill or do some travelling in the region. Nice trip report. In the fall of 2008, I spent a month travelling through China on my own. Shanghai was definitely stunning.

I just got back from two weeks in Central Europe (Krakow, Prague, and Vienna). I’ll be flying to Thailand this December for a few weeks - haven’t decided yet whether to just chill or do some travelling in the region.

]]> Comment on Experience with Thai First Class - Bangkok to Frankfurt by KNUT http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=497#comment-6444 KNUT Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:08:45 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=497#comment-6444 HEI - LESTE AKKURAT DIN BLOG OM FØRSTE KLASSE FRA-BKK T/R. SKAL GJØRE DEN SAMME TUREN MED EN KAMERAT I SEPTEMBER. TG NED OG LH HJEM. SER AT DU SKRIVER AT DERSOM MAN REISER SAMMEN PÅ FØRSTE KLASSE PÅ TG BURDE MAN TA EN AV DE DOBLE I MIDTEN. JEG HAR VALGT RAD 1 SIDEN DET PÅ BILDE SÅ UT TIL AT DE IKKE VAR SÅ LANGT FRA HVERANDRE. VIL DU SI AT DET ER MULIG Å FØRE EN SAMTALE MELLOM 1A OG 1K PÅ TG?? HEI - LESTE AKKURAT DIN BLOG OM FØRSTE KLASSE FRA-BKK T/R. SKAL GJØRE DEN SAMME TUREN MED EN KAMERAT I SEPTEMBER. TG NED OG LH HJEM. SER AT DU SKRIVER AT DERSOM MAN REISER SAMMEN PÅ FØRSTE KLASSE PÅ TG BURDE MAN TA EN AV DE DOBLE I MIDTEN. JEG HAR VALGT RAD 1 SIDEN DET PÅ BILDE SÅ UT TIL AT DE IKKE VAR SÅ LANGT FRA HVERANDRE. VIL DU SI AT DET ER MULIG Å FØRE EN SAMTALE MELLOM 1A OG 1K PÅ TG??

]]> Comment on Lufthansa presents their Airbus A380 by lars http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=726#comment-6319 lars Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:21:18 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=726#comment-6319 What a disappointment. LH launches a state of the art plane, the most modern in the world, with 2004 business class seats? That is a real WOW factor. For goodness sake, Finnair had angled flat J seats in their MD11. I was just booking a LH710 departure and was expecting better than this. As Zurich is my gateway, I'll use another carrier. I guess if Frankfurt is not your starting point and you are flying to Frankfurt to pick up LH 710 there, it is better to fly via HKG (CX) or LHR (BA) as you can get a fully flat bed to the long haul sector. What a disappointment. LH launches a state of the art plane, the most modern in the world, with 2004 business class seats? That is a real WOW factor. For goodness sake, Finnair had angled flat J seats in their MD11.

I was just booking a LH710 departure and was expecting better than this. As Zurich is my gateway, I’ll use another carrier. I guess if Frankfurt is not your starting point and you are flying to Frankfurt to pick up LH 710 there, it is better to fly via HKG (CX) or LHR (BA) as you can get a fully flat bed to the long haul sector.

]]> Comment on The trip report from Dubai is finally ready by Gard http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=588#comment-4884 Gard Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:14:20 +0000 http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=588#comment-4884 Hi Amna. First of all...I'm thrilled to get your feedback. I did write some of the things in the trip report to provoke but I have not gotten any feedback before now...so maybe people don't care or don't read it. Yeah, I agree that the conclusion to the Dubai trip report is a bit weird. Let's start with the exploitation of the workers. I just said that it seems like the workers are being exploited to the point where you can call it slavery. Maybe this is exaggerating but there are number of reports that deals with these issues. When a worker is paid less than promised, when his passport is taken from him, and salary withheld in order to prevent him from leaving, this is exploitation. But it is great to hear that you agree that the conditions for workers should be improved and I hope that this is also the goal of the authorities. When it comes to Dubai as a tourist destination - I enjoyed the various tourists activities in Dubai but is it enough to attract millions of tourists to Dubai? And what kind of tourists are Dubai looking for? It seems like there is focus on getting just wealthy people in because it is a fairly expensive destination. And it is not really a party destination as there are restrictions on alcohol. And due to the religious gap I'm also quite unsure how to approach the local population and with so many foreign workers it is hard to get a grasp of the local emirati culture. So I'm sorry if I have offended you by not recommending your country - I just said that I think there are many other places that I would rather go to. There has also been a few cases in the press over the last months of tourists being arrested for not following the law. I agree that all tourists should adapt to the local customs and law but it feels a bit like overreacting when a couple gets arrested for kissing in public. At the same time it is very obvious that there is a large prostitution scene in Dubai - is the authorities doing something with that? In my opinion it would make more sense to focus on that compared to arresting unmarried couples that are kissing. Yes, the shopping malls are amazing but the prices are similar to back home so it makes more sense for me to just buy things here. The restaurants are great but if you want wine you have to go to hotel restaurants and they are quite pricey. But don't worry, Dubai is still a popular destination and lots of people wants to visit your city. Thank you for getting in touch - did you see that I stopped by Dubai recently by the way: http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=696 :-) Regards Gard Hi Amna. First of all…I’m thrilled to get your feedback. I did write some of the things in the trip report to provoke but I have not gotten any feedback before now…so maybe people don’t care or don’t read it.

Yeah, I agree that the conclusion to the Dubai trip report is a bit weird. Let’s start with the exploitation of the workers. I just said that it seems like the workers are being exploited to the point where you can call it slavery. Maybe this is exaggerating but there are number of reports that deals with these issues. When a worker is paid less than promised, when his passport is taken from him, and salary withheld in order to prevent him from leaving, this is exploitation. But it is great to hear that you agree that the conditions for workers should be improved and I hope that this is also the goal of the authorities.

When it comes to Dubai as a tourist destination - I enjoyed the various tourists activities in Dubai but is it enough to attract millions of tourists to Dubai? And what kind of tourists are Dubai looking for? It seems like there is focus on getting just wealthy people in because it is a fairly expensive destination. And it is not really a party destination as there are restrictions on alcohol. And due to the religious gap I’m also quite unsure how to approach the local population and with so many foreign workers it is hard to get a grasp of the local emirati culture. So I’m sorry if I have offended you by not recommending your country - I just said that I think there are many other places that I would rather go to. There has also been a few cases in the press over the last months of tourists being arrested for not following the law. I agree that all tourists should adapt to the local customs and law but it feels a bit like overreacting when a couple gets arrested for kissing in public. At the same time it is very obvious that there is a large prostitution scene in Dubai - is the authorities doing something with that? In my opinion it would make more sense to focus on that compared to arresting unmarried couples that are kissing.

Yes, the shopping malls are amazing but the prices are similar to back home so it makes more sense for me to just buy things here. The restaurants are great but if you want wine you have to go to hotel restaurants and they are quite pricey.

But don’t worry, Dubai is still a popular destination and lots of people wants to visit your city.

Thank you for getting in touch - did you see that I stopped by Dubai recently by the way: http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=696 :-)

Regards
Gard

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