This is the next installment in my multi-TP run to Sofia. Last month I did a nested TP run to Sofia and this month I am doing the same again.
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By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 8:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: BA | Best Western | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | OSL | Oslo
The BA Lounge agent at Terminal 3 was perfectly polite, although she didn’t ask whether I wanted an invite into First Dining — supposedly one of the perks of being Gold Guest List.
By Nige
on January 18, 2026
at 4:33 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow
It was an unusual start to a trip, with our first stop being a lunchtime visit to friends in Reading.
By Nige
on January 15, 2026
at 6:09 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
This was probably the trip I’ve had the least involvement in organising — which, for anyone who knows me, will sound faintly unbelievable.
By Nige
on January 12, 2026
at 7:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: AA | American Airlines | Announcements | BA | British Airways | Cathay Pacific | CX | Fiji Airways | FJ | Japan Airlines | JL | Qantas Airways | Qatar Airways | QF | QR
I’ve wanted to do a Round the World (RTW) trip for as long as I can remember. It was always one of those “one day” ideas — something the Vickster and I might build into a future Australia trip, or perhaps save for a milestone year.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 9:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
Photos from Day 8, when we drove from Charlottesville to Washington DC, toured the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, braced the cold winds on the way to the Botanical Gardens and our final meal at The Cheesecake Factory.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 8:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
From the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, we picked up some fuel and drove into the centre of Washington DC.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 3:10 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, also known as the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, forms part of the Smithsonian Institute, which is the world's largest museum, education and research complex.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 10:01 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
It was another early start and another brief drive to Starbucks to pick up our coffees, whilst Madam chills in bed. Vick's contribution was to open the door to our room when I came back with the goods!
By Nige
on November 15, 2025
at 8:37 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
Photos from Day 7 including another drive along Skyline Drive and a hike up Stony Man Trail.
By Nige
on November 15, 2025
at 2:41 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
We decided to head back to Shenandoah Park. Back to try a different stretch of Skyline Drive from Swift Run Gap Entrance Station up to Skyland Resort.
