Weekend to Helsinki in Apr 2014

Over Easter 2014 we took a trip to Helsinki – our first visit to Finland. It was partly to allow us to try out the CCR at Heathrow T5 and partly just to get away.

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

Blog - Tag Archive for France

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France is part of Europe and the European Union (EU)

The entrance to the AA Flagship Lounge at New York JFK Terminal 8
The entrance to the AA Flagship Lounge at New York JFK Terminal 8

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Summary

By Nige on November 20, 2021 at 9:21 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | CDG | France | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | New York | Paris | Trips

I’ve enjoyed my first significant trip in over 18 months: Using Verifly to manage all of the covid-related requirements worked really smoothly and airlines were happy to review the app during check in. Wearing masks all through my flights was a real chore. I experienced the new BA Club World suite for the first time […]

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Waiting at Gate A45 for my BA flight back to Heathrow
Waiting at Gate A45 for my BA flight back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Day 2 – Paris CDG to Heathrow

By Nige on November 12, 2021 at 6:54 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | CDG | France | Hawaii | LHR | London | Paris | Trips

When the sun rose, it became clear that the mist had stuck around overnight.  I wondered whether that might have an impact on flights.   As it happens it seemed to have absolutely no effect on flights into or out of CDG.  Perhaps partly due to having fewer scheduled flights just now? I wandered back to […]

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The station at Roissypole
The station at Roissypole

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Day 2 – Early Morning in Paris

By Nige on November 12, 2021 at 6:42 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021 Category: Travel
Tags: CDG | France | Hawaii | Hilton | Paris | Trips

Woke at 6am – I had set my alarm for 7am.  Felt fairly rested even considering the very soft mattress. The hotel is fairly worn, but has big rooms.  It doesn’t seem too busy, but there were a lot of rooms on floor 4 which were being used – I could tell by all of […]

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My BA aircraft waiting at the gate
My BA aircraft waiting at the gate

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Day 1 – London LHR to Paris CDG

By Nige on November 11, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | CDG | France | Hilton | LHR | London | Paris | Trips

The First Lounge was fairly busy – about as busy as I remember it pre-covid. On entering the CCR, I didn’t need to show my CCR card, so that was available from a scan of my boarding pass. The CCR has been spruced up a little with new, slightly more modern furniture. Again, it felt […]

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Heathrow T5
Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Prep

By Nige on November 10, 2021 at 7:02 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | CDG | France | Hawaii | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LHR | Los Angeles | New York | Paris | Trips | USA

Preparations Nice quiet day today ahead of the start of my first trip in 18 months or so. Not flying until late in the day, but decided to take the day off to avoid any last-minute stress and to make sure I’ve got everything in order, including all of the covid testing procedures. I took […]

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