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2024 in retrospect: looking back on a year of travel

After a brief article introducing the TravelGuys context in 2024, it's time to take stock of this year's travels. For the sake of consistency, as in my 2023 retrospective, I'll be talking here about 2024 publications, which includes a remainder...

Debriefing my vacation in Vietnam

My vacation in Vietnam was an opportunity to revisit sites I'd visited in the past, and to take a closer look at the country's gastronomic scene. In addition, there are two great hotel discoveries. One regret, however: the weather...

Saigon-Istanbul in business class on Turkish Airlines: a solid experience

As always, Turkish Airlines provided a smooth, high-quality service in business class on this flight from Saigon to Istanbul. Well, it's (almost) the home stretch for me with this flight to Istanbul, from where I'll be heading back to Oslo,...

Le Saigonnais lounge in Saigon (international): very decent

The Le Saigonnais lounge in Saigon airport's international terminal offers a very decent service, and in any case better than the other lounges I saw in Vietnam during my stay. The vacations are over and it's time to head...

Phu Quoc-Saigon in business class on Vietnam Airlines: short and basic

Service on Vietnam Airlines domestic flights varies widely depending on the route, and the service provided between Phu Quoc and Saigon is nothing to impress. It's time for me to go home, which means, first of all, getting to...

Hoa Sim Business Lounge in Phu Quoc: really mediocre

The Hoa Sim lounge at Phu Quoc airport has no other quality than to exist, with its simple style and limited catering. The vacations are coming to an end and it's time for me to set course for Europe...

JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay: really excellent and superb storytelling

The JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay offers a very high standard of service for a resort. But more than that, it takes the customer into a world with such perfect storytelling that it makes you want to believe...

Sheraton Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort: cold and soulless

The Sheraton Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort is, strangely enough, a fine hotel, but its cold style hardly inspires any particular feeling. Too bad for a leisure hotel. For this week in Phu Quoc I had the choice between...

Hanoi-Phu Quoc in business class on Vietnam Airlines: a little disappointing

The service offered by Vietnam Airlines on this flight between Hanoi and Phu Quoc is relatively good, but disappointing when compared with the airline's Saigon-Hanoi service. It's time for me to reach the third stage of my Vietnamese journey, namely...