In the true Christmas spirit, I thought I’d share a combined award and revenue trip we took over our 2008/2009 holiday break.

Our little family (me, Mrs. TrayflowInUK (alter ego “Lynne”) and 14-month old Baby TrayflowInUK (“Bella”) were booked to go to South America for Christmas, but we have plans to go later in 2009 so we scrapped Christmas for something closer to home but still with some sunshine.

And now for a moment of shameless self-promotion, here are some previous reports:

MH MAN-KUL-AKL and return in F/C

Annual Leave: CO/NW MAN-EWR-CLT-MSP-ANC-MSP-IND-LAS-EWR-MAN, all sorts of classes (w/ pics)

A Skyteam Visit to the USA: 17 Days, 16 Flights, 5 Airlines, 12 Lounges (w/ pics)

Family compares AF vs KL Economy Long Haul, UK to Brazil (w/ pics)

On this trip report, I’ll attempt to add a little detail on the holiday between the flights as well as just focusing on airport and on-board experiences as I’ve done in the past.

I shall return in the next few days to get some instalments posted. I need to get some pictures uploaded but am fighting dodgy internet connections!