Bathsheba Barbados I adore the exotic and beautiful Barbados, in the Caribbean. An island I have been to 3 times to date. One of the most easterly of all the Caribbean islands, it is also one of the most stunning. The island itself is pretty small. It’s only about 20 miles by about 14 miles.…
Ulusaba Lodge Sabi Sands Game Reserve South Africa The Richard Branson owned Ulusaba Lodge in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Kruger National Park in South Africa is quite something. It is not only a unique and stylish place to stay, quite unlike anything you would expect from a safari lodge – but also offers amazing…
Pam Ann Global Alliance VideoAll her air hostess characters in this short video, which looks was used as part of one of her shows.Click here to watch on YouTube, or watch on the blog posting: Pam Ann: Official British Airways Cabin Crew promo video Loved by many of the cabin crew when she performed a…
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…
View of Table Mountain from Room 4 Derwent House Cape Town, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Victoria and Albert waterfront cape town with Table Mountain in the background, originally uploaded by garybembridge. So we are now here is the very sunny and glorious weather in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the start of 3 weeks…
Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Heathrow, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I got an email from Rachel that said: “I saw your photos and write up on the Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow after Googling! It looks fab. We are going to NYC next month and I’m wondering whether it’s worth treating ourselves before we fly – Virgin are…
On Saturday, I flew with Virgin Atlantic out of London Heathrow for Tokyo Narita airport.I had not flown with them since they started advertising their new “10 minutes from limo to lounge” based on the new check-in and security set up they have put in place. If you fly Upper Class you can get collected…
Eurostar Leisure Select Seats, originally uploaded by garybembridge. As readers of this blog know, I am a regular user of Eurostar. Some months I am using it to travel between London and Paris every week. It is more efficient and less traumatic than fighting through the airport and flight delays. Today (Wednesday) arrived at Gard…
Got this email from “Richard Branson” about the review that Virgin Atlantic is doing about the future on the in-flight therapists on their Upper Class service. Although it is a review, I guess we can assume they are going. I always thought it was a slightly strange idea, and never in all the times I…
Sky News reporting the BA plane crash at London Heathrow Jan 2008, originally uploaded by garybembridge. I flew to Moscow on BA, and my flight was cancelled on the way back due to the crash landing of the BA flight at Heathrow. The way that British Airways handled it was though as good. It again…
The most read posts on the blog are those that review airline seats and service, and so here is my thoughts on Continental Airlines in the USA.. It always strikes me as amazing at how poor the whole domestic air travel experience is within the USA. It makes me wonder why no carrier has stepped…