A small sample of an unexpected experience!
Gallery: The British Airways 737 Farewell Flight
A photographic record of the BA 737’s farewell flight.
The British Airways 737 Farewell Flight
I was lucky enough to get a last minute seat on the last passenger flight of G-DOCW, a staff-only low level sightseeing flight around the south coast of England.
Gallery: Belgium 2015
Photos from Brussels and Ghent.
Three nights in… Brussels
A long weekend in Belgium – based in Brussels, with a side trip to Ghent – plus Eurostar’s standard premier service.
De Hoge Veluwe Nationale Park
A weekend of cycling through a Dutch national park.
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).
The Sky Garden London
To the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, for a visit to London’s highest public garden.
Three nights in… Strasbourg
A very green Easter weekend in France – traveling by train, and exploring by bike! Thus justifying a pancake-based diet throughout.
Gallery: Strasbourg
Photo highlights from some of Strasbourg’s varied attractions.
Cycling in Strasbourg
Exploring Robertsau Forest on two wheels, via Strasbourg’s Velhop bike hire scheme.
The Telegraph Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show 2015
My first taste of a travel show – with features from talks by explorers to climbing competitions, via a photography exhibition and bike stunt display team.
Designpanoptikum
Berlin’s surreal museum for industrial objects.
Radisson Blu Berlin
My first Club Carlson stay, at Berlin’s remarkable Radisson built around a fish tank!
Two nights in… Berlin
An end-of-week jaunt to Germany’s capital, to check out some architectural curiosities.
Gallery: Berlin
Photos from various tourist stops – and my hotel – in Berlin.
Two nights in… St Helier
A weekend in Jersey’s capital to meet up with some of the Flyertalk BA board (and see if they can drink the island dry of champagne).
Trip Report: Barra beach landing
Quick overview of my trip to Barra, and link to the detailed Flyertalk report.
Gallery: Vatersay
Photos from a hiking loop of Vatersay.
Vatersay
Enjoying a sunny day on the beaches and machair of Vatersay.