Economy Class & Beyond

Viva Las BAcon! A Night Time Walk down the strip

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Viva Las BAcon! A Night Time Walk down the strip Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow Transit … [Read more...]

Snapshot: The Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago

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Time for another snapshot of my recent Chicago trip - this time at one of my familiar haunts, The Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Location: Well it's off North River Road in Rosemont. If you're catching a cab or L service downtown, you can't miss the place... I spent way too much time catching up with friends that weekend, but I was glad I got a room at the group rate I'm on … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The Luxor Casino and Hotel

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Viva Las BAcon! The Luxor Casino and Hotel Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow Transit and … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The High Roller

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Viva Las BAcon! The High Roller, Las Vegas Full Disclosure. The trip on the High Roller was sponsored by GoGo Wireless. The services will be reviewed without prejudice, and the views represented are by the authors, and are his sole views only. Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The Mandalay Bay and BAcon

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Viva Las BAcon! The Mandalay Bay Full Disclosure. The room at the Mandalay Bay was paid for by Frequent Flyer Network. The hotel services will be reviewed without prejudice, and the views represented are by the authors, and are his sole views only. In other words, these are my views alone. Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the … [Read more...]

Snapshot: Crowne Plaza O’Hare

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Time for another snapshot from the Chicago, with me staying at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare Getting there It's a choice of Taxi, Shuttle Bus or Uber. Much like the classic Daddy or Chips question. I got a taxi... because I was exhausted and couldn't be bothered to wait for a shuttle every 30 minutes. Thankfully the taxi driver was efficient, didn't get lost (still a … [Read more...]

Snapshot: AA55 Manchester to Chicago

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Whilst the BAcon trip report is still loading, I'm actually down-route on another trip right now. So in the tradition of previous pre-trip reports, I'm introducing something new - called "Snapshot". You'll find them very soon after an event or a flight, and it's a taster of the upcoming trip report. Manchester Airport hasn't changed that much - even after the last time I … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon! The MGM Grand

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Viva Las BAcon! MGM Grand Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow Transit and the British Airways … [Read more...]

Another day, another trip, another 4am start.

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Good morning from Wonderful Digbeth Coach station in the south side of Birmingham, where I've had zero sleep, minimal time to pack and I'm not feeling 100% with it. Although that could be due to the late taxi, but I'm not ruling anything out at this time of day. Once again, I'm preparing to traverse the pond... From a slightly different route than usual. In other … [Read more...]

Viva Las BAcon: AA55 Chicago O’Hare to Las Vegas McCarran

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Viva Las BAcon! AA55 Chicago O'Hare to Las Vegas McCarran Trip Report Index (it's long): Viva Las BACon! The second spin of the roulette wheel Heading to Birmingham Airport, EI277 Birmingham Airport - Dublin Airport HOTEL: Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport The DAA Lounge, Dublin Airport BA831 Dublin Airport - London Heathrow Terminal 1 An Easy Heathrow … [Read more...]