I'M ON VACATION

[Epigonos]

Well I'm off to Merry Ole England in two hours. I'm doing a two week tour of the great country houses of England. I decided to splurge and am flying Business/First Class. At 81, soon to be 82, I'm too damn old to sit in the cramped economy seats for ten hours. Am traveling with Albion Tour which really does a great job with these type of tours. Will return home on 09/16. Have fun guys and stay well and safe

Edited September 2, 2022 by Epigonos

[mike carey]

10 minutes ago, Epigonos said:

Well I'm off to Merry Ole England in two hours. I'm doing a two week tour of the great country houses of England. I decided to splurge and am flying Business/First Class. At 81, soon to be 82, I'm too damn old to sit in the cramped economy seats for ten hours. Am travel with Albion Tour which really does a great job with these type of tours. Will return home on 09/16. Have fun guys and stay well and safe

Bon voyage, mon ami!

Sounds like a great tour. I can't but agree about avoiding economy air travel if one can. Hope it's a nice airline!

[Guest Ace]

Enjoy, my friend!

 

[mike carey]

7 minutes ago, mike carey said:

Hope it's a nice airline!

Looks like it's AA, BA, UA or Virgin Atlantic if it's non-stop.

[Epigonos]

It is a non-stop flight. I'm flying United Polaris Class. United has a special Lounge at LAX for Polaris Class International flyers only. Supposed to be great. I'll know whether fact or fiction in a couple of hours.

[wsc]

Enjoy the experience and know how I envy you. Pip pip, cheerio, and all that rot, and say hi to Her Maj for me if you run into her, although I think she'll be in Scotland for a while.

[+ Pensant]

Have a great time; I know you will. I’m heading to Portugal for a month on September 13. Can’t wait.

[+ leo2510]

Congrats, I'm SO jealous! My family was all set for a Baltic Sea cruise, in May 2020 - not tough to figure how that turned out. Now, with one brother deceased and Mom an inmate in an Alzheimer's care unit, family travels are a thing of the past- I still do my solo trips, but I'd give anything for the brothers and me to take Mom somewhere interesting. I've always enjoyed Ireland, and Scotland and the North of England is on my short list.

Also, a month in Portugal in the autumn sounds like Heaven!

[mike carey]

Moderator's Note

Gentlemen, let's keep this thread for Epigonos to report on his excellent adventure and for us to talk about it and display our envy. Take any further discussions about airlines, lounges and other destinations to the Travel Desk Forum.

[+ glutes]

[+ WilliamM]

I was in Paris the day after 9 -11. Glad I took several tours to the World WAr sites. Usually I  am  not A fan of tours

So learned something 

 

 

 

 

 

[mike carey]

9 hours ago, coriolis888 said:

Sorry if you feel my posts were in the wrong area of the forum.

My comment was to forestall a continued discussion about airlines in general, not the discussion, including yours, about Epigonos' vacation. Sorry I didn't make that clearer.

I replied to your two posts elsewhere. Here's a link so that others can still read what you had said, as I'm sure Epigonos will find it useful.

 

[MscleLovr]

I hope you’ve packed for some rainy weather @Epigonos.
 

The Summer that just ended is officially the joint warmest and driest on record. But this week’s forecast shows there is a cool front moving E from the Atlantic as well as rain moving N from France. Temperatures remain above the seasonal average. 

[Epigonos]

Well, I am home again, safe and sound, after a wonderful and “most eventful” trip to England. I was touring Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Christmas Holiday estate when it was announced that her health was “delicate.” In fact, she died while I was at Sandringham, but the official announcement was not made until our group was on the way back to the hotel.  Once the announcement was made both Balmoral and Sandringham closed for the duration of the ten days of mourning. Outside of Edinburgh and London there was not a great deal of evidence of her death. However, many of the major churches; York Minster for example closed except for people to sign condolence books. I brought back several days of London newspapers at the request of friends.

United Polaris Class made the ten plus hour trips much more comfortable. The United ground staff went to great lengths to be of assistance getting me checked-in and through security. The Polaris Lounge in Los Angeles was outstanding, and the regular United Lounge in London was excellent thought not of the caliber of the one in L.A. This trip has convinced me that in the future I will, on long flights, be traveling Business Class only.

Edited September 17, 2022 by Epigonos

[+ glutes]

On 9/2/2022 at 1:12 PM, Epigonos said:

Well I'm off to Merry Ole England in two hours. I'm doing a two week tour of the great country houses of England. I decided to splurge and am flying Business/First Class. At 81, soon to be 82, I'm too damn old to sit in the cramped economy seats for ten hours. Am traveling with Albion Tour which really does a great job with these type of tours. Will return home on 09/16. Have fun guys and stay well and safe

This was one of Epi's last posts. 

I'm sure he's in Polaris class on his way to Heaven!

RIP Brother.