@Ben, you should publish brief, possibly comedic, reviews of your positioning flights (and other such minutia) under a nom de plume, maybe “not-Ben”!
Ben, I’m more surprised you decided to transit in Manila. 🙂
Shinkansen? (Supreme Class?)
ANA Premium class?
StarFlyer?
Peach?
Jetstar Japan?
The ferry?
Kintetsu overnight bus?
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.





