Today was the day to take Robyn to Windsor Castle. It is not the easiest trip to get out to Windsor; however from hotel to the castle entrance it only took us about 1 hour and 15 minutes, which was not too bad. It was a short cab ride back to Paddington, a 25 minute train ride to Slough, and a 6 minute train to Windsor-Eaton Station. As the second train rounded a bend and I pointed out Windsor Castle, Robyn saw a carnival ferris wheel and said, "Look, it's the 'L...

I am very glad I had the miles to book international first class because besides it being very roomy and comfortable, we had a good buffer between us and about 50 teenagers on a group trip to London. Can't imagine what it must have been like back in coach,but bless those poor people who had no idea what they were in for when they booked their flight to London. Anyway I have attached a video (it is a .MOV so Quicktime will be needed to view) I took it shortly aft...

Our trip to Europe has been in the works for several years. Robyn and I have talked about going since the early 1980's, but other things just kept getting in the way, such as work, raising our children, and having sufficient funds. Two years ago we finally made the commitment and originally set June 2011 as the month we would go; however, life interfered and we decided to delay one year. I planned on using airline miles to pay for the airfare and had accumulated ...