That’s a very first time I went on a long haul flight to Asia. Direct flight to Taiwan with China Airlines. I’m happily inviting you to join it with me! 

When you read this post, I’m probably already in Taiwan on my holiday, fighting a terrible jet lag, but foremost, enjoying this beautiful country.
My flight was scheduled for around 9:30pm and I think the time works well if you’re based in London, because right after the take off and a on-flight dinner, you can just gets some proper sleep or enjoy some movies. 
I was flying from Gatwick Airport, South Terminal and honestly I’ve never flown from this airport before, so it’s a new experience for me as well. As for my journey to the airport itself, I went for an Uber, as it is always more convenient option, despite horrendous traffic that London has to offer.  First wristwatch check of the journey and I was ready to check-in and hand over my 20kg luggage to a friendly member of the China Airlines’ check-in point.
As I was flying premium economy, they gave me a priority sticker on my boarding pass, so I can go through the security checks quicker (in theory). In practice, none of the security points were busy at that time, however it was rather annoying experience, when all my hand luggage (2 bags) were opened and all items removed to be checked thoroughly. The thing you need to know about me, my luggage is always nicely organised with all items in its compartments. You can only i...