Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA US Immigration, Crowne Plaza O'Hare Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt Regency O'Hare One Time Exception - Millennium Park … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O’Hare
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA AA87 London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt Regency O'Hare One Time Exception - Millennium … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – Off To Heathow, BA and AA Lounges
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Off to Heathrow, British Airways Galleries First and American Airlines Flagship Lounge Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza O'Hare Hyatt … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – With American Airlines and British Airways
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Featuring American Airlines Boeing 767-300s, Republic Airlines E-175s and British Airways Boeing 787-8s Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Crowne Plaza … [Read more...]
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes – With American Airlines and British Airways (original)
Cold Chicago, Warm Planes - To Chicago with AA and BA Featuring American Airlines Boeing 767-300s, Republic Airlines E-175s and British Airways Boeing 787-8s Let's Play "Stacking Discounts!" (The Introduction) We're going where the air is free (NX210 to LHR), BA Galleries Lounge AA Flagship Lounge AA87 London Heathrow T3 to Chicago O'Hare T5 Hyatt Regency O'Hare One … [Read more...]
Two trains, A Coach and a few incidents (or how I got home and back for Christmas)
Whilst this doesn't fall into the traditional trip reports, it does fall into the category of travel that I specialise in at GhettoIFE - mad and creative. Join me as I spend a few days at my parents... and be held at the whim of train and coach companies, as well as the great British Weather... Somehow or other, my planning does suffer sometimes. This included this … [Read more...]
Alternatives to Heathrow Express
As I may have stated some time ago, I'm not a fan of Heathrow Express. As a single traveller going from A to B, having a measly 10% off (which can be a saving as low as ... £2), the faff of using a National Railcard (which counts me out as I don't qualify for most of them... and the only one I'd qualify for I'd use so rarely, I'd barely recover the cost on it). Bottom line … [Read more...]
Off we go again…
And once again, it's 2:40 on a Birmingham morning... And I'm in the armpit known as Digbeth Coach Station. At least I've made it to the coach station on time... And have forgotten my headphones. Dixons Duty Free is going to make a mint out of me today... Next Stop: LHR T3! … [Read more...]
Diamond Jubilee Weekend upcoming – expect travel madness
For those who aren't resident to the United Kingdom, it was decided to bin the late May Bank Holiday this year, and replace it with a Diamond Jubilee 4-day weekend. This begins on Saturday 2nd June and goes through to Tuesday 5th June. And if there's a Public Holiday/Bank Holiday, this is normally an excuse for any travel provider to really mess around with schedules and … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT: Multi-Modal-Mayhem – Back to Toronto with a multi-modal bevvy of madness… With Eurolines, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa
Multi-Modal-Mayhem - Back to Toronto with a multi-modal bevvy of madness... With Eurolines, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa Well I did promise I have something on the boil. Guess I’m starting to understand the mistake fares that happen. Oh well. As usual, we’re in traditional Kevincm territory here - that means it’s back of the plane, … [Read more...]