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AY1331 HEL-LHR 08:00-09:10 dur 3h 10m A350-900, seat 2A The fact that I got to fly an AY A350 almost made up for the stupidly early wakeup. I was keen to try out the divisive skycouch they used and to see for myself if it was as bad as people said it was. Although our original travel time was...

After a 0500 alarm I got a bolt to Helsinki airport - there was a 40% off promo so it came to 21 euros and seemed to be fixed in price. The trip in total took about 25 mins. I could've gotten there via tram/train and paid about 8 euros, but it would've taken close to an hour. Check-in was...

On arrival in Estonia I didn't really have anything planned except a tour of the KGB museum in Hotel Viru at 1600 (thanks @Mattg for the suggestion!) Whilst chilling in the lounge, I was also talking to a group of American travel agents (who appear to work for Oneworld?) and one of them...

So I'll break this next two posts into the experience on the ferry Finlandia there and back, and the next post will be just on what I did in Estonia. There are 3 ferry companies which provide direct daily services to Tallinn from Helsinki, the one I picked was the Eckero line which departed...

Thanks for the tips! I've actually already booked the buffet for dinner. Booked the lounge for the way over so I thought I'd try something different for the way back. Will report how it goes, but worst case free booze!

Sat 05 Oct Writing this on my phone on the ferry to Tallinn so apologies for typos. I think I'll also have to insert the attached pictures in later. After a lazy morning I did make my way to the market square to get a ferry across to Suomenlinna. Helsinki has an excellent public transport...

No, I don't know how I'd do that from arrivals. I'll try and take a look on Monday when I leave

Send it my way! I'm going to Tallinn tomorrow :)

Fri 04 Oct AY994 KEF-HEL 18:02-00:15, dur 3h 13m A319, Seat 4C The flight to Helsinki was delayed slightly due to the aircraft’s late arrival. However, boarding was smooth and I again had plenty of space in the overhead lockers for my baggage. There were 5 rows of Euro-business, but only 6 pax...

The food tour kicked off at 1030 with 5 stops. The itinerary was as follows: Hótel Borg (Address: Pósthússtræti 11, 101 Reykjavik) Icelandic pancake with sugar, cream and Jam Coffee Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur (Address: Tryggvagata 1, 101 Reykjavík) Lamb Hot Dog Raw Onions French Fried Onions...

Thu 03 Oct We began our return trip back to Reykjavik at 0845. Our first stop was at the famous glacier ice cave. Iceland has the largest glacier in Eurasia, and today we were going to get up close to one and explore an ice cave. I hadn’t done a lot of research on this activity beforehand but...

Apparently it'll clear up tonight so might see it again. Did get a glimpse last night too

I used Guide to Iceland. I'll attach my itinerary after the Iceland portion of the trip. At the end I was going to do a full review of whether I'd do a packaged tour again vs a DIY book each tour individually type thing. All Guide to Iceland does is aggregate a bunch of things together for you...

Wed 02 Oct Today was another full day of touring, this time going along the South coast of Iceland. A lot of waterfalls were seen, as well as the famous black sand beaches, icebergs, and seals. Unfortunately, the weather remained overcast and drizzly. The first waterfall was Skogafoss, which...

Tue 01 Oct Today was a massive day, kicking off at 0630 with PT when my body naturally woke me up. The gym in the hotel is a bit basic, with only two benches, some free weights and cardio machine – but better than nothing. Breakfast was continental style but quite tasty, with a selection of...

Mon 30 Sep The bus arrived on time. There were a fair few people on the bus and at the parking lot for Blue Lagoon – despite it being the shoulder season there were definitely lots of people about. I’d booked the Comfort package for the lagoon, which includes a towel, a complementary drink and...

Yeah it's wet and depressing right now :(

BA800 LHR-KEF 07:48-09:52 dur 3h 4m A320neo, seat 2F BA ruthlessly enforces group boarding (yay), and I saw some people turned back when they were still only boarding groups 1-4. Qantas take heed! The A320neo has heaps of space in the storage bins, which is excellent for me. As many of you...

After the visit to the IWM I went to Buckingham Palace for a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Royal Mews (where the stables are), the portrait gallery and the palace. Except in the mews and in the Palace gardens, photography was prohibited so unfortunately I don’t have anything except for...

Yes a member can book for someone else without having to be travelling with them.