After visiting Sigtuna in the day, somehow it felt like a great idea to make a night visit to Gamla Uppsala. Bike riding turned to a short bus trip that became an even shorter stay as the wind chill was colder than expected. At least a brief chance for night...
I was returning from Flogsta to stay in central Uppsala a few more days. Jenny was meant to be coming over to help me with the bottles but was caught up with an area evacuated. There’d been a helicopter hovering above the city for a while but I hadn’t thought...
It’s been nearly a year since I was here. Mixed feelings but nice to be somewhere you know too well. Fika time.
Like Copenhagen and Stockholm Arlanda airports, SAS operate a dual lounge concept in Oslo. The SAS Lounge provides a place for business class/plus fare passengers while within there is aĀ better Gold Lounge for EuroBonus and Star Alliance gold members. I’d be flying to Arlanda on the day’s finalĀ internationalĀ departure so both...
On days of industrial action your best bet is just not to fly at all. These actions happen for good reason, although they usuallyĀ cause huge disruptions.Ā A lot of short and mid-haul flights had been cancelled today, including mine.Ā I was lucky to get advanced notice and sort out my situation but...
After arriving from Madrid and sorting out my ticket problems with the industrial strikes tomorrow I finally made my way into Frankfurt. I hadĀ all my luggage so looked for a cheap private room in close proximity toĀ Frankfurt Main Hauptbahnhof train station. Last time I was here I stayed in the...
So a few days ago I booked a student/youth fare with SAS from Frankfurt. This was to align nicely with the super cheap business class Spain to Germany LAN fares. Unfortunately a day after booking I heardĀ from the German travel agency there wouldĀ be coordinated strike action across most/all German airports....
After many years of missing out IĀ finally got to ride the LAN tag flight from Madrid to Frankfurt. Previously operated by the A340 aircraft, the route now offers their latest product on the 787 Dreamliner.Ā This flightĀ starts in Santiago, flying to Madrid before continuing to Frankfurt. By joining at Madrid, thisĀ called...
Some random planes going past while I wait for my LAN flight in the Iberia lounge. Only got my phone on me so the quality is crap even after corrections. I really can’t imagine being a plane spotter to be honest.
Iberia’s Regional Lounge in Madrid Terminal 4 for flying inside Schengen is the DaliĀ VIP lounge (DaliĀ Sala VIP).Ā The lounge is a very similar design to the Iberia’s Velazquez loungeĀ in terminal 4S for non-Schengen flights but smaller and has lessĀ facilities. For short intra-European flights, the lounge is an averageĀ flagship business class lounge...
Over consecutive days I flew in and out of Melilla, one of the Spanish exclaves on the Moroccan north coast (the other exclave, Ceuta, I visited earlier). First a short hop from Malaga to Melilla then onto Manilla where I would be connecting to a LAN Chile flight to Frankfurt...
A short visit to the main lounge in Malaga Airport T3, AENA Sala VIP Europa.Ā This lounge is used by all oneworld carriers at Malaga in addition to a range of other airlines. IĀ used it ratherĀ early in the morning for a flight on Iberian regional affiliate and oneworld affiliate Air Nostrum.Ā
I needed to stay overnight near Malaga Airport, with an early morning flight the following day. Although Malagaās airport has aĀ newly constructed terminal and appears to not be lacking for space there are no onsite hotels. The Holiday Inn Express is seen as the closest you can get to a...
Marrakech is the tourist centre of MoroccoĀ but the country has so much more to offer. I was heading north through the capital. The cities are well connected by multiple forms of transport, but theĀ pick of them is the train. It’s a modernised service and the station at Marrakech isĀ better than...
This is Iberiaās flagship lounge an offers a range of facilities for sleeping, dining, working and relaxing. It offers a high quality of amenities with a local cultural influence is openĀ all day, everyday. Over the spring and summer of 2016 Iām getting three chances to visit the Iberia International Business...
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