I have had flights to Sydney cancelled on me at San Francisco and LAX. I reckon it is because they dont have enough people on the flight to make it economically viable and it is cheaper for them to inconvenience me for 36 hours than to fly a 747 across the Pacific. Like they agreed to do when I bought the ticket. Bastards.
camFreedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic
That's shocking. You can understand that occasionally they have mechanical problems, but cancelling for these mysterious "operational reasons" is nasty. They don't even tell you the real reason. As you say, you've already paid them to provide a service. How long before the flight did they tell you?-- harshbutfair // you know it makes sense[ Parent ]
When you land in California. We had one at Dulles where they kept us waiting for several hours, then cancelled and said you have five minutes to catch another one, btw it is 800 yards down that corridor. About 50 folks (the US-to-Au-folks) ran it and just made it.
camFreedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic[ Parent ]
Do they have those in Spain - I have been lot's of places, but have not made Spain yet, unfortunately.
I'm sure that there are backpackers and other places to stay - I wouldn't stress.
The bus and train system in Europe (well the places I have been in) is generally pretty neato. Get a Europass, a set of backpacks and you're set.
Wish I'd done it before the CU's :-( - mind you we have done the weekend backpack thing in Moscow and Leningrad with 2 kids, so a smart young thing like you should have no trouble in Spain.
Remember - Dos cervaza, por favor. It's all the Spanish you need...
Cheers - and Good Luck. Creo.
"I shall do what I believe to be right and honourable" - Guderian
I'd love to go to Moscow. When were you there? It's part of my long-term travel plan of doing northern Europe at some stage. It could be many years before I get there, but one day I will. -- harshbutfair // you know it makes sense[ Parent ]
All I can say is that if you get the chance, take it. It's just an amazing place. If you are into Museums and culture, it's just, well, words fail. The Kremlin and Armoury are a must see. The armoury is not what it sounds like, although it does have arms and armour. It has some of the gifts brought to the tsars over the years. It makes the British crown jewels look like trinkets.
St. Petersberg is just as incredible - we took the train there as well. The Hermitage is just world class, and I'm not an art freak, but it was incredible.
If you do enjoy art, the Tretaykov (sp) is just mind blowing.
As the ad says, just do it !
Cheers Creo.
PS: If you do go, Russian does not appear to be a hard language to get the basics, but make sure you can read cyrillic script, otherwise you are in trouble :-).
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