Holiday to Florida/Cruise in Dec 2014

Our first cruise together to the Caribbean. We head out to Miami, then on a 7 night cruise, and finally picked up a car and headed down to Key West. It was great fun.

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

Blog - Author Archive for Nige

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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!

The Overleaf Lodge in Yachats
The Overleaf Lodge in Yachats

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 5 – Seattle to Yachats

By Nige on September 1, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Mustang | Overleaf Lodge | Seattle | Yachats

Woke at 3am and 5am this morning. We stayed up until almost 10pm watching the US Open tennis - Agassi beating Baghdatis in the last set.

Ride the Ducks! In Seattle
Ride the Ducks! In Seattle

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 4 – Vancouver to Seattle

By Nige on August 31, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Pan Pacific | Seattle | Vancouver

A better night’s sleep was had by all - we are slowly dealing with the jet lag. This morning we grabbed an early breakfast and then were on the road by 6:20am, missing most of the rush hour traffic, headed for the border and then on to Seattle.

Another fab view in Vancouver
Another fab view in Vancouver

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 3 – Vancouver

By Nige on August 30, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: Pan Pacific | Vancouver

We hit the sack at around 9:30pm last night and unsurprisingly woke dead early this morning - just after 3am. We both fought it a little but in the end got up and checked email etc.

Old buildings in Frankfurt
Old buildings in Frankfurt

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 2 – Frankfurt to Vancouver

By Nige on August 29, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: FRA | Frankfurt | Hertz | Hilton | Vancouver | YVR

Slept very badly.  Woke at 12:30am, 2am and then again at 3am.  Dozed until 6am and then decided to get up.  Vick was still snoring!

Our corner room at the Hilton in Frankfurt
Our corner room at the Hilton in Frankfurt

Holiday to the Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006: Day 1 – Home to Frankfurt

By Nige on August 28, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Aug 2006 Category: Travel
Tags: FRA | Frankfurt | Hilton | Lufthansa | MAN | Manchester

The day has finally arrived!  We started planning this trip 12 months ago and we can’t believe we are actually going today!

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