It's the weekend before you step back in time in the UK - as the clocks prepare to go back, leaving British Summer Time behind and going into Greenwich Mean Time. But it's the end of the week - which means it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Urban Rainbows - Corporation Street, Central Birmingham TRIP REPORT: Taking the Long Way (and back) to … [Read more...]

It's the end of the week once again, and my timing for things is off. Or at least six hours behind. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Insert Standard Chicago Photograph here. No Guesses where I am in the world this week.  Trip Report - Taking the Long Way (and back) to Singapore. We've published another five entries from the trip this week, … [Read more...]

We've reached the end of another week as October continues to rush by us at high speed. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Time to Dine - The Bullring Markets, Birmingham Trip Report: Taking the Long Way (and back) to Singapore A full week of trip report posts. Either I've been organised, I have a plan, or I'm lucky. We'll have a lot more next … [Read more...]

We're well into autumn, with the nights drawing in and political parties leaving cities behind after causing chaos with transport systems. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Looking down to Birmingham New Street Station from Grand Central  Trip Report: Taking the Long Way (and back) to Singapore Four posts from my writing hand this week, as I … [Read more...]

As the nights draw in and the light fades quicker in the northern hemisphere of the planet, we've come to the end of another month - and also another week. It therefore must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  A Tran crossing across the Djurgårdsbron into Central Stockholm on a rather sunny late-August day.  TRIP REPORT: Taking the long way (and back) … [Read more...]

It is the end of another week of fun and games as we hit a rather wet Saturday evening in central Birmingham. Nonetheless, it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The morning commuter run - Birmingham Moor Street Station Snapshots Time for some more Snapshots from my most recent trip. We'll be switching to long-form writing if all goes according to … [Read more...]

We're almost halfway through September already, as the month flies by. But let us take the time to look back, with my weekly review. Yes, it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Mentally, I'm still in Helsinki. Looking down Aleksanterinkatu at Sunset Snapshots Two Snapshots from my recent trip. A few more are due out next week too, provided I can get myself … [Read more...]

It appears that I am back in the land of rain, and darkening evenings. However, even as I come off the high of my Singapore Trip, I've got a typing backlog that's embarrassing. Nonetheless, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Quieter moments at the dock -  Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.  We're almost back up to speed after someone last week decided … [Read more...]

Time some say, is an illusion. It's even more of an illusion when going over multiple time zones. But it is also time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond Patriotism comes in many forms - Supertrees for example - The Super Tree Grove at the Gardens By The Bay, Singapore. Out of office - ON Out of Office for a few days… - In case you're wondering why things … [Read more...]

We've hit the late Bank Holiday Weekend in England (and for many of us, the last Bank Holiday before the festive season). However, we're still here at a keyboard... by some strange means. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I went to Derby today to do... stuff. That's all I'm saying at this point, as the stuff is to do with something a lot … [Read more...]