I mentioned in a previous post that I had left my iPad on an Alitalia flight (more to come on that at some point) and that there were difficulties in retrieving it such that the most sensible thing to do was to fly to Rome for a few hours to pick it up. Having arrived… Read More iPad Rescue (or LHR-FCO-LHR in 8 hours)
I have written before about how good Avios can be in a last minute bind when cash tickets can be outrageously expensive. My LHR-FCO-LHR ticket would have cost £1025 but I paid 25,500 Avios and £50. I had been hoping that these would go towards a First class redemption somewhere, but they are of more… Read More The benefits of paying with Avios
I’ll freely admit that I am a klutz and own up to the fact that I left my iPad on an Alitalia plane TLS-FCO last week. After some searching and emailing and dealing with Italian bureaucracy, it has been found and is safe and sound at FCO. However… Alitalia’s office is only open until 1550… Read More Why having a stash of Avios can be a good idea…
So far on this journey, I had flown LAS-MIA-JFK, and then spent the afternoon pottering about in Brooklyn before heading back to the airport where I pick up the story. On arrival to Terminal 7 in JFK I went straight to the Fast Track security. My checked luggage was already in the system, and I… Read More Flying home – part 2
After a lovely few days in Las Vegas with my friends, it was time to bid them farewell and head home. My itinerary for the routing was LAS-MIA-JFK-LCY//LHR-DUB-LHR. The flight departed at 2220, so we ate dinner beforehand and then drove to the airport – it took all of about 10 minutes to check in… Read More Flying home – part 1
I am terrified of sleeping in. I once slept in at school when my dorm-mates didn’t wake me up, and awoke at 1030 having missed the first 2 lessons. I was also 28 minutes late to a university exam; a fact I managed to keep from my Mum for many years until my wife told… Read More Mister Airmiles does Vegas – Day 2 (part 1)
For those of you who have been following, this is the first day of my holiday / tier point run to Las Vegas which I have been tweeting about using the hashtag MrAdoesVegas. I dont think that I am going to break the internet, but it is an easy one to follow. I am going… Read More Mister Airmiles does Vegas – Day 1
Sorry for the bad pun – I can’t help myself! I wanted to share some of my favourite apps for travelling which make my life easier. Some are ones which I use all the time to help plan, track or just geek out, and others are ones I use when I am on the go. AwardWallet… Read More Things that I APPreciate
This was a short weekend away in Belfast for the wedding of a university friend; fitting it in around work commitments meant we could only spend 2 nights away. I booked the trip at the end of December and we departed on Friday 31st July. We took the Heathrow Express to the airport, using a… Read More A weekend in Belfast
I thought it would be worthwhile just to give a little summary of the miles and points redemptions I have made since I started collecting miles and points in the second half of 2012, many of which have started from Heathrow Terminal 5 below. Flights LHR – ABZ – LHR = 9,000 Avios LHR –… Read More Redemption History
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