>IntroductionThis report comes more than 2 years after I actually took the trip. Annoyingly I’ve forgotten some of the detail, but maybe that’s helped to give a better view of what you really take away from a trip; the lasting memories.A year after my parents moved to New Zealand, I had a...

Introduction It’s a brave man that reads a random report on a travel blog and thinks “forget where I was going to take my new wife on our honeymoon – I’ll go there”, but that’s exactly what Alex did when he paid a random visit to Schofs’ Travels...

>IntroductionMy jollies this year had landed me 40 Points short of renewing my BA Gold Card this year, and with my renewal date fast approaching, I needed to make a quick trip somewhere to avoid losing my shiny companion.I’m somewhat skint at the moment, so my requirements were simple. I...

IntroductionAs you get older, the number of opportunities you get to do something spectacular for the first time falls like flies in a microwave. For me, visiting South America was way up on my list of things to do before I’m 40… But for my sister-in-law, it was an even bigger...

  The number ‘5’ is often associated with rubbish. The Jackson 5, the robot from ‘Short Circuit’, Channel 5 and the boy band ‘Five’ have all had their problems (Michael, stairs, Eldorado and everything respectively). However, none of them at a cost of...

>Planning the tripIn November 2006 I dabbled with the concept of status runs in Bahrain. Back then it was not through need, but simply a jolly at a price I couldn’t refuse. However, a change in job has meant twice-weekly flights are a thing of the past for me, and if I’m going to keep my...

Tokyo – London in British Airways FIRST Class With our bags already waiting in the hotel lobby area, we climbed into a taxi and our bags were loaded in. We’d be flying out of Narita Terminal 1 back to London, so the hotel staff explained this to the driver, and we were off. It was...

>Planning The TripIt was 1st April 2006, and Alex and I were sitting at a blackjack table in a casino on the Isle Of Man. It was approaching 2am, and Alex was all out of chips (having lost a huge £10). I on the other hand was £43 up, and a small crowd was gathering; this is big money over...

London Stansted – New York JFK on EOS I’ve done the trip from London to New York a few times for work. Company policy gave me the choice of Premium Economy in BA or Business Class in AA, so I always chose AA. I even earned a few miles along the way that I’m saving for a...

>New York – London in British Airways New Club WorldAnd there it was… the early alarm that said “Holiday’s over”. Well… not quite. Normally when I fly back from the US, I take an evening flight and make use of the flat bed to get a good night’s kip....