Travel thread 2013-2014

[Scotty Assassin]

heading to NYC in 2 weeks followed by a few nights in cuba and a few more nights in cayman islands. can't wait

How are you getting from NYC to Cuba? Pretty sure there isn't any commercial flights between U.S. and Cuba. Might be wrong though.

[kyler]

How are you getting from NYC to Cuba? Pretty sure there isn't any commercial flights between U.S. and Cuba. Might be wrong though.

Would be via Canada usually

[Scotty Assassin]

I hate cigars but would be tempted to bust one out in Cuba to see if they're all they're cracked up to be.

[aleks]

Who are you going with?

at this stage Josip, Sash, Bojan....think JT may roll with out on the sail croatia cruise also.......both marko's say they going to hideout, vedran and dario are a distinct chance also.

loads of perth crew going over for hideout too, JT, ed, suric, francis, gabes, robyn etc etc

perth in croatia! lolz

[heyuinthebush]

at this stage Josip, Sash, Bojan....think JT may roll with out on the sail croatia cruise also.......both marko's say they going to hideout, vedran and dario are a distinct chance also.

loads of perth crew going over for hideout too, JT, ed, suric, francis, gabes, robyn etc etc

perth in croatia! lolz

Is JT who I think it is? *raises an eyebrow*

Sigh. I haven't seen all those people in forever!! You guys all coming to pullen & mandy??

[aleks]

Is JT who I think it is? *raises an eyebrow*

Sigh. I haven't seen all those people in forever!! You guys all coming to pullen & mandy??

ha yeeeessssssssss

Dunno re pullen, havent talked to the boys about it yet, but I suspect I wont be as I dont drink much anymore + saving $$ for Euro

[heyuinthebush]

ha yeeeessssssssss

Dunno re pullen, havent talked to the boys about it yet, but I suspect I wont be as I dont drink much anymore + saving $$ for Euro

PM incoming.

[Amyy_]

265 days kindly hurry the fuck up.

[littlegracie]

10 !!! eeeeeeeeee

[aleks]

gracie you going to euro twice in 1 year?

[sistymatic]

106... C'mon!

[Vito Corleone]

59 days for me now

[HunterM]

106... C'mon!

nearly double digits...


this is creeping up on me

[littlegracie]

gracie you going to euro twice in 1 year?

.... maybe

[sistymatic]

nearly double digits...this is creeping up on me

Yes! How long for you Hunter?

[Scotty Assassin]

10 !!! eeeeeeeeee

10!!!!

Brick Lane curry on Sunday night?

[HunterM]

Yes! How long for you Hunter?

hmm wait 158 i think.....

my maths failed



I fucking hate maths

[Vito Corleone]

hmm wait 158 i think.....

my maths failed



I hate maths

My maths is shite too..

http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html

[littlegracie]

10!!!!

Brick Lane curry on Sunday night?

Sunday the 1st yeah? Super keen.

[Scotty Assassin]

Yep Sunday 1st.

Oyster card topped up: check
Euro mobile number topped up: check
Curry eating system prepped: check

[littlegracie]

Yep Sunday 1st.

Oyster card topped up: check
Euro mobile number topped up: check
Curry eating system prepped: check

Can you top up your oyster card online or something? I was just gonna do it when I got to London. I still have £5 notes in my wallet from last year wooo. Need to find the charger for my UK phone but might just switch my aussie one to global roaming this time.

[Scotty Assassin]

Yep: https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/link/0001.do

Roaming: BAD BAD BAD

My UK Vodafone prepaid card worked in every country we went to last trip, even Romania. Cheap as chips too.

[heyuinthebush]

My maths is shite too..

http://www.7is7.com/otto/countdown.html

152 days.

Booked Napa accom the other night. Still need to find somewhere to stay for Yosemite though *strokes chin*

[littlegracie]

Yep: https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/link/0001.do

Roaming: BAD BAD BAD

My UK Vodafone prepaid card worked in every country we went to last trip, even Romania. Cheap as chips too.

Geoff's bill wasn't anything extra on top of what he normally pays when he put it on roaming last year & he used his phone heaps over there. Gonna head down to Telstra this week to suss out what the deal is. I used my UK phone a bit over in Europe as well but I didn't have a UK to European power adapter to charge my phone once it died. Fail.

[heyuinthebush]

Universal power adapter - bam!

[Scotty Assassin]

Fair enough, Geoff should've had a huge bill if Jules' and my evil Gum Tree fluffy puppies for sale ad had worked.

[littlegracie]

Kinda sucks as well when you're on a contract and you have to pay your Aussie phone bill anyway even if you're not using your phone. Sucks even more when you're on a stupidly expensive plan and your phone bill is $100 a month. Buying more UK phone credit on top of my normal phone bill might not end up being that much cheaper than just paying a bit extra on top of what I already pay per month I reckon.

[Vito Corleone]

Roamings evil avoid that shit at all costs

[sistymatic]

Roamings evil avoid that shit at all costs

+1. 16 days overseas last year cost me over $700... And I only checked email a few times when the hotel wifi was shit and sent a few texts. It's the data useage that will sting you!

[littlegracie]

+1. 16 days overseas last year cost me over $700... And I only checked email a few times when the hotel wifi was shit and sent a few texts. It's the data useage that will sting you!

Ouch!! That's nuts!

[Vito Corleone]

5 weeks

4 grand

*hangs head in shame*

[heyuinthebush]

5 weeks

4 grand

*hangs head in shame*

Woah!!!

[littlegracie]

Hrmm you guys are scaring me now..

[kyler]

10!!!!

Brick Lane curry on Sunday night?

yum

[Scotty Assassin]

36p a minute for a Vodafone UK Free SIM while abroad in Europe.

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/personal/price-plans/pay-as-you-go/call-charges/index.htm

[linelevel]

Whats the cheapeast place to get travel insurance to Bali for 2 people?

[Vito Corleone]

Check out Southern Cross...pretty cheap

[dart]

36p a minute for a Vodafone UK Free SIM while abroad in Europe.

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/personal/price-plans/pay-as-you-go/call-charges/index.htm

AHA!

been meaning to ask about this sort of stuff, i had a $70 phone call to the bank last time i was away (the bank actually paid me the $70 after some haggling) trying to sort out some stuff.

do not want to be in that $8 per minute situation again.

so do i just drop into a vodafone place and say "sign me up?" or what? :looks:

[c_avdas]

anyone ever had free travel insurance with their credit card? how does it all work?

[kyler]

anyone ever had free travel insurance with their credit card? how does it all work?

depends what card you have and what insurance they cover you with, there are heaps of different types...you should look it up on your banks website

also, I've had heaps of clients travel on their card insurance and make claims without any issues.

Some cards say you have to pay for 50% or all of the trip on it, so watch out for that.

[kyler]

Whats the cheapeast place to get travel insurance to Bali for 2 people?

www.covermore.com.au is pretty good. I'd probably go for their 'Travelsure' policy at a minimum

[heyuinthebush]

Virgin or qantas to LA?

[Scotty Assassin]

We're visiting the site of the ancient city of Troy on the 24th this April, just realised the next day is Anzac Day and Anzac Cove is less than 30km from where we're staying. Anzac service on Anzac Day at Anzac Cove I guess.

[kyler]

Virgin or qantas to LA?

Your travel agent should know the answer to this any much more

[heyuinthebush]

Virgin or qantas to LA?

Virgin it is. Just booked flights to LAX return $1630 inc.

[kyler]

We're visiting the site of the ancient city of Troy on the 24th this April, just realised the next day is Anzac Day and Anzac Cove is less than 30km from where we're staying. Anzac service on Anzac Day at Anzac Cove I guess.

pretty sure people sleep overnight to get a decent spot :\

[heyuinthebush]

Your travel agent should know the answer to this any much more

My friend who is a travel agent just said to go to last minute and book as there were flights going stupid cheap. The options were qantas with stupid arrival times or virgin which had better arrival times for an extra $100.

Plus! I have been told by a friend who worked as a hostess for qantas to avoid them to LA.

[Grover]

We're visiting the site of the ancient city of Troy on the 24th this April, just realised the next day is Anzac Day and Anzac Cove is less than 30km from where we're staying. Anzac service on Anzac Day at Anzac Cove I guess.

Not much in Troy anymore, the ancient city has been built over several times. Just a big wooden statue of Sarah Jessica Parker. Make sure you get to Cannakale early for the ferry across to Gelibolu, it's non-stop craziness all night. Total chaos. You won't need accommodation, it'll become a mad all-nighter. Just make sure you have something booked for the days afterwards, regardless of which direction you're travelling.

[Scotty Assassin]

Cheers. There's still a fair bit in Troy that I would like to see. Parts of the Troy VII site are thought to be most probably the site of Homer's Troy and I've read about it at length. I'll be checking out a fair bit of cool nerdy ancient historical sites throughout the Balkans and Med. Also can't wait to just cruise through the markets in Istanbul.

[geisha]

Virgin it is. Just booked flights to LAX return $1630 inc.

lol we got NYC return tix for $1685 each on qantas (thats from M E L B O U R N E though).

scotty - no you're right, no commercial flights between the states and cuba. we are going via mehico.