Travel with Carl

Welcome to Travel with Carl

Travel, Flying, Advice

Taking my first flight way back in ’98 onboard a Qantas 747 I was instantly addicted to travel. Since that first flight I’ve clocked up over a million kilometres in the air. Travel with Carl aims to capture some of my journeys, share my thoughts on aviation with flight reviews and share my experiences as I learn to shoot and edit some videos. My adventures take me round Australia and the globe. I hope you enjoy my stories as I fly the world by the motto of ‘why fly direct when you can connect’.

Written by: Carl • June 2, 2025

New Journeys: Flying to Recovery and Traveling Towards Hope

Getting Ready: A Different Kind of Beginning Normally I don’t start writing until I’ve left home and made it to the...

Written by: Carl • July 31, 2022

Air France Domestic Business Class – Is it worth it?

Air France introduced business class on domestic routes in January 2020 just before the pandemic gripped the world. The...

Air Nostrum (Iberia) ATR72-600 EC-LRH at Melilla Airport

Written by: Carl • June 12, 2022

Flying Air Nostrum (Iberia) to the Spanish enclave of Melilla

Take a flight to a slice of Spain within Morocco. ...

Destination guides and inspiration

Stories from my travels

Survivor Down Under: My outback drive for a luxury artesian bath

Carl • August 21, 2021

Winton: The Birthplace of Qantas

Carl • July 17, 2021

Mihintale – Sri Lanka’s Cradle of Buddhism

Carl • September 3, 2020

Pilatus: Riding the World’s Steepest Cog Railway

Carl • August 23, 2020

The most #avgeek reviews on the web

Flight Reviews

Air France Domestic Business Class – Is it worth it?

Written by: Carl • July 31, 2022

Air France introduced business class on domestic routes in January 2020 just before the pandemic gripped the world. The aim was to provide...

Flying Air Nostrum (Iberia) to the Spanish enclave of Melilla

Written by: Carl • June 12, 2022

Take a flight to a slice of Spain within Morocco. ...

I flew an LCC and I liked it? Flight Review of Vueling from Granada to Barcelona

Written by: Carl • May 28, 2022

This was my first time flying a low cost carrier in Europe and I was both excited to try a new airline but also worried about how I’d...

British Airways A320 at Gibraltar Airport

Flying to the Rock: British Airways Euro Traveller London to Gibraltar

Written by: Carl • May 10, 2022

Yesterday I flew from Melbourne to Heathrow to commence a few weeks holiday in Spain and France. It was almost $1000 cheaper to spend a...

InFlight: Private Flight Experience on Regional Express (Townsville to Mt. Isa)

Written by: Carl • August 14, 2021

Today I’m leaving the tropical seaside of Townsville after an overnight stay. Last night I took a sunset scooter ride along the strand....

Travel stories and Inspiration

Destination Blogs

Windmills, Waffles and Clogs: A day trip from Amsterdam

Written by: Carl • May 16, 2020

If you have read any of my previous blog posts, you’ll probably be aware that I’m quite the nerd. If you are a first-time reader (hello and welcome), then my next revelation will catch you up with what everyone else is already been thinking for some time. I am an out and...