Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Feb 2017

Hawaii again? Needed to keep my TPs ticking along so that I hit Gold for Life in the next 12 months or so (GfL).

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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Tier Point Run to Inverness in Nov 2022

By Nige on October 1, 2022 at 4:19 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Inverness in Nov 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | INV | Inverness | LHR | London

Time for another TP run. This time a local one up to Inverness and back twice over one weekend.

A fab view on the Pacific Coast Highway 101

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Summary

One heck of a long road trip in just short of 2 weeks: 2673 miles, 11 hotel stops, 23 visits to Starbucks but only one visit to The Cheesecake Factory!

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 15 – Heathrow to Home

By Nige on August 18, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London

Once we were landside, we picked up the car which appeared to be in good nick, then we headed home via Beaconsfield Services for a Starbucks.

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 14 – Photos

Photos from Day 14.

The inside of the Qantas First Lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 14 – Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR)

By Nige on August 17, 2022 at 2:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | USA

After checking in at the Flagship lounge, we were advised that the Qantas First Lounge was now open, so we popped over there to check out the lunch options.

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 14 – Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Planning on catching the 7:30am shuttle to the airport, partly because (as appears to be the norm now), we can’t check in online.

The view from our room at the Hilton Garden Inn, Las Vegas South

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 13 – Photos

Photos from Day 13.

Las Vegas strip from our Uber back to our hotel

Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022: Day 13 – Early Evening in Las Vegas

By Nige on August 16, 2022 at 6:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA West Coast Road Trip in Aug 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Las Vegas | USA

By arriving early, we had lots of time to sort out our packing and then to head to the Cosmo hotel to drop off our car (almost a day and a half early).