Making travel fun again…
Here you will find articles about general air travel which I hope you will find both interesting and useful.
Visiting Disneyland for a family vacation is something that is on many people’s bucket lists, especially families with young children. However, it can be a very stressful experience if you don’t plan your journey well enough. There are many airports that you can fly to from all over the world, but some are more convenient…
Many people don’t really give due consideration to things you can’t put in checked baggage or what can’t you pack in a suitcase when they travel by air. This can result in disappointment and even some serious problems. There are four good reasons why any of the things below shouldn’t be packed in your checked…
These days being without access to the internet on a phone using a cellular data service is worse than losing a leg to some people. Panic sets in as they may not be able to see what their friends have been doing on Facebook for a few hours. That is rather sad, but internet addiction…
Keeping a phone charged is absolutely essential for many these days, particularly with power-hungry smartphones. Gone are the days of mobile phones whose batteries used to last almost 10 days between charges, like my much-missed old Nokia. Of course you will have to keep your cell phone in Airplane Mode from the time you start…
Using your own headphones or Airpods on a plane, rather than the cheap sets that airlines give out, can make a big difference, particularly on a long haul flight. But can you use them? The official policy of most airlines is that you can use Airpods and other short-range Bluetooth accessories, during the flight but…
Not so many years ago people just accepted that when they were flying they were shut off from the rest of the world and couldn’t communicate with anyone. But these days people want to be online 24/7, sadly. Personally, I am more than happy to enjoy some relative peace and quiet on a plane to…
Choosing the best place to sit on a plane when booking a flight to go on a trip by plane depends on many different factors. Are you flying alone or with friends or family? Is it a long-haul flight or just a short business trip? Are you tall so need a seat with extra legroom?…
Being able to listen to music on a plane during a long flight is a great way to pass the time. I have listened to classical music as well as my other favorite music while flying for many years, on an mp3 player some years ago and via my cellphone more recently. Can you listen…
If you are going on a long-haul overnight flight, and hope to get some sleep, then making sure you don’t get cold while asleep by taking your own blankets makes sense. But can you take a blanket on a plane, such as a travel blanket or a picnic blanket, or do you have to rely…
Every year airlines worldwide seem to make the restrictions regarding what size luggage you can take on a plane with you more and more complicated. In most cases this is to try and extract yet more money from you as they make taking checked bags even more expensive. But this has the effect of making…