This is the first holiday that we have been on since we headed out to Italy for a week in Oct 2020.
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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!
By Nige
on February 4, 2026
at 12:46 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | Hilton
I enjoyed one of the best nights sleep in this trip so far. Having turned the light out at around 9pm, although I did wake regularly, I didnt get up until 3:30am. Thats hugely impressive for me.
By Nige
on February 3, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | CX | Denpasar | DPS | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
Photos from Day 17, which included my flight from Hong Kong to Denpasar and an afternoon in Bali.
By Nige
on February 3, 2026
at 10:34 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Denpasar | Hilton
We deplaned from door 1L and it wasn't too long before I was walking into the huge baggage reclaim area and access to immigration.
By Nige
on February 3, 2026
at 3:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Cathay Pacific | CX | Denpasar | DPS | HKG | Hong Kong | Skycity
I could definitely feel that I was properly into the swing of this by now. Hong Kong had become something of a base for the Asia phase of my Round The World trip, and staying in the same hotel each time simplified everything enormously.
By Nige
on February 2, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: CGK | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Jakarta | Skycity
Photos from Day 16, when I spent the morning in Jakarta, flew to Hong Kong and dealt with a long queue at check-in at the Regala Skycity hotel.
By Nige
on February 2, 2026
at 10:26 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: CGK | Hilton | HKG | Hong Kong | Jakarta | Skycity
The ride back to the airport was very comfortable. It may have cost me double what I’d hoped to pay — thanks to having to book a Grab Premium — but given that it still only came to around £5, I wasn’t going to complain too loudly.
By Nige
on February 2, 2026
at 10:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Jakarta
I slept fairly well — at least by my standards. I switched the light off at around 9:30pm and didn’t wake until about 2:30am. That might not sound like much to some people, but on a trip like this, it was plenty for me.
By Nige
on February 1, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Jakarta
Photos from Day 15 when I stayed in Jakarta all day doing very little!
By Nige
on February 1, 2026
at 8:52 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Jakarta
Having only climbed into bed at around 5am, it was entirely reasonable that today turned into a very gentle one. As a result, I didn’t actually do very much of any real consequence — and that was absolutely fine.
By Nige
on January 31, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: CGK | Hilton | Jakarta | Japan Airlines | NRT | Tokyo Narita
Photos from Day 14, when I spent an 11 hour layover at Tokyo Narita Airport, enjoyed a flight to Jakarta, fought my way through a rain soaked Jakarta to my hotel and watched Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-1.
