Turkish Airlines Lounge in Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok

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Premium Boat Noodles at Thong Smith

When you have a Priority Pass membership, of course you want to maximise it, don't you?  Here we're again, enjoying airport lounge benefits before our flight to Shanghai departed.  We randomly picked this Turkish Airlines lounge near gate D in Suvarnabhumi International Airport.  I was delightfully surprised with their food choices though.  I like the fact that they serve traditional Turkish coffee accompanied with some baklava, an authentic Turkish pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with lots of sugar syrup and honey.  It is sweetened my day. 

Spending time in an airport lounge, it makes our waiting time just flies, especially with a glass or two of good cocktail drinks on your hand or each hand.

So ready with our flight to Shanghai which takes approximately four and half hour.  See you all in my next blog where we explored one of the massive cities in China, pack with people and good food.

Noodle with fish - food from China Eastern Airline was surprisingly good

Fried chicken and rice

Turkish Airlines Star Alliance Gold Lounge

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport Concourse D

Stay tuned for the next blog in Shanghai:

Grand Central Hotel and Nanjing Road, Shanghai

Hawkesbury River Oyster Shed in Mooney Mooney and Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary

Lovely day, lovely breeze, perfect excuse to ditch the couch and have some awesome outdoor adventurous.  One weekend when weather forecast said it would be a fantastic day to engage in outdoor activities and soak up the natural beauty around us, we used this chance to do a short-day trip to Mooney Mooney and nearby. 

A brief stop at Beecroft to fuel our tummy with some delicious coffee early in the morning.  To be honest, we've never been to Beecroft before and we randomly entered a coffee shop right at the entrance of Beecroft Place Shopping mall (sorry, can't remember the name was). As this is not our main purpose visiting this suburb, so we didn't wander around too long.  But I noticed that there are many interesting shops and restaurants in this suburb and I'll definitely make our way here again soon.  

Taro latte and lemon tart

Our second stop for the day was this oyster farm along Hawkesbury River.  There are a few oyster farms in the area but we landed in this Hawkesbury River Oyster Shed.  We picked this place purely from Google review.  Once we tried their fresh oyster, we definitely agree with the reviewers.  

There is an open dining space area facing the water.  Their seafood is super super fresh.  Pricing wise is pretty reasonable.  We got ourselves half dozen each, Sydney Rocks $22 for half dozen and Pacific oysters $25 for half dozen.  They were too good until we need to get more of those oysters and we went for something fancy which was oyster cooked in truffle butter.  Although, truffle butter added flavour into the oyster.  I, to be honest still prefer my oyster when they are raw with bouncy texture and simply added a dash of lemon on top. 

 

Lucky, we came early, because right after we left, I saw more cars coming in and lots of them cannot find a car park.  

From fresh superlicious oyster, we then moved on to a small zoo in Central Coast region, named Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary.  This place is quite tiny compared to other zoos, however, my kids had their best time here.  They can get very close to some animals like kangaroos, wallabies, and even pat a koala and rabbits because in here they let those animals freely roaming around in the open area.

Adult price is $38 and $22 for a kid, I suggest you purchase ticket online as the price is cheaper through online. 

Hawkesbury River Oyster Shed

6 Kowan Street, Mooney Mooney

Ph: 0423 285 867

Open: Thursday - Sunday 10am - 4pm

Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary

1 Darkinjung Road, Calga

Ph: 02 4375 1100

Open: Everyday from 9:30am - 5pm 

The House Lounge by Aspire, Sydney International Airport

We headed back to Bangkok over Christmas and New Years holiday. Taking a break from a fixed job to spend some quality time with family and friends as well as making a short 5 days 4 nights trip to Shanghai and Suzhou during New Years.

Ok, first off, we chilled in the House Airport Lounge for a couple of hours before departing. Based on travelers’ review, this lounge has pretty good feedbacks and it is near our gate as well. It is located before gate 50.  Our flight was in the morning, so during that early hour, the lounge was pretty much still empty. 

If you are a serious traveller, you surely need this priority pass membership. You can have access to airport lounges in more that 140 countries around the world.  Either to savour the delicious food or to relax in comfort before flying or to freshen yourself in a hot shower while waiting for your next flight or all together at the same time.  It is totally your choice.  Their membership benefits are well worth the money spent. 

Some booze to start our wonderful holiday

There were a few types of pastries, light breakfast menu like scrambled eggs, yogurt but not so much hot food. Tea, coffee and cocktails are part of the deal too.

If you come with kids, then this place is definitely suit you as they have this tiny room dedicated for kids play room.

We flew with Thai airways that day. Plane was full, so a little too noisy.  But as usual, their food was great and friendly service too.

The House Lounge by Aspire, Sydney 

Sydney International Airport Pier C

International Terminal 1 Departures

Before gate 50

Priority Pass

Access to Airport Lounges

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Bangkok:

Premium Boat Noodles at Thong Smith