Holiday to Tennessee in Mar 2024

We are on our travels again! This time we are heading to somewhere new in the US: Tennessee! On the way we will be stopping off in Georgia and Mississippi, which will also be new US states for us.

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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 Trips

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.

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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Trips.

Trips are jaunts that we have taken that are not considered holidays

A bright early start to the day in Hollywood
A bright early start to the day in Hollywood

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 5 – Los Angeles – Morning

By Nige on May 18, 2024 at 1:27 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

I woke at around 2am, which meant I had had a half-decent night's sleep. There's never any point in trying to adapt to the local timezone, since I am heading back home within a few days of arriving.

Warner Bros Studio Tour
Warner Bros Studio Tour

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 4 – Los Angeles – Late Morning/Afternoon

By Nige on May 17, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

I had a Warner Bros Studio Tour planned for 11am, but I decided I may as well head up there early. My heel was hurting, so the earlier I could finish off any heavy walking, the better.

Early morning in Hollywood
Early morning in Hollywood

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 4 – Los Angeles – Early Morning

By Nige on May 17, 2024 at 11:43 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

I woke at around 2am, so I got a decent amount of sleep, but I knew there was no chance I was going to get back to sleep. I had an exciting plan for this morning: to hike up to the Hollywood sign, aiming to start my hike not long after sunrise (a little before 6am).

An empty Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8
An empty Chelsea Lounge at JFK T8

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 3 – New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on May 16, 2024 at 8:13 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | JFK | LAX | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | USA

Having left the aircraft first, I was on my way up the airbridge, when I heard "Mr Billingham" from an AA rep that was now behind me. I had to double back and take a boarding pass from her.

An empty CCR at Heathrow T5
An empty CCR at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 3 – London Heathrow (LHR) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on May 16, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London Heathrow | New York | Trips | USA

I was awoken abruptly by the alarm this morning - I was clearly in a deep sleep. I caught the 5am Hoppa Hotels bus and bypassed the e-ticketing system, which failed miserably over the last couple of days.

As close as I got to Starbucks at Helsinki airport
As close as I got to Starbucks at Helsinki airport

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Helsinki (HEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)

By Nige on May 15, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | Hilton | LHR | London | Trips

Passport Control (allowing access to the non-Schengen gates) was really busy with a long queue tailing around a tensa barrier structure.

An airy-feeling Budapest Terminal 2B Airside
An airy-feeling Budapest Terminal 2B Airside

Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to Helsinki (HEL)

By Nige on May 15, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Los Angeles in May 2024 Category: Travel
Tags: BUD | Budapest | Finnair | HEL | Helsinki | Trips

Having turned off the light at around 1:30 a.m., I was awake at around 6:30 a.m., thinking about whether Mango had allowed her mum to get some sleep last night.

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