Mikes coaching tour of England & Italy
November 2011.
Emirates airline now run a flight out of Sydney, leaving at 6 am Sunday morning and arriving at Birmingham airport, England, the same day at 6.45pm.
Emirates are a very comfortable airline to fly with. This flight was less than half full, so I had a row of 4 seats to myself in economy. Although the flight is in daytime, it’s still good to be able to stretch out and nap for a while between films. The transfer in Dubai took only 45 minutes so I was in the air again very quickly.
The hidden value of being involved in rugby over the years is that you can stay with friends wherever you go.
An old playing mate of mine, Bob Fowkes, had offered to put me up for the duration of my stay. Bob had the “pleasure” of staying with me when he came to Sydney last Christmas and witnessed every ball bowled in the Sydney Ashes test, a lasting memory for a cricket mad pom!
