Thanks for the kind comments – glad you like the picture although they have suffered a bit as a result of size limits. Have now got slides back so may add a few more later 😉

Dusseldwarf – a very patient and understanding travel agent. The trip did evolve over the months though – in an effort to get new types / airlines (failed miserably on both counts but did get to fly on new types with same airlines) Originally it was planned to fly from my local Eastleigh (Southampton International) to Manchester to pick up Lufthansa (CRJ700 to Frankfurt) Unfortunatley the price of a return ticket was very silly (£150+) so we looked for a cheaper alternative. This turned out to be FlyBe to Edinburgh for £17 return (+ taxes) so that was booked and the Star Alliance ticket started in Edinburgh. Part of the fun of a trip like this was the planning – seeing what could be done and how within the mileage restrictions of the ticket. Allowed 26000 miles and actually did 23410 so not too bad.