Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025

This holiday is all about the tennis at Indian Wells: well two evening sessions of tennis anyway! The back story to us booking this one is the focus of some heated discussion!

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

Blog - Month Archive for December 2022

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This is an archive showing posts published in month: December 2022.

An empty front row on my flight to Budapest
An empty front row on my flight to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 6 – London (LHR) to Home

By Nige on January 31, 2023 at 10:27 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

After getting through passport control, I wander up to the north end of T5 and up the left set of lifts to the fourth floor. Need to remember that the right set of lifts only visit specific floors, excluding floor 4.

A view of Westminster on final approach into Heathrow
A view of Westminster on final approach into Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 6 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

By Nige on January 31, 2023 at 9:09 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

After my entertaining encounter with the Hungarian Border Force, I ambled up the escalator and into the lounge for 20 mins.

The convoy of vehicles awaiting arrival of a celeb at Gate A8 at Heathrow T5
The convoy of vehicles awaiting arrival of a celeb at Gate A8 at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 6 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

By Nige on January 31, 2023 at 4:51 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

After another disappointment at the automated passport kiosks at Heathrow T5, I headed up to The First Wing (TFW) to head through to the CCR ahead of my flight to Budapest this afternoon.

Terminal 8 at New York's JFK airport
Terminal 8 at New York's JFK airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 5 – New York (JFK) to London (LHR)

By Nige on January 30, 2023 at 11:42 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

It took me about 5 mins to walk from Gate 31 to the Chelsea Lounge in Terminal 8. The lounge dragons welcomed me in. It seemed a lot quieter than it was on my outbound, last Fri.

Taking off from Los Angeles LAX heading to New York JFK
Taking off from Los Angeles LAX heading to New York JFK

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 5 – Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on January 30, 2023 at 8:11 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

As it happens, the Starbucks queue at TBIT wasn't long at all.  Since they opened the second store further up the concourse, perhaps it has distributed the volume of passengers wanting a Starbucks.

A view of a proud American aircraft hangar at Honolulu airport
A view of a proud American aircraft hangar at Honolulu airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 4 – Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on January 29, 2023 at 11:50 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

By the time I decided to head to the airport, the rain had finally started to subside. The Uber said that the rain had been really bad on the freeway.

On the boat to see the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor
On the boat to see the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 4 – Visit to Pearl Harbor

By Nige on January 29, 2023 at 10:11 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Pearl Harbor | Trips | USA | Waikiki

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service , just before 8am on Sunday 7th December 1941.

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