I had to attend a meeting yesterday very close to London Bridge Station – where huge crowds were forecast – and started my journey in north London, near one of the Olympic venues. I also had to meet a colleague outside Tate Modern, and whilst there were a lot of people about, it was not…
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Yearly Archives for 2012.
Two Boarding Area bloggers reporting major change to AA Club Access for OneWorld elites
Many BA Golds and Silver like their access to Admirals Clubs and Flagship lounges when travelling on American Airlines within the USA. Two of my fellow bloggers (GhettoIFE and One Mile At A Time) are reporting this and are saying that this has been removed, based on changes to the OneWorld web site. The offending…
Living in an Olympic City – Part 11 – The Torch in Camden Town
On the last full day of the Olympic Torch relay it came closest to my house in London. I decided I would get up early this morning and go down to Camden Town in the hope that being nearly at the start for the 26th July would mean less crowds than later. I arrived at…
So imagine you’re 11 years old and you want to run away from home….
Where do you go? … based on the experience of one errant 11 year old yesterday. It appears he mingles (as the BBC describe it) with other passengers and makes it on to a Jet2 plane – without a passport or indeed a ticket! He was half way to Rome before anyone noticed anything. Doesn’t that…
Living in an Olympic City – Part 10 – And so it begins
Well, about an hour ago London offically became on Olympic City when the special road lanes for Olympic VIPs opened. Nicknamed ‘Zil Lanes’ by many Londoners – a reference to the VIP lanes in the former Soviet Union – they came in to action at 6am this morning. Trespassing in to them, be it car,…
Living in an Olympic City – Part 9 – Mass Bell Ringing!
In what seems like a typically British experience, there is to be mass bell ringing on Friday to mark the start of the Olympics. Other countries send their car owners out to hoot their horns when they win at football, and the US Midwest is ‘famous’ for people shooting guns in the air on New…
Living in an Olympic City – Part 8 – Transport Changes
Arrival of President of International Olympic Committee The Daily Mail reports the arrival of Jacques Rogge at Heathrow and, complete with Police outriders, he gets to use one of the temporary Olympic lanes. Also interesting to note that Mr. Rogge is now also able to make decisions around prosecutions as they relate to Olmypic matters.…
Hilton Southampton – Review
I needed to be in Southampton for a couple of days and looked at hotel options. The Hilton, which is to the north of Southampton, offered a very good rate – about £60 including Breakfast and Taxes. I checked and the property is participating in the Triple Points promo currently being run by Hilton. The…
Living in an Olympic City – part 7 – A guide to the British
The Guardian Newspaper has published a handy guide for visitors to the UK for the Olympics. It serves as a handy guide to all thing British – you can find the full article here Pay no attention to those bow-tied etiquette experts you sometimes see on CNN International, telling you how to behave while in…
Is BA losing pre-clearance for the LCY-JFK late flight?
BA, as many knows, operates an Airbus 318 from London City Airport to JFK, via Shannon. The stop in Shannon allows refuelling, but also gives passengers a chance to pre-clear US Immigration and Customs and so arrive at JFK as a domestic flight. I’ve done this trip several times and it is a great…
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