Weekend in Stockholm in Aug 2023

An amazing weekend away in Sweden is on the cards for us! Stockholm is a Scandinavian gem with plenty to offer and we are sure we are going to make the most of it.

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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Tag Archive for British Airways

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

A BA 747 parked up at Heathrow T5
A BA 747 parked up at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 9 – London Heathrow LHR to Brussels BRU

By Nige on March 6, 2014 at 10:59 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BRU | Brussels | LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

I have only 3 flights to go to complete my massive TP run. Next stop Brussels. I did toy with the idea of missing this out and just heading back to MAN - easy enough to do, but I don’t want to blot my copybook just yet.

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Looking across the apron from JFK T7
Looking across the apron from JFK T7

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 8 – New York JFK to London City LCY

By Nige on March 5, 2014 at 6:58 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LCY | London City | New York | Trips | USA

So, before the flight to London City, I needed to get across New York city which sounds a lot easier that it really is. The number of people that you end up fighting with to get a seat, get some air (in some cases) it’s amazing.

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Waiting at the gate in Shannon
Waiting at the gate in Shannon

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – Shannon SNN to New York JFK

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 10:47 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Once we got the call to reboard, we were back on the plane within a minute, and it was only another 5 or 10 mins before we were taking off for JFK. I didn’t notice the time, but it felt like we were about on time.

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My room at the Hilton Canary Wharf
My room at the Hilton Canary Wharf

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – London City LCY to Shannon SNN

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 8:48 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LCY | London | Shannon | SNN | Trips

The hotel bed was very comfortable – I woke at 5:30 – a touch later than my normal time of waking – although I had two beers the previous night, and that’s a lot for me on a school night.

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The BA Lounge at Brussels Airport
The BA Lounge at Brussels Airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 1 – Brussels BRU to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on February 26, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BRU | Brussels | Hilton | LHR | London | Trips

I spent about an hour in the lounge at Brussels Airport - it’s an ok lounge but there’s nothing much going on - the views aren’t that great and the food/drink isn’t that good either.

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