Weekend at Wimbledon in Jul 2018

Vick is in heaven – a weekend away to London including a visit to Wimbledon for the Mens’ Final on Centre Court!

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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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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: British Airways.

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

At Gate B7 waiting to reboard
At Gate B7 waiting to reboard

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 8 – Sofia SOF to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on November 16, 2024 at 3:11 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

At Non-Schengen Arrivals, we jogged to Passport Control, to see what sort of impact the Ryanair flight arriving ahead of us would have.

Hatton Cross Tube Station
Hatton Cross Tube Station

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 8 – London Heathrow LHR to Sofia SOF

By Nige on November 16, 2024 at 10:02 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

I woke at 3:45am. with a bit of a jolt. My phone alarm was on full blast; my watch alarm is so much more relaxing. Mental note for next time!

On final approach into Sofia
On final approach into Sofia

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 10:37 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Photos from Day 1, including my early morning drive into Heathrow, my flights to and from Sofia and an early afternoon drive home.

The view of Sofia after taking off on the way back to Heathrow
The view of Sofia after taking off on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Sofia SOF to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

My first B2B at Sofia since Bulgaria moved into the Schengen zone. It was a new experience and was subject to some risk!

A quiet Heathrow T3
A quiet Heathrow T3

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Sofia SOF

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

A very early arrival at Heathrow T3 for my first flight to Sofia in this series of trips. Breakfast tends to be a highlight and certainly a talking point on this occasion!

Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 2:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

My daft octet of trips commence today. These were all constructed using the old cheap £210 return fares in Club Europe which earned 160 TPs a pop.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024

By Nige on November 8, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Is it a daft idea to book eight B2Bs to Sofia over 29 days? I guess we will find out!

Enjoying the Catalina Highway heading up Mount Lemmon
Enjoying the Catalina Highway heading up Mount Lemmon

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Summary

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | American Airlines | Arizona | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Malaga | New York Kennedy | Trips | Tucson | TUS | USA

The end of another exciting TP run; exciting for me anyway! My first time in Tucson, Arizona and I was pleasantly surprised.

Looking down on Malaga Terminal 3
Looking down on Malaga Terminal 3

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Photos

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | American Airlines | Arizona | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Malaga | New York Kennedy | Trips | Tucson | TUS | USA

Photos from Day 7, when I took flights from Malaga to Helsinki and on to Heathrow.

Heading through Malaga airport baggage reclaim
Heading through Malaga airport baggage reclaim

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 6 – Photos

By Nige on October 7, 2024 at 11:22 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | Malaga

Photos from Day 6, which encompassed my exiting Heathrow T5 airside, then going through security again and my flight to Malaga.

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