Elohimfest 2007

Post by **danlo** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:10 pm

Then YOU had better be there--we'll have a Gap triva contest between you and SRD! (ps my Dad likes your av, he remembers Sagan fondly at Cornell)

Post by **Loredoctor** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:12 pm

Sagan is the greatest.

I think I have leave in June, as well. If not, I can arrange it. But that will be two overseas trips next year. Say no more . . .

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:38 pm

Sounds great, but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to make this one.

GRRM is a great guy, very warm and funny, so it would be awesome for all of you if he could be there as well as SRD.

I hope this will happen, that everyone who wants to make it somehow can, and everyone had better take a ton of pictures!

Post by **CovenantJr** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:42 pm

No way in hell (again

). Costs almost as much to fly to the US as to Australia. Gah.

Oh well, have fun.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:43 pm

In my case I cannot go because of a promise...

Post by **CovenantJr** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:55 pm

What exactly prompted you to tell someone "I promise I won't go to another Elohimfest?"

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:01 am

That's for me to know and for none of you to find out.

Post by **CovenantJr** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:36 am

How enigmatic.

Post by **lucimay** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:00 am

CovenantJr wrote:No way in hell (again ). Costs almost as much to fly to the US as to Australia. Gah.

Oh well, have fun.

aren't you a student? if you are there are agencies that deal in serious discounts, my man.

i'm just bettin you could save up by june. get on it, dammit.

Post by **DukkhaWaynhim** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:36 pm

Yeah - what Lucimay said.

I took a glance at the first student discount site that popped up in Google: www.studentuniverse.com
It shows a 1w fare from LON to ABQ of ~$800US, and a 1w return that is comparable at ~$750US.

When I went through the normal (non-student) discount sites, I kept coming across RT fares around $1,400US. Not too bad for point to point travel.

I'm guessing you can sweet-talk an intrepid US Watcher into driving you in from a more airfare-popular city than ABQ & shave several hundred $US from that RT fare.

Make it happen, man. Eat Ramen noodles.

Personally, I am considering cashing in some FF miles to come visit, assuming I can get my better half to agree on the other expenses...

How many chances like this does one have in life?

DW

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:31 pm

I will sure try to get there!

I will miss not seeing and finally meeting you tho, Duchy!

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 2:39 pm

DukkhaWaynhim wrote:Yeah - what Lucimay said.

I took a glance at the first student discount site that popped up in Google: www.studentuniverse.com
It shows a 1w fare from LON to ABQ of ~$800US, and a 1w return that is comparable at ~$750US.

When I went through the normal (non-student) discount sites, I kept coming across RT fares around $1,400US. Not too bad for point to point travel.

Looks like June is an expensive month, though. Check April and the prices drop to <$600.

Post by **DukkhaWaynhim** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:02 pm

Interesting, Murrin... all my quoted fare$ were based on a guess of 7-Jun through 14-Jun 2007.

Maybe cheaper fares for nonUSers can help sway the When?

DW

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:40 pm

He could try the long, long way round?
LON - WAS (via Reykjavik) $401
WAS - ABQ $259

Total: $660

That's for 7th June, only prob is the Iceland one arrives 7pm and the next flight to Alburquerquerqueque is 11.30am, heh.

(Well, at least we now know that the cheapest way to get to Washington from London in the summer is via Iceland.)

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:55 pm

(Some of these flights are just ridiculous. Manchester to Munich to Chicago? Wouldn't it be quicker, cheaper and easier to go Manchester to Heathrow? I don't even know why I'm looking really. The prices of any flight to the US are far too high as far as I'm concerned.)

Post by **DukkhaWaynhim** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 4:01 pm

Well, I was only looking for CovJr's benefit, really. I live in Indiana, so either a quick SW fare or FF miles on one of the bigger airlines and I'm there.

Now if I can just convince my social director that we need to go to Albuquerque next year....

DW

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:31 pm

Murrin wrote:He could try the long, long way round?
LON - WAS (via Reykjavik) $401
WAS - ABQ $259

Total: $660

I hear Reykjavik is nice.

Not to speak for any other Watchers...but I'm sure somebody in DC could be persuaded to offer floor space to a transatlantic Watcher trying to get to the Elohimfest.

Post by **Believer** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:42 am

I know I only post sporadically, but would love to attend this time around... I can't believe it's been over 2 years since the first one though! Wow!

Post by **Alynna Lis Eachann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:38 am

I'm a maybe on this. Would be great to meet everybody, but I'm limited on funds and I'm going to have classes and field courses to pay for... and if it's a June thing, I'll probably be at one of those field courses at the same time you guys are partying.

Post by **jwaneeta** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:17 pm

I could come in June, especially if it's a weekend thing (I'm trying to save vacation days for a Yellowstone trip in July but I can spare a couple.

) Just need a few week's notice when you settle on actual dates.

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