Hi Frugalistas! I get many enquiries from readers about ways to find discount Business Class airfares. Long term readers may recognise this old post from 2014, which I’m updating with my best ways to find discount Business Class travel, regardless of where you live and where you are planning on traveling too. Use point […]
Etihad Airways Business Class Review 2018
Hi Frugalistas! I’ve recently returned from my most recent trip to Europe (and yes, there will be more of that coming up in future posts). I was thrilled to be able to travel on the updated Etihad Airways Business Class Studio for the first time since their introduction on Australian routes. I’ve travelled in […]
One bag travel: the 5 things I never pack – and things to pack instead
Hi Frugalistas! I love clothes – beautiful clothes. I have a lot of them, and I love wearing them. I love creating new looks and going out knowing I look good. When I travel it’s no different. I still want to look good. But I also love travelling light with just my one carry […]
The best area to stay in Paris: a guide to the best arrondissements to stay in Paris
Hi Frugalistas! Yes, I’m talking about Paris again. Because I know you like reading about Paris, and because I’m planning a trip to Paris (again…..I know. But more of that in future posts). For my next trip to Paris I’m looking at staying somewhere different, in a completely different neighbourhood. But it got me […]
Your Paris itinerary: plan your two day trip to Paris
Hi Frugalistas! Paris in two days? I still think two days is insufficient time to experience Paris. But I also know that when you are planning a trip to Paris, sometimes two days is all you have. It is possible to spend a busy two days in Paris and have an enjoyable, and very […]
What to wear on a river cruise in Europe
Hi Frugalistas! Yet again I’m inspired to write a post based on reader questions. When it comes to a river cruise Europe is certainly a popular destination. Over the last few years I’ve had a number of questions from readers about a packing guide for a river cruise in Europe. It’s a question I […]
12th arrondissement: a friendly Paris neighbourhood
Hi Frugalistas! I love it when readers tell me what they want read more about on frugal first class travel. When I wrote my earlier post on my spring travel plans, a number of readers expressed interest in learning about the 12th arrondissement of Paris. I was visiting and staying in the 12th for […]
Afternoon tea at the Ritz London
Hi Frugalistas! Did you read my recent post about afternoon tea at the Ritz Hotel in Paris? Well, that wasn’t my only afternoon tea indulgence on my recent trip to Europe. As soon as I knew I was going, I knew exactly the one thing I wanted to do in London – afternoon tea […]
Ritz Paris Afternoon Tea: the sweetest high tea in Paris?
Hi Frugalistas! My most recent trip to Paris was very brief. Just an overnight stay, before the train down to Nice to the wonderful Liguria townhouse I featured in an earlier post. That meant just one proper meal in Paris. So, of course, I wanted to make it special. When my Paris friend U […]
Has Paris changed? Should you plan a visit to Paris?
Hi Frugalistas! As Europe adjusts to a new normal of acts of terrorism, and the millions of refugees arriving from Africa and the Middle East, I knew Paris would have changed. I had seen the changes in Paris myself over the past few years. Heightened security, bollards and barricades where I’d never seen them […]