This recap of my return trip, British Airways Dublin to London and Virgin Atlantic London to Washington, is the sixth in a series of six posts about my December 2019/January 2020 trip to Dublin and Belfast. My last post, covering my stay at the Hilton Belfast, is available here. Note:… Read more »
This is the first in a series of posts about my December 2019/January 2020 trip to Dublin and Belfast. Virgin Atlantic Flt. 22, Washington-Dulles to London-Heathrow (IAD-LHR) Airbus A330-300, Economy Sched. Dep. 6:25pm Sched. Arr. 6:40am +1 Actual Dep. 6:20pm Actual Arr. 6:37am +1 Aer Lingus Flt. 159,… Read more »
This is the third and final post in a series from my late December 2018 trip to London. You can read my last post, reviewing the hotels I stayed at, here. Virgin Atlantic Flt. 21 London-Heathrow to Washington-Dulles (LHR-IAD) A330, Economy, 8h 31m Sch. Dep. 11:35am Sch. Arr. 3:20pm Act…. Read more »
This is the second in a series of reviews from my late December 2018 trip to London. You can read my last post, on my Air France journey over, here. I ended up staying at three different hotels in my three nights in London, utilizing free nights/points for all three…. Read more »
This is the first in a series of reviews from my late December 2018 trip to London. Air France Flt. 377, Detroit to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (DTW-CDG) Boeing 787-9, Economy Sch. Dep. 9:05PM Sch. Arr. 10:45AM +1 Act. Dep. 9:11PM Act. Arr. 10:28AM +1 Air France Flt. 1780, Paris-Charles de… Read more »
US Airways Flt. 729 London-Heathrow to Philadelphia Dep. 12:05pm Arr. 3:35pm A330, Economy US Airways Flt. 854 Philadelphia to Washington-Reagan National Dep. 5:30pm Arr. 6:24pm A319, Economy After about 16 hours, it was time to head back on the tube to Heathrow. My train changed destinations midroute, so it took… Read more »
My experience at the London Hilton on Park Lane was just weird, and I still have absolutely no idea what happened – a month later. As background, I had a “Be Our Guest” certificate from a stay last year at the Hilton Northolme in the Seychelles, where construction knocked out… Read more »
The Hilton at Heathrow was a bit disappointing for its price point. Even as a Gold member, we had a small, dark room that only had a window facing into the fluorescent atrium of the hotel. The gym was okay for an airport hotel, though. We had lounge access and… Read more »
Our return routing from Israel to Washington was a complicated one. Originally, I was booked on the reverse of our inbound trip, Tel Aviv to Paris, Paris to Dulles, on Air France business class. There was no availability on any of the morning flights out of Tel Aviv, so I… Read more »
