Weekend to Dusseldorf in May 2015

Popped over to visit Dusseldorf for the first time, to allow me to start a TP run to Indonesia. We looked forward to visiting a new place.

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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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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!

Lunch in Port Hope, Ontario
Lunch in Port Hope, Ontario

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 3 – Toronto to Wellington

By Nige on September 2, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto | Wellington

We have enjoyed our short stop in Toronto. We have done plenty, but now we were looking forward to the drive to Wellington and the Drake Devonshire hotel.

Guests getting ready to watch the sunrise from the top of the CN Tower
Guests getting ready to watch the sunrise from the top of the CN Tower

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

Photos from Day 2, including a visit to the harbour, a guided tour around film and TV locations, a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower.

The view from the top of the CN Tower as we approached sunset
The view from the top of the CN Tower as we approached sunset

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Afternoon in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 10:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

The adventure continued in the afternoon with a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower. It has been a very busy day.

Early morning in Toronto
Early morning in Toronto

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Morning in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

An exciting start to our holiday with a visit to the harbour and a guided tour around the Toronto film and TV locations.

A view of BA aircraft at Heathrow T5
A view of BA aircraft at Heathrow T5

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 10:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Canada | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

Photos from Day 1, encompassing our drive to Heathrow, flight from Heathrow to Toronto and finally our evening in Toronto.

Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 7:07 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | American Airlines | Announcements | Arizona | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Malaga | New York Kennedy | Trips | Tucson | TUS | USA

Back in the air, to continue adding to my Tier Point pot. Somewhere new for me this time: Tucson in Arizona. The only time I have ever come across Tucson in the past is courtesy of Chandler in Friends.

Our welcome into Canada
Our welcome into Canada

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Evening in Toronto

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 10:22 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

It was a fair old walk from Gate C33 to the Immigration Hall, where we joined a huge queue with no instructions as to what we were supposed to do.

The new Starbucks at Heathrow T5A
The new Starbucks at Heathrow T5A

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Toronto YYZ

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 4:08 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

It felt great walking into T5 and down to The First Wing (TFW). It feels like my second home. For Vick, it's likely a distant ninth!

Another daft selfie with Mango
Another daft selfie with Mango

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 9:32 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow

Love it! Going on holiday again! This is what life is all about. Well, apart from the fact that we couldn't smuggle Mango and Chutney into our hand luggage, so that we could share our holiday experience with them.

Canada
Canada

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on August 28, 2024 at 10:09 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Canada | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

Another one of our road trips around North America. This time it's Canada rather that the US. We have an 8-stop out and back trip starting in Toronto, heading nort-east to Montreal and finally up to Quebec City.

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