I mentioned in a previous ‘flying’ blog about the time I left my seat to go and get a good view of the Matterhorn, the most spectacular pe...
Read MoreOK, admittedly this isn’t about any flight I have taken – I’m damned sure a Sopwith Camel would be way beyond me: I’m not a pi...
Read MoreFLYING: An extraordinary vision of war
Earlier this week I had breakfast at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 before flying off for a luncheon in Munchen. (Munich to you and me.) And early wa...
Read MoreFLYING: The early start
Last weekend we flew to Mallorca for a holiday with our two sons and their girlfriends. Separate flights, mind you, which had one very selfish advanta...
Read MoreFLYING: No drama with a slight delay to Palma
The other day I caught an early flight from London City Airport. Very early. Or at least I thought it was very early. On the other hand, there were tw...
Read MoreFLYING: London City Airport – on a wing and a prayer
My latest flight was to Lisbon, the Portuguese capital and veritably a fabulous city. It was a notable flight: it may have been the first one I’...
Read MoreFLYING: Taking a trip with TAP (and other airline acronyms)
Everybody knows that bigger isn’t always better and I think airports are often a good example of that. Things change but it assuredly ain’...
Read MoreFLYING: Not so nice at Nice any longer
Bilbao Airport, just inland from the Basque capital city and located at Sondica, used to be, frankly, an ugly place. But, hey, it’s an airport. ...
Read MoreFLYING: Ready for take-off in some style – and at quite some expense
I am generally not a nervous passenger when it comes to flying, in part no doubt because other than some hefty turbulence, luckily not a lot unsettlin...
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