Holiday to Miami Tennis in Mar 2015

Heading to Miami for the Miami Masters Tennis tournament. Primarily for Vick, but I popped over to Grand Cayman and Hawaii.

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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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Aloha from Waikiki in Honolulu
Aloha from Waikiki in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Morning and Afternoon in Honolulu

By Nige on December 18, 2022 at 6:16 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

My sleep is clearly completely shot on this trip. Minimal sleep was achieved at the Hilton LAX hotel last night. Tonight wasn't that much better at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel.

Take out from The Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu
Take out from The Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Afternoon and Evening in Honolulu

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 6:00 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

Having arrived at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel, I remembered my last (brief) visit in Nov. I had a room on the 12th floor (if I remember correctly). This time I managed to get onto the 34th floor (out of 37). Although it seemed to take the check-in guy a long time to organise my […]

A skyline view of Honolulu
A skyline view of Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL)

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 8:53 am
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

I think the good amount of sleep I got on the flight to LAX last night caused me not to be able to sleep at the Hilton LAX hotel.

The new Chelsea Lounge at JFK Terminal 8
The new Chelsea Lounge at JFK Terminal 8

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 11:01 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

It was a quick walk through the corridors of T8 before arriving at passport control. Global Entry kiosks were at the very far end.

A great view of aircraft taking off on the north runway 27R at Heathrow
A great view of aircraft taking off on the north runway 27R at Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – London (LHR) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 12:12 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

No can-do on the eGates front, but no material delay in getting landside. TFW was empty and no real queue for security either with both scanners in action.

The lovely sky on the way back to Heathrow
The lovely sky on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

By Nige on December 16, 2022 at 8:00 am
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

I set the alarm for 6am expecting to wake up well before that. It's my norm. Amazingly, I was rudely awoken by my alarm going off, having slept really well.

Taking off from Heathrow on the way to Budapest
Taking off from Heathrow on the way to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

By Nige on December 15, 2022 at 4:24 pm
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Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | LHR | London | Trips

I walked down to The First Wing (TFW) and headed through to security where there was a long queue.

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