My business class longhaul life now behind me, it was time to give Norwegian’s Premium Economy a try, from Seattle to London Gatwick.
The End of an Era
Taking stock at the end of a five year streak of flying only business class for longhaul – without paying!
Five nights in… Valencia
The EURO conference series lead me to Valencia, Spain, where despite a busy schedule of talks and unforgiving heat I was able to fit in a bit of sightseeing.
Year in Review 2017
Taking stock of 2017’s travels.
Farewell Fokker 70
My first – and probably last – experience of a Fokker 70, on KLM’s farewell flight marking retirement of the fleet.
The Mystery Trip
I’ve always wanted to head over to an airport, pick a destination, then fly. Thanks to staff standby travel, I was able to give it a try!
Year in Review 2016
A by-the-numbers summary of my travels in 2016.
Europe, South to North
Overview of my travels this summer, exploring Europes extremes from sand dunes to glaciers!
Visiting Svalbard
The remote arctic island of Svalbard – or, at least, its main settlement Longyearbyen, is not as inaccessible as you might imagine! Here’s what lured me there, how I managed to visit, and what I got up to whilst I was in town.
Two nights in… Oslo
Despairing of the lack of a proper winter in the UK, I took a weekend in Oslo in search of snow.
Year in Review 2015
A quick summary of my flights, train rides, and hotel stays – plus all the corresponding loyalty scheme antics – in 2015.
My North American Travel Bucketlist Tour 2015
An overview and links to coverage of my trip to New York, Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles via a mix of international business class flights and long distance trains.
Rome 2015
An overview of our winter trip to Rome.
New York to Vancouver in Cathay Pacific Business Class
Crossing the Americas in extreme comfort, thanks to a bargain-priced avios redemption.
BA1 London to New York
Sampling BA’s ‘baby bus’: a 32 seat business-only A318 from London City to New York JFK (via Shannon).
Trip Report: Barra beach landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
BRR, The beach airport
Photos of Barra airport and the Twin Otter, plus on-board video of landing and takeoff at the beach!
Trip Report: The big win, big science, and a big storm
Full report on my 2013Q4 project: chasing IHG’s Big Win promotion.
Trip Report: A Californian status run
In-depth report of my push for HHonors Gold and BA Silver, hotel-hopping and tier-point running around California.
Trip Report: the FT advantage
My luxury-holiday-on-a-budget, to Gibraltar in Club via a 5* London hotel.