Holiday to Las Vegas in Dec 2013

Spent Christmas in 2013 driving around the US South West: Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Diego and Death Valley.

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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 Honolulu

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Honolulu is the home of Hawaii-5-0, part of the USA

A tropical bird found at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki
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.

A view of the AA aircraft taking me back to Los Angeles
A view of the AA aircraft taking me back to Los Angeles

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX)

By Nige on December 18, 2022 at 10:52 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

Time to head back to the UK. Although the weather has been awful today, my trip has ended with a wonderful sunset.

Aloha from Waikiki in Honolulu
Aloha from Waikiki in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 4 – Morning and Afternoon in Honolulu

By Nige on December 18, 2022 at 6:16 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

My sleep is clearly completely shot on this trip. Minimal sleep was achieved at the Hilton LAX hotel last night. Tonight wasn't that much better at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel.

Take out from The Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu
Take out from The Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Afternoon and Evening in Honolulu

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Trips | USA | Waikiki

Having arrived at the Hilton Waikiki Beach hotel, I remembered my last (brief) visit in Nov. I had a room on the 12th floor (if I remember correctly). This time I managed to get onto the 34th floor (out of 37). Although it seemed to take the check-in guy a long time to organise my […]

A skyline view of Honolulu
A skyline view of Honolulu

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 3 – Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL)

By Nige on December 17, 2022 at 8:53 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

I think the good amount of sleep I got on the flight to LAX last night caused me not to be able to sleep at the Hilton LAX hotel.

The BA decorations are up at Heathrow T5
The BA decorations are up at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Prep

By Nige on December 15, 2022 at 8:36 am
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | British Airways | BUD | Budapest | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

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

The best of Hawaii
The best of Hawaii

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022

By Nige on December 1, 2022 at 1:58 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: American Airlines | Announcements | British Airways | BUD | Budapest | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | LAX | LHR | London | Los Angeles | Trips | USA | Waikiki

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.

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