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Post by Baz Faz on Jun 16, 2017 18:25:16 GMT 2
Tomorrow we are off to Brighton to stay with my daughter for the weekend. Actually she will be away for some hours and wants someone to drive her 12 year old son to a drum exam. Then we go to London for a couple of days to see my aunt who is over from South Africa. My aunt has just had her 90th birthday and celebrated it by flying to Europe and going on a Rhine cruise. She is a feisty old bird (just what you'd expect a former actress to be).
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Post by Scrubb on Jun 18, 2017 7:06:45 GMT 2
I had a very short work trip to Salt Lake City last week. HAd all gone well, I might have been able to zip up to see the big Tabernacle or whatever the Mormons call their main church, or else look around the city, but things did not work out that way. My first flight was delayed so I ended up getting into the city at 11 p.m. instead of 4 p.m., so no chance to look around at all. And my final day I was done work by about 4 p.m., but I was recovering from food poisoning (or something), so didn't have the energy to go check things out. I managed about a half hour of walking around a big shopping complex by my hotel before having to go back and lie down.
However, the view from the plane in the morning was really great. Mountains all around; I could see the big church thing on a hill overlooking the city, with the sun shining off the dome; then there was the great salt lake. The scenery was pretty cool all the way to SEattle - lots of mountains and interesting rock formations. The Seattle to Edmonton flight was low with lots of mountains to see too.
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Post by tzarine on Jun 18, 2017 22:02:38 GMT 2
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Post by rikita on Jun 21, 2017 0:19:05 GMT 2
Flying Home tomorrow morning. Does that count as a trip?
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Post by kuskiwi on Jul 5, 2017 9:42:02 GMT 2
Spur of the moment decision as our national internal carrier runs "Grabba" which are super cheap tickets. The trick is to have someone in the destination who doesn't mind you descending on them as a house guests with limited notice, and to be flexible to get back. Often they special one way but not the other and only have about 4 seats on the difficult connections. (This one is usually $1000 which is the price of half way around the world with most airlines. Just paid $350.)
Managed to get a return for 4 days (with a bit of juggling of work) to visit friends in an out of the way place in the South Island. He is an elderly double amputee and their last trip to me was a disaster for him so I go there now.
Flight back leaves at 6.30am so will need to leave their home at 4 and gets here in time to go to work mid morning. Yeah. Only have a 6 weeks to wait to visit them.
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Post by shrjeff on Jul 5, 2017 11:09:07 GMT 2
all packed and ready to go to the airport...
a nearly two month trip to the states - coast to coast - to see almost all of the relatives and a few friends!
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 5, 2017 11:54:35 GMT 2
enjoy, jeffy and Mrs! much love!
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Post by pepecura on Jul 5, 2017 23:17:45 GMT 2
Munich, then Istanbul, then Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul again...and so on. Mindfuck.
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Post by Voy on Jul 6, 2017 2:36:44 GMT 2
Jeff - going to be in Boston???
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Post by shrjeff on Jul 6, 2017 5:38:45 GMT 2
Jeff - going to be in Boston??? only long enough to get off the plane and into a rental car... heading directly to western mass to start the gauntlet of catching up with family... |
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 6, 2017 13:17:48 GMT 2
Munich, then Istanbul, then Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul again...and so on. Mindfudge. and hugs. |
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Post by Voy on Jul 6, 2017 15:05:40 GMT 2
well rats ! you should come to Maine !!
and, seconds on the hugs to Zibi !
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 6, 2017 19:06:38 GMT 2
Munich, then Istanbul, then Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul, Munich, Istanbul again...and so on. Mindfudge. It is time Zibi changed his route and came via Chipping Sodbury. |
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Post by welle on Jul 9, 2017 20:23:27 GMT 2
Just booked 10 days in Andalusia, Spain in August. Wish I had time to visit friends that also live there but that will have to be another trip. I'm really excited.
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 10, 2017 11:50:52 GMT 2
nice, Welle! I remember you loved your time there last time.
as for myself, I'll be scurrying all over Blighty later this month. not long now!
I'm going to watch weather forecast on Saturday 15th July (St Swithin's day) like a hawk.
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Post by Voy on Jul 10, 2017 21:29:21 GMT 2
as well you might. one of the years I lived there ( I think it was '83?) it DID rain on St Swithin's day - and it DID have measurable precipation somewhere in the Brit Isles for the next 40 days...
btw St S's little chapel, over one of the gates in Winchester is adorable!
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Post by Baz Faz on Jul 15, 2017 13:24:54 GMT 2
Just booked a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Bali. It's not until the end of January but I liked doing it.
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Post by Kate_R on Jul 19, 2017 6:37:01 GMT 2
Japan -hoping to book the flights tonight. It won't be til the end of September.
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Post by kuskiwi on Jul 19, 2017 20:32:01 GMT 2
In November you will find me "By the old Moulmein Pagoda lookin´ eastward to the sea"
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Post by rikita on Jul 20, 2017 2:00:12 GMT 2
in three days at this time, i'll be in a night train towards switzerland - and then from there onwards to austria ... just hoping that a. isn't getting sick, so we can do that trip ... we'll be high up in the mountains, without internet or mobile phone service or anything!
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 20, 2017 9:39:04 GMT 2
wishing for a to feel much better already now. and that you can enjoy a fab trip to the Alps.
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Post by kuskiwi on Jul 20, 2017 13:25:08 GMT 2
Healthy vibes for you and A coming your way. Enjoy
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Post by rikita on Jul 20, 2017 14:10:36 GMT 2
thanks! so far she seems better, so unless the cough gets very bad again at night, i think we can go!
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 21, 2017 0:45:27 GMT 2
I'm attending a wedding this weekend.
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Post by shrjeff on Jul 21, 2017 12:28:28 GMT 2
enjoy, sabi...
in two days we'll be winging our way from chicago to seattle... yay...
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Post by rikita on Jul 24, 2017 19:40:00 GMT 2
leaving for the alps in five minutes!
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 25, 2017 18:09:21 GMT 2
Back from Blighty as Riki starts her hols.
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Post by shrjeff on Jul 29, 2017 19:10:23 GMT 2
in seattle... just did a 4 day trip around the olympic peninsula with forays into the rain forest... which was dry!
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Post by wikki on Jul 30, 2017 18:42:37 GMT 2
I'm debating with my self. 3 to 4 weeks NewZealand beginning of 2018.
I'd fly from Huston and then from NZ back to Europe.
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Post by auntieannie on Jul 30, 2017 19:43:34 GMT 2
could be real fun, wikki...
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