Britain has been battered by some pretty ferocious winds during the course of this month, largely a distinctly unpleasant experience for most of us. B...

In an article in the recent issue of Luxx magazine, an offshoot of The Times which is aimed at people with substantially money than me, Janice Turner ...

Air travel has never been more normal, more routine. It causes controversy, of course, such as whether Harry & Meghan are using too many private f...

Earlier this month, we did something we have only ever done once before; stayed overnight at an airport hotel. My wife had booked our BA flight to Cor...

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...

At 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 ...

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...

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...

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...