Project Konigsberg #1
A detour to Bergen
Look, before you judge me, just bear in mind there’s a guy on the Flyertalk forums who rented 37 cars in 2 days just to earn miles. So, y’know, I’m a bloody amateur here. Oh, and anyway, those of you…
Project Konigsberg #2
New york? new york
So the cabin crew guy came and asked if I wanted another drink and I said, well, I don’t suppose i have time. Sure you do!, he said, and y’know what? I did, I did have time for that second…
Project Konigsberg #3
Day 1 proper
I woke up. It’s dark. My phone says it’s 2am. I am sweltering. Apparently sleep mode on the aircon unit works, and I wish it hadn’t. In the dark I fumble and turn it back on and go back to…
Project Konigsberg #4
9/11
So this hostel is definitely one of the cheapest ways to stay in Manhattan, but I must confess there are things to be desired. When waking at 3.30am and needing a piss, what I don’t want to have to do…
Project Konigsberg #5
four and a half men
Saturday starts at 0425 with the TV and light still on and the aircon off. I feel wretched but manage to fall back to sleep. The 0630 alarm I set manages to wake me up despite being virtually silent and…
Project Konigsberg #6
Start spreading the news, i’m leaving today
You’d think with each successive day would come less stamina and more exhaustion, but the post-midnight finish on Saturday was a surprise. Perhaps the triumph over absurdity was such an emotional boost that we were all energised, or perhaps it…
Project Konigsberg #7
Almost over now, almost over now
After threatening all yesterday to arrive at some truly ungodly hour, like at one point they were saying 1h15m ahead of schedule, a combination of JFK traffic, Heathrow air traffic control restrictions and a bit of weather mean we touch…
Project Konigsberg #8 Newest
Well eulered
I was in the lounge at Heathrow before a flight to Bergen, of course. Attentive types will recall that I booked a return from Bergen to New York at a knockdown price. Travellers who are more maverick than I would…