Holiday to Utah in Aug 2019

This is one of those holidays that we have been hoping to do for years. Utah and the Mighty 5.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Month Archive for January 2014

This is the blog page. This is where we share longer articles, which aim to share important concepts and ideas. It is also the general page for showing author, category, tag and time-based archives.

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This is an archive showing posts published in month: January 2014.

An early morning view of the Hilton near Los Angeles LAX
An early morning view of the Hilton near Los Angeles LAX

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 3 – Los Angeles LAX to Honolulu HNL

By Nige on February 28, 2014 at 10:07 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

I woke earlier than I had planned to - 3:30am - so I had over 4 hours kip, and as long as I don’t get any more screaming babies, I might be able to catch up on a few Zs on the flight to HNL.

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Waiting at the gate in Shannon
Waiting at the gate in Shannon

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – Shannon SNN to New York JFK

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 10:47 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Once we got the call to reboard, we were back on the plane within a minute, and it was only another 5 or 10 mins before we were taking off for JFK. I didn’t notice the time, but it felt like we were about on time.

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My room at the Hilton Canary Wharf
My room at the Hilton Canary Wharf

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – London City LCY to Shannon SNN

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 8:48 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LCY | London | Shannon | SNN | Trips

The hotel bed was very comfortable – I woke at 5:30 – a touch later than my normal time of waking – although I had two beers the previous night, and that’s a lot for me on a school night.

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The BA Lounge at Brussels Airport
The BA Lounge at Brussels Airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 1 – Brussels BRU to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on February 26, 2014 at 4:56 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BRU | Brussels | Hilton | LHR | London | Trips

I spent about an hour in the lounge at Brussels Airport - it’s an ok lounge but there’s nothing much going on - the views aren’t that great and the food/drink isn’t that good either.

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Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 1 – Manchester MAN to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on February 26, 2014 at 9:18 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | MAN | Manchester | Trips

Woke up just after 4am and after some last-minute packing I was ready for my taxi ride to MAN airport (well Vick was taking me). BPs had been printed off, laptop bag was packed, and we would be off very soon. I was starting to get excited…

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