Nantes is a seasonal route for BA, who operate some flights over the Summer months. The city is situated on the Loire river, about 30 miles from the coast and is the sixth biggest city in France. I’d booked this…
Gold Guest List Attained!
A week or so after getting home, a letter from BA drops onto my doormat. As well as a letter welcoming me to the Gold Guest List membership tier, it contains these two cards and some luggage tags. So what…
JFK to Heathrow
Traffic to JFK is moderately busy, slow moving and stationary in places, but there are no severe hold ups. We arrive at Terminal 7 about 3 hours before our flight, the BA172. We collect boarding passes, and breeze through security…
Forty-one Hours in New York City
Just like in DC I’ve got a full itinerary, planned to maximise our time in the city, with a number of activities booked in advance. New York is a great city to walk around, but with my father approaching his…
Twenty-nine Hours in DC
With careful advance planning and some determination, an awful lot can be fitted into a little over a day. And when the experiences are largely new, perception of time can feel stretched such that a single day of elapsed time…
Heathrow to Washington DC
I took my father to New York City back in December 2017, and he’d loved the city and I knew he’d like a return visit. But rather than just repeat the same trip, I decided to weave in a short…
Dublin, Malahide & Lana del Rey
I’m headed straight for a connecting flight to Dublin after landing from Boston. For a change this isn’t a trip to Dublin to start a tier point run, or to bag a cheap business class flight deal. It’s for a…
Boston in June
Mid June, and I’m travelling back to Boston for another visit to check-in on the team there. Heathrow to Boston (140 Tier Points) Heading to Heathrow by cab late on a Saturday afternoon, and the traffic is free flowing. Things…
Madrid, Business and Pleasure
Like many companies, my travel policy allows business class travel for longer flights, in this case over 4 hours. Below that and it’s economy class. With BA at least, the tier points earned for economy class travel are generally paltry,…
Two Days in Luxembourg
This trip is part of a 14th birthday treat for Jamie, one of my three sons, who has a love of all things historical. It will be his first time in Luxembourg, but strictly speaking not mine. I’d driven through…