Weekend at the Tennis ATP Finals in Nov 2018

Another of our regular trips down to the O2 to see the ATP World Tour tennis finals.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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British Airways is one of the biggest airlines in the UK and a principle One World partner

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Successful GGL Renewal Achieved!

By Nige on February 18, 2026 at 9:30 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: BA | British Airways | GGL | Gold Guest List

Job done! But it's not been that easy to secure those pesky Tier Points.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: A Summary of Phase 1

By Nige on February 10, 2026 at 3:17 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

I’ve just spent the last three weeks flying around the world. Well — to be completely accurate — I’ve flown around half of the world and then back again the same way.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 22 – Photos from Day 22

Photos from Day 22, which included a morning in Los Angeles and my flight from Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR.

A lucky boy with an upgrade into First Class

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 22 – Los Angeles (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR)

The countdown continued to me getting home. This was my last flight of the first phase of my trip and the last flight before I was reunited with my beloved wife and bestie.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 4 – Photos from Day 4

Photos from Day 4 which included my flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles, a very tiring wait at LAX and my flight from Los Angeles back to New York JFK.

The A380 that was taking me to Los Angeles

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 4 – London Heathrow (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX)

I was invited over to the First Check-in desk at counter 9 in The First Wing (TFW). I asked the agent to check my passport and then see whether she could change my seat assignment on the LAX–JFK flight.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 1 – Photos from Day 1

Photos from Day 1, which started in Reading, and flight from Heathrow to Oslo and a walk to the airport hotel in the snow.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 1 – London Heathrow (LHR) to Oslo (OSL)

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.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026 – Prep

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.

Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026

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.