Hello friends,
Another one. This time the anchor is a mate's wedding in Tunbridge Wells on 12 Sep - but the actual reason the trip looks like this is the Glacier Express. Everything elsewas built around getting to a train.
Booked as an Oneworld RTW for 365,800 QFF points plus taxes across 11 sectors. HCO again, obviously - 30 days out of my trusty July carry-on, a garment bag, and a backpack. I have cheated slightly because my mate (whose wedding it is) has agreed to take my uniform across but hey - he's the one who wanted a service wedding.
CBR-SYD-LAX-ORD-JFK-LHR // KRK-HEL-LHR-JFK-DFW-SYD-CBR
10 cities — Chicago, London, Tunbridge Wells, Paris, Zermatt, Chur, Vienna, Budapest, Kraków and Dallas on the way home — and 14 hotels. I don't think I'll be slumming it on this one, but I am swapping between a few hotels just to compare them. Mostly Accor but also GHA, Hilton, and Radisson RED as well as some independents.
Some of the highlights:
- The Glacier Express, the Gornergrat cog railway and the UNESCO-listed Albula line, all inside two days
- Afternoon tea at the Ritz
- A day trip to Reims for the cathedral and a couple of the big Champagne houses
- The usual military history — Les Invalides, the coughnal in Vienna, the House of Terror in Budapest, the Polish Aviation Museum
And of course a few decent restaurants along the way. Keen to continue my comparison of Michelin restaurants around the world.
First flight is on a Dash-8 from Canberra... may not review the flight but we'll see how much time I have to kill in the flounge.
Another one. This time the anchor is a mate's wedding in Tunbridge Wells on 12 Sep - but the actual reason the trip looks like this is the Glacier Express. Everything elsewas built around getting to a train.
Booked as an Oneworld RTW for 365,800 QFF points plus taxes across 11 sectors. HCO again, obviously - 30 days out of my trusty July carry-on, a garment bag, and a backpack. I have cheated slightly because my mate (whose wedding it is) has agreed to take my uniform across but hey - he's the one who wanted a service wedding.
CBR-SYD-LAX-ORD-JFK-LHR // KRK-HEL-LHR-JFK-DFW-SYD-CBR
10 cities — Chicago, London, Tunbridge Wells, Paris, Zermatt, Chur, Vienna, Budapest, Kraków and Dallas on the way home — and 14 hotels. I don't think I'll be slumming it on this one, but I am swapping between a few hotels just to compare them. Mostly Accor but also GHA, Hilton, and Radisson RED as well as some independents.
Some of the highlights:
- The Glacier Express, the Gornergrat cog railway and the UNESCO-listed Albula line, all inside two days
- Afternoon tea at the Ritz
- A day trip to Reims for the cathedral and a couple of the big Champagne houses
- The usual military history — Les Invalides, the coughnal in Vienna, the House of Terror in Budapest, the Polish Aviation Museum
And of course a few decent restaurants along the way. Keen to continue my comparison of Michelin restaurants around the world.
First flight is on a Dash-8 from Canberra... may not review the flight but we'll see how much time I have to kill in the flounge.
