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If you ever find yourself on a sector that transits Frankfurt, make sure you get all the boarding cards for all your onward sectors!  Aer Lingus said they couldn't give us our FRA-SIN boarding pass, and said "just go to the transfer desk in Frankfurt".  Trouble is, there is no transfer desk airside in Frankfurt, and the … Continue reading Transiting Frankfurt

I've been spoiled by free Internet access in most places we've been; so much so that the thought of paying €8 to do this update was a teeth-dryer.  Anyway, we are in the Delta lounge at Frankfurt airport after a frenetic stopover in Dublin.  What's happened the last couple of days?  Well, I'm glad you asked...After our day … Continue reading Update on Dublin

Today we did a day trip to Rotterdam, south of Amsterdam (no, not all the names of towns in Holland end in "dam").  We caught the Intercity train to Rotterdam Centraal and spent the day looking around the sights of this fair city.Rotterdam is know for some striking examples of modern architecture, and we saw many … Continue reading Rotterdam day trip

That was us yesterday, as we took a "Canal-Bus" tour.  It's the hop-on-hop-off style of tour that we've had in other cities, except this time it uses a canal boat instead of a bus.  Three different "lines", and a total of 14 stops to visit -- we managed to fill up the day quite nicely.  The ticket only … Continue reading Amsterdam by canal-boat

The hotel I'm in has the usual channel on the TV that shows you all about the place, the restaurants, the movies, and so on.  But in the background, they're playing a local radio station, and I could make enought sense of the Dutch announcements to identify it as Sky Radio.  On a whim, I went to … Continue reading My new favourite radio station

The state of the union might be good, but the state of the Union is not.  Rog and I are both making statements like "this is our last trip to America", which now that we have left the US are reinforced by the difference between travelling to and within the US and our experience so far … Continue reading The state of the Union

It's 2050 (that's 8:50pm) in Amsterdam, and it almost feels like it too!  🙂  We arrived this morning, and caught a shuttle bus to the hotel.  A little walk along the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal and down to Dam Square, then some lunch and back to the hotel for a nap was the extent of today's activities, but this will … Continue reading Made it to Amsterdam

In spite of myself, I've successfully made it through to the British Airways lounge in Terminal 4 at London Heathrow.  Our connection on to Amsterdam comes next (in about an hour in fact).  Time to take a few moments to reminisce on the day in Boston...We did end up catching one of the many trolley-bus services, which … Continue reading Transiting Heathrow, thinking of Boston

Both Rog and I are experiencing a bit of travel sickness: were both getting sick of travelling.  Being away is great; seeing sights, experiencing different locations and people, and so on.  What's tedious is the process of travelling; taxis, airports, bags, departure gates, and all that rubbish.  If you could travel anywhere without having to manage all that … Continue reading Mid-journey blues

It was certainly not the purpose of the visit to Boston, but possibly the most significant Boston-related thing I've done since arriving last night is to enjoy a Sam Adams or three.  As the saying goes, it would be rude not to...  We passed his gravestone today; he's buried in the Old Granary Burial Ground on Tremont … Continue reading In Boston, Vic drinks Samuel Adams Boston Lager