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Paul Lucas

Paul Lucas makes Wingin’ It!, sharing detailed flight and train reviews that explore the seats, service and small surprises along the way.

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Overview

Known as: Wingin’ It! Paul Lucas
Work: Travel creator, flight and train reviewer, course instructor
Started: YouTube channel launched in October 2015
Background: Worked on the railways before sharing his travel expertise with viewers
Audience favourites: His Indian Pacific and London-to-Paris Flixbus reviews have each passed two million views

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How it started.

Paul brought a railway background to his travel videos. His YouTube channel began in October 2015, and he describes the work on Patreon as an expensive hobby he was lucky enough to turn into a full-time job.

The journeys fans come for.

Wingin’ It! follows the whole passenger experience, from boarding and seat comfort to meals and arrival. Paul’s range runs from premium airline cabins to sleeper trains and budget buses. His 2020 Indian Pacific film and 2022 Flixbus review each reached more than two million views.

Sharing what he knows.

Paul also teaches Europe by Train with Bright Trip. Its 11 lessons use Paris, Frankfurt and Zurich to explain railway stations, tickets, rail passes, scenic routes and overnight trains. Bright Trip credits his experience travelling by train in every EU country.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026I spent 26 HOURS on Turkey’s Greatest Sleeper Train: The Doğu ExpressCreator and presenter
2022London to Paris by BUS for £29: What’s Flixbus like?Creator and presenter
2020The INDIAN PACIFIC: Australia’s Greatest Train - Sydney to PerthCreator and presenter

Awards

The Passport Awards 2027: Best Airline Reviewer longlistLonglisted by the panel. This is a nomination; winners had not been announced at the research date.

Quotes

I just have a very expensive hobby which I’ve been lucky enough to take full time...Paul Lucas, Patreon about page

Paul explains how fan support helps fund the journeys and equipment behind his reviews.

Trivia

His YouTube channel description says he has flown over one million miles and travelled 250,000 miles by train.
For his Indian Pacific film, Paul was hosted by Great Southern Rail and stated that the editorial commentary remained his own.
His Flixbus review recalled a school trip to the battlefields of France and Belgium, when he had last taken a bus on the Dover-to-Calais ferry.