When one goes abroad it is always helpful to have the words translated into English. Indeed, sometimes you’d be lost without that assistance. On...
Read MoreAt the time of writing, I have taken 624 flights. I know this is quite a nerdish stat to have kept note of, but there it is. I didn’t take my ...
Read MoreFLYING: Frequent flyer emissions and other issues
A very brief blog in this category this time around, with the emphasis perhaps being on the ‘this time around’. This is what you want to s...
Read MoreFLYING: Bringing a lot of baggage with it…
Kew Gardens is a gorgeous place to visit, as I referred to when writing about the restoration of the huge Temperate House there in a recent blog. Ther...
Read MoreFLYING: Kewing for take-off and landing
A few weeks ago I was on a flight to somewhere and, quite unusually for me, I had my headphones on, listening to music, while the plane was being boar...
Read MoreFLYING: Going nuts (or not!) in the air
Airline loyalty cards are handy things. I have a British Airways one, which is sensible enough given that I live in the UK, even though one immediatel...
Read MoreFLYING: Air miles high club
I flew back into Stansted from Spain last Thursday. The flight was about 90 minutes late getting in. When your flight is scheduled to land at 11 in th...
Read MoreFLYING: All up in the air (or not!) with Ryanair
We got a lucky break flying with British Airways out of Heathrow on Saturday. The flight went on time. By that I don’t just mean that when it sa...
Read MoreFLYING: Fit to fly – not affected by any BA delay
Apologies for the brevity of this blog. I had anticipated making an overseas trip or two since I last posted one on flying but those plans are…w...
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