Posted on 05 October 2012
Eurostar is a fabulous way to travel; it was everything expected and more. My colleague and I boarded the train at St. Pancras station in London with plans to go to Brussels, Belgium. St. Pancras was well organized making it easy to find our train. St. Pancras also offered no-charge “easy-cart’s” accessible, right at the [...]
Tags: Brussels, London, Paris
Posted on 20 January 2012
This year instead of giving the traditional – yet unoriginal – flowers and candy for Valentine’s Day, surprise your significant other by taking them across the ocean for an unforgettable, romantic trip to Turkey, one of the world’s top destinations. From January 24th until January 31, 2012, Turkish Airlines, the fastest growing airline in the world [...]
Tags: Istanbul
Posted on 16 September 2011
British train travel isn’t as glorious as its continental European counterparts, but a trip on a Virgin Trains is as rock and roll as it gets on the island. Services in Britain were privatized 15 years ago to mixed reviews: Higher fares resulted, as did safer services, longer repair times began, though customer service was [...]
Tags: London, Manchester
Posted on 24 May 2011
British Heritage Bespoke Tours aims to change clients’ understanding of a chauffer. Something of a boutique service, its small, elite team offers a wide range of tours that allow customers to tour London in style. The company’s tours include tastes of the city’s culture, entertainment and culinary delights in the company of friendly and knowledgeable [...]
Tags: London
Posted on 16 March 2011
Train travel in England or anywhere in Europe for that matter can be an exciting adventure, especially for those who want to enjoy the country-side. Trains run via the UK’s First Great Western trains as well as Virgin Trains and a few other options, but the most efficient way to book is through Rail Europe. [...]
Tags: Bath, London
Posted on 19 August 2010
Flying Virgin America affirms just how low your standards get driven down with the other American carriers. Don’t take my bashing of the status quo as radical ranting, Virgin America is the real revolutionary here. The lighting in the cabin is calming, the leather seats are spacious in the Main Cabin and better in the [...]
Posted on 17 April 2010
Air Canada is Canada’s largest full-service airline, servicing hundreds of destinations all over the world. In 2007 the airline invested in a large scale modernization of its fleet. With new emphasis on fuel efficiency, and the replacement of fuel guzzling ground equipment with alternative energy sources, Air Canada has taken some progressive steps. More airlines [...]
Posted on 15 April 2010
So you’re traveling to Paris. You’re very excited but you’re not looking forward to the longish trek from Charles De Gaulle into central Paris. You can take a cab, which will cost you around 100 Euros or more. On the flip side if you want to save money you can take the Metro but do [...]
Tags: Paris
Posted on 14 November 2009
I honestly cannot rave enough about my love for Virgin America for domestic flights. I was already a big fan of Virgin Atlantic and although they are two completely separate companies (although the brainchild of Sir Richard Branson, due to US laws he does not own more than a 25% stake in the company) No [...]
Posted on 22 April 2009
iChauffeur is an ultra luxury (with an emphasis on luxury) chauffeur service in London that offers everything from airport transfers, bespoke tours of different parts of Engalnd or rides for shopping trips and even weddings. Anything you need a ride for around London, iChauffeur will provide. Vehicles in the iChauffeur fleet include Rolls Royce Flying [...]
Tags: London
Posted on 14 April 2009
I tried the Kuwait Business Class on a London to New York flight. My journey started at Heathrow Terminal 4, where Kuwait shares with Etihad a luxurious lounge, that makes you forget that you are actually waiting for a flight in airport. I spent half an hour being completely spoiled by the super-nice staff. I [...]
Posted on 26 February 2009
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator linking the UK and the Continent, launched services from the wonderfully restored St Pancras International station on November 14th 2007 making it Eurostar’s new home in central London. The first departure, bound for Paris, marked the start of a new era in faster and greener rail travel between the [...]
Tags: London