Long-haul economy was definitely an experience but it was either that or loose the Amex Companion Voucher! It’s now making us consider getting the Black Amex card to benefit from the Business Class seats. Totally get your view about only flying First class and if you can afford to do so then why not! Life is for living and you can’t take your pennies with you once you go 😉 ….but the plane gods have spoken to Steven and he will not be doing long-haul economy again for sure 🤣

@@Those_Travelholics We run a business and plough as many business expenses through our Amex as poss. It means we usually get at least 2 companion vouches a year plus 3 to 400k Avios. That is how we can get into First twice a year, which is enough for us as the rest of the trip is usually quite expensive cos we like nice places and even nicer hotels. This year we had a week in San Francisco and a week in Santiago Chile. We supp' that with a couple of European jaunts in CE through the years to keep life interesting too...........what spoilt bitches I hear ya say. We aren't really, as we don't drink or smoke - travel is our drug of choice. BTW with BA's current redemption structure, it's actually less Avios to go First than Club World on many routes - check it out.

Thanks for the feedback, that’s really great to hear! Fortunately my manager has approved my annual leave for February so I’ll definitely be coming back to the Happiest Place in The Universe ✨

I believe we did reference that on the video after some discussion but thanks for confirming 👍🏻

Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you to say and I really appreciate the feedback 😃 The next video is very action packed with loads of ride footage, so I do hope it goes down well with everyone. Steven

Yep, very much so - But as we said in the vlog it can be a bit of a challenge changing from one train to another and negotiating lifts or escalators if you have suitcases with you. So we tend to use The Airline as the suitcases go in the hold (no fighting to try and find luggage rack space on the train) and there are no changes. For us, that makes it a bit easier. 😊

@ ah I thought you talked about the Heathrow Express that’s what confused me as it sounded like, train, tube, Express rather than two modes and one change at Farringdon.

Thank you! Yes, we definitely have to be mindful of the potential weight gains, but the call of travelling is normally a bit too strong for us. We have a few other vlogs on the channel now and have two further trips to edit and release in the coming weeks. There will be lots of travel days on there, but also some of the days when we’re at locations too, to give a bit of variety. Hopefully you’ll like what you see. 👍🏻 Luke.

Haha. That took a while for the penny to drop, but very clever! One of our friends quite liked it though when we took her in to the lounge last week. I guess it’s just a matter of personal taste right? Luke.

@@Those_Travelholics 😎

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Yeah, I realised that just after posting, but it would have been a bit hard to go back and re-record it! 🤦‍♂️🤣

Thank you for the lovely comments and for sharing your own memories. It is such a beautiful City and has so much character and charm. Unfortunately we didn’t get to do the evening boat trip to see the City lights and for some reason the Parliament building wasn’t lit up when we were there either. Still a fantastic destination and we’d recommend it to anyone just like you.

@@Those_Travelholics Where's next on the list?? Never be without something to look forward to! We did a week in Santiago Chile 3 weeks ago and that was really lovely. We are off to Riga in Nov and then a cruise on the Queen Anne in January ( never been on a ship before ! )...

Well, Steven is taking a little solo long-weekend to Orlando on Thursday for some Halloween fun. Luke's out of annual leave so is being left behind on his own! After that though, our next adventure will be on a Mediterranean cruise. Starting at the end of October with a couple of days in Athens. Then we head off on the cruise, calling at Mykonos, Sicily and Palma De Mallorca before finishing in Barcelona where we will stay for a couple of days before heading home. Looking forward to showing everyone that. And for our first cruise experience too!

@@Those_Travelholics Oooo I bet you'll have a ball! What boat are you on - sorry ship! They are all boats to me lol.

You can have neighbours who are friends and in the second video I say something very nice indeed 😉

The Christmas season is fast approaching and the lounges always look very festive. Why not treat yourself to a Christmas market, that’s our plan for sure this year.

Yes, it was certainly an experience! We’re not going to say “Never”, but it’s probably one we won’t put too high on the list to repeat. To be fair, the crew were great, it was just the hard seats, cramped legroom and the clientele that brought it down a bit. Luke.

Yes, that’s correct for this particular flight. Because it originated and ended within the UK, there was no passport control to go through. I have to be honest in that being UK based, I’ve never connected to this flight from an overseas destination via Heathrow, so I’m not sure how the passport control works in that scenario. But I’m guessing you’d clear immigration at Heathrow before completing the final leg to Belfast if you do that. Glad you liked the video though! Luke.

Yes, we love it there. We’ll let you in to a secret in that it’s not our first visit. But we did try a couple of new things whilst we were there. Sadly, no CE for us this time, but we did get to try a different experience which greatly increased our appreciation for the BA product! More in the vlog though. Hope you enjoy! Luke.

@@Those_Travelholics If you get a chance to go again nip down to Szentendre, an Uber will get you there in 1/2 hour, it's lovely, lovely, lovely. If you want to do a spot of thermal relaxation go to the one under the Gellert Hotel across the Duna - that's lovely too, a bit pricy but that keeps the dross out. Avoid the bigger thermals like Szechenyi as they get really crowded and god knows what you might catch. For dinner, you must try Cyrano Etterem, Kristof Ter, just off Vaci Ut & if you feel flush do lunch or dinner at Gundels. Unfortunately the best 'bar' has closed now, was called Action Bar! That was an eye-opener!. Oh and if you fancy a pig out, they used to do a Sunday Brunch Buffet at the Marriot which was fun and good value. Wish I was there...................

Thank you for the recommendation. I suspect we will go back at somepoint, and hopefully for a little longer this time, so we’ll definitely look into your suggestions more thoroughly for sure. That being said, the next video may feature a visit to the Szechenyi Baths 😉

@@Those_Travelholics Almost everyone who visits Budapest goes to Szechenyi as it is basically the biggest & best known, and close to some of the main sites like Hero's Sq etc... The others like the Gellert, Racs, & Rudas are less well known............but so much more of an experience ( and used by locals ). The architecture is stunning, The Gellert is high Art Nouveau, Rudas is one of the oldest and is ( or was ) high Otterman, and Racs is Edwardian I would guess. Rudas used to be the most atmospheric, it was dark, foggy and so cosy. The Gellert is pretty much a showy place, very 'up market' - but beautiful. They have outdoor areas there to, with a pool that has a wave machine. They used to blast Gorg' Michaels Careless Whisper just before they switched it on and there was this deluge of folks into the pool, it was so funny to see. We used to hang out at the Gellert every Sunday morning then head over to the Marriot for the Buffet. Then early eve drinks at mine, and off to Action Bar about 9.30 till late. Life was such fun then.

Thanks. That’s interesting to know. I have a few contacts at Translink, mainly in connection with my day job - The last I’d heard was that the plans were not proceeding because the existing Sydenham station was too far from the terminal building, and the costs were really high to build a whole new station. But that was some time back and things might have changed - I’ll have to look in to that at some point! Luke.

@@iainmacinnes1657 indeed. We’re already planning our Christmas getaways and our next years adventures, so watch this space!

There’s nothing worse than catching a cold or bug from travelling, and then knowing who actually gave it to you. Here’s hoping it doesn’t last too long and you recover quickly. Completely agree with the cabin choice and who doesn’t love bubbles in the lounge beforehand and then again when you’re above the clouds. It definitely makes flying even more enjoyable for sure 🥂

@@Those_Travelholics I'm kinda over it now but my hubbs is still laid out flat...bless him ( and after a really great trip too ).

Thanks Conor! Glad you liked. We're quite new to this vlogging thing and have taken a couple of bits of inspiration from more experienced vloggers like yourself, so I really appreciate the compliment. 😊

@@Those_Travelholics haha I still don’t have a clue what I’m doing tbh! But thank you!

@@maxthelab8457Yes, normally that’s correct. But it depends how you book the flight. If you do it as a reward flight, you are totally right. You get nothing really for that in terms of Avios or Tier points. But we booked this as a cash flight, and used Avios to reduce the price. So we still earned the tier points (and Avios too). The value of Avios seems to reduce the more you try to redeem in one go against a cash booking, so stockpiling them to try and spend on a long trip isn’t always the best approach. But you can really use them to your advantage for these ultra-short haul trips which earn 40 points each way in Club Europe, if you use them as a part payment, rather than a reward flight. Luke.

@@Those_Travelholics Yeah I was just discussing it with my Hubs and he said it must be cash booking, offseting the cost with Avios. We have never really chased status as we run our own company and feed EVERYTHING through our Amex account, so we accrue Avios like they are going out of fashion. We usually rack up about 500K a year so with our companion vouchers we manage about 3 First Rtns a year and several CE trips... This year we went First to SFO in May and next week we are off to Santiago ( Chile ) in First. Have done a few European jaunts too, next is Prague in November. The only bummer for us is it is hit or miss that we get row 1 when we travel - which in the First cabins is neither here no r there, but in CE, well you know what I mean. Anyways guys, I will be following your travels, always so much more interesting when the hosts are cute lol.

Tier point runs are good fun, I’ve done a LHR-Edinburgh and back again twice in the last week, plus a trip to Newcastle, the. Dublin to LA in three weeks time. I think I’m a bit of a female nerd when it comes to Tier point runs

@RandomLifeProductions We may have to ask for tips on that! Although we did find Google Flights quite useful in finding the cheapest ones available!

I’m pretty sure we did speak about our upcoming trip because we spoke about flying with Wiz @@Poppyschannel-Fun ❤️

Definitely looking forward to spending time with you as we always do