airports

February 6, 2017airports, Travel

Travelling between Ljubljana and Dublin January 2017

I spent a lot of time travelling in January. I had started teaching in Dublin again and was living in Slovenia. Transport between the two is not easy. So I found myself trying different routes, partly to see what can be done on a budget and partly because I had the time to experiment.
March 15, 2014airports, Ljubljana, Travel

Ljubljana Airport Business Lounge

I have written about this lounge before. It is probably one of my favourites. It is not big or fancy. It is simple with just about everything you need. Lets […]
December 6, 2013airlines, airports, Lifecasting, Travel

How travel has changed in under two decades

I have travelled a lot since the mid 1990s. This week I was in Istanbul for the first time since 1996 and I began to think about how travel has […]
December 6, 2013airports, Travel, Uncategorized

Airport Lounge: No 1 Stansted

Now don’t get confused. There are two No 1 Gatwicks; domestic and international. If you are on a domestic flight and go to the international, it causes all sorts of […]
December 6, 2013airports, istanbul, Travel

Airport Lounge S. Gokcen Istanbul

Small comfortable lounge with snacks, soft drinks, beer, wine. No hot food when I was there at breakfast time, but there was cereal, sandwiches. Good Lavazza coffee. TV tuned to […]
February 1, 2013airports, Travel

No 1 Gatwick – this time with rubbery food

This is a pleasant lounge. But tonight I spent £10 on rubbery chips and almost inedible burger. How can you make rubbery chips? Seriously? Still, nice staff and good free […]
December 15, 2012airports, Travel

Marhaba lounge Dubai

First impressions were not good. One of the worlds great airport and I was expecting something outstanding. The book/cover judgement comes into operation here. The very busy and very ordinary […]
December 14, 2012airports, Travel

Bidvest Lounge Cape Town

This is a small but just about everything you need lounge at the far end of Cape Town airport. Very comfortable with places to sit near and away from the […]
December 8, 2012airports, Travel

No1 Lounge Birmingham Airport

Birmingham has always been my least favourite airport. No 1 Lounge is good. Similar to but better than No 1 Gatwick, it has a big “complimentary” bar, a good range […]
December 8, 2012airports, Travel

Belfast City Airport – Priority Pass lounge

The Flybe is now the PP lounge with British Airways lounge next door. Pretty straight forward: beer, wine, snacks, soft drinks and muffins. Newspapers, magazines. Free wifi. Comfortable with view […]
November 14, 2012airports, Travel

Gatwick No 1 – Airport lounge

I keep meaning to keep a note of airport lounges for my own use. As with most things, once home, I never manage to get round to it. But technology […]