The first Monday in September saw a vast proportion of Britain’s schools return after the summer break and people returning to work after their holidays. For me however it brought the day I had been excited about for months, the day I was flying to Madrid with British Airways (BA) in Club Europe.
Author: flightsandtimes
5 Things to do in Barcelona
A couple of years ago, we went on a winter break to Barcelona and fell in love with the beautiful Spanish city. We were there for 5 days and managed to cram in SO much, there is truly a wealth of things to do for all different tastes but these were the 5 things I most enjoyed, although it has been really hard to choose and I will list some of the other places we visited at the end of the post.
Rating my Journeys
Now this blog has been up and running for a few months, and I’ve reviewed a few trips, both on trains and in the air, I’ve decided to change how I score the various journeys I go on. Hopefully the new ratings system I’ve decided on will better look at all the relevant criteria and better place trips on the league tables that will soon go live on the website. I should also be able to use this scoring system on all journeys whether they be by train or plane, in standard class, first, economy or business.
British Airways – 100 Years
On the day this post goes live, British Airways will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of its birth and the first flight by its predecessor Aircraft Transport & Travel. This post will combine a brief history of British Airways (BA) and its ancestors as well as including facts and photos gained from my visit to the BA Heritage Centre in June.
Berlin, Salzburg and Munich 2018
In the Summer of 2018, I spent a week in Germany and Austria, accompanied by my father, visiting various aviation and technology museums. Our tour started at London’s Luton airport with a flight to Berlin Schoenfeld, followed by a flight to Salzburg, train to Munich and flight back to London Stansted
All the Devonian Castles
A guest post written by Beth Knight This is the second of a two-part feature all about the castles we visited when on Holiday back in May. If you haven’t had a chance to yet, you can read about all the Cornish castles here. Having spent a lovely few days camping just outside of Marazion … Continue reading All the Devonian Castles





