2018 – Part 73 – Singapore to Amsterdam
For the second time travelling between Europe and Australia I had a short stop in Singapore. Sadly, it wasn’t enough time to leave the terminal, however there is much more activity at 11pm versus 5am.
For the second time travelling between Europe and Australia I had a short stop in Singapore. Sadly, it wasn’t enough time to leave the terminal, however there is much more activity at 11pm versus 5am.
Upon arriving at the gate area it became quickly apparent that Bali is a major tourist destination — there was no shortage of sunburnt fair skinned Europeans waiting to board the flight.
With just around 6 hours between our flights in Bali, we had one final debate of what to do as we left the aircraft and entered the warm humid [air-conditioned] area of Bali airport. Enter the country and go exploring for a few hours? Or transit immediately for our next flight and hang out in an leisure destination airport?

Our first flight westbound was on Garuda Indonesia, Sydney to Denspaar (Bali).
The service on this flight was as excellent as our flight into Sydney, and both of us were looking forward to our time with Garuda.

Our time in Australia & New Zealand had come to its end. After spending a week in Sydney at the same hotel, we had time to reflect on the pace of the trip at the beginning, where one or two night stays was the norm. The upside to that pace was the many locations, and opportunities to explore the many parts of the Australia. And even after 5 weeks we still had not set foot in the state of Western Australia!
After a short and efficient ride from the hotel, we arrived at Sydney’s International airport to begin our journey home. Our first flight was operated by Gaurda Indonesia, but before the flight, it’s time for the Lounge Report of Skyteam Lounge Sydney.