Weekend at the Tennis ATP Finals in Nov 2014

We went down to London for the weekend to see the ATP World Tour tennis finals at the O2. We had a fab time with Sharon and Simon and saw Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka and Nishikori.

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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

A typical square in Palermo
A typical square in Palermo

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – Afternoon in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | Mercure | Palermo

Passport control was slow. Unbelievably slow. We were lucky since we were first off the aircraft and were first in the queue at Border Control

An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day
An eerily quiet Hilton T5 at the start of the day

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 2 – London Heathrow in Palermo

By Nige on April 14, 2026 at 11:06 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo | PMO

Our night's sleep at the Hilton Heathrow T5 was not the best. Our alarms woke us at 3:50am, which is an ungodly hour even for me!

Our room at the Hilton Heathrow T5
Our room at the Hilton Heathrow T5

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on April 13, 2026 at 10:51 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

Photos from Day 1 when all we did was drive to the Hilton Heathrow T5!

Little Mango enjoying some quality time on Mum's lap
Little Mango enjoying some quality time on Mum's lap

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on April 12, 2026 at 8:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London

It was a nice and easy start to the day. Another early start for me, and I had to hold off the cats from getting their breakfast too early.

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on April 12, 2026 at 5:28 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

This holiday was designed to be nice and simple! BA will fly us from Heathrow to Palermo and back.

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026

By Nige on April 1, 2026 at 5:15 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | Avis | British Airways | Hilton | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London | Palermo | PMO

Sicily is another place we have both wanted to go to for so long, and the opportunity just sprang up from nowhere.

The Capitol in Washington DC
The Capitol in Washington DC

Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025: Day 8 – Photos

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.

Christmas is already here!
Christmas is already here!

Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025: Day 8 – Late Afternoon in Washington DC

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.

The Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport
The Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport

Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025: Day 8 – The Air and Space Museum at Dulles

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.

A perfect start to the day
A perfect start to the day

Holiday Washington DC in Nov 2025: Day 8 – Charlottesville to Washington DC

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!

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