From noon on the 4th Feb to noon on 5th Feb and also from noon on 11th to noon on the 12th, the union who represents the drivers of London’s Underground trains will be on strike. They are protesting the plan to close all tickets offices. In addition, at other times, they may tell members…
Visiting London part 1 – Airports
London is served by a number of main airports and several other airports which (confusingly) brand themselves as ‘London ….’. Main Airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and London City The main international airport that services London is Heathrow Airport. Located to the west of the city, it provides connections to many domestic, European and International…
Holiday Inn Express, Royal Docks, London
During my cancelled flights due to fog at London City Airport in December, I stayed one night at the Holiday Inn Express, Royal Docks. I suppose this name sounds better than Holiday Inn Express, Canning Town, which is what is should be called. A 10 minute walk from Canning Town DLR and Underground station the…
Oddness in the OneWorld First Class lounge at LAX
As you may have seen from my posts over the past couple of days I recently was lucky enough to fly Air France First Class from Los Angeles to Paris on their A380. I’ve kept the oddest part of the report to last. The previous posts looked at the service on the plane and on…
Crowne Plaza, Ealing London.
Located about mid-way between Heathrow and Central London, this Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to a Tube Station (Hangar Lane, Central Line) on a busy main road. The property is a converted office building, but where considerable steps have been taken to mitigate the noise from the main road. Offering excellent rates in comparison to…
Time to register for Hyatt’s promo – but take care to read the small print
It’s time to register for Hyatt’s promo, but take care to follow the link you want for your reward – either nights or points. Once selected there is no going back: Make your choice from this page.
Flying to / from Heathrow – 22 or 23 March ?
There is rather a cryptic post in the Transport for London website referring to a train closure for this weekend. I’m unclear whether this means Heathrow Central will be the terminus for all trains that weekend – i.e. no trains to T5 and T4 or whether services will end at Hatton Cross with buses to…
Going to Turkey from 10 April? Best read on…..
ABTA is warning international travellers to Turkey that they face being refused admission to the country unless they have an e-visa, from 10 April 2014. For many years it has been necessary for travellers to obtain a visa on arrival, and for a couple of years it has been possible to get an electronic visa…
Air France First Class Lounge in Paris
Yesterday I wrote about my experience with Air France First Class from Los Angeles to Paris. You may also have read Lucky’s blog ‘One Mile at A Time’ who reviews the First Class lounge in Paris, operated by Air France. I travelled a few days after Lucky and wanted to pass on my views of…
BBC article reviews 25th anniversary of British Midland crash at Kegworth
Today marks a very sad 25th anniversary, that of the crash of a British Midland flight near the M1 motorway at Kegworth. 47 people in the crash and an additional 74 injured. The BBC report is located here and is a very comprehensive article. Stories from survivors are told here. This is an image from…
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