independent travel planning
sharing some of my trip planning in case it could benefit others ... feedback welcome !
03 April 2026
Day Trip to the Hoverport at Boulogne-sur-Mer
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Last year The Tim Traveller created an excellent video about the last remaining Hoverport from the halcyon days of cross channel Hovercraft ...
02 April 2026
Fred Olsen Express - Web Plus
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Booking a ferry from El Hierro to Tenerife the morning before flying out of TFS seemed a little risky, so I opted to spend some extra euros...
01 April 2026
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
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Back in September 2003 I flew on Concorde from Heathrow to JFK just a month before the iconic aircraft ceased commercial service. And whils...
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26 March 2026
Total Solar Eclipse - 12th August 2026
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Back in 1999 instead of heading to Cornwall like normal people did, I took a trip to Compiègne in Northern France to see the Total Solar Ecl...
13 March 2026
British Airways CEO fireside chat
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In April 2019 the then British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz gave a talk at the Royal Aeronautical Society's Heathrow Branch, and y...
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28 January 2026
British Airways Avios needed per Mile Flown - Business Class
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Late last year British Airways increased the number of Avios required for redemption flights. Sydney went from 145,000 Avios to 159,500 Avio...
08 January 2026
Heathrow - West Drayton or Hayes & Harlington hack
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A few years ago Transport for London hit Heathrow travellers with price rises - which spawned the Hatton Cross hack . As well as the tube ch...
03 December 2025
El Hierro to Tenerife South airport
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On Saturday 3rd January we have flights departing Tenerife South airport at 14:15 and 19:35 So today's question is - do we travel over t...
14 October 2025
Chinese Airlines Widebody Seat Pitch
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Since I'm probably going to book one of the big Chinese airlines for a long haul flight, here are their longhaul seat pitches in Economy...
London to Seoul flights
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Looking for flights from London to Seoul in November - there are direct flights for £765 ... or single stoppers for just over £300 ... so on...
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