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...
Read MoreEarlier 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...
Read MoreFLYING: The overnight stay
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 MoreFLYING: Going underground at Athens Airport
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 ...
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...
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