Weekend at Wimbledon in Jul 2018

Vick is in heaven – a weekend away to London including a visit to Wimbledon for the Mens’ Final on Centre Court!

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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!

Arriving at Heathrow T3
Arriving at Heathrow T3

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on June 10, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

The day got off to a fine and chilled start: coffee in the cafe, whilst I reviewed the footage of our first test of a wildlife 4K outdoor camera.

Sofia
Sofia

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023: Prep

By Nige on June 2, 2023 at 11:56 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

In doing final prep for this trip, I noticed that BA had changed not only the times of both flights I was due to be on today, but also the Heathrow terminal I was due to depart from.

Sofia
Sofia

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023

By Nige on June 1, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Jun 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Every year there tends to be a route that offers good value for money when chasing BA Executive Club Tier Points (TPs). For a while now, Sofia (SOF) has been a great place to earn (relatively) low cost TPs.

The view from the top of the Battersea Power Station
The view from the top of the Battersea Power Station

A Visit to Battersea Power Station in May 2023 – Photos

By Nige on May 29, 2023 at 6:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Visit to Battersea Power Station in May 2023 Category: Family
Tags: Battersea Power Station | London | Videos

Photos from our visit to the Battersea Power Station.

Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station

A Visit to Battersea Power Station in May 2023

By Nige on May 29, 2023 at 4:08 pm
Type: Post
Story: Visit to Battersea Power Station in May 2023 Category: Family
Tags: Announcements | Battersea Power Station | London | Videos

We are always interested in a trip into London - it doesn't happen anywhere near enough. But when we do head in it's even better to take the opportunity of meeting up with James.

Landing at London Gatwick
Landing at London Gatwick

Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023: Day 5 – London (LGW) to Home

By Nige on March 22, 2023 at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LGW | London | Weekends

Getting through Passport Control was the standard tragic comedy. Everyone other than little old me managed to get through the automated kiosks.

A Ryanair aircraft at Seville airport
A Ryanair aircraft at Seville airport

Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023: Day 5 – Seville (SVQ) to London (LGW)

By Nige on March 22, 2023 at 9:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LGW | London | Seville | Spain | SVQ | Weekends

From the hotel, we dragged our trolley bags down towards the cathedral to pick up a taxi to head to the airport. It was about 5pm and it was still warm, so we tried to stick to the shade of the buildings. The taxi rank was full of taxis, so no problem in picking one […]

At the Metropole Parasol in Seville
At the Metropole Parasol in Seville

Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023: Day 5 – Morning in Seville

By Nige on March 22, 2023 at 12:57 am
Type: Post
Story: Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Seville | Spain | Weekends

The night wasn't a great one for sleeping. I was up a few times and Vick was a bit restless. I did sleep through til 5:30am however, so from that perspective I did pretty well. Vick slept another hour or so.

Inside the Seville cathedral
Inside the Seville cathedral

Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023: Day 4 – Photos

By Nige on March 21, 2023 at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Weekend in Seville in Mar 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Seville | Spain | Weekends

Photos from Day 4.

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