Round The World and other travels
A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries
This is: Shanghaied in Tuscany!
They think it's all over ... it is now!
I had an excellent night's sleep,
following my second full day in Mallorca and subsequent late-night
return to the UK. For once, I was able to make use of the Hilton
Gatwick's Executive
Lounge for breakfast. (Although regularly granted access, I rarely
get to take advantage of it as my schedule usually involves an early
departure.) Returning to my room, I thought I might as well check
out and spend the time in the BA F lounge, rather than in the hotel. I
completed checkout at the Executive Lounge as a means of avoiding
the usual queues in the lobby. Of course, when I passed through the
lobby a few minutes later, there wasn't a single person waiting at
the front desk on this occasion.
After negotiating the various hurdles of shuttle bus ride, bag drop and Security, I finally made it to my objective and passed a pleasant hour or so prior to heading to the gate for my final short hop up to Edinburgh.
(Link to flight log in side panel)
Eventually reunited with my suitcase, now looking just a little battle-scarred, I picked up my car and drove home on the M9, barely able to believe the 18C temperature - unusually high for mid-October in Scotland!
And so ended another hugely successful trip - one of my more unusual creations! If you've read it through and got this far, then you'll already know that I had a fantastic time overall. My amazing kaleidoscope of travel memories just got even bigger!