I couldn't turn down the offer of a cheap ex-Dublin Tier Point run to Hawaii for the weekend.
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Hilton is one of the largest global hotel chains
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Doha | Hilton
To say the walk to immigration was long doesn't emphasise enough the distance covered, just to spend one night in Doha.
By Nige
on January 19, 2026
at 9:39 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | Hilton | OSL | Oslo | Qatar Airways | QR
After arriving back at the airport, I headed up to Check In area 10, where Qatar were based for the day.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 9:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
Photos from Day 8, when we drove from Charlottesville to Washington DC, toured the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, braced the cold winds on the way to the Botanical Gardens and our final meal at The Cheesecake Factory.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 8:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
From the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, we picked up some fuel and drove into the centre of Washington DC.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 3:10 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, also known as the Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport, forms part of the Smithsonian Institute, which is the world's largest museum, education and research complex.
By Nige
on November 16, 2025
at 10:01 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA | Washington DC
It was another early start and another brief drive to Starbucks to pick up our coffees, whilst Madam chills in bed. Vick's contribution was to open the door to our room when I came back with the goods!
By Nige
on November 15, 2025
at 8:37 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
Photos from Day 7 including another drive along Skyline Drive and a hike up Stony Man Trail.
By Nige
on November 15, 2025
at 2:41 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
We decided to head back to Shenandoah Park. Back to try a different stretch of Skyline Drive from Swift Run Gap Entrance Station up to Skyland Resort.
By Nige
on November 15, 2025
at 8:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
We were both up around 5am when Starbucks opened up. By this time, I'd be banging on the door, but to save the 15 min walk along the noisy road, I offered to drive and pick up our favourite drinks, so we could enjoy them in bed.
By Nige
on November 14, 2025
at 8:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025
Category: Travel
Tags: Charlottesville | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | USA
Photos from Day 6, when we drove up Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, wandered through Charlotteville and had an amazing steak meal at Outback Steakhouse.
