Best of...

Given how many airports I saw in the last month, I was going to rate them. But turns out that someone else does that for a living:
http://http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/toronto-vancouver-slip-in-airport-list/article1472399/

My take?
Toronto - it's fine. Does the necessary.

Vancouver - it looks pretty and has free wi-fi but closes down too early (by 10.45 p.m. so much has shut), so comes across as provincial, even though it was hosting the Olympics 2 weeks later.

Sydney - I can't believe it hosted the Olympics recently. It seemed run-down and under-developed. Admittedly I saw only international arrivals and national departures. It did have free internet booths. Maybe there are some hidden gems elsewhere.

Cairns - a lovely small airport; easy to get to and nice (not over the top) shops and services; it's being renovated too.

Port Moresby - least said the better. I had to buy a $200 visa in local currency; no ATM worked and the bank dings you really bad rates... Big plastic bucket seats in departures, so no lying down. But someone was very helpful to me.

Tokyo - boy oh boy do they like to shop. They have this amazing shopping mall before you go through check-in. Un/fortunately, it doesn't open early enough (7.30 a.m. and a number of shops were still shuttered).

Bangkok - love everything about the city, so why not the aiport too! I would imagine most departing passengers are trying to get over the stress of the drive there (so much traffic, will I get there on time?). My only complaint? That the only post box is stuck waaaaayyy over in a corner of the check-in forecourt. Amazing shops though - after security, they force you to walk and walk and walk through a high-end but lovely shopping mall before you come to departure gates which almost seem like after-thoughts! Nicely decorated with traditional carvings, etc and very light and bright - except when you come to the Asian departure shops/gates - for some reason there are less windows there.

Rangoon - cheap internet and minimal food. Only 2 shops and a few "stalls". Think a smaller scale Nairobi airport for those of you who passed through there.

Hong Kong - the most confusing airport I have ever visited. Services on all sorts of different levels; you can see places on a different floor but not be able to figure out how to get to them. Tons of luxury shops, many food options and so on, but didn't see any facilities for children. There was a train that seemed to go in one direction only...

While security was good throughout Asian airports, it never felt overbearing and the absence of the security paranoia in US/UK/Canada was welcome.