Weekend at the Tennis ATP Finals in Nov 2015

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

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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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
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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.

A view of the Newark Terminal C with a few of the 5,500 tablets installed at each seat

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 6 – Photos

Photos from Day 6.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – Photos

Photos from Day 2.

The lovely sky on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 2 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

I set the alarm for 6am expecting to wake up well before that. It's my norm. Amazingly, I was rudely awoken by my alarm going off, having slept really well.

De-icing at Heathrow on the way to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 1 – Photos

Photos from Day 1.

Taking off from Heathrow on the way to Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

I walked down to The First Wing (TFW) and headed through to security where there was a long queue.

The BA decorations are up at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Prep

One benefit of consulting for a UK bank is that at Christmas I typically get about 3 weeks off.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022

This is another one of those mad dashes across the Atlantic, starting in Budapest, to Heathrow, then onto New York and Los Angeles, before a final hop over to Honolulu.

The Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2022 – Summary

Another enjoyable, albeit tiring trip earning Tier Points. This is a quick summary of highlights and lowlights.

The view of the City of London at night as we approached Heathrow from Budapest

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2022 – Day 6 – Budapest (BUD) to London (LHR)

The transfer arrangements seemed a little odd at BUD. I went direct to the scanners that you can see on the right hand side. I had to stir the team of three into action.