Weekend in Oslo in Dec 2019

A weekend away to snowy Oslo for the Christmas markets and museums with Andrew and Sam.

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

Blog - Tag Archive for Holidays

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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Holidays.

Holidays are vacations that we have taken together that are more significant than trips or weekends

Lunch in Port Hope, Ontario
Lunch in Port Hope, Ontario

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 3 – Toronto to Wellington

By Nige on September 2, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto | Wellington

We have enjoyed our short stop in Toronto. We have done plenty, but now we were looking forward to the drive to Wellington and the Drake Devonshire hotel.

Guests getting ready to watch the sunrise from the top of the CN Tower
Guests getting ready to watch the sunrise from the top of the CN Tower

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

Photos from Day 2, including a visit to the harbour, a guided tour around film and TV locations, a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower.

The view from the top of the CN Tower as we approached sunset
The view from the top of the CN Tower as we approached sunset

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Afternoon in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 10:31 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

The adventure continued in the afternoon with a visit to The Cheesecake Factory and a trip up the CN Tower. It has been a very busy day.

Early morning in Toronto
Early morning in Toronto

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 2 – Morning in Toronto

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 11:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

An exciting start to our holiday with a visit to the harbour and a guided tour around the Toronto film and TV locations.

A view of BA aircraft at Heathrow T5
A view of BA aircraft at Heathrow T5

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on September 1, 2024 at 10:26 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Canada | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

Photos from Day 1, encompassing our drive to Heathrow, flight from Heathrow to Toronto and finally our evening in Toronto.

Our welcome into Canada
Our welcome into Canada

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Evening in Toronto

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 10:22 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Canada | Hilton | Holidays | Toronto

It was a fair old walk from Gate C33 to the Immigration Hall, where we joined a huge queue with no instructions as to what we were supposed to do.

The new Starbucks at Heathrow T5A
The new Starbucks at Heathrow T5A

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Toronto YYZ

By Nige on August 31, 2024 at 4:08 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

It felt great walking into T5 and down to The First Wing (TFW). It feels like my second home. For Vick, it's likely a distant ninth!

Canada
Canada

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on August 28, 2024 at 10:09 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Canada | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

Another one of our road trips around North America. This time it's Canada rather that the US. We have an 8-stop out and back trip starting in Toronto, heading nort-east to Montreal and finally up to Quebec City.

Canada
Canada

Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024

By Nige on August 1, 2024 at 1:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Canada in Aug 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Canada | Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | Toronto | YYZ

We are on our travels again! This time we are heading over to Canada to do a mini road-trip from Toronto up to Montreal and on to Quebec City. It should be a warm break at this time of the year.

A lovely cup of tea enjoyed on final approach into Heathrow
A lovely cup of tea enjoyed on final approach into Heathrow

Holiday to Tennessee in Mar 2024: Day 13 – London Heathrow to Home

By Nige on April 4, 2024 at 3:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Tennessee in Mar 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow

It was an age before the jet bridge was finally connected to the aircraft, and the door was opened.

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