MummyAirmiles arrived into Rio following her transfer across South America. Got off the TAM flight and those of us trying to change terminals were herded onto a bus to Terminal 1 before the four of us for the BA flight were ushered through to departures. So we ended up departures not having any boarding passes, although… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles loathes lounge
We last heard from MummyAirmiles on the eastern coast of South America, preparing to board a ship to take her round Cape Horn. We pick up her latest trip on the way home. Early docking in Valparaiso at 0500, up at 0600, and on the shuttle bus to clear Chilean immigration by 0715. Change of… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles returns to Rio
We got one final look at the Iguassu Falls from the hotel – I am sure there is more water than when we arrived! Efficient pick up by our tour guide, and we set off to the airport which is on the Argentinian side of the falls. An interesting quirk is that we cross over… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles doesn’t fly BA to B.A.
The first I knew that something was up for our return trip from Nice to London was when I had an alert on myflights telling me the aircraft had changed. I had been expecting an Embraer 190, like the one I have been on when I took this flight back in September 2015. I had… Read More When is a BA flight not a ‘BA’ flight?
So, here we are on the plane, a Boeing 777-300, leaving from T5 Satellite B, and we still didn’t manage the underpass walk from T5 – next time, perhaps! However, good old Starbucks was sited at our gate! (and a few more Heathrow Reward points and Amex Avios in the bag – it all helps!)… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles flies to Brazil
I thought I would take a few moments to write about my skiing trip. I learnt to ski in Scotland many many years ago and, whilst I have had the odd day skiing in Europe, I have never been on a ski holiday. We have family who spend a lot of time in the south… Read More Some Nice skiing
The Sofitel Hotel at Heathrow is very convenient for T5. We had a large room, with a very comfy bed. The downside was the air conditioning was a bit noisy, so we switched it off and consequently roasted during the night! Not the best night’s sleep we have ever had. Breakfast in the Club Millesime was delicious,… Read More GUEST POST: MummyAirmiles shuns the Concorde Room
Clearly 3 months is too long for my parents to go without a holiday, so it is with pleasure that I introduce the next instalment of MummyAirmiles and her travels – South America is on the cards this time. A new large suitcase has been bought for this trip, and managed to 22kgs in it.… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles jets off again
Another holiday, another flight. February half term seems to be a favourite for teachers to go away; a number of colleagues went straight from our Valentine’s Disco to the airport (The sensible ones went 3 miles to fly with BA from Heathrow; I wasn’t envious of the ones travelling to Stansted to fly with Ryanair!).… Read More The magic beep: Being upgraded at the airport
After a lovely stay at Tsala Treetop Lodge near Plettenburg Bay, we moved on to Knysna and stayed in the Turbine Hotel and Spa, a converted old wood turbine mill, on one of the estuary islands, Thesen Island. It is promoted as a 5* Hotel, but in reality, it does not live up to the… Read More GUEST POST – MummyAirmiles returns home
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