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Alright, keeping this show on the road. The journey home was a points players ultimate puzzle. We had SQ J confirmed out of CDG, with multiple waitlists for F out of the other Euro cities. Ultimately we decided we didn't want to schlep over to Paris and so also confirmed J out of LHR. Then...

certainly no complaints! the FA's even did about a 20 minute stint with him which was fantastic we were away for almost 6 weeks in the end - once you get the routine down it felt pretty natural so I'd highly recommend! haha reminded me more of the big light in the Air Canada lounge at LHR...

Here are some random shots of our week around town. Crazy to see so many expensive cars just parked on the roadside nice stroll through St James's Park Was a busy day out - big Brexit protest march, past Big Ben/ Parliament which unfortunately for the wife are under repair/...

We moved around London hotels ALOT, which to be frank was a PITA. FIrst up was the Hilton Tower Bridge on points. Whether it was the honors gold or the cot, we got assigned a huge family room which was great. Good location for a couple of days with a couple of tourist attractions within...

the holiday was 'over' for me at this point. We headed off to London where I would spend the week working, whilst the Mrs and junior explored London for the first time. Took a BA direct flight into London City, booked using AA miles. Was a little disappointing that only J seats were...

Next we took a Aegean/ Olympic flight over to Santorini for our friend's wedding. Great couple of days relaxing, and had great weather with only a brief shower or 2. We stayed at Casa Bianca in Imerovigli - not on the cliff/ water views, but these were available a 50m walk from the room if...

And for those who stumble upon this looking for Athens food recommendations - look no further! We took an 'unconventional photo tour' with truevoyagers. The owner Pascal was great, and we lucked out as the only ones on the tour. A walk around Athens with polaroid cameras was a nice way to...

We stayed at the New Hotel in Athens. Pretty smack bang in the middle of the tourist area. Had a few service hiccups throughout the stay that were rectified satisfactorily and would recommend if you can get a good rate (i think we ended up paying around E180/night) great view from the...

Apparently the first class lounges within the various terminals are very similar to the FC Terminal, however one point of differentiation that I was looking forward to experiencing was the tarmac transfer to our connecting flight (only when connecting to an LH operated). This indeed was quite...

And the kid's area, with a crib in the back left corner. He had a solid sleep for a couple of hours whilst mum napped on the chairs to the right and I wandered around trying to soak it all in.

Here are some more general shots of various areas in the lounge which you may have seen in other TR's. The bath was a welcome addition to give the little guy a scrub

For those who like a tipple there's plenty of choice. Don't think I've been in an airline lounge with a wider selection!

Food was good not exceptional i'd say. Below QF F lounges in my view. Whilst the menu looked substantial, most of it was actually just the food on the buffet. They were running a special asparagus menu of which the wife's risotto was superb. Schnitzel also very good, and the German dish was a...

Putting together the itinerary there was an option of a 2 hour or a 6 1/2 hour layover. We went for the latter but in the end that was too long for us even as first timers. Cleared immigration and followed some brief instructions online (a 5 min walk) for those transiting (i think this is not...

and of course, the whole point of this TR - the bassinet. Only available at seat 2K apparently. big thumbs up for this one - under the muslin to the right was a little hood. A+ for thoughtful design! Little man had a great sleep and allowed us to enjoy the flight to its fullest.

We did however luck out on the flight, with only a father/ daughter combo as the other passengers. i don't actually recall how many miles & $ it was in the ended, but i definitely moved the slider to somewhere in the middle. A somewhat negative aspect of the frequent flyer game was the infant...

Our next step was a wedding in Santorini. This was a great opportunity to tick off another item on the aviation bucketlist - the LH Terminal in Frankfurt. For reasons unknown around May/June time Lifemiles had access to LH F in advance of 14 days. This also coincided with a LM 125% promo (wasn't...

Next up we headed north to Wisconsin, more specifically a little town called Onalaska to see some more of the extended family. Cash fare with AA, including a stopover in Chicago, and a bit of mucking around with flight delays/missed connections. My geekiness with this hobby of ours paid off as...

We spent a bit over 2 weeks in Texas visiting extended family and friends, mainly driving between the triangle of Dallas, Houston and Austin. Would highly recommend a stop in a Buc-ee's gas station for anyone driving through Texas. Plenty of American food - chicken fried steak, my favourite...

my wife's Texan so we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we met 7 years ago! Had a 'test' trip up to Singapore at Easter and were super lucky that he is a great traveller! cheers!