02/2018 - Fares too high?

[CentralNJDude]

DAMN YOU WESTY
UNITED IS OFFERING FREE rebookings thru feb 13th but I am going to wait it out as the plane is almost empty now and my hotels are non refundable

The damn storm will now meander over to the East Coast. hope it clears up by the 14th.

[jacknback]

I'm going to try to never fly within a week of westy!!!

[Westy]

DAMN YOU WESTY
UNITED IS OFFERING FREE rebookings thru feb 13th but I am going to wait it out as the plane is almost empty now and my hotels are non refundable

I'm sure everything will go swimmingly ... just like in 2016 ...

Westy on way to airport on Monday

Actually, the trouble is all tonight and tomorrow ... the Sunday forecast is encouraging:

[Westy]

Just one thing I want to say to the National Weather Service about this ...

[Mr. Smooth]

Was an absolutely gorgeous 73 degree day here in Sacramento. And all flights were departing and arriving on time.

Ah......California!!!!

[whynotme]

Was an absolutely gorgeous 73 degree day here in Sacramento. And all flights were departing and arriving on time.

Ah......California!!!!

snow or earthquakes

ah I will take the snow

the earthquake's epicenter was located about six miles south-southwest of Napa and 51 miles west-southwest of Sacramento. ABC News station KGO in San Francisco reported several fires and damaged buildings in Napa. More than 15,000 customers were without power, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.



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[SeaWeed]

Air Fare

WAS - MBJ = $505 (3.5 hours direct/ 6+ one-stop)

WAS - NBO = $707 (no direct/ 17-20 hours one-stop)

Lodging (comparable)

Negril = $55/ night

Mtwapa = $35/ night

Dinner

Negril = $10

Mtwapa = $6

Beer (bar price)

Negril = $3.00

Mtwapa = $1.40 - $1.75

Pum-Pum (comparable Ho's)

Negril = $35 Up

Mtwapa = $15 Up

Airport transfer

MBJ to Negril = $25 Up (1.5 hr trip)

MBA - Mtwapa = $12 Uber, 20 - $25 taxi (30 minute trip)

Ho's

Negril = Entitled, most won't even consider oral, quick to ask for unreasonable amounts ($200)

Mtwapa = Grateful, will do anything to make you want to come back....anything with a smile....happy with what you can give them



My personal experience places the difference between a mongering trip to Negril as opposed to Mtwapa on the same level as the difference between a mongering trip to Miami as opposed to Santo Domingo.

like usual Greydread is right on da money.....
thankfully mi have Southwest with it's two flights a day to Montego Bay Jamaica and airfare one way via TPA is $136 going down...
and around $176 coming back to Tampa Florida....dem really kicking Spirit and American asses right now....yah mon
the kicker is the free carryon and two checked bags.......wow

vast majority of mi machine gurls come off of FB these days.....sometimes a friend of a friend refers mi to a girl....
weed da machine gurls out after some chatting and get rid of the big money gurls.....
mi don't talk money with the gurls.......and if money comes up mi usually getting the wrong kind of gurl....
or if mi get let's meet for dinner and drinks those are also the wrong gurls for this guy too.......
mi not going thru as many gurls as the past....first because mi GFE Petersfield is around a lot....and second is that mi getting older

[greydread]

like usual Greydread is right on da money.....
thankfully mi have Southwest with it's two flights a day to Montego Bay Jamaica and airfare one way via TPA is $136 going down...
and around $176 coming back to Tampa Florida....dem really kicking Spirit and American asses right now....yah mon
the kicker is the free carryon and two checked bags.......wow

That is the beauty of being able to make your own travel schedule as opposed to ducking out between project goals the way I have been doing for the past few years. I have to stick to exact dates when traveling and if my travel includes a holiday weekend then there's a premium to be paid for that. If I don't have time for an overnight layover there's a price for that, too.

Too many times, I don't get to complete my travel arrangements until within 6 weeks of a trip in order to avoid rescheduling fees from the airlines and I have taken to using Booking.com almost exclusively for lodging. They're not the cheapest, nor do they have the greatest selection but the fact that I can change my booking almost up to the day before the trip keeps them close to my heart. I have spent a shit load of money on 1st nights of cancelled trips over the years and that money is much better directed to my "fun-money" entertainment budget.

Speaking of travel budgets, I've seen opinions in some of these threads that setting budgets for travel is somehow limiting the fun one can expect when exactly the opposite is true. A budget isn't some kind of "limitation". A budget is a plan and any Man venturing out of his corner of the world who doesn't have a plan is about to learn a lesson and the farther from home, the harder the lesson. I pretty much live the same type of life when abroad that I live when not traveling (with the exception of getting up and going to work, of course). I like home cooking at home and I like home cooking on vacation so I probably eat out no more on vacation than I do at home when I can get a place with a full kitchen. In the past 40 years I have traded speed, endurance and flexibility for strength, smarts and money and that shit didn't happen by accident. I am not on any regular medication at 63 because I crush my own garlic, slice my own ginger, tomatoes and onions and include these ingredients in most of the meals I prepare. Turmeric, lemongrass, basil, radish, endives, chives, cilantro, basil and about a thousand other inexpensive and readily available dietary additions all serve to enhance the meal and add to the nourishment provided, therein. The average mothafucka would be astonished at how much of the conversations with the Women I meet around the world include cooking and nourishment and naturepathic methodology. I have a shelf full of books on the subject that I've collected over the generations and I can credit the knowledge gleaned from them for personally overcoming ulcers, colitis and a bunch of other maladies which I encountered in my younger days when I didn't give a shit what was on the menu as long as it filled the hole and tasted good. But I digress...

I think that the JDR goal of eventually moving to FL to have access to a lower cost of living, elimination of state income tax and increased access to the Caribbean, Central and South America is solid. Add to that plan the fact that he will be in a position to plan his travel to afford the best breaks the airline industry has to give (Tues-Thurs with overnight Sat) on direct flights and I think that like Seaweed, he will eventually find his sweet spot (probably already decided) and stick to it with an occasional side trip to wherever. Proof that Punani is like chicken. Nobody doesn't like chicken but we all like different cuts and preparation methods. Dark meat. white meat, breast, thigh, baked, fried, broiled, roasted or in a stew. Just like Punani. We just have to figure out how to get there in the most efficient way possible.

[Hunter]

Speaking of fares too high....Asia is amazing how low it is to fly there this spring...

looking at end of april may....660 round trip jfk mnl on cathay.....damn...it is not worth using miles for that......

[j_d66]

Speaking of fares too high....Asia is amazing how low it is to fly there this spring...

looking at end of april may....660 round trip jfk mnl on cathay.....damn...it is not worth using miles for that......

Those fares are amazing, United is about the same price.

The fares on American have been creeping up but can still be had for 850-1,000.

I have a $200 voucher on United to use up so something around 450-500 is a no brainer after the voucher just allows more trips there this year as time allows

Hard to justify a trip to the DR when it is so cheap to go to Asia.

[Atlantic City Jimmy]

Those fares are amazing, United is about the same price.

The fares on American have been creeping up but can still be had for 850-1,000.

I have a $200 voucher on United to use up so something around 450-500 is a no brainer after the voucher just allows more trips there this year as time allows

Hard to justify a trip to the DR when it is so cheap to go to Asia.

You need to go.

[j_d66]

You need to go.

I probably will but not until end of April or first of May I don't have the time before that

Last year I went the first part of July and enjoyed it than to

Hell the has never been I time of year that I haven't enjoyed Thailand but I do try to stay away during the peak of rainy season