Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013

Bit scary this - my first overseas trip by air on my own! At 47! I’ve always had someone in tow to rely on for finding my way around, or picking up things from hotel rooms when I have left them, and there’s no one but myself to rely on.

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

Blog - Tag Archive for Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is a major city in California, part of the USA

Beautiful Hawaii
Beautiful Hawaii

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 15 – Honolulu HNL to Los Angeles LAX

By Nige on September 5, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Dollar | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles

Day 15 started badly since I set my alarm clock one hour earlier than it needed to be! 5am instead of 6am. Anyway we had a nice leisurely time on the balcony watching the sun rise with our Starbucks.

A view of the beach at night in Waikiki
A view of the beach at night in Waikiki

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 3 – Photos

By Nige on August 24, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | IAD | LAX | Los Angeles | USA | Washington

Photos from Day 3.

The view of the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu
The view of the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 3 – Washington IAD to Honolulu HNL (via Los Angeles LAX)

By Nige on August 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | IAD | LAX | Los Angeles | USA | Washington

We took one 5mg tablet of melatonin last night and we both felt the effect early in the morning - we both felt drowsy around 2am, but still found it difficult to turn our brains off.

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013
Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013

By Nige on August 1, 2013 at 12:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | Big Island | British Airways | BRU | Brussels | Brussels Airlines | Dollar | Hawaiian Airlines | Heathrow | HNL | Honolulu | IAD | KOA | Kona | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | MAN | Manchester | Maui | Mustang | OGG | Washington

We’re getting the bug for this blogging lark! This will be the place we keep everyone up to date with what we are up to on our long trip to Hawaii in August 2013.

Vick in Starbucks near to LA
Vick in Starbucks near to LA

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 3 – Los Angeles to Palm Springs

By Nige on June 6, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Hertz | Hilton | Los Angeles | Mustang | Palm Springs

Arrived into LAX at a touch before midnight - some right funny buggers on the flight.  People who clearly don’t rate United for food.  One guy brought a pizza on board, one had a pot of pineapple chunks.

The 9/11 Memorial in New York
The 9/11 Memorial in New York

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 2 – New York to Los Angeles

By Nige on June 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | United

Surprise, surprise we woke early after two fire alarms in the night. Bit of a convoluted trip into the city via the hotel shuttle, the AirTrain and the Metro. 

Mustang Convertible - the only way to do a road trip!
Mustang Convertible - the only way to do a road trip!

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Planning – Road Trip

By Nige on May 3, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Los Angeles | Mustang | Palm Springs | San Diego

We will arrive into LA very early in the morning (about 1am).  We’ve got a hotel booked for that night, and only need to head to Palm Springs on day 1, so we have some flexibility to ensure we can get a Mustang.

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