It has been almost four weeks since I started my trip, and it feels like both yesterday and such a long time ago. I have really enjoyed writing this blog series about the trip, as it is a way to enjoy it again. I feel the same way about the journey planning stage and looking… Read More A Golden Trip Part 10 – Reflections of a weary traveller
I quickly transferred through the airport and was soon at the taxi rank. I decided to take a taxi rather than Uber as some were at the rank. The strip is split into zones, and the Tropicana is in Zone 1, meaning a flat $19 fare plus tip. It’s about $7 more than an Uber,… Read More A Golden Trip Part 5 – What happens in Vegas…
I crashed at the hotel at about 10 pm the previous night and slept very well until about 5 am. I decided to get up and see what the hotel offered regarding breakfast. As a Hilton Diamond member, I should have got a $15 dining credit. There was nothing on the menu that took my… Read More A Golden Trip Part 4 – Hopping around the West Coast
As most of my flying originates in London, I rarely go through flight connections. I arrived at Terminal 5 on the bus from Terminal 3 and was quickly through fast-track security, only to be dumped at the top of the escalator into standard security. In the middle of the holidays, there were lots of families… Read More A Golden Trip Part 3 – First Class across the Atlantic and the USA
As I had about 4 hours to wait once I landed in Malaga, I decided to spend some time in one of the bars in the arrivals area, which had outside seating. A large beer and coffee were about €8, and there was plenty of action around the terminal to me amused. It turned out… Read More A Golden Trip Part 2 – A Finnish Night
I was going to go to Las Vegas in April, in that sweet spot between the end of the Tier Point Collection year and the card expiry where you keep your old status. From the 9th of March until the end of April, I would have had all the Gold benefits and be earning even… Read More A Golden Trip – planning a Tier Point Run
I’ve stayed at, and reviewed, the Sofitel before back in 2016. Nothing can beat the convenience of being able to walk to the terminal, and the hotel is luxurious. I stayed there again with my daughter and my parents in December 2021. The stay was good overall but not without issues. We had adjoining rooms,… Read More Review: Sofitel Heathrow Terminal 5 with a toddler
The BA Galleries lounge in Geneva is one of the few remaining outposts in the BA lounge network. It was refurbished a couple of years ago – badly needed, if my review from 2018 is anything to go by – in the same style as Rome FCO and Aberdeen, but Covid closed it down, and… Read More Review: British Airways Galleries Club Lounge – Geneva
I’ll admit – it’s been a while! I started this blog in 2015 when I was used to travelling around on a whim, with my wife, friends or as a solo traveller. Things have changed and the world is a different place. The last proper trip that I wrote about here in full was Australia… Read More Taking to the skies once more!
I would advise anyone who has the opportunity to collect miles and points to sign up for whatever loyalty scheme, promotion or offer that has caught your eye as you never know when it might be useful. I explain in this article why I think it is a good idea, and this is another example… Read More Using Lufthansa miles for Amazon vouchers
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