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Featured Flight BA633 (ATH-LHR)

30 January 2021 RandR.scot Featured Flight

FLIGHT DATA for BA633 Date: 09 Oct 2020 Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 ‘Dreamliner’ (G-STBH) From: Athens (ATH) To: London Heathrow (LHR) Scheduled departure: 1955 (EEST) Actual departure: 1947 Scheduled arrival: 2145

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September 2020: Return to the Skies

1 November 2020 RandR.scot Miscellaneous

You might well think that my successful North of England jaunt would have satsfied my travel addiction for a few weeks to come, but you’d be wrong. With a successful

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July 2020: Back on Track

16 September 2020 RandR.scot Miscellaneous

As Scotland began a staged transition into Lockdown Easing (Phase 3) from the middle of July, my first travel priority was to venture outside my own local area of Edinburgh

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Lounge decor

Japan in Winter (2020): Diary Epilogue

9 August 2020 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry

While the main part of the trip was over at this point, it would take another four days for me to make my fairly leisurely way back to Edinburgh. Saturday

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Ice sculpture

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 6: Last full day in Sapporo

8 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Today, like Thursday before it, was neatly subdivided into three sections. After sampling a McDonalds breakfast (which, if anything, was marginally better than the previous day’s Starbucks experience), we set

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Sapporo Beer Museum

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 5: Getting to know Sapporo

5 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Morning … Today started with breakfast at a local Starbucks – the coffee was nice enough, but the food wasn’t so great. After a brief return to the room to

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A temple in Sapporo

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 4: Onwards to Sapporo

3 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Morning relocation Today began with another fabulous, private-dining breakfast – just as good as the previous day’s, but tinged with a feeling of regret that we were about to leave

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Hell's Valley

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 3: Heaven and ‘Hell’

2 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Breakfast & Hotel Tour A member of staff arrived at 7:30 to begin setting up for our 8am breakfast. Just like dinner the previous evening, but on a smaller scale,

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Welcome amenity

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 2: To Takinoya Ryokan

2 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Transfer to Noboribetsu Onsen Following our inclusive hotel breakfast, we checked out and took the bus to Memanbetsu Airport. This visit brought home what a small airport this is, although

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Ice breaker

Japan in Winter (2020): Day 1: Disappointment and Delight

2 August 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Japan

Morning: Cruise to nowhere Spoiler alert: the header image above is what we were MEANT to be doing this morning. We got up nice and early, had breakfast at the

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New Aspire lounge at EDI

Japan in Winter (2020): Diary Prologue

30 July 2020 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry

Before I launch into the main trip diary, this post gives a brief summary of how I got from Edinburgh to Abashiri. Thursday 30 Jan Bruce had spent the previous

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Breaking through the clouds

Japan in Winter (2020): Featured Flight BA7 (LHR-HND)

30 July 2020 RandR.scot Big Trip, Featured Flight

At the airport Today’s Club World experience began shortly after being dropped off at T5 by an early-morning RailAir coach from Reading, where we had spent the night at the

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Ryokan breakfast

Japan in Winter (2020): Introduction

30 July 2020 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Intro, Japan

This trip, like many before it, was planned and undertaken as a joint venture with my Bristol-based friend and travelling companion, Bruce. We had both become great fans of Japan

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Edinburgh Castle from the Foot of the Mound

Welcome …

30 July 2020 RandR.scot Miscellaneous

… and greetings from Edinburgh! For travels undertaken in 2020 and thereafter, this is my new blog – the place where I intend to record for posterity my future wanderings,

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