Cruise on a Canal in Aug 2018

Harry invited us to enjoy a day out on the Bridgewater Canal. What a laugh it was.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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USA is a major tourist destination for us and a whole load more people around the globe

A colourful yacht viewed from room 3304 of the Hilton Waikiki Beach

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 3 – Afternoon and Evening in Honolulu

By Nige on January 28, 2023 at 9:42 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

Having deplaned at about 12:50pm, I was at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel with key in my hand heading for the lifts 30 mins later. That's pretty good going considering the Uber driver took the slow route.

One of two interesting murals on the walls of a restaurant in T7 of Los Angeles LAX airport

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 3 – Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL)

As in previous trips, I didn't sleep very well at the LAX Hilton. It's UK day time and I have had some sleep on my previous flight.

The BA 777-200 aircraft that flew me from London Heathrow to New York JFK

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – Photos

Photos from Day 2.

Terminal 8 at New York JFK just after getting through security

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

Approaching the T8 premium check-in area, I noticed the First Class check-in area to the right hand side, so I decided I would give it a try.

Another BA aircraft visible from BA115 taxiing to the runway at Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 2 – London (LHR) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on January 27, 2023 at 9:20 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

It was pretty quiet in the CCR. Although I had debated about having breakfast in the CCR, my initial focus was on caffeine, so I hot-footed it down to Starbucks and joined a very long queue

The BA First Wing check-in area at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Prep

This is another one of the trips to Hawaii that I booked many months ago and subsequently benefited from American Airlines rescheduling flights.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023

This is the third in a trilogy of trips to Honolulu in the space of a little over 2 months. This is another trip starting in Budapest and follows the well-trodden path of flying over to Hawaii via London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX

A tropical bird found at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 – Summary

By Nige on December 22, 2022 at 5:38 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | BUD | Budapest | EWR | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | New York | Trips | United Airlines | USA

Another enjoyable, if slightly frustrating, trip earning Tier Points, which included my first ever overnight delay caused by a flight cancellation.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 5 – Photos

Photos from Day 5.

My room at the Hilton JFK - not one I was supposed to be seeing!

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 5 – New York (JFK) to London (LHR)

By Nige on December 19, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | LHR | London | New York | Trips | USA

It was a great feeling to walk from the AA inbound flight straight into a nice suite of lounges, where I could wait for my BA flight back to Heathrow.