Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022

This is another one of those mad dashes across the Atlantic, starting in Budapest, to Heathrow, then onto New York and Los Angeles, before a final hop over to Honolulu.

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

Blog - Month Archive for October 2026

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This is an archive showing posts published in month: October 2026.

The view from my room at the Hilton Schiphol airport
The view from my room at the Hilton Schiphol airport

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere: Day 1 – Photos from Day 1

By Nige on October 15, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Here There and Everywhere Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | BA | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow

Photos from Day 177 when I drove to Heathrow and flew over to Amsterdam.

A Mountain Burger served in the CCR
A Mountain Burger served in the CCR

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere: Day 1 – London Heathrow to Amsterdam AMS

By Nige on October 15, 2026 at 5:20 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Here There and Everywhere Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | BA | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow

As my POD arrived at Heathrow T5, I was lucky enough to catch a lift heading up to departures. If you time things badly, you can end up waiting a fair amount of time before a lift deems it appropriate to stop on your floor.

Station B at POD Parking, Heathrow T5
Station B at POD Parking, Heathrow T5

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on October 15, 2026 at 11:17 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Here There and Everywhere Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow

Phase 1 of my odd holiday got off to a fairly traditional start: a drive to London Heathrow, via the A34 and M4. Although, it turned out to be anything other than normal.

Phase 1 - Prep
Phase 1 - Prep

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere: Phase 1 – Prep

By Nige on October 15, 2026 at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Here There and Everywhere Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | BA | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow

Phase 1 is pretty straight forward. I've got a flight to Amsterdam with BA on the Thursday, I'm staying overnight at the Hilton at Schiphol Airport and then on the Friday morning, I'm heading back to Heathrow, early doors.

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere!
Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere!

Holiday to Here, There and Everywhere!

By Nige on October 1, 2026 at 12:18 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Here There and Everywhere Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | Announcements | Avis | BA | Big Island | British Airways | Hawaii | Hilton | HNL | Holidays | Honolulu | Kauai | KOA | LIH | OSL | Oslo

This is the start of a mix of flights, car hire and hotel stays that I have collated together in support of (1) our holiday to Hawaii in Nov 2026, and (2) my GGL renewal.

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