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Norwegian Airlines Oakland to London Gatwick LGW nonstop is one of the least intensive carbon flights between Europe and SF Bay Area. You can get a low fare at $354 round trip for travel January to March 2019. If you plan to fly at all, then a nonstop flight on a fuel efficient aircraft in…
British Airways has Las Vegas to London on sale for $400 to $450 round trip for travel January to May 2019. The best itineraries for nonstop flights are winter dates. Most itineraries involve BA nonstop to London Gatwick outbound, then a combination of BA and AA flights inbound with either two stops or a long…
Last month I had a 16,000 Choice Privileges reward night booked at Quality Inn Hampstead in north London in a Double Bed standard room. The week before my trip I changed my reservation to Clarion Collection Harte & Garter Hotel, Windsor for a King Bed castle view room at 16,000 Choice Privileges points. Hampstead Heath…
Norwegian Airlines moves London Gatwick flights from Oakland to San Francisco SFO on Sunday, March 31 with a launch date low fare of $144.90 one way. This airport change excites me due to San Francisco SFO being a much easier commute for me driving from Monterey. I love Norwegian Airlines, but the biggest drawback for…
London is expensive, but not nearly as expensive as you might expect based on the price of major hotels near city center tourist attractions around Westminster. While hotels and restaurants can bust your budget, other expenses for visiting London, like dozens of free museums, offer cheap entertainment to stretch your travel budget. London transportation is…
My travel budget is focused on finding hotel lodging deals when I travel since airfare is so inexpensive these days. In 2017, I managed to stay 86 hotel nights for about $4,000. Looks like I will end 2018 with about 81 nights stayed in hotels with annual spend a little over $3,200. This post shows…
One of the pleasant features of a 13:05 departure flight to Iceland from London Heathrow Terminal 2 is I had no hurry to reach the gate after arriving from Windsor by local public bus at 10:30 in the morning. No time crunch for reaching my flight gate meant I could focus on the process of…
Prior to catching an Icelandair flight from London Heathrow Terminal 2 to Keflavik, Iceland I had an hour to check in and check out Plaza Premium Lounge. A plate of chicken with vegetable masala poured over the top made an excellent hot lunch before my flight to Iceland. There was complimentary alcohol at the…
Windsor, England as a place name is one I have known many years from an American viewpoint as the location of a famous historic castle. Seeing a tower of Windsor Castle from the bus while a mile or more away induced travel giddiness. Still 10 minutes to go to the Parish Church bus stop in…
My stay at Clarion Collection Harte & Garter Windsor, England was one of those experiences where the room view made all the difference. There are 98 rooms in the four floor Victorian era hotel. Guest reviews are highly mixed, primarily between those who stayed in castle view rooms and those who stayed in the back…
