Well, I attempt to travel now and again, and as such, I publish trip reports. These are personal recollections of journeys taken, with pictures, food and thoughts at 41,000ft or below in the sky.
This post is updated as and when I post a report.
2024
- Polishing Silver – A Tier Point run with Ryanair, American Airlines and British Airways – BHX-DUB (FR), DUB-PHL, PHL-SFO, SFO-JFK, JFK-LHR (AA), LHR-DUB, DUB-LCY (BA)
- Surprise, Surprise! Transatlantic surprises with American Airlines and British Airways – LHR-ORD (AA), ORD-LHR (BA)
- Exploring Innovation in Passenger Experience… in a rush – To Aircraft Interiors Expo 2024 with British Airways – LHR-HAM, HAM-LHR (BA)
- Taking the long way (and back) to Singapore – with Finnair, NoRRA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar and Norweigan Air Shuttle – LHR-ARN (BA), BMA-HEL, HEL-HKG (AY), HKG-SIN (CX), SIN-BKK (3K), BKK-HEL, HEL-BMA (AY), ARN-LGW (D8)
- Untitled Chicago Trip – Coming soon
2023
- Back in the Groove – To Chicago with British Airways, in Premium Classes, along with a surprise – LHR-ORD, ORD-LHR
- Back to Innovation, Back to Hamburg – To Aircraft Interiors Expo with British Airways – LHR-HAM, HAM-LHR
- Doughnuts on the Mound 4 – Back to Ireland, Back to Donuts with Ryanair – BHX-DUB, DUB-BHX
- Indirect Travel Fun with American Airlines and Finnair (Oh Yes, Chicago) – LHR-ORD (AA), ORD-HEL-LHR (AY)
- Older Yes, Wiser? No – A Day Trip to Switzerland with British Airways – LHR-ZRH, BSL-LHR
2022
- Sweet Home, Chicago – Back to the Windy City With American Airlines (Main Cabin Extra) and British Airways (World Traveller Plus) – LHR-ORD (AA), ORD-LHR (BA)
- Aircraft Interiors Expo 2022 – Back in Person – To Hamburg with British Airways in Club Europe – LHR-HAM, HAM-LHR
- Feeling Finnair – Off to Helsinki on bargain fare in Business Class – LHR-HEL, HEL-LHR
- Doing it for the Tier Points – More widebody fun with Finnair – LHR-HEL, HEL-LHR
- Fall fun in the Windy City – To Chicago with American Airlines and British Airways – LHR-ORD (AA), ORD-LHR (BA)
- A Birthday Trip to Geneva with easyJet – BHX-GVA, GVA-BHX
2021
- Escape to The Village – A trip to Portmeirion with Transport for Wales
- To Stuttgart and Schwabisch Hall – Off to Explore Innovation in seating with Recaro Aircraft Seating (LHR-STR, STR-LHR)
2020
- A Change of Scenery (Travelling during a lull in a pandemic) – To Frankfurt with Lufthansa (BHX-FRA, FRA-BHX)
2019
- Widebodies and Short Routes – To Madrid with Iberia and British Airways – LHR-MAD-LHR
- More Pleasure, More Business – To Chicago and Hamburg with American Airlines and British Airways
- Donuts on the Mound – 3 Bites of a Donut – BHX-DUB-BHX with Aer Lingus
- Summer Premium Travels – To Singapore and Bangkok with British Airways, Finnair, Qatar Airways and Scoot (LHR-OSL OSL-HEL-DOH-SIN, SIN-BKK, BKK-DOH-OSL, OSL-LHR)
- An Irish Aviation Enthusiasts Day Out, SailRail with Irish Ferries and Aer Lingus (BHX-DUB-BHX)
- Taking the Longer Way Home – To Chicago – with American Airlines and Finnair – LHR-ORD, ORD-HEL-LHR
- A Modelling Day Out with British Airways – To Barcelona in Club Europe– LHR-BCN, BCN-LHR
2018
- Springing into Chicago with American Airlines and British Airways – LHR – ORD, ORD-LHR
- Exploring the new at Aircraft Interiors Expo with FlyBe – BHX-HAM, HAM-BHX
- Europe! Start Voting Now! To the Eurovision Song Contest with Brussels Airlines, Ryanair and Portuguese National Railways – BHX-BRU-LIS, LIS-OPO (Train) OPO-BHX
- Train vs Plane: The Amsterdam Edition with Eurostar and British Airways – LON-AMS, AMS-LHR
- Donuts on the Mound 2: More Donuts, More planes with Aer Lingus – BHX-DUB, DUB-BHX
- Summer Tier Points – To San Francisco with American Airlines, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Ryanair – BHX-DUB, DUB-JFK, JFK-SFO, SFO-JFK, JFK-LHR-DUB, DUB-BHX
- Aboard the Lufthansa Flying Lab and APEX Expo Boston- with Recaro Aircraft Seating – LHR-MUC, MUC-BOS, BOS-FRA, FRA-LHR
- Long way home – To Chicago with American Airlines and Finnair – LHR-ORD, ORD-HEL, HEL-LHR
- Train vs Plane: The Brussels/Christmas Edition – LON-BRU, BRU-LHR
2017
- Let’s Tallinn that again! With Finnair and NoRRA in Business Class… and an A350 – LHR-HEL, HEL-TLL, TLL-HEL, HEL-LHR
- Pleasure and Business – To Chicago and Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg with American Airlines And British Airways (featuring World Traveller Plus and Club Europe) – LHR-ORD, ORD-LHR, LHR-HAM, HAM-LHR
- Doughnuts on the Mound – To Dublin with a bunch of #avgeeks – BHX-DUB-BXH with Aer Lingus
- Summer Adventures to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur with Qatar Airways in Business, British Airways in Club Europe and EuroTraveller and Malaysia Airlines in Economy– LHR-ARN, ARN-DOH-SIN, SIN-KUL, KUL-SIN, SIN-DOH-ARN, ARN-LHR
- A Celebratory Trip to Chicago with British Airways and American Airlines– MAN-LHR-ORD-LHR-MAN
- Life, The Universe and Everything – 42! – With British Airways in Club Europe to Zurich– LHR-ZRH-LHR
2016
- Two for the Price of One – Off to Chicago and Hamburg with British Airways and American Airlines – MAN-LHR-ORD, ORD-BOS-LHR, LHR-HAM-LHR
- Flight-Fight! Birmingham to Dublin, with an Aer Lingus and Ryanair Face-off! – BHX-DUB, DUB-BHX
- There’s gotta be a oneworld way – with British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines and British Airways CityFlyer – LHR-MAD, MAD-ORD, ORD-DUB, DUB-LCY
- Mr Kevincm returns to Washington – BAcon3 featuring the British Airways A380 – MAN-PHL, PHL-DCA, IAD-LHR, LHR-MAN
- Tallinn Tier Point Run with Finnair and NoRRA in Business Class.. and an A350 – LHR-HEL, HEL-TLL, TLL-HEL, HEL-LHR
2015
- Book it Danno! Tier Point Run II – To Hawaii with British Airways, US Airways and Ryanair BHX-DUB-LCY-SNN-JFK-PHX-HNL-PHX-JFK-LCY-DUB-LHR
- Brrr Chicago! To the Frozen City with British Airways and Iberia – LHR-MAD-ORD-LHR
- The Five Yen of Happiness – Japanese Adventures with Qatar Airways, British Airways and The JR Shinkansen Network – LHR-FRA, FRA-DOH, DOH-HND, Many Shinkansens, NRT-DOH-FRA, FRA-LCY.
- Exploring the Unfamiliar – To Chicago, Washington DC and Boston with American Airlines and British Airways – MAN-ORD, ORD-DCA-ORD, ORD-BOS, BOS-LHR-MAN (I’ll write it one day!)
- Growing Old in Style with Cathay Pacific and British Airways in Business Class – LHR-DUS, DUS-HKG, HKG-LHR
2014
- The Last Push! 700 Tier Points to Gold with American Airlines, OpenSkies, Air France and Eurostar – Mostly in Business Class – BHX-CDG, CDG-JFK-SFO, SFO-JFK, EWR-ORY, ORY-LON-BHX – Also on FlyerTalk
- Saying Goodbye to the DC-10 – Circular Flights with Biman Bangladesh – BHX-BHX
- Cold Chicago, Warm Planes with American Airlines, the new American Eagle E175 and the British Airways 787 – LHR-ORD, ORD-YYZ, YYZ-LHR
- Hello Daytrip! To the Paris Pokemon Centre with British Airways – LHR-ORY and back –
- Viva Las BAcon! To BAcon 2014 with Aer Lingus, British Airways and American Airlines… with a lot of side adventures – BHX-DUB, DUB-LHR-ORD-LAS, LAS-DFW-LHR-DUB, DUB-BHX
- Blowin’ in the wind – Another Chicago Adventure with American Airlines and British Airways – MAN-ORD-LHR
- Adventures, Lufthansa and FTU Amsterdam – A mini adventure with Lufthansa – BHX-FRA-AMS and FTU Amsterdam, and AMS-FRA-BHX
2013
- Back into action, Back to the Back – To Chicago with American Airlines, American Eagle and British Airways (LHR-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR) – (Also on FlyerTalk)
- Mmmmmmm! BAcon! To Denver and Beyond With Aer Lingus and British Airways (BHX-DUB-LHR-DEN-LHR)
- Four Trains and a Wedding – Train and Hotels with Virgin Trains, Greater Anglia, The Holiday Inn Norwich and Chiltern Railways
- Big Plane, Heavy Plane! Short-Haul A380s with British Airways – LHR-FRA-LHR also on Flyertalk
- Making Brussels Interesting – To TravelMagic with Brussels Airlines – BHX-BRU-BHX
- Tiers and Dreams – Featuring American Airlines, A Tier Point Run, and British Airways’ new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. LHR-ORD,ORD-STL-DFW-SJU, SJU-DFW-STL-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR
2012
- Farewell Miles – ANA, Asiana Airlines, Thai Airways and BMI to Japan, Hong Kong and Seoul featuring the new Boeing 787 – BHX-FRA, FRA-HND, HND-HKG, HKG-ICN, ICN-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- A Last Star Fling? To Chicago with United and Air Canada – LHR-IAD-ORD, ORD-YYZ-LHR – Exclusive to Economy Class and Beyond
- Creating a Photo – To New York aboard British Airways with their Airbus A318E – LCY-SNN-JFK, JFK-LCY (also on Flyertalk)
- Behind the Scenes: London City Airport – A look at the work of the staff at London City Airport and what makes an airport tick (also on FlyerTalk)
- Different Airlines – Same Routes – London To Chicago with American Airlines and British Airways Featuring Hurricane Sandy (LHR-ORD-LHR) (also on Flyertalk)
- Oh, For the LOVE of Avios! To Hong Kong with Swiss and British Airways (BHX-ZRH-BCN, BCN-LHR-HKG-LHR-BCN, BCN-ZRH-BHX) – (also on FlyerTalk)
2011
- Gold Run 2: Blame Canada! It’s only a mileage run anyway! With Aer Lingus, BMI, Air Canada and Continental – BHX-DUB, DUB-LHR-YVR, YVR-IAH-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- Re-Creating a Photo – To New York with United, British Airways and BMI Baby – BHX-AMS, AMS-IAD-LGA-IAD-FRA, FRA-LCY (also on FlyerTalk)
- Going the Canadian Way: To Chicago with Air Canada LHR-YYZ-ORD-YYZ-LHR with Air Canada (also on FlyerTalk)
- SEN for £128.20? A Swiss Adventure – BHX-ZRH-BCN-ZRH-BHX with Swiss and Helvetic (also on FlyerTalk)
- From One Side of Birmingham to another (Post Birmingham Riots 2011) and Crossing back across the city one day later
- Multi-Modal Mayhem With Eurolines, Brussels Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa Birmingham – London – BRU-LHR-YYZ-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- A Smooch of Chicago and a Kiss of DC – with United – LHR-ORD-IAD-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- Narrow Minds and Narrow Bodies – To Denver with the New United, Aer Lingus and FlyBe – BHX-DUB; DUB-EWR-LAX-DEN-SFO-EWR-BFS; BHD-BHX (also on Flyertalk)
2010
- Long Way Home – The Spring Commute with United and Continental – LHR-IAD-ORD-CMH-IAD-EWR-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- Atlanta or Bust! With Lufthansa and United – BHX-FRA-ORD-ATL-IAD-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
- Drinks in Belfast with the BMI Board (BHX-BFS, DUB-BHX) Heading into LCC territory with BMI Baby and Aer Lingus, and a ride on the Enterprise Service. (also on FlyerTalk)
- Kevin Gets a little Seoul – To Seoul and Hong Kong with Asiana and Thai in First and Business Class (also on Flyertalk)
- Mixed Classes, Infinite fun and/or Madness: The Autumn Run with United Airlines – LHR-ORD-LAS-LAX-SFO-DEN-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
2009
- Gold Run – Mr Kevincm Goes to Washington with Aer Lingus and US Airways – BHX-DUB-PHL-LGA-DCA-BOS-PHL-DUB-BHX (also on Flyertalk)
- Long Haul Commute With United – LHR-IAD-ORD and back again in United Economy/Economy Plus (also on FlyerTalk)
- Saying Goodbye to a Friend – LHR-ORD-PHL-IAD-LHR in United Economy/Economy Plus (also on FlyerTalk)
- The BA Y+/Y Class Experience – LHR-BKK-SYD-SIN-LHR AKA Thank you, England and Australia (Cricket Teams) (also on Flyertalk)
- The Autumn Run with UA and US.. and some surprises – LHR-ORD-LAX-LAS (LAS-PHX-LAX-LAS) – SFO-LHR (also on Flyertalk)
2008
- How fast can a Premium Economy Product Drop? With BMI Premium Economy – ORD-MAN (Also on FlyerTalk)
- Come and Be Scared with US! A US Airways Trip – LHR-PHL-SEA-PHX-ORD-PHL-LHR (Also on FlyerTalk)
- If you’re going to San Francisco – The SFO MegaDO 08 – with BMI and United – LHR-SFO-LHR (also on FlyerTalk)
Trip Reports Published on Flyertalk (which will slowly move over to this site)
- LHR-BRU-LHR… or “How do you burn a £50 BMI voucher without too much pain?”
- MAN-ORD (29/10 … or Did Kevin Make it to ORD?)
- Kevin goes for a little mileage run on UA – ORD/CMH/IAD/EWR/ORD
- ORD-MAN in BMI Premium Economy (with Pictures)
- Kevin’s American Adventure – MAN-ORD-SEA-ORD-MAN (4 flights, 2 weeks) in Y…
As time allows, I’m migrating the older reports to Economy Class and Beyond to build up an archive and a history.
You can also see where I’ve travelled with OpenFlights too.
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