travel is expensive
Oct. 10th, 2017 07:24 pmA cousin of mine just commented in a conversation to me that "travel is expensive". I agreed, but then wondered how much traveling I have done in the last year, so I decided to make a list, counting only those trips where I slept some where other than home:
October 2016
Espoo, Finland (for work, with an extra night at a hotel near the Arlanda/Stockholm airport on the way home on 2 November due to my flight being late to leave Finland)
November 2016
Alvik, Sweden (SCA event only 30 minute drive from home)
December 2016
Kinbäck, Sweden (David's paren't house for the holidays, only 45 minutes away)
January 2017
Nordmaling, Sweden (modern wedding of SCA friends, 4 hour drive south)
February
Vebomark, Sweden (crafts weekend at the home of SCA friends 2 hours south)
Uppsala (visit to friends--1.25 hr flight)
Umeå (Folk music event 3 hr drive south)
March
Burträsk (SCA event 2.5 hr drive south)
Tuusula, Finland (SCA event, flew to Helsinki and then got a ride)
Sollefteå, Sweden (SCA event 5 hr drive south)
April
(no overnight travel, other than the event at the end of March wrapping to the beginning of April)
May
Brattby, Sweden (SCA event 4 hour drive south)
Double Wars (SCA event 24 hour drive south)
July
Tällberg, Sweden (Larp 2.5 hour drive south)
Hägnan (SCA event 7 minutes drive from home)
August
Målselv, Norway (folk music event 10 hours drive north)
September
Li, Finland (SCA event 3 hour drive east)
Umeå (visit friends 3 hr drive south)
October 2017
(Haven't gone anywhere overnight yet this month, but am flying to southern Finland in two weeks for an SCA event)
October 2016
Espoo, Finland (for work, with an extra night at a hotel near the Arlanda/Stockholm airport on the way home on 2 November due to my flight being late to leave Finland)
November 2016
Alvik, Sweden (SCA event only 30 minute drive from home)
December 2016
Kinbäck, Sweden (David's paren't house for the holidays, only 45 minutes away)
January 2017
Nordmaling, Sweden (modern wedding of SCA friends, 4 hour drive south)
February
Vebomark, Sweden (crafts weekend at the home of SCA friends 2 hours south)
Uppsala (visit to friends--1.25 hr flight)
Umeå (Folk music event 3 hr drive south)
March
Burträsk (SCA event 2.5 hr drive south)
Tuusula, Finland (SCA event, flew to Helsinki and then got a ride)
Sollefteå, Sweden (SCA event 5 hr drive south)
April
(no overnight travel, other than the event at the end of March wrapping to the beginning of April)
May
Brattby, Sweden (SCA event 4 hour drive south)
Double Wars (SCA event 24 hour drive south)
July
Tällberg, Sweden (Larp 2.5 hour drive south)
Hägnan (SCA event 7 minutes drive from home)
August
Målselv, Norway (folk music event 10 hours drive north)
September
Li, Finland (SCA event 3 hour drive east)
Umeå (visit friends 3 hr drive south)
October 2017
(Haven't gone anywhere overnight yet this month, but am flying to southern Finland in two weeks for an SCA event)