Heathrow, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Up Up and Awayski
Mar 6, 2005

By the time you read this we will be airborne, and on our way to St Petersberg (the Venice of the north) the starting point for the first few days of our yearlong adventure. We then plan to take the overnight train to Moscow and it's from there that we'll ...

A funeral and four weddings
Apr 21, 2004

It's been a tough couple of weeks back home, but I won't go into the details. All things considered, my grandmother's funeral went quite well and things are getting back to normal and so it's time to resume my travels. When I decided to return home just ...

Leaving on a jet plane
May 18, 2003 (1 photos)

Thanks to Jalal I got down to the airport in good time and had a quick brunch before boarding the plane. Checking in was very swift and by midday I was on a plane leaving the country.

The Beginning
Apr 17, 2006 (1 photos)

Well. Away we go.... the first leg of the year long journey. Sheffield to Heathrow by train is done! After tears at the station, we settled down to a few wines and Lous gourmet cheese sandwich! The first night in Heathrow hotel is done. The last bit of ...

Don't Look Back
Feb 29, 2004 (6 photos)

"Stroh, Stroh, Stroh." A hectic weekend has come to an end and Mike and I are currently sat in the airport waiting for our flight to St. Petersburg (with a stopover in Prague). We haven't been to sleep since the night before so my tiredness is coming ...

Goodbye Blighty.......
Dec 5, 2004

The long journey stetches before me and I cant wait to get on that plane!! Flying via Miami I'm scheduled to arrive in Quito, Ecuador at around 8.30 pm local time which may be just another monday morning in the UK but the start of a great adventure for me ...

Heathrow. But where's my luggage?
Aug 22, 2005 (4 photos)

... "Have you got any plastic bags or tape so I can make this ok for my next flight?" So it was an interesting scuttle through Heathrow. I filled a few bins full of the remnants of my belongings, packed all my 'saveables' back into the bag and ran, in the ...

Home sweet home!
Jan 26, 2006

Home sweet home!!!

The adventure begins...
Nov 26, 2004

Well this is where it all starts! Thursday 25th November at 21:45 we will be embarking on our Qantas flight to Bangkok!! Bring on the champers!!

Im off!
Apr 16, 2006

Well here goes! Hope the back holds out finally im off knowing my luck the plane will run out of fuel or somet after all this! Anyway take care everyone and speak to you all soon!

22nd November 2005
Nov 23, 2005

Here begins my journey for the enxt few months!!! I went to the wrong terminal and so had to catch train to meet Doug at Terminal 3!!!

Dog daze
Oct 15, 2008

ALOHA WE'RE JUST NOW AT THE AIRPORT IN HEATHROW...THIS IS THE UGLIEST LEG OF THE JOURNEY AND WE'RE GLAD IT'S NEARLY DONE...FLIGHT ARRIVES IN BUDAPEST LATE TONIGHT...THE CLUB CLASS ON BRITISH AIR WAS A BLAST THOUGH AND WE BOTH GOT GOOD REST AND FOOD!...I' ...

Off Again!
Jan 5, 2007

Five weeks in December in the UK was enough for me, so I packed up the old red rucksack again & headed south...

Heathrow to Jo'burg airport SA
Jan 16, 2006 (1 photos)

First flight lasting approx 10 hours 55 mins

To Bishkek and Beyond
Jul 24, 2005

My beautiful, wonderful parents drove me from Chesterfield down to Heathrow (again!!!) to start another session of my world travels. Sat in the cafe doing su du ko with my Mum until my travelling buddy Tom arrived and then we hit the chaos that is ...

Leaving the UK!!!
Dec 28, 2007

We are both packed up and waiting to board the flight.  To say we are not nervous would be a lie although excitement is really the word to describe how we are feeling.  Sunny Cape Town is our first destination, until then byeeee!!!!!!!

Return of the White Typhoid
Aug 27, 2003

Already it fades like a dream. I feel like I have woken, the memories strangely unreal when surrounded by the plastic bubble reality of the West. Did I really feed hyaenas? Lie awake in terror because a lion was grunting in the next valley? Ride on ...

Home again!!!!!
May 13, 2006

Sun 14th May Arrived on schedule after a pretty restless and un-eventful flight, although Virgin have to be one of the best that we travelled with. Passed through customs without any hitches and when we got into the arrivals lounge, we found it ...

We have landed!
Mar 27, 2007

Well, we landed at London Heathrow Airport at 10am today (Tues 27 March)... we had no problems clearing baggage claim. Once we were collect at the airport, were arrived home and had our family and friends over, which was the perfect end to our ...

Departures, Terminal Five, 2.45pm
Sep 28, 2009 (1 photos)

Waiting for the gate to open now.  Had a coffee; choice of Pret or Starbucks here.  Went for Pret; queue was shorter although with four tills in a row, not conducive to forming a queue and more to people just wandering chaotically.  ...

Living in a box......
Apr 2, 2008 (4 photos)

Good ol mum drove us up to Heathrow.  All the way up I was wondering if this was the right move, my stomach was churning and the excitement/anticipation really kicked in, to be honest I don't know what I was feeling, I hardly spoke, just ate ...

Heathrow - 1hr 15 mins to take off
Oct 13, 2005

Hmmm, well.... 1hr 15 minutes til the flight leaves for Hong Kong. Not greatly looking forward to an 11 hour overnight flight but it will be good when it is over! Popped into work to say bye to them earlier, only 3 miles from the airport, so pretty ...

On the Way
Jan 31, 2006

Finally i'm on my way! I caught the national express from Coventry to Heathrow Airport in plenty of time to catch my flight. What i didn't know was it dropped me off at terminal four and not terminal three, although getting over there wasn't too hard as it ...

Mellemlanding i London
Jun 17, 2008

Skiftet fra det ene fly til det andet gik smertefrit. Vi fik også tid til at spise en sandwish. Da vi var kommet ud i flyet fik vi besked på at alle andre fly var grounded indtil "Air Force One" var lettet og af vejen. Der er snart ingen grænser for hvad ham ...

Leaving the UK
Aug 23, 2006 (5 photos)

Well this is it, the moment that we have worked up to for the last 6 months or so. I always knew it was going to be a sad moment, but it didn't really hit me until a couple of hours of go on the bus out to the airport where I had a good cry. So many ...

Engeland
Nov 21, 2006

Op Heathrow een biertje een biertje gedronken. Bier is al zonder schuim. Ik heb Nederland dus al verlaten. Ik houd het ook maar bij 1 biertje want deze slaat al erg aan. Zo'n pint is wel veel als je gewoon even een Stella Artois wilt proeven. Op naar ...

356 days,21 countries later, the end of our dream!
Dec 22, 2009

to come........................ " Reading for the mind, exercise for the body....... travelling for the soul!!!"

The start of a new life
Sep 1, 2003

The start of the journey. I finished work on Thursday, had a great day not doing much work, going for a 2 hour lunch to return to presents at work and finishing early. Friday - Mia took me to the train station, after a tearful goodbye, I was off home ...

We Leave!
Sep 5, 2006 (10 photos)

Well its the start of a 17hr journey across the world and this is probably going to be the worst bit. Check in at 3pm and 5hrs wait till we leave at 8pm for a 12hr flight to Osaka.

BA Rome to London Heathrow, UK
Jun 4, 2007

BA: Rome to London Heathrow, UK