We weren't going to pick up our hire car until the day before we left but Dallas/Fort Worth is very spread out so we thought it is easier to use the car to get around and thank god we did. Caught the DART back to DFW airport to pick up our hire car, got offered an upgrade to a Chevy suburban, GMC Yukon or Jeep Grand Cherokee. Both the suburban and Yukon are massive and will take a **** load of fuel to run, we opted with using half a **** load of fuel and going fo...

Had a great nights sleep, staying in the Westin Downtown so rooms are really good. We walked down Main St and found a diner for breakfast. I forgot about the bottomless coffee refills, coffee was ordinary but not the worst I have had. Even the breakfasts here are huge. I had to have the breakfast burrito. Fuelled up for the day we headed down to Dealy Plaza which is only 2 blocks from the hotel. First impression is how bloody small and ordinary it is. We wandered...

Time for the next part of our trip. Weather was wet and cold for our departure. A short hop to London Heathrow then on to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). Our plane was late getting into Heathrow so we had to rush to catch our next flight. I like the concept of being given champagne when you board. The configuration of the BA business class is quite weird, instead of all the seats facing each other, on faces the from and one the rear. There is a screen that can be raised...