We're into the first of the Bank holiday weekends of May in the United Kingdom. But it's Saturday, and I'm at a friend's wedding (so this is coming to you from a Motorway service on the way home, so it must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. May the Forth Be With You - ANA's BB-8 Jet. Something to celebrate this Jedi Holiday with. TRIP REPORT: Surprise … [Read more...]

It's fast approaching the end of another month, and my planning skills are nearer the wall than usual. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. From the 25th floor of Alpha Tower, looking out towards the Libary of Birmingham, The Hyatt Regency Birmingham, The Rep, The ICC, Brindley Place and the NIA.  Trip Report: Surprise, Surprise! Three more segments … [Read more...]

It's that time of week where I assemble what I can into some semblance of links, add a little commentary and ponder a few things about life. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week again, as I worry about how to move a lot of computers, and how steel toe boots work, whilst trying to put content out for you all. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. 25 floors up. Not a view of Birmingham you see every day SNAPSHOTS The last two Snapshots from my last trip. You have two guesses about what's in the … [Read more...]

It's that time of the week when I put the world into some sort of semblance, add links in a post, write something witty and compress it all with a local image. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Even Dortorty one day chose to throw her ruby slippers in the air and say out loud "This is my home". It's not a Banksy, but a tribute to the Birmingham … [Read more...]

We've hit the long Easter weekend - but as it's Saturday, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Unto the maelstrom - Liverpool Street Central Line station.  It's been a quiet week since I got back from the USA. In addition, we're in the run-up to Easter... and as such, it is much quieter than normal out there.  One to remember If you're in the UK or … [Read more...]

Hello from just outside the Windy City. It's that time of the week again when I collect the links of things I wrote, scramble them up and convert them into something human-readable. Yes, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Insert standard Chicago Photo here. Polishing Silver Time for the last segments from this trip report. I hope you enjoyed reading … [Read more...]

It's halfway through March already. Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? Speaking of fun, it's time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. I'd rather be here if I'm blunt - The Golden Gate Bridge, in the Bay Area.  Trip Report - Polishing Silver It's transcontinental and transatlantic week for this trip report. Next week, we're onto the home strait, with a return … [Read more...]

It's Saturday again, and I'm in a coffee shop on Saturday evening. Again. It must be time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond.  Because everything is better under a glitterball - The Nightingale, Birmingham Public Service Annoucement If there's a blog entry I'd direct you to read, over all the content I've published recently, there's a trip report segment … [Read more...]

We're passing past the dark months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, where the evenings are getting a little bit lighter. But it's always good to look back, in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. The distant city -Looking at Liverpool from New Brighton   TRIP REPORT: Polishing Silver Its time for some more premium travel notes from me this week, along with some … [Read more...]