Tier Point Run to Helsinki in Jan 2015

Another Tier Point run! This one took me to Helsinki overnight, and I really mean overnight literally in the airport – I hadn’t done that before.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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Trips are jaunts that we have taken that are not considered holidays

A BA short haul aircraft waiting to depart from T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 1 – London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD)

This is the flight which is a bit of a bore to be honest. First flight of a complex itinerary where I am heading the opposite way to the way I want to go.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Day 1 – Home to Heathow

By Nige on January 26, 2023 at 2:07 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

The day got off to a good start: slept to a reasonable time and Mango wasn't too naughty so there wasn't too much needed in avoiding her waking the sleeping Vickster up.

The BA First Wing check-in area at Heathrow T5

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023: Prep

This is another one of the trips to Hawaii that I booked many months ago and subsequently benefited from American Airlines rescheduling flights.

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Jan 2023

This is the third in a trilogy of trips to Honolulu in the space of a little over 2 months. This is another trip starting in Budapest and follows the well-trodden path of flying over to Hawaii via London Heathrow, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX

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.

Heading to the exit in Arrivals at Heathrow Terminal 2

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 7 – London (LHR) to Home

By Nige on December 21, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022 Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London | Trips

I was first off the aircraft and power-walked through Arrivals. The place was as good as empty. It's a lovely terminal.

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.

On board the UA flight from Newark to London Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Dec 2022: Day 6 – New York (EWR) to London (LHR)

My flight home was due to depart from Gate C126. United Airlines (UA) advertise they start boarding 50 mins before departure time, so I headed down there early.