Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
Confirmed the house-sitter.
How I did it:
Lessons & tips: Sometimes booking transportation and lodging separate is less expensive than doing it together. Sometimes the hotel is the best place to book a room.
Rental cars cost different from different locations. Price out your pickup location from several spots, like the airport, a different airport, the hotel, and away from the hotel. I kid you not, the difference can be $40/day.
Resources: The Internet.
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
A very frustrating web-site & an even more frustrating wait on the toll-free number, but in the end, very good service (delivered with a charming Anglo-Indian accent) & a good price on our holiday “travel package.”
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Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
My sis wrote back, giving me an idea of their possible travel dates, which is helpful & frustrating all at the same time: helpful to have them (at least tentatively) so early, frustrating that they’re so different from the travel dates we’ll likely have. wry grin
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
I’ve made the first phone call & written the first e-mails to begin planning a visit during December to the relatives Out West. I’m trying to coordinate things so that we can have an “extra” visit with my sister & her husband (either before or after seeing the rest of the family). smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
to consider this done—or at least, as done as it’s going to be! grin Now I can focus on my new goal: “enjoy this vacation to the fullest!” smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
additional correspondence – the last two letters – with friends with whom we hope to visit during our travels. smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
for activities & lodging for the third (& final) portion of our travel. smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
was a fun one: shopping for gifts to take to friends overseas! smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
additional correspondence with friends with whom we hope to visit during our travels. smile
Colleen_C_C is doing 43 things.
travel to & from our local airport & sent itinerary information to those family & friends who might need to contact us. smile