By many measures, 2025 was my biggest year of travel yet.

"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."
"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move."

By many measures, 2025 was my biggest year of travel yet.

A limited visit to the Slovenian capital.

Spending some time in Tbilisi before BA’s inaugural flight out.

A particularly strong year for country counting – powered more by trains than planes.

Through points and perks, I was able to join a friend at the opera – in Washington DC!

Sizing up another busy year of travel.

My birthday adventures ended with a night in prison.

Another climbing-inspired trip to Switzerland, this time for the World Championships.

An unusual return to Sweden, exploring a series of tunnels and tubes in Stockholm.

Yerevan the long way: LHR-DXB-EVN-DXB-CDG-LHR on a mix of BA, Flydubai and Air France.

The chance to join Norse Atlantic’s first flight from London to Oslo seemed an ideal excuse to revisit one of my favourite countries.

A brief side-trip from Salt Lake City let me claim another US State – my seventh new one of the year.

Comparing BA’s new Club Suite to the familiar Club World; plus first class on Alaska Airlines.

Another heavily disrupted year, but some hopes of a return to (new) normal.

An oversized return to BA, joining one of a special series of flights to Madrid.

Where and how I found myself travelling in 2019.

Looking back at 2018’s travels by crunching the numbers.

A pile of bonus avios gave me an excuse for one last trip abroad – returning to Malta for a dose of winter sun and a nostalgic wander around some favourite spots.

Our final hotel for the trip went above and beyond in meeting an unusual special request…

Taking stock at the end of a five year streak of flying only business class for longhaul – without paying!