Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013

Bit scary this - my first overseas trip by air on my own! At 47! I’ve always had someone in tow to rely on for finding my way around, or picking up things from hotel rooms when I have left them, and there’s no one but myself to rely on.

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

Month Archive for mars 2014

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

Posts are normally shown in reverse chronological order, in groups of 10, but you can adapt the results using the controls below.

Dinner in the First Lounge at Heathrow T5
Dinner in the First Lounge at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 9 – London Heathrow LHR to Manchester MAN

By Nige on mars 6, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | MAN | Manchester | Trips

So back in the F lounge I grabbed a bit of scran - this time it was the Pork Belly with red cabbage and some potato cube things. Quite nice - I think the pork had been there a while so it didn’t taste that fresh. Nice enough though.

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A BA 747 parked up at Heathrow T5
A BA 747 parked up at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 9 – London Heathrow LHR to Brussels BRU

By Nige on mars 6, 2014 at 10:59 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: British Airways | BRU | Brussels | LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

I have only 3 flights to go to complete my massive TP run. Next stop Brussels. I did toy with the idea of missing this out and just heading back to MAN - easy enough to do, but I don’t want to blot my copybook just yet.

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Looking across the apron from JFK T7
Looking across the apron from JFK T7

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 8 – New York JFK to London City LCY

By Nige on mars 5, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LCY | London City | New York | Trips | USA

So, before the flight to London City, I needed to get across New York city which sounds a lot easier that it really is. The number of people that you end up fighting with to get a seat, get some air (in some cases) it’s amazing.

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An Alaskan Airlines flight waiting to depart at Honolulu
An Alaskan Airlines flight waiting to depart at Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 8 – Los Angeles LAX to New York EWR

By Nige on mars 5, 2014 at 10:31 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014
Tags: American Airlines | EWR | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

So, this was my last time in the Flagship Lounge at LAX for a while. I’ve never thought of it as being that special, but it has turned in to my base on this trip - I’ve been in to this lounge/airport 4 times now in just a few days. So I’ve grown a little fond of it.

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