24 Feb 2024 UK/EUROPE 2024

I saw my travel agent Gina this morning to select Singapore Airlines flights from Brisbane to London and Frankfurt back to Brisbane. I opted for premium economy, which is only available from Singapore to Europe, but not from Brisbane to Singapore or vice versa. Singapore’s schedule is ideal for me, particularly when I spend a night at the Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport. I can do pretty well the entire flight to London in daylight. The return from Frankfurt is overnight, but the flight to Brisbane is in daylight, arriving early in the evening. Gina booked the seats. I’m faced with filling a gap between my time in London and Somerset – rail travel being the obvious choice.