So Heathrow Airport decided that due to showers to the south of the airport that they were staggering the departing flights on 01/09/2025. The flight was completely boarded at least 45 minutes before the scheduled departure of 14:30. Heathrow didn’t allow VS129 to push back until 15:00 and then we waited in line for another half an hour before being allowed to take off. Not … Continue reading Florida 2025 – MPC & Time Zones
I am returning to Texas in September based in Round Rock and checking where my nearest Buc-ee’s is going to be and came across the exciting news that very recently Buc-ee’s have opened their 50th and largest travel centre yet. For those folks who have never heard of Buc-ee’s have a look at a previous post about this most amazing experience. Located between Austin and … Continue reading Buc-ee’s Opens World’s Largest in Texas
TIP: Do your research before booking and compare rental companies. I received a message from my daughter 24 hours before her flight to New York in regard to paying for tolls in a rental car. Her route was from JFK to Maryland and couldn’t work out her options. I have previously written about the Orlando Visitor Toll Pass – Save up to 80% and Illinois Tollway … Continue reading Rental Car Toll Charges
Toll FL Having enjoyed the freedom of the Illinois Tollway on my recent Road Trip to visit Nebraska and North Dakota I was researching Central Florida for any of the latest attractions to write about but came across the joined up thinking of Toll FL instead. The issue in the past has been trying to avoid the horrendously greedy charges that rental car companies try … Continue reading Orlando Visitor Toll Pass – Save up to 80%
Ebookers & Avis How difficult is it to get a resolution to an obvious set up error? Actually after nearly four hours in ‘chat’ with four different Ebookers/Expedia agents and an email to Avis it seems to be impossible. I booked and paid for an economy car at Chicago O’Hare for 24 hours for £42.49. The confirmation from Ebookers gave me the Avis reservation number. … Continue reading Rental Car Complaint
Admittedly I haven’t looked for a rental car since the Cornavirus Pandemic put a halt on my Road Trip planning and my quest in visiting the missing six states that I am yet to visit. On the encouraging news that President Joe Biden has opened up America to vaccinated UK and European visitors I thought I would do a very soft search into a visit … Continue reading USA – Car Rental Prices Up, UP, UUPP!!
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