Travelling long distance?
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I'm a quick 2 hour flight to Denver, however many of y'all are coming from all corners of the earth.
So who has the longest journey? who lives furthest, who has the worst travel itinerary?
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Mines isn't too bad. Depart Sunday @ 9am arrive in Newark @ 11am then a 3hr wait for connection to Denver. Arrive in Denver for 5pm so i imagine that i'll be checked in showered and sitting in bar for about 8pm. The return is similar with a long wait in Newark.
Total Distance: 4329.03 miles
It's definitely gonna be a holiday as i'm stuck there for a week. So i'll make the most out of it and try and take in some sights.
I'm traveling with Mike so i've some company along the way which is a bonus
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ARRIVE:
Hmm leave for London Sunday 6am arrive London at midday go to Notting Hill festival, sleep.
Monday check-in at 6am at Gatwick arrive in Atlanta at 1:05pm wait for a few hours then fly to denver at 3:05pm arrive denver 4:14pm!DEPART:
check in at denver at 12:30pm on Sat fly to Cincinnati for 6:00pm then dont catch my flight back to UK till 4:00pm the next day so nearlly a 24 hour wait haha, get back to UK about 9:30am monday!Total Distance: (5636 outward) (return5062) total 10,622
This seems wrong I think but I cant be bothered checking it again right now lol I used some website distance calculator.EDIT: no i checked it is that far
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Yikes! 22 hours in Cincinnati, sorry to hear that.
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yeah no offense to anybody from Cincinnati but I had hoped somewhere better to be stuck! I originally got new york but the prices jumped up when I didnt book in time, cant complain really I got the the return for £370 and I only booked 4-5 weeks in advance!
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Which carrier are you using? hopefully not AA (American airlines) as they suck!
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delta for all 4 flights not so bad maybe, apparently free drinks to get me to sleep anyway. However i think im wining for worst travel itinerary so far
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I am leaving with an airport transfer 1:50 (am) Sunday dawn and will arrive at 18:30 (or so) p.m. to Denver. Then a transfer again. Add the time zone difference (I am at UTC+1) and that will be a hell of a ride.
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Im in the same position dubrovnik-frankfurt-denver arriving 16:10
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Well mine is a road trip. 2531 km (1572 mi) one way. Leave Gabriola Island B.C Canada, catch 2 ferries and end up in port Angeles Washington. Point the car east and a little south and drive. On the way we will pass through the Cascade mountains, the Clearwater forest reserve, and Yellowstone National Park. Leave tomorrow morning on the 5:25 Ferry. I don't think this qualifies for the worst though. Really looking forward to meeting everyone.
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Dale, are you driving alone?
I would not dare such a drive, I once drove from Dallas to Destin,Fl which is only 750 miles and it was more than enough, I drove alone too and it was terrible.
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Pete, No my wife is coming along, and since we have four days to get there, we only have to make about 400 miles a day. Were going to poke along. If anybody has any suggestions of things to take in along our route please let me know.
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Ah, cool at least you have company and some Itunes to get you through.
I was watching a documentary the other day on either PBS or Discovery about American Truck stops (a modern marvel series) and they featured one in Montana that was mind-blowing, with some fantastic food options at a great price, the Truck accessory shop was also something worth seeing. If I can find it and it's on your route I'll let you know.
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Cool, we are going to play tourist.
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I'm not traveling all that far, just flying south to go west. I fly from my local airport straight south to Dallas then to Denver. American Airlines the whole way, so you kind of scare me with your comments, Pete. Alternatively if I were to drive straight west for 7 hours I'd be in Denver...and anyone who has driven interstate-70 through Kansas will tell you it is definitely straight.
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Wyatt, I'm sure it will be fine, I just have a habit of getting on the 'not so fit looking' attendants nerves for some reason.
I see you from Manhattan Kansas, Tom (Tomdesk) has recently moved there for what it's worth.
That drive is almost as bad as Dallas to El Paso, uhggg!! what a dreadful boring drive. -
Not as long as Dale's drive but I have to go across Nebraska. The long way!
Leaving this evening about 5:00 pm after a full day of work. Hoping to make Omaha before quitting for the night. My wife and son are coming, too and we're going to spend a few days with some of her distant relatives. She'll dump me at the hotel around 2:00pm on Tuesday.
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To all that are travelling this weekend, be safe, and see ya in da pub on Tuesday.
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Wow. I gotta hand it to you guys. That's a heckuva long way to come. I can just imagine the cost in time and money. I hope for your sakes that the conference will be worth it. I mean. .. what if you get all the way over here and it stinks? I don't think it will but . . .Man oh man!
Its like that last scene in Butch and Sundance. . . allow me to re-create it for you here. . .I got nothin' else going on. . .BUTCH: Australia. . .I figured you secretly wanted to know so I told ya.
SUNDANCE: that's your big idea?
BUTCH: The Latest in a long line. . . .
SUNDANCE: Australia's no better than here!
BUTCH: oh. . that's all you know.More discussion
SUNDANCE: Its long ways off tho' isn't it?
BUTCH: Oh everything's gotta be perfect with you!
SUNDANCE: I just don't want to get all the way down there and find out it stinks. .. .that's all.
Yup. .. it's a good thing I am only comin' over from Salt Lake. . . .
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David, trust me there is no way it can stink, as the whole point of BC is meeting everyone and networking, everything else can be a distraction some times. That's probably why it is UN-conference as a rigid schedule like last time can get boring really quick.
Then there is the evenings (say no more)
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