Holiday to Cornwall in Sep 2015

Well this was a bit different – a holiday in the UK. There was a bit of planes, trains and automobiles involved as well, so was full of entertainment.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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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!

Terminal 8 at New York JFK just after getting through security

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Approaching the T8 premium check-in area, I noticed the First Class check-in area to the right hand side, so I decided I would give it a try.

Another BA aircraft visible from BA115 taxiing to the runway at Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – London (LHR) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on January 27, 2023 at 9:20 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

It was pretty quiet in the CCR. Although I had debated about having breakfast in the CCR, my initial focus was on caffeine, so I hot-footed it down to Starbucks and joined a very long queue

The iBis Styles hotel at Budapest airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

The bed in room 438 at the iBis Styles Hotel at Budapest Airport was fairly hard, but it allowed me to sleep through to the alarm at 5:30am.

The view of Heathrow T5 on my way to Gate A2

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 1 – Photos

Photos from Day 1.

A BA short haul aircraft waiting to depart from T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

This is the flight which is a bit of a bore to be honest. First flight of a complex itinerary where I am heading the opposite way to the way I want to go.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on January 26, 2023 at 2:07 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

The day got off to a good start: slept to a reasonable time and Mango wasn't too naughty so there wasn't too much needed in avoiding her waking the sleeping Vickster up.

The BA First Wing check-in area at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Prep

This is another one of the trips to Hawaii that I booked many months ago and subsequently benefited from American Airlines rescheduling flights.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023

This is the third in a trilogy of trips to Honolulu in the space of a little over 2 months. This is another trip starting in Budapest and follows the well-trodden path of flying over to Hawaii via London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX