The last day of the week at ICAO panel meetings is always the worst. That’s because on the last day of the meeting, all the […]
New Airline Reviews
Air France, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Paris CDG to Montreal
I’m on my way to Montreal again to present another working paper to ICAO. Transfer in Paris CDG I’ve just arrived in Paris on an […]
Air France, Business Class – Embraer 190: Frankfurt to Paris CDG
Today I continue my journey from Frankfurt to Paris with Air France. In Paris I’ll be connecting to an intercontinental connection. My flight to Paris […]
Condor Flugdienst, Business Class – Airbus A 321: Zürich to Frankfurt
Condor operates three daily services between Zürich and Frankfurt, in addition to several holiday destinations it serves nonstop from Zürich. To be honest, I wasn’t […]
British Airways, Business Class – Airbus A 319: London Heathrow to Basel
On my last evening in London I have tickets to see Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. The original film from 1957 had the legendary […]
SWISS, Business Class – Embraer 190: Zürich to London Gatwick
I just arrived in Zürich on a flight from Larnaca. It’s 16h15, and my onward connection to Gatwick should depart at 17h05. Transfer in Zürich […]
Edelweiss Air, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Larnaca to Zürich
I’m on my way from Larnaca back to London. I was booked on the direct service to Gatwick. But then British Airways cancelled the flight […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 321 NEO: Munich to Larnaca
I just arrived in cold and grey Munich on a Lufthansa flight from Heathrow. By the time I enter the terminal it’s 10h30. The flight […]
Lufthansa CityLine, Business Class – Airbus A 320: London Heathrow to Munich
British Airways cancelled my flight. Specifically, what they cancelled was my flight from Larnaca back to Gatwick in a week’s time. But for reasons I […]
Hotel Reviews
British Airways, Club Class – Boeing B 777-200: Madrid to London Heathrow
Transfer in Madrid Barajas My flight from Jerez comes to a standstill on stand K103, which is the one but last stand on the north […]
Iberia, Economy Class – Airbus A 319: Jerez to Madrid
Getting to the Airport After two months on the ground, I finally resumed my travels last Friday with a flight from Zürich to Madrid and […]
Luxair, Economy Class – Dash 8-400: Luxembourg to Paris
Introduction For my return trip back to Basel I normally take the KLM flight at 18h20, which gets me into Basel at 21h45. But today […]
A Visit to Stunning Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Abruzzo, Italy
Santo Stefano de Sessanio is a small, beautiful medieval town high up in the Abruzzi. For many years most of the village lay in ruins, […]
A Visit to Sleepy Recanati and Loreto in the Marche Region of Italy
The old town of Recanati lies perched on a hill in the Marche Region of Italy. To the east the Adriatic expands to the horizon […]
Lufthansa, Economy Class – Embraer 190: Basel to Munich
Introduction I’m on may way to Recanati on Italy’s Adriatic cost to attend a meeting on language training for the military. The best option for […]
A Stay at the MGallery Hotel Le Cour du Corbeau in Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital of the Grand Est region of France and the official seat of the European parliament. It’s a very neat and pretty […]
Germania, Economy Class – Boeing B 737-700: Zürich to Rostock
Introduction Admittedly, I know I’m an embarrassment to all self-respecting southern Europeans, given that I really don’t handle the heat very well. On the other […]