Economy Class & Beyond

The Road to BAcon – American Airlines 55 to Las Vegas

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After doing a transit through Chicago O'Hare in 40 minutes (which lets be honest, I should had brought a lotto ticket when I got off the plane), I was in Row 8 of an American Airlines Boeing 737-800. American Airlines 55 is one of those classic US style flights, which operates from an international point to a US point, then has a domestic hop on a totally different … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – British Airways 295 to Chicago

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Hello from the Mandalay Bay - where I'm currently packing some bags.  In the mean time, I thought I'd do another quick look at my flight on Thursday on British Airways 295 Transiting Heathrow There is sometime a heavy fear of transiting Heathrow Airport - and it's with darn good reason, as nice comfortable connections can turn into  "<swearword>, RUN FOR THE GATE" if … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – Bewleys Hotel, Dublin Airport

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Whilst my Airbus A320s hydraulics are sounding like a barking dog (whilst an engineer fixes things), this could be a good point to look at last nights hotel stay. For €50, I lucked out on the Bewleys Hotel near the airport. Looks pretty enough in reception However, the room could be best described as basic - with the highlight being three single beds in a room Whilst … [Read more...]

The Road to BAcon – one flight down with Aer Lingus

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Good evening from Dublin's Fair City. Or rather the outskirts of it as I'm in an airport hotel. A quick wrap up from my first flight - with Aer Lingus. Check In. The Serviair team were in good form tonight, with the check in staff joking and chatty. Always a good sign. Even better when they offer you an window seat in an exit row. Security was its usual BHX self - not … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Wrapping up a Daytrip…

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Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Wrapping up a Daytrip... In this trip report… I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was… (The Introduction, with added POUG) To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Homeward Bound on the train (or three)

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Trip Report: Hello Daytrip! Homeward Bound on Heathrow Express and Chiltern Railways In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Hello DayTrip! BA337 Paris Orly to London Heathrow

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Trip Report: Hello DayTrip! BA337 Paris Orly to London Heathrow in Club Europe In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia … [Read more...]

Trip Report: Back to Orly Airport, Iberia Lounge

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Trip Report - Hello Daytrip! Back to Orly Airport and the Iberia Lounge. In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) Iberia Lounge, Paris Orly … [Read more...]

Trip Report – Hello Daytrip – A Day of Avoiding Scams and Scammers

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Trip Report - Hello Daytrip! A Day of Avoiding Scams and Scammers Or... A Day touring Paris. In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is where!) … [Read more...]

Trip Report – Hello Daytrip: The Paris Pokemon Centre

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Trip Report - Hello Daytrip! A Tier Point run to the Paris Pokemon Centre The Paris Pokemon Centre In this trip report… To Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First Lounge BA332 London Heathrow Airport T5 - Paris Orly West in Club Europe Would you like to heal your Pokemon? - The Paris Popup Pokemon Centre Other bits of Paris (or which scam is … [Read more...]