Work Trip to Houston in Jan 2014

This is Vick’s first work trip abroad with Risktec. She’s on her way to spend a week with her colleagues based in Houston. This is a follow-on story from our Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013.

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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 London Heathrow

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

Waiting for the bus back to T3 Long Stay
Waiting for the bus back to T3 Long Stay

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow to Home

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 6:34 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

Looking forward to getting home after a tiring first Sofia B2B. I can't believe I have another 7 of these trips planned!

The view of Sofia after taking off on the way back to Heathrow
The view of Sofia after taking off on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Sofia SOF to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

My first B2B at Sofia since Bulgaria moved into the Schengen zone. It was a new experience and was subject to some risk!

A quiet Heathrow T3
A quiet Heathrow T3

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Sofia SOF

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

A very early arrival at Heathrow T3 for my first flight to Sofia in this series of trips. Breakfast tends to be a highlight and certainly a talking point on this occasion!

Enjoying time at home (where's Chutney?)
Enjoying time at home (where's Chutney?)

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Home to London Heathrow

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 5:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow

The start of my first B2B to Sofia in this series of flights, but what an ungodly hour to get things underway? Alarm set for 2:30am and on the road by 2:45am.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on November 9, 2024 at 2:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

My daft octet of trips commence today. These were all constructed using the old cheap £210 return fares in Club Europe which earned 160 TPs a pop.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024

By Nige on November 8, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Sofia in Nov 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | Bulgaria | LHR | London Heathrow | SOF | Sofia | Trips

Is it a daft idea to book eight B2Bs to Sofia over 29 days? I guess we will find out!

Enjoying the Catalina Highway heading up Mount Lemmon
Enjoying the Catalina Highway heading up Mount Lemmon

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Summary

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | American Airlines | Arizona | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Malaga | New York Kennedy | Trips | Tucson | TUS | USA

The end of another exciting TP run; exciting for me anyway! My first time in Tucson, Arizona and I was pleasantly surprised.

Looking down on Malaga Terminal 3
Looking down on Malaga Terminal 3

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Photos

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: AGP | American Airlines | Arizona | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | JFK | LAX | LHR | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | Malaga | New York Kennedy | Trips | Tucson | TUS | USA

Photos from Day 7, when I took flights from Malaga to Helsinki and on to Heathrow.

BA maintenance at London Heathrow
BA maintenance at London Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – London Heathrow to Home

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow | Trips

As my TP run draws to an end, the final step took me back to my car ahead of the drive home to Drayton, Oxfordshire.

An empty Helsinki Airport Terminal 2
An empty Helsinki Airport Terminal 2

Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024: Day 7 – Helsinki HEL to London Heathrow LHR

By Nige on October 8, 2024 at 10:11 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Tucson in Oct 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | LHR | London Heathrow

Always a great experience being on the Finnair A350 flying between Helsinki and London Heathrow. It might also give me an opportunity for a half-decent kip!

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