England – Within striking distance

Terminal Report: London City Airport (LCY), London, United Kingdom – Departures

In this report, we’ll go through the experience of using London City Airport (LCY) as a departing passenger.

Travelling on the “Caledonian Sleeper” in 2022: A collection of video reviews

As a supplement to the post describing my London-Edinburgh journey on the Caledonian Sleeper, I’ve assembled a gallery of YouTube reviews documenting the experiences of other travellers who’ve recently boarded this special overnight train.

Rail Report: London to Edinburgh on the “Caledonian Sleeper” Overnight Train (06-07 June 2022)

Just a few weeks shy of seven years since my last overnight railway journey, I set off from London to Edinburgh on a night-time trip aboard one of the UK’s last remaining sleeper trains. Welcome aboard the Caledonian Sleeper.

“Funnily enough, I don’t feel any smarter”: Day 2 of my UK adventure (6th June 2022)

A side trip to Oxford was the main activity of Day 2 – but sightseeing aside, this was an opportunity to meet with British relatives that I hadn’t seen in years. Since I was with company for much of the day, I didn’t explore the city (or its famous university) to the degree that IContinue reading ““Funnily enough, I don’t feel any smarter”: Day 2 of my UK adventure (6th June 2022)”

“Tell the Queen I’ve come for tea”: Day 1 of my UK adventure (5th June 2022)

Before the pandemic began, I maintained a comfortable habit of visiting Japan and Korea on an annual basis…and venturing pretty much nowhere else. (Not even to other parts of the Philippines outside my home region.) Sure, the occasional family holiday would take me on detours beyond that well-trodden path, but as a solo traveller myContinue reading ““Tell the Queen I’ve come for tea”: Day 1 of my UK adventure (5th June 2022)”