Update: Note that Virgin no longer services the East Coast line. The lounge is now affiliated with the new vendor (LNER) and changes may have been made since my visit when operated by Virgin. Check your train ticket and talk to staff to see if you have access to the […]
One of the toughest choices I face when traveling is where to stay. I love staying at boutiques hotels but I also “fall in love” that I want to return to favorite properties so that’s the tough call – date a new hotel or go back to one of my […]
My stay at the Westin Milan was to be the luxury celebration to a month in Italy so I redeemed points for the weekend stay at the posh hotel. After a month of mixed lodging from boutique hotels in Naples, a B&B in Sorrento and Venice to my amazing canal […]
Updated: Since my first visit noted below, I’ve visited the BA Showers in T5 many times over the years with the most recent in June 2023. The design is still the same as the photos below which is to say, it’s a bit tired and in need of a refresh […]
It felt weird leaving London Heathrow without my luggage. I was on the Heathrow Express surrounded by many people with bags all trying to fit (trains were on a modified schedule that day) while I sat in my seat with a handbag and small backpack. Thankfully my luggage wasn’t lost […]
I’ve read it’s been called “The Millionaire’s Door” and Mom and I got to walk through that door after we passed through fast track security at London Heathrow Terminal 5. We were greeted at that door by a British Airways staff member who looked at our boarding passes and said […]
The first time I visited the British Airways lounge JFK at Terminal 7, I was with my niece and we had just fled the city that was gridlocked due to a Presidential visit in our own version of the Amazing Race. I was stress out upon arrival while my […]
There are some hotels that make you happy and others that make you sad. The latter category is usually reserved for an overnight stay when I don’t stay in the room that long and want to save money. I had the choice for my weekend in New York to pick a […]
I wanted my British Airways Silver Elite Status back and this is what I did to get that card! My weekend packing should have entailed two outfits that fit into a backpack or duffel bag and yet here I was with my ten day suitcase all ready to go. When […]
Each year I visit New York City for the New York Times Travel Show and stay at a different hotel each time on my quest to try new properties in the city. After my stay at The Muse, a Kimpton hotel, where I was given a rooftop room with patio, […]