Christmas Trips

[audie]

yer a bunch of jet-setters too in addition to football nuts ! i will be here slaving away, but i do expect a postcard - hint hint hint !

 

[Allifunn]

yer a bunch of jet-setters too in addition to football nuts ! i will be here slaving away, but i do expect a postcard - hint hint hint !

I will send you one! It will get to you 3 weeks after I get home! It's the thought that counts!
I need your address!

 

[audie]

I will send you one! It will get to you 3 weeks after I get home! It's the thought that counts!
I need your address!

it is on its way !

 

[Cil]

Cil, have done easyjet to London but problem is that we'd need an open ended intercontinental flight which probably will be more costly in and out of the US. So then we'd need 2 easy jets to and back to london which adds $100pp to the cost.

Actually it's only $84RT per person (after taxes) but I hear ya. Flying out of ATL is pricey, JAX or MCO are cheaper ($700), JFK only $541, but I understand you not wanting to add too much to it.
I just think the London/Paris thing is pretty easy and fun. I like how you can take the Metro in and out of CDG.

Never have used HLX. I wouldn't have a problem using air to get around but I'm just so much more familiar with the rail system. Anything goes but I'd hate to have screw ups because I don't know the system. We're gonna probably hit about 5 countries so we'd be sitting in a lot of airports if we did air around the continent. Don't know, Ali, Tim, your thoughts

We used HLX (and Condor Airlines) for the first time last summer, and we did get a family train pass (purchased in Germany) for our time there. Usually we do car, or just point-to-point train travel. Last summer we did all three! We visited 3 countries in 17 days (5,if you count our Montenegro/Bosnia daytrip).

I know what you mean about sitting in airports, but it's either sit in airports or sit in train stations I guess. I think both have their pros and cons.

The one thing we try to always do is make a loop, with no backtracking. Sometimes we do open jaw, but last summer we flew in and out of Frankfurt--we just made sure we didn't backtrack.

I guess y'all just need to have a cyberspace sitdown and figure out exactly where you want to go and how you want to accomplish it.
Have fun planning.

 

[Teresa]

cil will you be our resident travel planner? we'll give you $10.

 

[Cil]

cil will you be our resident travel planner? we'll give you $10.

heh
Tootsie you crack me up.
Just for the sake of this beautiful coast, I will gladly keep an eye on airfares just to help out my fellow northwest Floridians (or wherever they happen to need to fly out of.)
But I realize that (travel-wise and other-wise) everyone has their own needs, desires, constraints etc etc.
Not trying to tell Cork, Uncle Timmy or Allifunn what they should do, I just want to make sure they're aware of all their alternatives.

 

[Chickpea]

Cork and Alli and Timmy,

We will be in Paris from Dec 23rd to Jan 5th but may take a 3-4 day trip somewhere (to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary!) but we are flexible so let us know when and if you are planning on coming - could be loads of fun.

London Paris is now a little over 2 hours and very easy - just be prepared for massive heart-attack at prices in London - very expensive but AMAZING city!

Amsterdam is also fantastic - hard to go wrong!

Timmy - have you ever been to Brugges??? As an architect you would love it- known as the Venice of the North - look it up - about 1.5 hours outside of Brussels and absolutely breath-taking!

 

[Allifunn]

Cork and Alli and Timmy,

We will be in Paris from Dec 23rd to Jan 5th but may take a 3-4 day trip somewhere (to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary!) but we are flexible so let us know when and if you are planning on coming - could be loads of fun.

London Paris is now a little over 2 hours and very easy - just be prepared for massive heart-attack at prices in London - very expensive but AMAZING city!

Amsterdam is also fantastic - hard to go wrong!

Timmy - have you ever been to Brugges??? As an architect you would love it- known as the Venice of the North - look it up - about 1.5 hours outside of Brussels and absolutely breath-taking!

I so much look forward to seeing you in December! :clap_1:

 

[Allifunn]

heh
Tootsie you crack me up.
Just for the sake of this beautiful coast, I will gladly keep an eye on airfares just to help out my fellow northwest Floridians (or wherever they happen to need to fly out of.)
But I realize that (travel-wise and other-wise) everyone has their own needs, desires, constraints etc etc.
Not trying to tell Cork, Uncle Timmy or Allifunn what they should do, I just want to make sure they're aware of all their alternatives.

I can tell you are very travel savy! I wish I could say the same...maybe one day! Most of my travel is to SoWal..I know the roads well!!!!

 

[Teresa]

heh
Tootsie you crack me up.
Just for the sake of this beautiful coast, I will gladly keep an eye on airfares just to help out my fellow northwest Floridians (or wherever they happen to need to fly out of.)
But I realize that (travel-wise and other-wise) everyone has their own needs, desires, constraints etc etc.
Not trying to tell Cork, Uncle Timmy or Allifunn what they should do, I just want to make sure they're aware of all their alternatives.

I am very serious here. whenever I need to plan a trip I just don't know where to start, where to go (specifically) or where to stay, how to get the best airfare, etc... I do need an agent for sure.