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TRIP REPORT Donuts on the Mound 2: Off to Birmingham Airport

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Off to Birmingham Airport - Donuts on the mound 2 In this donut filled adventure Continuing a new tradition Off to Birmingham Airport Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin T2 And there were planes. And Donuts Back to Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Regional EI6276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport Back to the trains It’s Still About … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: Donuts on the Mound 2 – The Second Bite! With Aer Lingus

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TRIP REPORT: Donuts on the mount 2: The Second Bite! With Aer Lingus In this donut filled adventure Continuing a new tradition Off to Birmingham Airport Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham Airport to Dublin T2 And there were planes. And Donuts Back to Dublin Airport Aer Lingus Regional EI6276 Dublin Airport to Birmingham Airport Back to the trains It’s … [Read more...]

Train vs Plane: Who wins in the battle of Train vs Plane?

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Who wins in the battle of Train vs Plane? In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around Amsterdam Setting the … [Read more...]

Train vs Plane: Into London and Home

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Into London, stopping the stopwatch and Chiltern Mainline home - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A … [Read more...]

Train vs Plane – Off to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Setting the timer off: Off to Amsterdam Schiphol - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around … [Read more...]

SNAPSHOT: Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin

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Time for another snapshot - looking at the passenger experience between Birmingham and Dublin airport aboard Aer Lingus EI263. Pre-departure Boarding passes for the day were collected from the agents at the airport. Security was extremely busy - it being a Saturday, with a lot of holiday traffic heading out. Actually - we need to talk about these Self Check-In kiosks … [Read more...]

Train Vs Plane: A walk around Amsterdam

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 A walk around Amsterdam - Train vs Plane! In this … comparison. Yes. Let’s call it a comparison. Train vs Plane? What the blazes is this? Off to St Pancras on the Early Train (Virgin Trains Birmingham to London Euston), St Pancras Departures Lounge Eurostar train 9114 London St Pancras to Amsterdam Centraal A walk around Amsterdam … [Read more...]