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jamesqRegular readers know that I love to immerse myself into trip planning. If the trip doesn't go according to plan I don't mind (unless it's something important like missing flights or not having lodging). Before the trip, the planning is really just a fun activity.
T&A War is coming up soon. It's an event I find enjoyable, but a little too far away. To really enjoy it I need to at least take the Friday off or, better yet, combine the whole operation with a trip to Vancouver.
Except I find that a week in Vancouver is a little too long. Relaxing, yes, but I'd rather spend a long weekend there because that way I'll be able to actually visit my friends there. Luckily the weekend after T&A war is a long weekend.
But what to do with the days in between? Well, there's always Las Vegas. It would be midweek (June 27th - June 30th), which makes it remarkably cheap. Like $400-$600 per person cheap for airfare and a decent resort.
Anyone up for it?
I had a look at doing it with less driving: Namely convincing people to give me rides from Cowtown to the war, then from the war to Vancouver, then doing Vancouver first and Vegas last, using the Vegas trip as a three night layover in my flight home. It would have meant less time with friends, a lot of logistic difficulties and favours and the costs for the flights and rooms would skyrocket to over $1000.
The best plan is still to drive to Vancouver and back. This would be somewhat time-consuming, but since the trip out would be split up it wouldn't be so bad. I also have the option of taking an extra day coming back and using a different route (through Nelson for example).
Of course, all of this is contingent on T&A war actually being held. The date is reserved, but there is no event copy for it. If it's not held, I suddenly don't need a car at all.
T&A War is coming up soon. It's an event I find enjoyable, but a little too far away. To really enjoy it I need to at least take the Friday off or, better yet, combine the whole operation with a trip to Vancouver.
Except I find that a week in Vancouver is a little too long. Relaxing, yes, but I'd rather spend a long weekend there because that way I'll be able to actually visit my friends there. Luckily the weekend after T&A war is a long weekend.
But what to do with the days in between? Well, there's always Las Vegas. It would be midweek (June 27th - June 30th), which makes it remarkably cheap. Like $400-$600 per person cheap for airfare and a decent resort.
Anyone up for it?
I had a look at doing it with less driving: Namely convincing people to give me rides from Cowtown to the war, then from the war to Vancouver, then doing Vancouver first and Vegas last, using the Vegas trip as a three night layover in my flight home. It would have meant less time with friends, a lot of logistic difficulties and favours and the costs for the flights and rooms would skyrocket to over $1000.
The best plan is still to drive to Vancouver and back. This would be somewhat time-consuming, but since the trip out would be split up it wouldn't be so bad. I also have the option of taking an extra day coming back and using a different route (through Nelson for example).
Of course, all of this is contingent on T&A war actually being held. The date is reserved, but there is no event copy for it. If it's not held, I suddenly don't need a car at all.
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Date: 2011-03-03 08:57 pm (UTC)Getting my camping gear to and from T&A war is less of an issue.
I'm also considering simply taking an extra week off and spending a several days driving instead of just the two.
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Date: 2011-03-03 09:00 pm (UTC)