"Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no airCan't live, can't breathe with no air" ...
Just ask Frank... I make him slightly insane with my trips! BUT (there is almost always a but) I am actually a very nervous/anxious traveler. About two years ago a friend recommended I take Xanax to fly so that has helped a lot. Having said that - I am going sans drugs on this trip as flying solo with Tessa and do not want to take drugs. We shall see.
The trip preparation has been less then what I would normally do. I was planning a very long extensive very expensive trip to Europe with Tessa and it was canceled about 5 weeks or so ago due to finances, my anxiety, finances..oh and did I mention my anxiety? LOL
We ARE going to Paris at Christmas before you even start to feel an once of pity for me ;0)
Most of our current trip is being "paid" for with hotel reward points and miles.
We are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn in TimeSquare on Hilton points, opppsss, I forgot, flying on Delta miles, Marriott in Philly is on points, Westin in DC is on points/cash (60.00 a night), None of these hotels would be my "first" choice.
In NYC I do not care for staying in Time Square, I find it to be crowded, loud, garnish, and over-load on my senses... but with the cost of hotels in the city currently - well, I will take it!
I wanted to stay by Rittenhouse Square in Philly - as it is gets high rates and seems to be the best location.
In DC - I was unsure but at 60.00 a night I am not going to turn it away.
I do check out trip advisor prior to booking any hotels as well as travel message boards such as Fodors for personal feedback.
I use Fordor travel guides always - and have yet to be let down.
For Europe I like Rick Steves but find he is slightly below my level of comfort. No offense meant Rick ;-).
In Orange County I must give a shout out to Shooting Star Limo service. Frank and I have been using them since he was with Onyx - and their service is amazing and Jan has never let us down. 714-484-7115. They are picking Tessa and I up tomorrow. We have to fly out of LAX but the plus is I used miles to upgrade us to first class - which on this flight is actually a businses class level. So..the extra time at LAX will be worth it if all goes as planned!
We are planning on doing carry on only for this trip. Mainly because I have to be able to handle our bags without my big strong man around ;-). When we went to Europe we really were over packed and heavy laden! I recently purchased two new suitcases off of Overstock.com upon the suggestion of a travel board. Heys Xcase 20-inch Carry-on - they were a good price on Overstock and I got one for both Tessa and I. They weigh less then 5 pounds each unpacked. The ones I currently owned were almost 12 pounds unpacked. Big difference.
Okay... back to the stress... too much to do today and frankly not enough time...
So that is it for now,
~ Dawn
2 comments:
Can't wait to hear you arrived safely.
xoxo
I wonder what it is about travel that does that to us? It must be control and fear of course... jack and i are leaving today for hawaii.. and it tugs at me for sure. jack can hardly breathe!
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