Mimi on April 22nd, 2009

The Holland Herald, the inflight magazine of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, recently held a ‘Very Short Travel Story’ competition (which I missed somehow — something quite strange considering how often I fly on KLM).

They printed eight of the judges’ favourites in the March 2009 issue, along with the winning entry.
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Mimi on June 1st, 2008

I flew to Jakarta last week on KLM. Since I checked in for my flight online, it occurred to me that it’s just as good an opportunity as any to share with you the ease and convenience of checking in online when flying with KLM.
Please click on the images to see the actual screenshot.
Step 1:
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Mimi on April 24th, 2008

Lola and I flew on KLM all the way for our whirlwind European escapade, except for the Geneva-Paris leg of the journey, which we did on the TGV (Train de Grand Vitesse, literally: “train of great speed”). I’ll deal with the TGV experience on another post soon.
The in-flight menu was quite pathetic for this trip, [...]

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Mimi on February 21st, 2008

When AirAsia started operations, they made good on their slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly.” With their fares a mere fraction of other airlines’, I dare declare that a plane ride from KL to Jakarta is often akin to a bus ride, judging from the curious mix of passengers that you get to fly with every [...]

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