Holiday to New England in Oct 2023

Looking forward to a tremendous holiday to watch the leaves fall in New England! Who knows whether we will get the timing right, but we are sure it will be amazing whatever happens.

Continue reading...

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

Blog - Tag Archive for London Heathrow

This is the blog page. This is where we share longer articles, which aim to share important concepts and ideas. It is also the general page for showing author, category, tag and time-based archives.

Posts are normally shown in reverse chronological order, in groups of 10, but you can adapt the results using the controls below.

This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: London Heathrow.

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 1 - Home to London Heathrow
RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 1 - Home to London Heathrow

RTW TP Run in Jan 2026: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on January 18, 2026 at 4:33 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026 Category: Travel
Tags: London Heathrow

It was an unusual start to a trip, with our first stop being a lunchtime visit to friends in Reading.

Waiting at Gate S23 at Madrid
Waiting at Gate S23 at Madrid

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 9 – Photos

By Nige on March 13, 2025 at 11:06 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | MAD | Madrid

Photos from Day 9, when I flew to and from Madrid and then I drove home late in the day.

A stunning view of London city through the clouds on final approach
A stunning view of London city through the clouds on final approach

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 9 – London Heathrow to Home

By Nige on March 13, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow

The hotel hoppa buses appear to turn off their tracker as they arrive at Heathrow, which means passengers have no idea that there is a bus ready to go. Why do they do that?

On arrival at Madrid airport
On arrival at Madrid airport

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 9 – Madrid MAD to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on March 13, 2025 at 9:06 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | MAD | Madrid

I was second off behind the first officer, and it took a while to work out my bearings in the airport. I was concerned about going too far and missing transit security, but it became pretty obvious.

A beautiful day in London
A beautiful day in London

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 9 – London Heathrow LHR to Madrid MAD

By Nige on March 13, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow | MAD | Madrid

I got into the CCR and went for a shower to freshen up. The lounges felt pretty busy, but I managed to find a quiet seat.

On board the BA flight to Heathrow
On board the BA flight to Heathrow

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 8 – Photos

By Nige on March 12, 2025 at 11:18 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Palm Springs

Photos from Day 8, when we drove from Rancho Mirage to Santa Monica for a charge up, lunch at The Cheesecake Factory at Marina del Rey and we caught our BA flight back to Heathrow.

On the Hertz bus heading back to LAX
On the Hertz bus heading back to LAX

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 8 – Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on March 12, 2025 at 10:11 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles

A short shuttle bus to the Tom Bradley International Terminal, and we were soon heading through TSA Pre-Check. Once through, we headed straight into the Qantas First Lounge and found some relaxing recliner seats.

Grazing food served pre-flight on board the BA flight to LA
Grazing food served pre-flight on board the BA flight to LA

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 2 – Photos

By Nige on March 6, 2025 at 10:18 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles

Photos from Day 2 which revolved around our flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles.

Waiting at Gate B39 for our flight to Los Angeles
Waiting at Gate B39 for our flight to Los Angeles

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 2 – London Heathrow LHR to Los Angeles LAX

By Nige on March 6, 2025 at 6:04 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Holidays | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles

We negotiated over the timing of the shuttle bus back to the terminal. I obviously wanted to catch the first bus at 4:30am and the Vickster wanted to catch the 7am.

London at night on final approach into Heathrow
London at night on final approach into Heathrow

Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025: Day 1 – Photos

By Nige on March 5, 2025 at 11:35 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Indian Wells in Mar 2025 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | DUB | Dublin | Hilton | Holidays | LHR | London Heathrow

Photos from Day 1, including our drive into Heathrow and our flights to and from Dublin.

up scroll arrow
down scroll arrow