So, you’re flying with EasyJet out of Milan’s Malpensa Airport. You’ve got plenty of time and you want to spend some of it in a lounge. But EasyJet flies from Terminal Two, 5km from Terminal One, and, more importantly, Terminal Two has no Airport Lounges! And while there are Lounges[…]
Nestled in the valley joining Italy with Switzerland and Austria, Tirano is a tiny town of less than 10,000. It’s primary claim to fame is being the terminus of the UNESCO World Heritage Bernina Express, a picturesque rail journey from Chur in Switzerland which crosses the Swiss Engadin Alps, taking[…]
When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s the downstairs apartment a floor below the owner. That’s what we discovered when we booked B&B Sweet Home in Tirano. Tirano is a tiny village at the end of the Bernina Express, nestled in the Valtellina valley which connects Italy with[…]
The Bernina Express is a panoramic rail journey from Chur in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy through 55 tunnels and over 196 bridges in four hours of picturesque Alpine grandeur. Although the standard sticker price is listed as €56, the Man In Seat 61 (the go-to resource for train-travel world-wide)[…]
Arrival From the moment we arrived we knew we were in for something special. The walk from the train station had taken ten minutes in the cold and we knew the 25hours Zurich Langstrasse was nearby, but when we rounded a corner among the high rise central city office blocks,[…]
With a one hour stopover in Amsterdam, we thought we’d pop into the Aspire Lounge 26 for a quick bite. It took me a second to readjust to the Dutch brusqueness at the front door but after realising that the guy behind the counter wasn’t being rude, we went through[…]
There are two Aspire lounges at Edinburgh Airport, one to the right of the central pillar you meet when you come out of the duty free shop after security, and another all the way to the left, near gates 1-4. After checking ourselves into the Aspire Lounge near gates 1[…]
Writing about travel when you’re from New Zealand inevitably brings a request for advice on what to see in New Zealand. After all, surely you’d know your home country’s beautiful spots better than others right? And despite having been to many of New Zealand’s gorgeous locations, I had to admit[…]
What to do in Luxembourg for a weekend? If you like fortifications and art, you’re in for a treat! Luxembourg is a small state in Europe, nestled between France, Germany and Belgium. Culturally it’s a combination of those influences, and its cuisine has been described as the quality of French[…]
We spent two nights in the centre of Luxembourg, electing to stay at the Hotel Simoncini, a very arty hotel on one of the squares near the Notre Dame Cathedral. We arrived a little early but were lucky enough that there was a room available. While we checked in, Ange[…]