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Think I'm expecting someone to talk me out of this.
So there's this deal that's good until Monday. $815 roundtrip (including taxes) from Phoenix to London, flying between 26 Oct. - 16 Dec.
My birthday this year falls on the American Thanksgiving in November. Which is not a British Holiday. But it does mean if I go then, I have automatic time off anyway.
One of the big things I was bummed about last July was the fact that I didn't get a chance to explore that much of London's museums, and figured next time I went, would either just spend a week in London, or avoid it all together.
The airfare would be around half of the cash I have on hand for a scooter. Which means pushing back getting a scooter for another month or two. edit: nevermind, forgot to budget this week's cheque.
So it is possible.
The thing being is that there's other things/goals for the year other than running off to the UK again.
New Scooter.
New Place.
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savvyliterate and gigabahamut666 on the East Coast.
The latter was originally planned for Oct, but could push that back to Sept to have time to juggle finances. If I can beg airfare from someone whose miles are about to expire, that would make budgeting that much better, since that's the big expense.
New Place, beginning to think that that's not going to happen until May/June, when the students clear out and more housing opens up anyway. Look for a studio or a mother-in-law's house, hopefully around $350 a month.
New Scooter... Well, I do have tax money coming in. Honestly, I miss the freedom of going where I want to go when I want to go, but I can schlup the bus for a while longer.
So.... The question then becomes, if I do go to London for my birthday, how long do I go for? Week and a half? What dates? If I book a B&B now, it'll be cheaper, although I don't know what the Olympics in London this July is going to do to the exchange rates....
Suggestions? Opinions? Beuller?
[Edit: *le sigh* Okay, checked out prices. It looks like the best dates are Monday, 19 Nov to Thursday, 29 Nov. Any closer to Thanksgiving and the prices jump.]
My birthday this year falls on the American Thanksgiving in November. Which is not a British Holiday. But it does mean if I go then, I have automatic time off anyway.
One of the big things I was bummed about last July was the fact that I didn't get a chance to explore that much of London's museums, and figured next time I went, would either just spend a week in London, or avoid it all together.
So it is possible.
The thing being is that there's other things/goals for the year other than running off to the UK again.
New Scooter.
New Place.
Visiting
savvyliterate and gigabahamut666 on the East Coast.The latter was originally planned for Oct, but could push that back to Sept to have time to juggle finances. If I can beg airfare from someone whose miles are about to expire, that would make budgeting that much better, since that's the big expense.
New Place, beginning to think that that's not going to happen until May/June, when the students clear out and more housing opens up anyway. Look for a studio or a mother-in-law's house, hopefully around $350 a month.
New Scooter... Well, I do have tax money coming in. Honestly, I miss the freedom of going where I want to go when I want to go, but I can schlup the bus for a while longer.
So.... The question then becomes, if I do go to London for my birthday, how long do I go for? Week and a half? What dates? If I book a B&B now, it'll be cheaper, although I don't know what the Olympics in London this July is going to do to the exchange rates....
Suggestions? Opinions? Beuller?
[Edit: *le sigh* Okay, checked out prices. It looks like the best dates are Monday, 19 Nov to Thursday, 29 Nov. Any closer to Thanksgiving and the prices jump.]