pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

two good friends are there now. been there for two weeks. wont be back until thanksgiving. everytime i look at their tumblr i hate them. these are pictures they have taken:

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

unfortunately my family lost contact with the one person that stayed back, so i have to look for hotels!

I'm considering a three week road trip in Australia as a post-master's graduation gift, so I laugh at the notion that Europe is expensive.

(...to be fair, the flight--business class--will be paid for with frequent flyer miles.)

i hate this time of year because my sinuses are going crazy

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

Another thing that was great about the 90s was how cheap it was to fly to Europe.

pacino wrote:

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

unfortunately my family lost contact with the one person that stayed back, so i have to look for hotels!

You can crash at my place, Pac. There's a cog that takes you to the main railroad line about 100 feet from my door. And you can eat at the dining hall for free. One of the things I like the most about our location is how central we are to everything. I can hop on a train and be in Italy, France, or Germany within 3 hours or so. And the flights once you are here are very reasonable. We got flights to Budapest for about $80 round trip. And there are even cheaper flights to Paris, London, Rome, etc. EasyJet and a few small airlines based in the UK are really good for the short European flights. We're going to Marrakech over Christmas, I think, and we'll be able to do it dirt cheap. It's about $60 round trip and everything is super cheap there, so the hotel/apartment and food will be very affordable. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to do it.

We've found flights for about $700-800 roundtrip to the states from here, but yeh, that's still a lot of money.

Have you ever been here?

TenuredVulture wrote:

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

Another thing that was great about the 90s was how cheap it was to fly to Europe.

Yeh, I remember getting tickets from Boston to Amsterdam for $250 on Icelandair. They had a 2-for-$500 thing. It even had a stop in Iceland, so you could stay there for a few days at no extra cost. We didn't take advantage of it though.

Monkeyboy wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

Another thing that was great about the 90s was how cheap it was to fly to Europe.

Yeh, I remember getting tickets from Boston to Amsterdam for $250 on Icelandair. They had a 2-for-$500 thing. It even had a stop in Iceland, so you could stay there for a few days at no extra cost. We didn't take advantage of it though.

Mrs. Vulture and I took a pretty spontaneous trip to Paris for a week in January. Also, Dollar-Euro exchange rate was extremely favorable at the time, though they were still using Francs. That spring, we considered another Spontaneous trip to London, but stupidly decided that two European trips in one year was a bit extravagant.

Bachelor Party got switched from Eagles to Phillies tailgate. Moved up to yesterday. Can't believe I'm alive.

Went to London in 2004. Tickets were like 250. I blame Obama.

Monkeyboy wrote:

pacino wrote:

Soren wrote:

pacino wrote:it's not fair how expensive it is to go to europe.

I even have free places to stay and I can't afford to go

unfortunately my family lost contact with the one person that stayed back, so i have to look for hotels!

You can crash at my place, Pac. There's a cog that takes you to the main railroad line about 100 feet from my door. And you can eat at the dining hall for free. One of the things I like the most about our location is how central we are to everything. I can hop on a train and be in Italy, France, or Germany within 3 hours or so. And the flights once you are here are very reasonable. We got flights to Budapest for about $80 round trip. And there are even cheaper flights to Paris, London, Rome, etc. EasyJet and a few small airlines based in the UK are really good for the short European flights. We're going to Marrakech over Christmas, I think, and we'll be able to do it dirt cheap. It's about $60 round trip and everything is super cheap there, so the hotel/apartment and food will be very affordable. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to do it.

We've found flights for about $700-800 roundtrip to the states from here, but yeh, that's still a lot of money.

Have you ever been here?

is canada considered europe? if not, the no

i have a view of the alley from my room and i just saw two guys rooting through our trash. wtf

pacino wrote:i have a view of the alley from my room and i just saw two guys rooting through our trash. wtf

republican smearmongers looking for dirt i guess

If anyone gets "The Argyle Sweater" in today's sunday comics, please explain. TIA

pacino wrote:i have a view of the alley from my room and i just saw two guys rooting through our trash. wtf

Probably making sure you didn't mix in any recycables with the rest of the trash.

yeah, we have a nice combo of trashpickers and can collectors to root through our trash well before it's taken for collection. keeps the trashbros' job easier, i'm sure

Bucky wrote:If anyone gets "The Argyle Sweater" in today's sunday comics, please explain. TIA

Babe is Paul Bunyan's Blue Ox.

Oh, now I get it. He turned her into boots and a belt.