Holiday to Pacific West Coast in Jun 2012

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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 AMS

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

Amsterdam airport located in The Netherlands

A very warm welcome at Heathrow T5!
A very warm welcome at Heathrow T5!

Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022: Day 1 – London LHR to Amsterdam AMS

By Nige on January 21, 2022 at 8:43 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | British Airways | LHR | London | Netherlands | Trips

I arrived on the bus from POD parking into bus stop 28, just outside the lifts, which I took up to level 5 and departures.  T5 didn’t appear to be too busy and within 3 or 4 mins I was standing outside The First Wing (TFW). I already had my two boarding cards for the […]

Covid requirements for masks onboard flights continue
Covid requirements for masks onboard flights continue

Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022: Prep

By Nige on January 2, 2022 at 7:51 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | AMS | British Airways | JFK | LAX | LHR | Los Angeles | Netherlands | New York | San Francisco | SFO | Trips | USA

Preparations Managed to sneak this trip in during Jan.  It was originally a June booking that was impacted by flight cancellations, so at the start of Jan I decided to take advantage of my ability to rebook my trip avoiding all of the original restrictions: as long as there is flight availability.  That allowed me […]

Las Vegas
Las Vegas

Tier Point Run to Las Vegas in Feb 2022

By Nige on January 2, 2022 at 12:00 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Las Vegas in Feb 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | AMS | Amsterdam | Announcements | British Airways | Hilton | LAS | Las Vegas | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | Trips | USA

Enjoying getting back into flying after the awful last few years. Managed to sneak in another trip in Feb with Las Vegas in my sights.

The streets of San Francisco!
The streets of San Francisco!

Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022

By Nige on January 1, 2022 at 7:42 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to San Francisco in Jan 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | AMS | Announcements | British Airways | JFK | LAX | LHR | Los Angeles | Netherlands | New York | San Francisco | SFO | Trips | USA

Managed to sneak in another trip in Jan. San Francisco is a great place to visit!

On final approach into London City airport
On final approach into London City airport

Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014: Day 8 – Photos

By Nige on January 8, 2014 at 11:07 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | British Airways | LCY | LHR | London City | London Heathrow

Combined photos from Day 21 of our holiday to Las Vegas and Day 8 of our individual trips.

Somewhere over the Atlantic on the way back to London City
Somewhere over the Atlantic on the way back to London City

Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014: Day 8 – Amsterdam (AMS) to London (LHR)

By Nige on January 8, 2014 at 12:13 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | British Airways | LHR | London Heathrow

Got through security in 5 mins - no big deal and no real queue. Had a quick Skype via mobile with Vick and then waited patiently for boarding my new flight back to LHR.

Early in the morning on the way to Amsterdam
Early in the morning on the way to Amsterdam

Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014: Day 8 – London (LCY) to Amsterdam (AMS)

By Nige on January 8, 2014 at 8:12 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Cancun in Jan 2014 Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | British Airways | LCY | London City

I had about an hour at LCY before my flight to AMS. In planning the itinerary I had included about 4 hours contingency at AMS before picking up my BA Avios return trip back to the UK.

A BA A318 waiting to take us to New York JFK
A BA A318 waiting to take us to New York JFK

Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013: Day 2 – Amsterdam (AMS) to London City (LCY) to New York (JFK)

By Nige on December 20, 2013 at 7:38 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: AMS | Amsterdam | British Airways | Hilton | JFK | LCY | London City | New York

We turned off the light fairly early (I think it’s our age!), and slept ok - fairly hard bed. Breakfast was the typical Hampton fayre which didn’t suit Vick that much.

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