Travel planning = evil.
Jun. 7th, 2006 09:55 pmI hate travel planning.
I love traveling—going to airports, hanging out in the terminal, flying, taking trains and subways (except the lugging-suitcases bit), going somewhere that isn't home, anticipating new sights and seeing friends or relatives again, and then having the time to relax and mentally recap on the way back—but this part, with the decisions about dates and flight times and fares and airlines and transit logistics, just kills me. I'm always nervous that I've somehow entered the wrong days in the booking form or have reversed the direction of the round-trip or that in another day I could've found a cheaper deal. Maybe, as I was just saying to
michelle_nine, I'm so laid back for the physical part of traveling because all the worrying comes out beforehand. But damn, it took about eight hours over four days to settle on this flight to London, and that's after the weeks of deciding on a date range and months of considering whether to go to Copenhagen for a week or a weekend.
On the bright side, I'm going to England again in a few weeks! And, when I get the second half of the trip planned (gah), Denmark in the middle of it! Seeing
catilinarian and
maddy_harrigan for the first time in too long, and possibly
catlily, and then
kabale and
lysa1 and
mateo10 too!
Still, am all agitated from post-booking jitters. Time for an episode of Odyssey 5.
I love traveling—going to airports, hanging out in the terminal, flying, taking trains and subways (except the lugging-suitcases bit), going somewhere that isn't home, anticipating new sights and seeing friends or relatives again, and then having the time to relax and mentally recap on the way back—but this part, with the decisions about dates and flight times and fares and airlines and transit logistics, just kills me. I'm always nervous that I've somehow entered the wrong days in the booking form or have reversed the direction of the round-trip or that in another day I could've found a cheaper deal. Maybe, as I was just saying to
On the bright side, I'm going to England again in a few weeks! And, when I get the second half of the trip planned (gah), Denmark in the middle of it! Seeing
Still, am all agitated from post-booking jitters. Time for an episode of Odyssey 5.