Tier Point Run to Tallinn in Jun 2017

Another TP run to Tallinn! I was off again over a weekend in June and July to top up my TPs. Another chance to try Finnair’s A350 product.

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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 May 2024

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As close as I got to Starbucks at Helsinki airport
As close as I got to Starbucks at Helsinki airport

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Helsinki (HEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)

By Nige on May 15, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | Hilton | LHR | London | Trips

Passport Control (allowing access to the non-Schengen gates) was really busy with a long queue tailing around a tensa barrier structure.

An airy-feeling Budapest Terminal 2B Airside
An airy-feeling Budapest Terminal 2B Airside

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to Helsinki (HEL)

By Nige on May 15, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: BUD | Budapest | Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | Trips

Having turned off the light at around 1:30 a.m., I was awake at around 6:30 a.m., thinking about whether Mango had allowed her mum to get some sleep last night.

A snackette enjoyed in the BA Lounge at Heathrow T3
A snackette enjoyed in the BA Lounge at Heathrow T3

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

By Nige on May 14, 2024 at 10:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: BUD | Budapest | LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

It eventually took two hours from leaving home to walking into the BA Lounge at Heathrow T3. The drive itself took the normal hour. Waiting for the Hoppa bus and the journey to Heathrow T5 took another 25 mins, then waiting for a tube to T3 and walking to T3 added another 25 mins or so.

The Trusty Tube at Heathrow T5
The Trusty Tube at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on May 14, 2024 at 6:11 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

It's been really busy for both of us in the Billingham household just recently. So, Day 1 has arrived at both exactly the right time, but also at exactly the wrong time!

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on May 14, 2024 at 8:42 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | California | HEL | Helsinki | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

This trip is based on one of the latest good value trips, originating somewhere in Europe and ending in Spain. For some reason, this open jaw arrangement reduced an already relatively cheap trip by a few hundred pounds.

Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024

By Nige on May 11, 2024 at 12:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | California | Finnair | Hilton | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

Another entertaining TP Run is on the cards: this time to Los Angeles. LA is not a normal destination for me, since it is usually just a connection point on the way to another US city.

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