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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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!
By Nige
on November 10, 2025
at 6:32 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
After the disappointment of the Washington Monument, but the warming outcome of another visit to Starbucks, we headed back to the hotel to consider our options.
By Nige
on November 10, 2025
at 12:29 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
We were looking forward to our trip up the Washington Monument. We had booked our tickets 30 days ahead and secured a visit at 10am.
By Nige
on November 10, 2025
at 8:59 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
We turned the light off at around 7:30pm last night. Vick has conked out laying on the bed, and I was feeling fairly tired too, having had to focus hard to scoffing down my lemon raspberry cheesecake whilst watching an old episode of Law & Order SVU.
By Nige
on November 9, 2025
at 10:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | IAD | LHR | London | USA | Washington
Photos from Day 1 when we drove to Heathrow, flew with BA to Washington DC and enjoyed some good food at The Cheesecake Factory.
By Nige
on November 9, 2025
at 8:02 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | IAD | USA | Washington
After leaving the aircraft, we walked about 50 yards down the corridor of the satellite terminal building into the Mobile Lounge.
By Nige
on November 9, 2025
at 4:56 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | IAD | LHR | London | USA | Washington
When we arrived at The First Wing (TFW), we found it fairly quiet. We had received an email from BA advising of changes being made to TFW and the First Lounge. So, we were quite interested to find out what they were changing.
By Nige
on November 9, 2025
at 10:03 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London
The day that we depart on holiday to the USA is always a great day, but it had been tinged with a bit of sadness and guilt due to our pussies not liking the noise of the fireworks. Last night was particularly bad, and although Mango seemed to deal with the noise ok, poor old Chutney was not a happy cat.
By Nige
on November 9, 2025
at 8:30 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | IAD | LHR | London | USA | Washington
We always look forward to a holiday in the US. But we have grown accustomed to flying with lots of leg room! This time it would be another BA flight, which pains me nowadays due to their betrayal of their most loyal travellers in pursuit of corporate profits.
By Nige
on November 1, 2025
at 1:28 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | IAD | LHR | London | USA | Washington
We haven't been back to Washington DC for years, so we decided it was time for another visit. Following the debacle of the BA Executive Club demolition, we decided to blow some Avios and a Companion Voucher.
By Nige
on March 13, 2025
at 11:06 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | MAD | Madrid
Photos from Day 9, when I flew to and from Madrid and then I drove home late in the day.
