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Talk to a travel agent and work out where you want to go, stay, and what sorts of activities you want to do.
my parents brought me a ticket to japan for chistmas this year, i'm going to be heading over there to catch up with high school friends in July next year. For this i'll need around $8,000 cash + credit card for a one month stay over.
Also having lived in Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea for over 12 months, and travelled quite a lot with family over the years my advise would be to insure all luggage is securely locked and sealed. Just to insure no one can use you as a mule to carry drugs, or steal items out of your bags.
This post has been edited by zomg_look!: Dec 29 2005, 01:38 PM
StrykePosted: 29 Dec 2005, 3:46pm OKAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
So I want to head over to the UK in 2006 at some point.
Havent done any planning as of yet but I have the cash for the airfare.
Where is the best place to start? I really have no idea actually.
Do I speak to a Travel Agent first or what
Help :crazy:
Cheers in advance
ooh yeah woo yay!
talk to the travel agent...there are better times of the year to travel, ie awesome ticket prices at certain times of the year, so u can save a whole lot... also, find out your options for tours and stuff. if you just wanna go, then just go! thats what travel is all about, if you are planning on working, talk to the consulate to sort out visa stuff, and get your passport ready for the visas etc.
what you want to do there, general holiday or extended stay?
StrykePosted: 29 Dec 2005, 3:52pm OKAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Just a general holiday. 3-4 weeks I reckon
ooh yeah woo yay!
cool...well i usually go chat to the travel agent, just to get an idea of what I need to do and by which date. if you already have your passport, the tuff part is getting the visa, but sounds like it wont be a problem!!
if you are under 26, then sta can set u up with hot deals :)
Metro Morgs
Yeah STA is often really cheap...
Depending on whether you are going peak or off peak I wouldnt really worry about finding hostels til you get there.. Something that really makes you feel like you are travelling is when you rock up to a country at 4am in the morning.. don't speak the language and don't know where anything is or what to do.. great fun..
If you know anyone in UK no matter how slightly cash in and stay with them. save yourself some pounds..
Also pack light.. save the rest of your baggage for those dub plates you pick up!
its GREAT!
just book the flights and go - you can do the rest once you arrive (its half the fun)
you don't need a visa if you are going for less than 6 months, but you will probably have to show immigration your return ticket when you get off the plane
eevoPosted: 29 Dec 2005, 11:04pm President Bush
will be in da uk november 06 til feb 07, will miss enchanted but will be at climax (abouit 50,000 people)
DrosPosted: 29 Dec 2005, 11:20pm mackin'
plan on spending a LOT of dosh, particularly as far as accommodation goes. i've been living here quite a while (london) and it sucks the cash HARD.
there are loads of hostels in london - averaging about £15 a night with 10 of you in the room. (vicks is right on with the dossing idea.) anywhere in the uk is easy to get to from london. check ryanair for very cheap flights.
right now it's -2 (middle of the day) but the uk summer is surprisingly warm and humid.
you don't have to talk with a travel agent but you can if you want. i'd recommend jalpak. look them up in the phone book.
enjoy it.
eevoPosted: 29 Dec 2005, 11:25pm President Bush
i just found out i can get free acomadation
Bird Flu Suspect
wing it, thats how i did it
TobesPosted: 31 Dec 2005, 7:58am ..exit stage left
a heaps good thing to use / get is a lonley planet book or frommers book , i had a frommers book on how to do europe on like 40-50 $ a day or less, it will have reasonable priced places to stay , and other cheap tips , but it also includes $$$ stuff if u want to splash out.
and yea , wing it. its the best way. dont do a contiki tour or anything like that , u will end up going to Paris for like 2-3 days , as if you can see these types of cities in a couple of days , made to spend the whole trip wth a group of ppl u dont know. no thanks.
get yourself the cheapest ticket to eu (doesnt really matter where) and get your self a eurail pass and you can go whereever you want. just look up a place to stay in your travel book 2 days b4 u get there.
borrow one of thoes books from the library and have a read through and i recon you will get a better idea of how you want to do it. all you need a travell agent for is to make sure u get a cheap price to get ur ass over there and back without a hitch.
808Posted: 31 Dec 2005, 6:15pm Disapointment Interactive 2.4
photocopy/scan all your travel doc's (ie passport) and email them to yourself to something like hotmail or another online email thingo.
that way if they get stolen you can always download them and print them as this will make getting new ones even faster...
808Posted: 2 Jan 2006, 1:07pm Disapointment Interactive 2.4
QUOTE(Captain Vicks @ Jan 2 2006, 12:26 PM)
Not a bad idea actually.. or take pics of valuables etc.. That way you have proof of ownership.. i've been burned with this..
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TankPosted: 2 Jan 2006, 1:17pm 30-06 springfield, my next toy...
If your planning a trip to a middle eastern country i suggest taking a Colt M4 carbine and plenty of 5.56mm amunition coz you never know when you will run into some angry locals.
Anime Whore
vics, i'm planning on buying quite a lot of stuff while i'm over in Japan. Not to mention i'll be living in 3 cities, and travelling through the country a lot. Basically i plan to shop till i drop, party it up, and have a crazy time.
