>>The idea of traveling first class is unheard off for brits. I mean, that's a weird statement to make. Every time I travel the 1st class is packed, and it's n

>>The idea of traveling first class is unheard off for brits. I mean, that's a weird statement to make. Every time I travel the 1st class is packed, and it's not packed with blog-writing foreign visitors. Also the 1st class upgrade can be very cheap - I've been down to London several times where the upgrade was £40 on the day of the departure. Also Newcastle-Edinburgh on the Azuma LNER train in 1st class can be had for as little as £40-50 total, did this several times too. Hardly an extravagant expense.