Travel pods at London Heathrow T5 These nifty and clever innovations are fully operating at London Heathrow Terminal 5 (the main BA terminal at the airport). They are small travel pods that carry a few people and whisk you from the car park to the terminal, and vice versa.They run to the car park that…
So what can I tell you about Ryanair that you have not heard before?The worst part are the passengers, not the airline!?Surprisingly to me was that it was – in my view – no worse or better than flying economy on any of the major carriers like Iberia or Air France. And was actually no cheaper…
Mauritius is situated in the warm and crystal clear Indian Ocean, to the east of the island of Madagascar, which itself, lies off the southeast of Africa near Mozambique. Its location has made it an “aspirational” place by well heeled travelers from Europe, large parts of Asia, and Africa. It is still a place to…
International Helicopter Museum Weston-super-mare UK, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I am a bit of a geek when it comes to travel and methods of travel. Therefore, I always get excited (sad but true) when I find that there is some travel related attraction nearby. On a recent trip to the Bristol area in England, we…
Came across a series of travel comedy clips on YouTube that thought would be fun to share.. the best ones do have a shred of truth and insight in them. Here are 3 clips that I assume must come from some South African comedy show about 2 air hostesses on an airline called “Airfrikaans”. Very…
As a bit of a travel geek, staying in a room with a big window in front of the desk that looks right onto a taxing area and runway was a plus of staying at the Sheraton Paris CDG Airport Hotel. Sad but true!The hotel is the only one within the airport terminals at Paris…
In the last month I had the opportunity to sample a number of airline lounges on my travels to and from Southern Africa. It got me thinking to what makes a good lounge. I had tried out- – Virgin Atlantic lounge at Heathrow (probably the best airline lounge anywhere in the world!)– British Airways lounge…
5.15 Heathrow T2 more security desks needed?, originally uploaded by tawake. Heathrow is a tip. Terminal 2 represents some of the worst things about Heathrow that there is. I had the misfortune to have to travel through ti again recently If you are not a business class passenger and so able to escape to a…
AIR FRANCE LOUNGE HEATHROW TERMINAL 2 AIR FRANCE LOUNGE PARIS CDG TERMINAL 2E
I have written about this topic before, but as I sat on a series of flights (BA from Heathrow to Paris, Paris to Malaga on Air Europe, BA from Malaga to London Gatwick) the whole process and ordeal reminded me again of why it is so much better to go by Eurostar if you can.…
So less than a week after the disastrous opening of the highly trumpeted T5 at Heathrow, I had to travel through it and, ominously, on the very first Monday morning. I was somewhat nervous about what I would experience, and with the many flight cancellations if I would actually get my flight any way.. T5…