Firstly an apology… I have very few photos. This is not like me but I decided that on this trip I would relax more than I normally do on trips so I haven’t been looking for photos to take. I hope that it doesn’t make the post too dry. A lot has happened over the … Continue reading TP Run: HalfWay Report
Just a quick heads-up for anyone following… I leave tomorrow for my TP run to Bucharest then to Phoenix via London, New York and Los Angeles. If you have been following my Round the World trip then you will know that for that trip a blogged at every stop. This trip is going to be … Continue reading TP Run: About to start
I live in Torpoint, near Plymouth on the Devon/Cornwall border. It is a million miles away from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports, or so it sometimes seems. Actually, it is about 250 miles by road and around 4.5hrs by train or often 7hrs+for me including travel to the station and waiting for connections. Until recently … Continue reading TP Run: Travel to Heathrow Options
I saw this article on the BBC web site today and it reminded me of a holiday I had a few years ago chasing tornadoes in the USA. Tornado chasers face storm as lawsuit hits close to home Going on a tornado chasing holiday was a bit of a “bucket list” item for me for … Continue reading Tornado Chasing – Safe?
No sooner am I back from my Round the World in 8 days trip then I am now thinking ahead to my next travel epic… Phoenix Arizona in April. Typically though, I am not just going direct to Phoenix. Instead it is trip, in part, to gain Tier Points (TPs) in the British Airways Executive … Continue reading TP Run: Phoenix
Although not the main reason, part of the reason for doing the trip was to gain BA tier points to get me closer towards gaining status. Here are the TPs and Avios gained for the trip. Leg Tier Points Avios LGW – AGP 40 1578 AGP – HEL 140 2605 HEL – DEL 140 4061 … Continue reading RTW: British Airways Tier Points & Avios
Well, I arrived at JFK tired and somewhat emotional. This was the last leg about to start and it had taken so much planning and I was so excited in the build-up that I found it quite emotional that this was now the last leg. The special fare from Malaysian Airlines only took me to … Continue reading RTW: Day 8: Last Day JFK – LHR
It was only yesterday when I left Tokyo… or was it? Travelling across the International Date Line plays havoc with your body clock and sense of time. JAL Lounge This was quite a good lounge but the food was a little strange. Not just that there were Japanese choices but the normal, English type choices … Continue reading RTW: Day 7: Tokyo to New York
Off I trotted to the gate at Kuala Lumpur quite excited at flying on an A350-900 for the first time. The queue at the gate was long with no priority lane and on walking to the front to see what the delay was it was obvious… x-ray machines. I hate when they have x-ray machines … Continue reading RTW: Day 5: Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo
My time in Delhi was just too short but I have to get this show on the road again so after a very pleasent stay at the Radisson Blu Plaza I made my way to Delhi airport early. The taxi ride was, again, entertaining and a little scary all at once with cars just drifting … Continue reading RTW: Day 4/5: Delhi to Kuala Lumpur
