It's the end of the week again as we creep closer towards the end of the year, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The helter-skelter in the middle of the city - St Peters Square (Pidgeon Park), Birmingham  TRIP REPORT - Fall fun in the Windy City. We're past the halfway point of this trip report. I've had to reorganise how this trip report … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week to assemble links, make them into some sort of sense and added witty commentary. Yes, it is Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's Remembrance Weekend in the United Kingdom this weekend, with Remembrance Day yesterday and Remembrance Sunday tomorrow, where the nation comes together to remember those who have fallen in conflict. Also, … [Read more...]

As we head to the height of the "Spooky Season" (whoever came up with that term...), it's time for a not-so-spooky Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Halloween? We're fast heading towards Christmas in Birmingham (Victoria Square, Birmingham).  Chicago Snapshots  It's almost as if I plan things and have a publishing schedule or something. Here are the key … [Read more...]

We're at the end of a travel week at Economy Class and Beyond, where my feet are... well... not up, but are resting after a busy weekend in Chicago last week. We don't talk about Derby. Or this... whatever it is that East Midlands Railway is trying to push here. As such, I've been light on the presses this week as I've had more than a few things to do in the real … [Read more...]

Good evening from the Windy (and rather starting to chill) City. I am down-route on a trip, but it is also time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Insert requisite Chicago Photo here. Kevin on the Road It’s 2:45 in the morning. We all know that means - In which I learn I should have caught the 1 am coach instead of the 2:45 one. Passenger … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week when I try and marry text, links and witty commentary into a single post. Yes - it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It is yellow - The Yellow Bullring Bull, Selfridges, Birmingham.  Doing it for the Tier Points The great writer's block of September was unblocked, and I managed to get the final five parts of this adventure. … [Read more...]

We're crashing into the final three months of the year, with the last quarter of it beckoning. But let us look back at Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Trip Report - Doing it for the Tier Points Well, what was going to be a week full of updates, turned into two bits of the trip report coming out. Trains, Boats and Trams – Into Helsinki and slightly … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week when we look back at some of our coverage, post some links and pretend the world is a happy place. It's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. It's Pride weekend in Birmingham. And even The Bull is Fabulous.  TRIP REPORT: Doing it for the Tier Points To prove I can publish constant content more than a few times a week, here's … [Read more...]