An overview of my Club Europe flights and sightseeing in Salzburg; plus a luxury hotel that didn’t quite hit the mark.
Austria by train – Salzburg to Hallstatt / Obertraun
My stay nearby in Obertraun meant I could take the slow rail route to Hallstatt, trying out a variety of Austrian trains.
Year in Review 2018
Looking back at 2018’s travels by crunching the numbers.
Malta, the long way: LGW-MLA-FCO-AMS-BRS
Uncooperative schedules and living outside London meant a four flight round trip to Malta – involving four different airlines and four different countries!
Limburg, The Netherlands
A holiday with Dutch friends introduced me to a new part of the country: Limburg, the southernmost province.
Sleepless from Seattle
My business class longhaul life now behind me, it was time to give Norwegian’s Premium Economy a try, from Seattle to London Gatwick.
Oregon Rail
To get to Portland, Eugene and back to Seattle we used both of Amtrak’s rail services in the area: the Coast Starlight and Cascades.
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.
Three nights in… Brussels
An anniversary return to the Belgian capital, in search of locations from a board game.
The Honeymoon Tour
An overview of our honeymoon trip across Europe: from our wedding venue in Rotterdam, to Taormina in Sicily, all by train!
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.
From Rotterdam to Taormina, by ten trains
An overview of each of the train journeys making up our Honeymoon tour from the Netherlands to Italy.
Gallery: The Bernina Express
Although a challenging environment – and one I wanted to enjoy! – I managed a few reasonable shots on the Bernina Express.
The Bernina Express
Getting from Switzerland to Italy in style – by narrow gauge railway across the Alps.
Across Europe, by train: planning our honeymoon tour
From a simple idea, our honeymoon plan grew into a five country, nine day train journey from Rotterdam to Sicily (and then a well-earned rest). This post covers the itinerary and logistics, providing a guide to booking something similar yourself (including an alternative start from the UK).
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!