By many measures, 2025 was my biggest year of travel yet.
Year in Review 2024
A particularly strong year for country counting – powered more by trains than planes.
Overview: DMV24
Through points and perks, I was able to join a friend at the opera – in Washington DC!
Year in Review 2023
Sizing up another busy year of travel.
Bern 2023: IFSC World Championships
Another climbing-inspired trip to Switzerland, this time for the World Championships.
Chicago – the flights
Comparing BA’s new Club Suite to the familiar Club World; plus first class on Alaska Airlines.
The A380 (re)familiarisation flights
An oversized return to BA, joining one of a special series of flights to Madrid.
Year in Review 2019
Where and how I found myself travelling in 2019.
Year in Review 2018
Looking back at 2018’s travels by crunching the numbers.
Three nights in… Malta
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.
The End of an Era
Taking stock at the end of a five year streak of flying only business class for longhaul – without paying!
Year in Review 2017
Taking stock of 2017’s travels.
Two nights in… Madrid
A hotel voucher to burn, a new camera to test out, and a quirk of BA’s scheduling combined to send me to Madrid – where I was happy to find that this unfamiliar city was an architectural delight, soaking in winter sunshine.
Year in Review 2016
A by-the-numbers summary of my travels in 2016.
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.
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).
Year in review 2014
A quick summary of my travels in 2014.