Weekend to Helsinki in Apr 2014

Over Easter 2014 we took a trip to Helsinki – our first visit to Finland. It was partly to allow us to try out the CCR at Heathrow T5 and partly just to get away.

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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 - Author Archive for Nige

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This is an archive showing posts authored by: Nige.

Nige is one of the co-founders of The Billingham Blog and works as a freelance management consultant. He loves to fly in his spare time!

Agora in Grant Park in Chicago
Agora in Grant Park in Chicago

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 31 – Chicago to Munich

By Nige on July 4, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Lufthansa | Munich | Starbucks

The day has finally arrived - time to head home.  It’s been a great holiday but all good things come to an end.

Segway day in Chicago!
Segway day in Chicago!

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 30 – Chicago

By Nige on July 3, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Hilton | Segway | Starbucks

Decided to force ourselves to get up early so that we can short cut getting over the jet lag when we get back home.  I’ll be starting my new contract on Monday so I can’t afford to be carrying around 8 hours of jet lag for too long.

Chicago public enjoying the warm weather
Chicago public enjoying the warm weather

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 29 – Seattle to Chicago

By Nige on July 2, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Hilton | Navy Pier | Seattle | Starbucks

Bad night’s sleep.  It was never going to be a good one since the alarm was set for 3am, but I woke at 2am and couldn’t get back to sleep.

A colourful Seattle Public Market
A colourful Seattle Public Market

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 28 – Seattle

By Nige on July 1, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Cheesecake Factory | Hilton | Pike Market | Seattle | Starbucks

Slept til 7:30am (which is good for me)!  Went to breakfast on the top floor with good views of Seattle.  20% chance of rain today (remember that). 

Enjoying some wine at Wild Ginger in Seattle
Enjoying some wine at Wild Ginger in Seattle

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 27 – Las Vegas to Seattle

By Nige on June 30, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Alaska Airlines | Hilton | Las Vegas | Madame Tussauds | Rainforest Cafe | Seattle | Starbucks | Venetian

In some ways we are looking forward to getting back into a normal climate.  We have started to get used to the heat in Las Vegas over the past few days so we will have a bit of a shock when we get off the flight at 6:30pm tonight.

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