Give up long-haul Economy, and travel the world in Business class like I did.
Not forgetting the main thing,
I did it for pretty much the price of Economy!
James Hall (Me).
Extremely long limbs.
Not a lot of spare cash to spend.
Oops, I went around
the world again
I used to know nothing about how to fly. Then I spent 24 hours with my endless long limbs origami-ed on Scoot and realised this had to change. Fast forward a few years and I’ve been projected several times around the planet in Business class, and plunged into the minutiae of things you don’t even want to know about. So I’ve made this website, and you will benefit from it like this:
If you are not intricately familiar with the infinite complexities of aviation (are you..?!) then I will help rapidly guide you towards better flying. If you can afford long-haul Economy travel and you’re willing to put in some extra time, you can also afford long-haul Business class.
I also intend to make the process NOT DULL, because too many things in life are dull and this is a big problem.
Much of the information on this site already exists online, but it’s not much fun finding it. That’s where I intend to dance my way into your eyes (no matter how many you have), play in your brain like it’s a ball pit, and recruit a movement of people to make Economy long-hall travel obsolete.
The problem I have is hating self-promotion.
So TELL YOUR FRIENDS, do it for me!
New to this website? Start here
Now read it, pack your bags, and go somewhere absurd
Now read it, pack your bags, and go somewhere absurd
It’s a work in progress
I’m adding new pages all the time.
In the meantime, here are the Top 10 Questions that I made up because I wanted to answer them, followed by another one because I came up with an irregular number that wasn't 10:
1. How do you travel everywhere in Business Class despite earning less than me?
Obviously I need some money to fly (in 2024 I went 2.5x around the world in total distance and it was not free), but the point of sharing my knowledge is to show some people that they too can travel better for relatively little more expense than Economy cash fares, and to show other people that they should not even bother starting, because it takes HOURS out of your time and, depending on your personality, might seem BORING as hell. If the latter is you, then fly Economy, watch a comedy movie and be grateful you weren't born in the Middle Ages.
2. You're British, why do you not want to live in your own country?
I'm tall, have long limbs and I'm skinny. I get cold quickly and easily. I'm "at home" when it's 30ºC and the 94% humidity means I could make use of gills.
3. Does your life have more profound meaning when you live it in so many exotic places?
After his time in concentration camps, Viktor Frankl claimed that other prisoners found purpose in life through caring for another prisoner, task completion, or facing up to suffering with what he perceived as dignity. If he could have seen me right now, writing this in a short-stay rental in Kuala Lumpur, would he have any new insight on meaning? Would he nod with approval, because making a website = 'task completion'? We'll never know.
4. Are you really "winging it" or did you actually plan for everything you do, with all the money coming from mummy and daddy?
I guess living for a year in Mauritius when I was a 7 year-old made me slightly less clueless about what it is to live on the other side of the world. But aside from that, one parent died, I'm still making stupid mistakes every day, and if I had cash on tap then this website would contain nothing but my “art”.
5. Have you been to Kazakhstan yet? I've heard Air Astana is good and the people are really friendly.
No, I'm not trying to visit every country in the world, and "the people are really friendly there" is a reason given to visit pretty much anywhere, except France. Yet I still go to France every year, quoi qu'il en soit.
6. Why are you not a famous influencer?
I would rather die and be reincarnated as a wheelie-bin than become famous, and if I knew how to influence people I would exclusively do it to the super-rich.
7. But where are the photos of your legs tanning by the pool/smashed avocado on sourdough/Thailand sunset views?
As a kid I took pictures of lamp posts, now I take far too many pictures of staircases and bins. You're in the wrong place if you don't like it. Besides, I do occasionally take pictures of the sun setting… behind the bins.
8. Are you secretly running some kind of dodgy business? World tours in Business class sound like eccentric millionaire stuff.
No. In fact you might have a panic attack if you earned as little as I earned in 2018, or 2023. I'm not making this website purely as a gift to you, I'm also intending to make money from my absurdity. It might fail or be minimal, but I'm doing it.
9. What's your favourite holiday you ever had?
Probably going up a mountain in Bulgaria and then taking an overnight train to Istanbul. I recommend neither things.
10. You always mention Junkspace in your Instagram stories, what is it?
10a. You're burning through carbon at a disgraceful rate and killing the planet you claim to love visiting so much.
How do you sleep at night?
Like a baby. I do not have a universal philosophy of goodness to sell to you; I embrace absurdity. I used to have a very small carbon footprint, as someone who avoids car ownership, resists shopping and whatnot. Now I’m slightly cancelling out decades of good work. But still, I don’t run a car and don’t do a lot of shopping, so I still have a way to go to cancel it.
I may have technically "made up" this Q&A, but do you have better questions? It’s OK if you’re not a remarkable human. If you were truly unique, you’d never find any shoes to fit and then how would you go anywhere until you’d learned to make shoes?
If I haven't irritated you with my facetiousness by this point, then follow me on Instagram or fill in the box above, to see when I fill this site with stuff you might like. The way I budget and save money on flights is genuine and useful, it’s merely my attitude to existence that is otherwise absurd.
