Hemorrhaging money to airlines

[rebeccmeister]

Oh man.

I bought plane tickets for Europe. I am sticking with the plan of taking Amtrak to Chicago, and then I wound up getting tickets for Air Lingus. Even if they charge checked bike fees, they were sufficiently cheap to make up for the difference. There's now a 25-hour layover in Dublin in my itinerary. Somehow, this seems like a good thing.

I also bought plane tickets to go up to Seattle in July. They cost around $500. That seems high.

I hate airplanes. When I move back to the West Coast next fall, I am looking forward to Amtrakking around.

Up next: calling Air Lingus to confirm that I am bringing along my bicycle, and getting train tickets from London to Belgium. And browsing through a pile of guidebooks to decide what, exactly, I want to do while in Europe, aside from the whole bike-riding part.

Comments

[ivy]

I'm not very helpful for London or Belgium, but if there's anything you'd like to know about Dublin, whatever experience I have is at your disposal. And I've had nothing but good experiences with Aer Lingus, so I hope that is also true for you.

[rebeccmeister.livejournal.com]

Good to hear, regarding Air Lingus!

Dublin's a complete blank slate for me. I suppose I should try and find somewhere cheap to spend the night, and otherwise it will be one of those "What's good to do in under 24 hours in Dublin?" kinds of experiences.