As we head into the May Bank Holiday weekend, I'm talking a chance to do some surgery at Economy Class and Beyond. Namely: the hard disk in my MacBook Pro 13 is getting replaced over the weekend. Why? Let's just say more than once during my last trip to the USA, it felt like the spinning tin drive (which I got when I purchased the MacBook Pro 13 in 2014) was about to let … [Read more...]

Well, a new Luna year has begun. That means the Year of the Rooster is now in full swing. Chinatown in Washington DC - Image, Economy Class and Beyond If you've been part of the mass migration going home to your villages and towns from the big centres this New Year holiday, I hope you are with your families at this point celebrating the Year of the Rooster. On behalf … [Read more...]

It's the 25th December in the United Kingdom, so on behalf of all of us at Economy Class and Beyond (well... muggins here) I'd like to wish a peaceful and merry Christmas. A lot of us have travelled far and wide to be with our loved ones at this time of year - and I hope you have time to spend with them. At Economy Class and Beyond we've got a few posts lined up over … [Read more...]

Five Years ago to this date, some content I wrote shifted from Blogger to Boarding Area. In those days, I was better known as GhettoIFE - me taking a very gentle poke at the In-Fight Entertainment Industry in my own unique way. Who remembers this then? Good olde GhettoIFE. Thank $deity that I changed that. And the name of the blog too.  Since the I've written... a lot … [Read more...]

Greetings dear readers! Ready for a bit of boring blog admin? Of course you are! Things at Economy Class and Beyond have been variable this year due to a variety of factors (especially in March this year... which is another story I'll tell one day). This year, rather than focusing on my travels, I've focused on myself, and trying to develop myself (be it talking my way into … [Read more...]

For those of you who browse through Economy Class and Beyond, I'm making a few changes to the site in terms of historical content. Why am I doing these changes? Preserving a bit of the past of Economy Class and Beyond and GhettoIFE, whilst keeping the content better managed. In particular: Images moving to Economy Class and Beyond This is something that's been on my … [Read more...]

Well, the moon as turned another year, and a new lunar year is upon us. I'd therefore like to wish you a Happy New Year and welcome you to the Year of the Monkey. An army of lucky cats. They're breeding everywhere! For those of you who have travelled far to return home and reunited with families for this important event - or even not so far to spend time... or even to pick … [Read more...]

A few days ago, I begun to have a repetition of an issue I had with my previous Macbook Pro - the internal keyboard is giving out. June 2014 - http://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2014/06/26/if-my-typing-and-writing-seems-worse-than-normal/ Well it seems Apple's hardware division is getting worse (and I'm not referring to the power plug issue), with my current … [Read more...]