✈️ En route to the airport…
✈️ En route to the airport…
✈️ I’m all packed for Malaga, no thanks to British Airways.
A couple of weeks ago, British Airways cancelled my flight and, after a brain-melting telephone battle with their poorly named ‘customer support’ team, I was moved onto a flight going out at about the same time - but with Vueling.
✈️ I have one or two travel plans for the next few months.
New blog post: Travel plans
✈️ Flying back to London this afternoon and, if I’m honest, Edinburgh Airport is the last place I want to deal with today.
But needs must. It’ll be nice to be home this evening.
☀️ Some unexpected sunshine in Scotland!
☀️ I didn’t have “Sunbathing in Fife” on my bingo card for this weekend, but here we are. Wearing shorts and lying back in some glorious(if sporadic) Scottish sunshine.
✈️ Made it to Edinburgh in one piece. Landed 17:02. Out of the airport and on the tram by 17:20. Now waiting for my train to Dunfermline.
✈️ Next stop: Edinburgh
☀️ I’m working from home this morning, which means I get to enjoy the view over the river. And the sun has reappeared, making everything look wonderful.
Then I need to pack my bag and head to City Airport: off to Scotland for the weekend, to see family.
📸 Enjoying the Sitges Pride parade last weekend. I’m missing the sunshine so much right now.
📸 This time last week, I was lying by the pool at my hotel in Sitges, waiting for some pesky clouds to pass.
📸 I’ve put a carefully curated (ahem) set of pics from Sitges Pride on Flicker and you can find them here.
☀️ Let the sunbathing commence!
☀️ Poolside in the sunshine this morning
📅 The plan for today:
🍳 Breakfast ☀️ Sunbathing by the pool 🍻 Beers in town 🥗 Dinner 😍 People-watching 🕺 Dancing in the streets…
✈️ All packed and ready to go!
I did 90% of my packing last night, but I always leave my toiletries until the day of travel. Somehow, I believe I won’t forget anything that way 🤣 (Even though I have an incredibly well organised packing list in Apple Notes…)
Heading to London City Airport shortly, then to Barcelona, then a quick taxi down to Sitges for a week of Pride celebrations ☀️🏳️🌈✈️🌊🏝️🍸🍺
📤 Out of office: On ☀️ Holiday mode: Activated ✈️ Next stop: Sitges
I just can’t wait for a week of uninterrupted sunshine…
Last day of work before we go to Sitges tomorrow, for Pride 🏳️🌈
But if I’m totally honest, I could do with another 24hrs to feel more organised and cultivate a little more calm and composure.
Today’s todo list is… epic.
✈️ Mmmmm… this time next week, I’ll be in Sitges.
Almost certainly sitting in the square outside Parrot’s Bar, definitely enjoying the people watching. And the warmer temperatures. It’s a veritable home away from home and will eventually be my actual home. If all current plans work out.
📸 I’ve finally added selected pics from my trip to Tallinn 🇪🇪 into an album on Flickr.
Slowly - very slowly - adjusting to life back in a drab and wet London after three days of sunshine and beauty in Tallinn 🇪🇪
On the upside, this is a four-day week, I’ve a lovely social weekend planned, and next week we head to Spain for Sitges Pride 🏳️🌈
Landing at Heathrow Airport after a very relaxing weekend in the sun is a lot like spending the day at a relaxing spa, only to walk out into the street and have a series of strangers punch you in the balls.
All the strangers are wearing uniforms, obviously. And there’s no daylight. And it smells.
Heathrow Terminal 3 is absolutely the worst way to arrive in the UK.
✈️ Arrived safely back in London.
Unfortunately, to Heathrow Airport, which is enough to take the sheen off a relaxing weekend in Europe. Chaos.
Anyway… on a train east-bound and hope to be in Canary Wharf by 10pm.
✈️ Just boarded our flight to Helsinki. Only 20mins late due to the weather. Which has brightened up considerably!
⛈️ It’s been absolutely lashing down here at Tallinn Airport for the last hour. And I’ver just found out there are storms between here and Helsinki. Think of me as I hunker down on a tiny turbo-prop plane and tense every muscle in my body until we land.