Work Trip to Houston in Jan 2014

This is Vick’s first work trip abroad with Risktec. She’s on her way to spend a week with her colleagues based in Houston. This is a follow-on story from our Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013.

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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

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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!

Coffee in the morning!
Coffee in the morning!

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 3 – Early Morning in Richfield

By Nige on August 6, 2022 at 11:54 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Richfield | USA

I was up at around 2am and Vick lasted much longer than me.  We both had a secondary nap and woke at 4:15am, which we thought was very timeline since Liverpool was due to play.

Enjoying our drinks at the Sage Brush Grill in Richfield
Enjoying our drinks at the Sage Brush Grill in Richfield

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 2 – Early Evening in Richfield

By Nige on August 5, 2022 at 10:55 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | Richfield | USA

Vick had booked us into the Sage Brush Grill, which was a 15 min walk down the road from the hotel. 

The view from our room in Richfield
The view from our room in Richfield

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 2 – Las Vegas to Richfield

By Nige on August 5, 2022 at 10:51 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Las Vegas | Richfield | USA

We packed up, checked out, headed to the car and I set up the GoPro 10 on the windscreen to capture our road trip using the TimeWarp function.

The Hilton Garden Inn in Las Vegas
The Hilton Garden Inn in Las Vegas

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 2 – Early Morning in Las Vegas

By Nige on August 5, 2022 at 10:44 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Las Vegas | USA

We slept ok in the end; we both woke up a few times but we both managed to get back to sleep with minimum fuss.

Storms brewing on the way to Las Vegas
Storms brewing on the way to Las Vegas

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 1 – Los Angeles (LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS)

By Nige on August 4, 2022 at 10:04 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | Holidays | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | Los Angeles | USA

Once through security we headed to the AA Flagship Lounge at T4 and spent 30 mins chilling out. That included a little bit of food to keep us going.

Breakfast on the terrace in the BA CCR at Heathrow T5
Breakfast on the terrace in the BA CCR at Heathrow T5

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on August 4, 2022 at 8:24 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA

We had not been able to check in online: we had used Verifly to provide covid documentation; BA insists on passengers uploading directly on its website.

T5 Meet & Greet at Heathrow
T5 Meet & Greet at Heathrow

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on August 4, 2022 at 7:44 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London

We were looking forward to our trip, but were sad to say goodbye to the puddy-cats for 2 weeks but we know Mango and Chutney will be well looked after.

On the way to Los Angeles with BA
On the way to Los Angeles with BA

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Prep

By Nige on August 3, 2022 at 3:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA

Our first major holiday since Covid at Easter 2022 was due to be based around Yosemite, but we changed things due to expected cold weather.

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