Panic! at my cubicle
Posted on April 27, 2007 7 Comments
Less than two weeks to go to Ireland and I’m starting to panic.
Brian still hasn’t received his passport, and yesterday the passport service told him that people are having to cancel trips because of the passport delay. He allowed 10 weeks for delivery!
Also, we have not booked even one hotel or B&B. As of right now, all we have are plane tickets.
Now it turns out I have to travel on the 3rd, 4th, 8th and 9th before we leave on vacation on the 10th. So I have even less time than I thought to do all this! I really, really wish travel agents were better for more than just booking expensive, pre-packaged tours.
Who knows, we may end up across the pond with just our exceedingly huge backpacks and no plan for sleeping. Or, we could end up vacationing in the lovely Chicago suburbs for 10 days. I guess all I can do now is be proactive and spend my weekend on the Web.
At least I did something right this week: I scored Bulls playoff tickets for Brian’s birthday. I’m surprising him with the tickets tonight at dinner. They’re crappy seats, but they were only $45 per ticket. That was actually the same price as a regular-season baseball game, so I bought them. I really hope they drop a game in Miami so we can go on Tuesday in Chicago!
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April 27th, 2007 @ 4:58 pm
Why do you assume that travel agents are only good for pre-packaged tours? My wedding and honeymoon involved travel between multiple cities, so although I typically plan vacations without a travel agent, we used one for the wedding/honeymoon. We gave her specific information on what we were looking for (we even had a few places in mind) and our budget, and she got us a great deal. I’m assuming we budgeted more for our honeymoon than you are for the trip, but any travel agent worth their salt can work within the confines of a budget. Also, many specialize in specific areas, so they have inside information (and deals!) to pass on. Additionally, they receive their commission from the hotels and inns they work with, so you won’t pay a dime.
Good luck!
April 27th, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
We stayed mostly in b&bs, which one can reserve for the same or next day. Your current b&b person can recommend places where you are headed. Or you try the tourist center in almost every town.
Slainte! (Cheers!)
Suzi
April 28th, 2007 @ 12:49 pm
I’m not sure which part of Ireland you’re off to but I can thoroughly recommend, Ariel House in Ballsbridge as a fab B&B. I stopped there a few years ago and we got a reasonable deal through Expedia.co.uk (I’m based in the UK). It’s a bit out of Dublin, but easily commutable by train and taxi, plus you can get a bus from the airport which drops you just down the road from it. The breakfast was to die for, the service fab and it was just a beautiful place to stay. Found a link to it here: http://www.ariel-house.net/?r=14348
Hope that helps you a bit?
April 30th, 2007 @ 7:01 am
Well when it comes to travel, its always a big deal for us because of plans…plan A and plan B exists in our tour or vacation…sometimes I think we plan too much but sometimes makes me feel safe and without problems…
Daniel.
Finance Guide 101
May 2nd, 2007 @ 12:46 am
Wow, I am SO jealous that you are going to Ireland. That is the one place I have always wanted to go. I heard it is beautiful!
Saving up for a wedding
May 2nd, 2007 @ 4:06 am
Hello:
Just found your blog.
It is neat and attractive.
I wish you a happy trip to Ireland.
Hope you have a lot of fun there and when you come back you will blog it.
I have never been there, so I don’t know much about it.
Ikey Benney
home based business opportunity, guy
May 4th, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
If I can make any Ireland recommendations, I would make this one:
Go to the Aran Islands and stay overnight. We had all intentions of only staying for a few hours and taking the 5pm ferry back to Galway, when we didn’t make it back to the port on time. We wound up frantically searching all the B&Bs on the island, hoping that they would have an open room for us on such short notice. Turns out, a litle yellow B&B not too far from the ferry port had an opening. The woman running it was the nicest person I’ve met…she even lent us 50 euro because the only ATM on the island was broken (so bring cash if you go). The island has lots to offer…one side of the island is the beach side, the other is the cliff side which is reminiscent of the Cliffs of Moher….a thatched-roof pub…bike rental…ancient monuments…and more. So memorable…
http://www.visitaranislands.com
Ireland is wonderful. Have fun.