23 September 2019

Qatar Airways frequent flyer devaluation

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Back in late May 2018 Qatar Airways devalued their frequent flyer points by around 40% - so overnight points that you could have redeemed ...
17 September 2019

UK one way car hire

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One way car hire in the UK can be nastily expensive.  I recently priced up a one way car hire from London City Airport to Heathrow Airport ...
29 August 2019

Dublin Port - Irish Ferries bus transfer

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I've written before that when I'm arriving into Dublin port from Holyhead, even though the Irish Ferries ship departs 10 minutes a...
14 August 2019

Imber cycle

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Imber was a village in the Salisbury plain that was evacuated during World War II so that the surrounding area could be used for military t...
12 July 2019

New route to Beirut

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A couple of days ago Ryanair announced that they are opening their first ever route to Beirut, Lebanon.  It's a city that I've bee...
01 June 2019

West Hampstead connections (for Luton Airport)

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I recently decided that an alternative route to Luton Airport Parkway station - instead of my usual tube journey to St Pancras station - wa...
14 April 2019

Liverpool airport by train and bus

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Ryanair has a base at Liverpool airport, and the fares are often significantly cheaper than from London or other southeast airports - the s...
11 March 2019

Ryanair Boeing 737 Max seatmap

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With the addition of the B737 Max aircraft to the Ryanair timetable , using a dummy booking we can seat what the layout will be for the lat...
08 January 2019

Updated: Gatwick Airport to London using contactless

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8/1/19 - updated with 2019 prices 15/5/18 - updated to include split ticket pricing at East Croydon - thanks to Gerry's comment on Di...
03 November 2018

Grand Canyon - rim to rim trek

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Looking to do the Rim to Rim trek in the Grand Canyon - aiming for mid October, when it's not too hot. First company we tried was Wil...