Adventure Network International: New Blue-Ice Runway In Antarctica.
By Patrick Griffin. Here is an easy question for all of you travel fans. What is a runway? That’s easy I hear you shout. It is one of those long flat pieces of concrete or asphalt found at an airport upon which planes take off and land. Well yes that is correct…except when the runway [...]
When a Forgetful Celebrity Found His Inflight Magazine Was Simply No Cover At All.
By Patrick Griffin. So I found myself settling down with mug of mint tea and the morning newspapers at the Aer Lingus executive lounge at Dublin Airport’s Terminal One. There is a wide selection of Irish newspapers available in the lounge and no matter which one I looked at there was only one story getting [...]
“A Bottle of House Red waiter…and I want my head baked Al Forno.”
By Patrick Griffin. Travel, it is said, broadens the mind…but it also makes us say some absolutely crazy things at the worst possible moments. We think we are impressing the locals by rattling off a few words of the local language, when really we are just making ourselves look rather foolish. Now it is often [...]
Hotel Review: Park Inn Heathrow – Bath Road, London Heathrow.
By Patrick Griffin. The Park Inn Heathrow, is a four-star hotel located on Bath Road just 1.6km from the Heathrow Airport and accessible via the regular Hotel Hoppa bus service. It has 895 rooms, a conference centre with several meeting rooms, fitness suite and spa, high speed internet access, a choice of restaurants and bars [...]
Flight review: Aer Lingus – Belfast (BFS) to London (LHR) Flight EI34.
By Patrick Griffin. I arrived at Belfast International Airport (BFS) at 11.55 for my 13.10 departure to London Heathrow (LHR) on flight EI34. I had paid to check in a bag but in the end only brought cabin baggage with me (the reason will be explained later) so I decided to check with the ticket [...]
Review – Aer Lingus Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal One.
By Patrick Griffin. A few years back when I lived in Dublin and had family in England I would fly with Aer Lingus every couple of weeks or so. I remember they had a number of executive lounges dotted around Dublin airport (I can recall at least three) and one at Heathrow. Over the years [...]
Flight review: Aer Lingus – London(LHR) to Belfast (BFS), Flight EI37.
By Patrick Griffin. This flight was operated on an Airbus A320 aircraft and is an economy only service. Fares are offered in ‘low’ and ‘flexi’ economy options – the former being the cheapest and the latter being fully refundable and with a whole raft of extras for a premium price. Typically ‘low’ fares are advertised [...]
Fear of Flying (i): Some Common Causes and How To Avoid It.
By Patrick Griffin. As flying gets ever more of popular so too does an all too unwanted side effect for many travellers…the fear of flying. Almost every week I come across someone who admits to either being “a nervous flyer” or “a slightly anxious flyer,” and sometimes people tell me they just cannot bring themselves [...]
Cheap Airfare Secrets Revealed…a former US travel agent reveals all.
By Patrick Griffin. A FORMER travel agent has turned whistleblower to lift the lid on the insider practices which lead to air travellers spending far too much for their tickets. Henry Rustkirk worked for “the other side” for nine years as a travel agent but now that he has been made redundant due to the [...]