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IFA GPC 2017 commences from 20-23 April so we spent most of today in the air, flying 8 hours from Singapore to Dubai in UAE; and another 8 hours onwards to Lisbon, Portugal; with a 6-hour transit in the Dubai International Airport.

* This article was first published on The Travel Memoir.

Glad to be flying #Emirates for the long flight to Lisbon, Portugal. One stop at Dubai. Checking in at #ChangiAirport in Singapore. ___ #t4tIFAgpc2017 #ifaGPC2017 #tech4tea #ttm #ttmWP #IFAgpc17 ___ Photo taken using a #Samsung #Galaxy #S8 smartphone. #SamsungGalaxyS8 #t4tSamsung #t4tSamsungGalaxyS8

A post shared by John Tan (@thetravelmemoir) on Apr 19, 2017 at 5:57am PDT

So the entire journey took around 24 hours, if you include the 2 hours earlier you got to turn up at the airport to check in.

I flew Emirates Airlines and the check-in and transit was smooth.

First stop at #ChangiAirport before departure: collect #WiFiRouter from #ChangiRecommends shop for #WiFi access while overseas. Prices start at S$5 per day, depending on destination. ___ For my trip to Portugal, it's S$12 per day. Free unlimited data but throttled after first 500MB each day. ___ #t4tIFAgpc2017 #ifaGPC2017 #tech4tea #ttm #ttmWP #devices #gadgets #travelfromsg #changiWiFi #IFAgpc17 Photo taken using a #Samsung #Galaxy #S8 smartphone. #SamsungGalaxyS8 #t4tSamsung #t4tSamsungGalaxyS8

A post shared by John Tan (@thetravelmemoir) on Apr 19, 2017 at 5:46am PDT

The first leg from Singapore to Dubai was in an Airbus A380-800 and the seats in coach were relatively spacious and comfortable.

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