New Year's plans

[winterbadger]

So, I figure I always complain about how I and mine never do anything fun for New Year's.

And I really love Scotland more than anyplace on Earth.

And I'm really fairly stuffy and non-adventurous. Not original. Not spontaneous. Never do anything unless someone else organizes it and prods me into it.

So, bollocks to all that! :-) I've decided I'm going to spend New Year's in Edinburgh. :-) I'm going to be booking through this group (http://www.backpacker.co.uk/hogmanayitineraryflyhotel.htm), and I'll be finding flights to get me to Heathrow in time to meet their schedule.

Anyone like to go along? I'm going, so it's just a question of whether you feel like joining the ride. :-)

Comments

hmmm

[john-arundel.livejournal.com]

I'll ask the wife. How long is the trip?

Re: hmmm

[winterbadger]

That package meets at Heathrow Dec 30th (Thursday) at 11 am for a 12.50 departure and arrives back in H'row at 8.40 Jan 2nd.

I figure I'll need to take Thursday and the Monday afterward off, the latter just to recover from all the jet lag. :-)

[shy-kat.livejournal.com]

Good for you!! Have lots of fun!

[really not my thing--crowds and drinking and noise and all]

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

What a fabulis idea! I'm glad you're going to do it. My first thought was "me too, me too." But much as I love Edinburgh, drunken crowds aren't really my thing (especially if there's no soccer being played). So I guess I'll pass.

If you haven't already, you might want to try Expedia or Orbitz for flight information. I've always had good luck with them. The late evening flights out of Dulles get into Heathrow around 6 or 7 a.m., so you'd have plenty of time to clear customs and meet up with the group.

I bet you'll hear some great music! If you run into Graeme Pearson (of the CDs), give him my regards.

And don't forget to hit the Games Workshop store next to the Tron Kirk. :-)

[fortryll.livejournal.com]

You can probably feel the jealousness emanating from me.... :)

[winterbadger]

Yeah, in the cold light of day this is looking less practical. It turns out I had less leave than I thought I did by at least a day (and I told my folks I'd go down there for Xmas). And with the airfare over, this will be something like $1300 for four days. For about that much I could take the week around my birthday (fly out Friday the 11th and come back Saturday the 19th), and tour around the west coast or the Borders. Whihc would actually be more fun, IMO.

Re: hmmm

[winterbadger]

See my revised thoughts.

[winterbadger]

I'm rethinking a bit. A spring hiking trip for twice as long, costing about the same, seems like a better use of resources.

[winterbadger]

Yeah, I would think being stuck in a street full of noisy, drunken strangers would be your (or Jason's) idea of hell :-)

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that does sound like a better idea. And airfare is likely to be cheaper then. It always spikes up during the holidays.

Besides, what better place to spend St. Patrick's Day than, er, Scotland.

Glad you're thinking outside the box, though.

[sidhne.livejournal.com]

I so wanted to go, but money holds me back. In the spring, though ... I had been planning to go over and visit D, and thought a nice trip North might fit in nicely. When is your birthday?

[winterbadger]

It's mid-March (the 18th).