Weekend at the Tennis ATP Finals in Nov 2018

Another of our regular trips down to the O2 to see the ATP World Tour tennis finals.

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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 USA

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

Waiting at the gate in Shannon
Waiting at the gate in Shannon

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 2 – Shannon SNN to New York JFK

By Nige on February 27, 2014 at 10:47 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | JFK | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Once we got the call to reboard, we were back on the plane within a minute, and it was only another 5 or 10 mins before we were taking off for JFK. I didn’t notice the time, but it felt like we were about on time.

San Juan in colour!
San Juan in colour!

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on February 26, 2014 at 8:11 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | BRU | Brussels | EWR | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LCY | LHR | London City | London Heathrow | Los Angeles | MIA | Miami | New York | San Juan | SJU | Trips | USA

Well just days to go now, and I’m getting prepared for my long trip. Itinerary has been printed; flight bookings printed; hotel bookings printed; maps to get me across London, and across NYC printed; and I’ve got my ESTA, Global Entry and travel insurance details printed as well.

San Juan
San Juan

Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014

By Nige on February 25, 2014 at 4:03 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii/San Juan in Feb 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: Announcements | British Airways | BRU | Brussels | EWR | Hawaii | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | JFK | LAX | LCY | LHR | London | Los Angeles | New York | Shannon | SNN | Trips | USA

Shouldn’t be scary this one - I’ve done overseas trips on my own before (well once), and I’ve worn the t-shirt, and watched the video, and read the book etc. No big deal.

A mural on the wall at Miami Airport
A mural on the wall at Miami Airport

Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013: Day 1 – Prep

By Nige on December 13, 2013 at 7:32 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | GCM | Grand Cayman | Hilton | JFK | LAS | Las Vegas | LHR | London Heathrow | MAN | Manchester | MIA | Miami | New York | Trips | USA

Time to chill and earn some serious miles with BA and AA. This trip will take me from Manchester to Heathrow, over to Dublin where I stay at the airport Hilton, then it’s on to JFK in the morning where I have my interview to complete my Global Entry application.

Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman

Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013

By Nige on December 1, 2013 at 7:25 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Grand Cayman in Dec 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | DUB | Dublin | GCM | Grand Cayman | Hilton | JFK | LAS | Las Vegas | LHR | London | MIA | Miami | New York | Trips | USA

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.

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.

Our 747 waiting for us to board at London Heathrow
Our 747 waiting for us to board at London Heathrow

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 2 – London Heathrow to Washington IAD

By Nige on August 23, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Heathrow | Hilton | London | Mai Thai | USA | Washington

The flight from LHR was pretty good.  Upper deck was comfy and I had plenty of legroom in 62K, good selection of films and food was pretty decent as well.

A beautiful view of Hawaii
A beautiful view of Hawaii

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Hand Luggage Only

By Nige on August 5, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hawaii | USA

I hate putting luggage in the hold. I worry that it won’t arrive at the same time and place as we have. We have experienced this before when we flew to Dallas.

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