21 March 2026

We landed in Guangzhou ahead of schedule at just after 4am. We were both pleased to get off the plane and stretch our legs. China Southern were excellent but cattle class is hard work these days.
We found some cute little sleeping pods that we will look out for on the return leg. Starbucks opened at 6am so we topped up the caffeine reserves and made ourselves comfortable until our next flight at 8.50am. We were both asleep before take-off and got probably half an hour of decent sleep before the meal service commenced. The flight was uneventful and we landed in Tokyo at about 1.30pm. After a few hassles at immigration we made our way to the monorail station and then on to our hotel at Tokyo Bay. After checking in we went for a wander and had a beer before an early dinner at a Thai restaurant in the hotel building and the crashed.Read more