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Post by Kye on Nov 12, 2022 0:37:21 GMT
I'm going to Sicily at the end of April for 10 days. Anyone want to meet me there?
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Post by whollygoats on Nov 12, 2022 2:50:04 GMT
Ooooo...Not far from Malta, which is on my bucket list.
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Post by tangent on Nov 12, 2022 9:57:05 GMT
I've never been to Italy. If I ever do, Rome would be my first choice but I think Pat would prefer somewhere less challenging since she can't walk more than 100 metres atm.
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Post by kingedmund on Nov 18, 2022 14:27:41 GMT
This sounds fun. I wish. I’m afraid that I’ve not ever gotten used to the idea of airplanes.
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Post by tangent on Nov 18, 2022 16:46:49 GMT
I’m afraid that I’ve not ever gotten used to the idea of airplanes. The use jet engines now, KE. Propellers are on the way out
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Post by kingedmund on Nov 18, 2022 19:49:15 GMT
Still. Either is the same to me. My feet are not on the ground.
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Post by whollygoats on Nov 18, 2022 20:17:18 GMT
Yeah, that sitting in a lounge chair with hundreds of others, also in lounge chairs, in the middle of the sky.
That's unsettling, alright. Particularly when they give you free freeze-dried nuts and a choice of beverages.
Now, I would point out that every time you get in a motor vehicle and drive anywhere, your feet are not on the ground.
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Post by tangent on Nov 18, 2022 21:58:39 GMT
I love flying and always have (since my very first flight). I'd even like to fly around the earth in a space rocket.
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Post by Kye on Nov 18, 2022 22:11:58 GMT
I like taking off and landing, but the middle part is super boring.
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Post by tangent on Nov 19, 2022 0:00:07 GMT
That's true. In my mid twenties I was commissioned to shuttle back and forth between our northern and southern offices on a weekly basis. The flight time took 35 minutes and no sooner had we reached our cruising altitude but it was time to prepare for landing. I enjoyed that immensely. In my fifties, I was contracted to work for Nokia in Germany and spent six months flying to and from Dusseldorf. The flight time was three hours, again on a weekly basis, and I enjoyed that too.
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Post by kingedmund on Nov 28, 2022 4:24:38 GMT
Yes it is boring I suppose. But I guess just won’t ever be comfortable with it.
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Post by Kye on Nov 28, 2022 9:18:03 GMT
I got a good deal on my flight to Sicily. Less than 1000 CAD!
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Post by tangent on Nov 28, 2022 16:21:36 GMT
There and back?
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Post by whollygoats on Nov 28, 2022 17:02:49 GMT
I notice that my preferred tour group, OAT, is offering 'complimentary' round-trip air fare to take advantage of their Adriatic tour. $1600 US for 16 days in Croatia and Montenegro.
That's less than half their usual rate.
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Post by kingedmund on Nov 29, 2022 20:48:50 GMT
Well. That’s a good price I assume.
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Post by Moose on Nov 30, 2022 0:52:50 GMT
I've got relatives in Naples but I've never been. My brother and his family visit them sometimes though.
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Post by Mari on Dec 10, 2022 13:06:55 GMT
I don't like flying. Well, the flying is okay, but the taking off and especially the landing always make me nauseous as heck. I've tried everything, but nothing helps. My ears just don't handle the pressure change very well. But I must confess that I literally get nauseous on a swing, so... Anyway, I'd love to meet you again Kye! I don't think my husband will appreciate me jetting off without bringing the kids though.
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Post by tangent on Dec 10, 2022 13:21:38 GMT
I don't think my husband will appreciate me jetting off without bringing the kids though. That gets expensive.
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Post by Kye on Dec 10, 2022 14:45:30 GMT
Yeah, I'd love to have another moot! But things are so complicated with travel... I just signed up for a day trip to Mt Etna the day before my tour starts
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Post by whollygoats on Dec 12, 2022 14:51:24 GMT
Yeah, I'd love to have another moot! But things are so complicated with travel... I just signed up for a day trip to Mt Etna the day before my tour starts Hmm. So, will you be zooming that portion of your tour from home? You could 'participate' as you pack.
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