I am a creature of habit, and I like a good loyalty scheme, so my first port of call for hiring a car is always Avis. I use them when I fly to Nice and need a car, as it is invariably cheaper to book together as a package than just buying the flights alone… Read More You get what you pay for…
As I outlined in a previous post, half term sees me heading up to Scotland to see my parents and I chose, in what I acknowledge now to be a fit of madness, to travel up overnight on the MegabusGold Sleeper bus. I arrived at London’s Victoria Coach Station at around 2215 to give me… Read More A reminder why I stopped taking the bus years ago
Half terms tend to be times when we don’t go away as a couple as there is not always enough time, and prices can be high. I often find it a good time to visit my parents north of Inverness. I can remember the days of a direct INV-LON service on BA, particularly the cooked… Read More Half term travel choices
One of the upsides of being a teacher is that I know when my holidays will be, and they are plentiful (although don’t get me started on those ‘hilarious’ people who think that we are always on holiday and don’t work hard…!) which means that I can book in advance. I like to have something… Read More Part-pay with Avios – Business Class return to SFO for £750
After a couple of weeks away, it was time for my Mum and Dad to come home, so I thought I would finish the tales of MummyAirmiles. They were travelling on Emirates; SEZ-DXB-GLA. We flew on a Boeing 777-200LR from SEZ-DXB. Cabin half full, and although my IFE system was a bit dodgy, and Dad’s… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles returns home
I had my first ‘business’ trip earlier this week; being a teacher, these things dont happen very often. I was speaking to some colleagues in Manchester with my Examiner hat on and needed to be there for an 0845 start, meaning travelling up after school the day before. The train was going to be £110… Read More This is why I love British Airways…
In a dramatic move, MummyAirmiles is flying in the back of the plane for an international flight Currently in MRE airport waiting for the Seychelles flight. The new airport is very modern, cool and wonderfully designed. Travelling economy this time, but it’s only a 2.5 hr flight.. Dad forgot his LoungePass, so he is tucked… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles moves onto the Seychelles
