A Visit to Battersea Power Station in May 2023

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

Vick in Lake Havasu City
Vick in Lake Havasu City

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 7 – San Diego to Lake Havasu City

By Nige on April 24, 2022 at 9:46 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | Lake Havasu City | San Diego | USA

We finally left at 10:30 after the football finished.  It was a long 300 mile drive, estimated to be around 5hr in duration.

I love a breakfast burrito!
I love a breakfast burrito!

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 7 – San Diego in the Morning

By Nige on April 24, 2022 at 9:46 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | San Diego | USA

I didn’t sleep as well overnight as on previous nights.  I was up at around 2am; Vick was up around 4am.  We drove out to Starbucks and stopped off at the gas station to fill up, ahead of our long drive to Lake Havasu City.  However, there was a lot to get through before we […]

A lovely view of Balboa Park
A lovely view of Balboa Park

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 6 – San Diego in the Afternoon

By Nige on April 23, 2022 at 9:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | San Diego | USA

After a short stay back at the hotel, we headed out again on to Balboa Park with the sun warming this up nicely.

Looking up the coast at La Jolla
Looking up the coast at La Jolla

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 6 – San Diego in the Morning

By Nige on April 23, 2022 at 7:16 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | San Diego | USA

I slept through to just after 3am which I was happy about.  Vick managed an extra hour on top of that.

Seaport village in San Diego
Seaport village in San Diego

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 5 – San Diego

By Nige on April 22, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | San Diego | USA

We arrived at the Hilton Garden Inn, Mission Valley at around 10am, knowing that our room would almost certainly not be ready.

Our white Mustang parked up on the way to San Diego
Our white Mustang parked up on the way to San Diego

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 5 – Rancho Mirage to San Diego

By Nige on April 22, 2022 at 10:54 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | Rancho Mirage | San Diego | USA

After checking out, we headed SE along CA-111 with the roof down.

Early morning in Rancho Mirage
Early morning in Rancho Mirage

Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022: Day 5 – Rancho Mirage

By Nige on April 22, 2022 at 6:48 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday USA SW Road Trip in Apr 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | Rancho Mirage | USA

I woke before midnight and spent an hour on my laptop before getting back to sleep.  We were both awake at just after 3am.

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