The United Kingdom – Flung

The Rookery Hotel: Breaking the Mold by Embracing the Old

Sarah Stodola — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:57:48 +0000

In this current era of travel, when the hippest hotels in every city around the world look identical to their counterparts in every other city around the world, I’ve become well-versed in their signifiers, defined collectively by what can only be called an extravagant minimalism. They deal in former manufacturing spaces, or the appearance of them, gussying them up only here and there with statement pieces like chandeliers and velvet sofas, long communal work tables and art that’s winking at […]

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New York’s JFK –> London Heathrow on British Airways Flight 172

Sarah Stodola — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:39:55 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JFK –> LHR on BA172 Flight: British Airways Flight 172 Date and Time of Flight: Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 8:50pm Terminal: JFK’s Terminal 7 leaves a bit to be desired. The bathrooms were old, with broken hooks on the stall doors and motion sensors on the hand dryers that only […]

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What To Expect During a Layover at Heathrow’s Terminal 5

Sarah Stodola — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:53:24 +0000

Riding down the escalator into London Heathrow Terminal 5’s main waiting and shopping hall, I heard a man behind me quip to his companion, “Can you believe this is the new terminal?” I turned around and said, “This terminal is new?” We shared a chuckle. Nothing about the space we inhabited felt as recent as it apparently was. It felt instead scattershot, like a space that was built for one purpose but re-appropriated for something else. Seating appeared crammed, shops […]

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NYC –> London Heathrow on British Airways

Anya Khait — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:22:25 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JFK –> LHR on BA Flight 0114 Flight: British Airways Flight 0114 from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport. Codeshare with Iberia 4612, Finnair 5514, American Airlines 6135, US Airways 7153. Terminal: JFK’s Terminal 7 is a disappointment I have experienced many times over […]

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London –> NYC on British Airways

Anya Khait — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 20:25:44 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. LHR –> JFK on British Airways Flight: British Airways Flight 0175 from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York’s John F Kennedy Airport. Terminal: Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Departures offers everything from luxury goods to basic travel necessities. Food and drink options include the basic Pret-A-Manger and EAT, kid friendly Giraffe, […]

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NYC -> Manchester on Thomas Cook Airlines

Sacha Phillip Wynne — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:50:50 +0000

In Flight Reviews, Flung writers provide key information about flights they take in order to leave the flying public better informed in an age of frustration, obfuscation and increasingly unfriendly skies. JFK –> MAN on Thomas Cook Flight: Thomas Cook Airlines 849 from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to England’s Manchester Airport. Date and Time of Flight: July 2nd, 2015. Takeoff at 10:05pm. Terminal: Check-in wasn’t straightforward: we booked our flights with Condor Airlines, but check-in was through […]

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A Tale of Two Towns in Denbighshire, Wales

Sacha Phillip Wynne — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:21:12 +0000

There are places on Earth where the past evokes itself so vividly that it seems to exist in the present. Denbighshire County, in northeastern Wales, is one of those places. With borders that stretch southward from the Irish Sea and westward to Snowdonia National Park, its distinct geological profile boasts a sweeping valley (the Vale of Clwyd) and a cluster of hills and mountains (the Clwydian Range; locally referred to as “The Tops”) that reward hikers with astounding views. It […]

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