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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:41 am

That's it for me guys, in (counting down the hours now) in 12 hours, I fly back to my homeland to take part in my sisters wedding.
I've not been back since Emigrating and am not looking forward to the trip.
A total of 27hrs flying and 13hours sitting in airports along the way Rolling Eyes

I am away for just under a month and don't think I'll have access to a computer so, so long, fare well, see you in a month and don't do anything I wouldn't do!!

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 18313

Enjoy your trip and the wedding!

(long flights do suck. I once did US--germany--italy . Can't remember the total hours but one leg was 9 1/2 hours. ugh. )

You'll be missed!

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Have fun and be safe, IWM!

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:54 am

Hey girlfriend,
Have a nice trip and think of me and "The Others." Cool

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:55 am

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A total of 27hrs flying and 13hours sitting in airports along the way

Jeez - are you going Aeroflot via at all the former Soviet republics along the way? Shocked

Bon voyage.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:59 am

Have a safe trip and wonderful time IWM Very Happy

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:18 am

Corona said:

Quote:

Have a nice trip and think of me and "The Others."

Think of me as "the others". Laughing

Have fun, and remember.....NO SMOKING!!!! Wink

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 2301

Have a safe trip, and we'll see you when you get back. Smile

Take pictures of the bride's maids. Twisted Evil

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:46 am

^^^One of them is my daughter rudey!

I forgot to say, I'm doing this mammoth trip with one hubby and 2 rugrats Shocked

How do you keep 2 rugrats entertained for 30 odd hours?

Thanx for your wishes, in the words of Mr J Springer...."look after yourselves...and each other " Wink

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 2301

it wasn't me wrote:

^^^One of them is my daughter rudey!

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:19 am

Have a good trip!

As for the rugrats: Nintendo DS (worked wonders when we took a flight of a similar length last summer!)

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:21 am

Ref rugrats: Lots of alcohol and when they pass out you can have some too.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:51 am

Have a great time it wasn't me

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:35 am

IWM, I apologise for Stargate. He's been rather overdoing the "forum pervert" tag lately. Rolling Eyes

Have a great trip, and enjoy the wedding. Very Happy

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:00 am

Enjoy the wedding IWM.

If you find any internet while you're over, give us a shout. Very Happy

(Will you be in the Midlands area? - If so, definitely give us a shout!) Wink

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:47 am

^^^Derbyshire. Mum's got a computer so I'll have a peek in every now and again (If I get chance in between drinking wine and eating cheese)

x

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:11 am

Wine and cheese, Yum! Very Happy

Stargate is not a pervert.

I don't thnk! Wink

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:06 pm

it wasn't me wrote:

I'm doing this mammoth trip with one hubby and 2 rugrats Shocked

How do you keep 2 rugrats entertained for 30 odd hours?

If you're flying in the Former Soviet Union or with another unsafe carrier you could play the game of hold the plane together. Identify the country you can see through the holes in the floor. Play what is the pilot drinking. Or even, what part of the plane flew past my window. My favourite game on Aeroflop was telling the obnoxious flight attendents that they weren't gulag guards anymore.

Have a good trip.

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 2301

Eight wrote:

IWM, I apologise for Stargate. He's been rather overdoing the "forum pervert" tag lately. Rolling Eyes

Okay, I'll tone it down. Sad

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:45 pm

Try and book bulkhead seats. The ones at the front of the cabin with extra leg room so the kids can play at your feet. The kiddies will not bother anyone if front of you. You lose underseat storage, but big deal, that's what overhead bins are for. Take lots of new toys and introduce them as needed. Of course do not reward bad behavior and give the new toy in response to a scream.

We flew with two children all over. Our flight home starts on Sunday at 10 AM our time and is over at Noon on Wednesday local time.
The first time, we got a script for kiddie knockout drops. What a really, really, really stupid idea.

The first time I booked a third world airline as a huge cost savings measure. It was horrible. My 1 year old was constantly pushing open the locked cockpit door to get into the flight deck. The crew was concerned the first few times, but settled down and stopped responding after a while. We had an eight hour delay at one stop as a spare tire had to be flown in and we watched flight crew and ticket agents working to change the tire on the taxiway. I learned...no third world airlines ever again.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:21 pm

Have I good trip IWM, we will miss you,,, well some of us anyway Wink

Baiting Guru Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 3193

@Connie, look on the bright side. The flight crew know at least how to change a tire.

@it wasn't me, welcome to the UK, hope you enjoy it.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:27 pm

Who's gonna watch for the aliens while you're away? Confused

I agree with Connie. Try to get bulkhead seats for travelling with the kids.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:08 pm

DO NOT give them Phenergan (sp?) to knock them out. My sis made this mistake with her two on an overnight flight from Vancouver to London. They went totally hyper for the entire flight, and then they started to puke....... happy days.

Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:37 pm

Two things... Gameboy and plenty of batteries. Laughing

Have a safe trip!