World Traveller 73 About
An executive based in Vancouver, Canada, he enjoys maximizing the use of airline and hotel award points in order to “Upgrade Your Travels”. His travels have led him to over 75 countries and over 1,000,000 miles flown. When he’s not on the road, he can often be found in his second adopted home in Whistler, Canada. He chronicles his personal and business travel adventures, advice, upgrade tips, tricks and secrets here…
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Our travels had us requiring a brief night at the London Heathrow International Airport after a five day stay in London. We had an early departure the next morning so we were looking for something convenient with easy access to and from the rental car facility at Heathrow International Airport. We ended up at the Moxy London Heathrow Airport for a quick stay in a modern environment. How did the Moxy London… Read More
One of the British tourist attractions that was very high up on my son’s visit list was the ruins of Stonehenge. Stonehenge is a pre-historic monument consisting of a ring of stones that is orientated towards the summer solstice. It’s a British cultural icon of which my son was super keen and interested to visit. Read on to see how we navigated through to Stonehenge and planned our day. Activity Attraction Visit:… Read More
Our last day in London had us finishing off the last of the major tourist attractions. We missed the youthful Harry Potter train platform, in addition to looking at the British Museum. We would also take the opportunity to inspect Camden Locks, the touristy hipster area north of London that had eluded me on several past visits to the city. We ended up our time here visiting all that we needed to… Read More
Our fourth day in London had us visiting the free Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace in London, viewing the monuments of Green Park, a tour of the Vault at the Hard Rock Cafe in London, and a trip over to St Paul’s Cathedral. It was a pretty easy going today with all the discoveries that London has to offer as a city. Activity City Visit: Changing the Guard at Buckingham… Read More
Our third day in London had us visiting the most sinister tourist attraction that London has to offer; The Tower of London. The scene of many executions, torture and prisoners over the years, it set the stage for any teenagers delight. We would spend five hours exploring the Tower of London. We concluded the day by heading over to the Tower Bridge which is another essential London tourist attraction. Activity City Visit:… Read More
Our second day in London had us visiting some of the attractions that the city has to offer. We started off with an attraction that had I had missed on past trips through; Churchill’s War Room. We followed this up with Westminster Abbey, followed by an evening play of School of Rock. Activity City Visit: Descending into Churchill’s War Rooms, Westminster Abbey and the School of Rock Musical Play, London, United Kingdom…. Read More
The City of London has so many attractions that you could spend a lifetime looking at them all. On our first day arriving to London, we decided to take it easy and do a general walking tour of Central London as we got used to spending our time in the city. Activity City Visit: Walking Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Canada House and Whitehall Gardens, London, United Kingdom. Having had a very early… Read More
With dozens of hotel options in London, United Kingdom, I chose carefully for our family stay that included myself and my teenage son. We ended up at the Residence Inn by Kensington on a Marriott Bonvoy Reward Redemption. We would end up staying in a comfortable Premium One Bedroom Suite with enough space for everyone’s needs. Read on to see what the advantages of the Residence Inn were compared to a regular… Read More
Plaza Premium operates a variety of lounges around the world, including several offerings throughout London Heathrow’s airports in Terminal Two, Three and Four. The Plaza Premium Arrivals Lounge offered an arrivals facility for those that are not fortunate enough to be arriving to the other mainline arrivals lounges offered by Air Canada and United Airlines. Our brief visit would allow us to check out the facilities and make use of the beverage… Read More
TAP Portugal is known for its reasonably discounted business class fares that can be used to travel across the Atlantic Ocean in reasonable comfort. The fares were often available to be purchased for one way travel, and included a generous 200% earning in Air Canada’s Aeroplan as a Star Alliance Partner. Today’s flight would be the continuation of our North America – Europe ticket that got us over to Europe. Review: TAP… Read More
TAP Portugal is Western Europe’s Star Alliance carrier that serves many of it’s Western European destinations including an interesting route network through North Africa and Eastern North America. While it only offers a single lounge in the TAP network at its home base of Lisbon, Portugal, we would get an opportunity to test it out while departing Lisbon, Portugal. Review: TAP Portugal Premium Business Lounge, Lisbon Humberto Delgato International Airport Terminal One,… Read More
Our last day in Lisbon had us catching up on all our leftover sights that we hadn’t captured on our first three days. With no set agenda in mind, we headed out to see the best of what was left, including some terrific tapas throughout the city. We would be reminded if the terrific food city that Lisbon has become as we discovered many great eating opportunities throughout our day. Activity City… Read More
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