Tier Point Run to Las Vegas in Nov 2016

Last TP run of the year – just off to Vegas for a short trip. But there’s nothing ‘just’ about Vegas!

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

Blog - Category Archive for Travel

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 all posts assigned to category: Travel.

Travel includes posts about all of our holidays, weekend visits and trips

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Booked Attractions

By Nige on August 6, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Maui | Maui Snorkel Tours | O'Ahu | Old Lahaina Luau | Pearl Harbor

So what are we planning on doing when we get there? Pearl Harbor, a visit to a luau and snorkeling.

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.

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Our Route

By Nige on August 3, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | Brussels Airlines | Hawaiian Airlines

So which route are we taking then? Direct? No… Why take the easy route. After all this is not only a holiday, but also a mileage run.

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013

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.

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Summary

By Nige on July 5, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Lufthansa | Munich

Some stats that summarise our fab holiday.

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 32 – Munich to Home

By Nige on July 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Lufthansa | Munich

The flight was ok – ignored the dinner service and we both tried to sleep. Due to the 4th July, business class was only 25% full – no one in first class either, so we spread out and had a row to ourselves to avoid any interruptions. Sleep wasn’t very good but (at least for […]

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 31 – Photos from Day 31

By Nige on July 4, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Lufthansa | Munich | Starbucks

Photos from Day 31.

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 31 – Chicago to Munich

By Nige on July 4, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Lufthansa | Munich | Starbucks

The day has finally arrived - time to head home. It’s been a great holiday but all good things come to an end.

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 30 – Photos from Day 30

By Nige on July 3, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Hilton | Segway | Starbucks

Photos from Day 30.

Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012: Day 30 – Chicago

By Nige on July 3, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012 Category: Travel
Tags: Chicago | Hilton | Segway | Starbucks

Decided to force ourselves to get up early so that we can short cut getting over the jet lag when we get back home. I’ll be starting my new contract on Monday so I can’t afford to be carrying around 8 hours of jet lag for too long.