lots of upcoming flights
Nov. 5th, 2009 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareinaI just spent way too much money on my holiday travel plans. Ok, so I found the best prices possible given that the flights are right in the middle of the holiday season, and it was right about what I'd been expecting to pay for them, but still, it is a lot to spend at once.
So, my plans:
3-6 December, Stockholm, Sweden, for sight seeing and a music/dance SCA event. Why? Because it sounded fun, and my birthday is the following week, so it seemed like a good reason to celebrate.
11-18 December, San Francisco, CA, USA, for a geology conference and the Boar's Hunt SCA event. Why? Because it sounded like fun, my poster was accepted for presentation at the conference, and my funding will pay for the Milan-SFO journey.
18-21 December, Seattle, WA, USA, for my mother's birthday. Why? Because she is wonderful.
21 Dec-5 Jan, Anchorage, AK, USA (and, possibly other regions, depending on people willing to help me get places) Why? Because I haven't been home since I flew back for Kylson's memorial party, and I miss it, and I didn't get there this summer due to no time/money for it. I'm counting on seeing family, SCA friends, highschool friends, and making it to an SCA bardic.
5-7 January, Seattle, WA, USA to see mom & co again briefly, and, with luck, other Seattle friends, too. Why? Because the pre-Christmas visit here is a short one, and doing it as two round-trips was easier (and the same price) as booking four one-way trips. Sure, I may have saved a bit of cash flying SFO-SEA-ANC-SFO, but seeing folk in Seattle again will be worth it, I think.
7-11 January, California, again, to attend 12th Night Coronation before returning to Milan. Why? Because flying back to Milan on the 11th was half the price of flying the week before 12th night, so what the heck?
If you live in any of these areas and want to see me while I'm there, please let me know ASAP, it is a busy time of the year, so coordinating timing to see everyone may become challenging as some people only have small windows of opportunity that time of the year. If you've got crash space available, or want to share a room at 12th night, let me know--having paid for the journey I really need to be careful with my pennies for a bit while the savings recover...
So, my plans:
3-6 December, Stockholm, Sweden, for sight seeing and a music/dance SCA event. Why? Because it sounded fun, and my birthday is the following week, so it seemed like a good reason to celebrate.
11-18 December, San Francisco, CA, USA, for a geology conference and the Boar's Hunt SCA event. Why? Because it sounded like fun, my poster was accepted for presentation at the conference, and my funding will pay for the Milan-SFO journey.
18-21 December, Seattle, WA, USA, for my mother's birthday. Why? Because she is wonderful.
21 Dec-5 Jan, Anchorage, AK, USA (and, possibly other regions, depending on people willing to help me get places) Why? Because I haven't been home since I flew back for Kylson's memorial party, and I miss it, and I didn't get there this summer due to no time/money for it. I'm counting on seeing family, SCA friends, highschool friends, and making it to an SCA bardic.
5-7 January, Seattle, WA, USA to see mom & co again briefly, and, with luck, other Seattle friends, too. Why? Because the pre-Christmas visit here is a short one, and doing it as two round-trips was easier (and the same price) as booking four one-way trips. Sure, I may have saved a bit of cash flying SFO-SEA-ANC-SFO, but seeing folk in Seattle again will be worth it, I think.
7-11 January, California, again, to attend 12th Night Coronation before returning to Milan. Why? Because flying back to Milan on the 11th was half the price of flying the week before 12th night, so what the heck?
If you live in any of these areas and want to see me while I'm there, please let me know ASAP, it is a busy time of the year, so coordinating timing to see everyone may become challenging as some people only have small windows of opportunity that time of the year. If you've got crash space available, or want to share a room at 12th night, let me know--having paid for the journey I really need to be careful with my pennies for a bit while the savings recover...
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Date: 2009-11-06 04:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-06 07:29 am (UTC)Alaska Bardic
Date: 2009-11-07 09:17 pm (UTC)Re: Alaska Bardic
Date: 2009-11-08 08:31 am (UTC)Is there a day in there you'd like me to come stay at your place? It would be great to have a chance to spend a bit of time with you, it has been much too long!