Northern Hemisphere Musings
*sigh*
I still haven’t worked out if I’m heading OS this summer, I really want to but I don’t think it’s going to happen.
I’m in the same boat. 
Thankfully I can still go surfing. 
I’ve been talking about learning how to kite board for years however each year passes and I manage to not do it. Maybe this summer will be the one where I actually learn.
That said I was on the hill on the weekend and it was amazing. I really want to head OS.
I am looking for a buddy for the 2 -13 Jan section!
Flexible with where I go (in Nth America!)
Okay so this is where I am Currently at
21 - 23 Dec - Stuggartt Germany
23 - 28 Dec - Schladming Austria
29 - 2 Jan - in particular NYE I have NO plans. Any ideas? Travelling alone at this point
2 - 6 Jan - San Fran and possibly Tahoe for a couple of days.
6 - 12 Jan - Whistler, or a Road trip of some discription - again Travelling alone. So Flexible.
13th Jan - Fly home to Oz!
I rang bestflights tonight. We’re looking at 2669 for ours….mostly with Swiss air. Anyone flown with them and got any feedback? Also the sydney to HK would be with Virgin Atlantic…again, any thoughts?
End of November to Stockholm via Hong Kong and Zurich
End of July Stockholm to NYC via Zurich
Leave LA for sydney end of september sometime (date not locked in cos flights aren’t available for then yet, but we can lock it in for free later).
Frothingggg on this.
Also oz, if you still have that NYE gap in a few months then I may know more about where we might be (or I might not)...Getting to where we’ll most likely be and back would take half that time though, I reckon.
Yeah I did think of you and had a look at a map and that if i didn’t fly it would be a mission! (although flying isn’t that much easier it seems!)
I haven’t fly Virgin, I have done a couple of internal Europe on Swiss Air many many years ago. My boss (an extremely frequent flyer) Flys them often! But then again he is swiss! LOL. But he is not backwards in coming forwards about things he doesn’t like (especially flying!)
Had a look and it appears that Swiss air only allow you one piece of luggage in your total, not two pieces combining to meet that limit. The bestflights guy reckoned it would be fine to have 2 pieces, but that isn’t what their website appears to say…gives me the irrits when people don’t check.
Have to say, I felt like he rushed a lot of things. I have no clue how he came to the conclusion that it was the cheapest ticket. I wish there was an easier way to book or at least get quotes for your own ticket online.
Virgin Atlantic look ACE for flying with bags and boards and whatnot. It appears they don’t even count towards your limit, you can have a piece of sporting equipment for free (at least that is how I read it).
ok so I just got off the phone to bestflights again. The bloke told me, that there isn’t a single round the world ticket, that doesn’t cost in the vicinity of 6 grand, that lets you have 2 bags to combine to your total. When I look on the info for that ticket, it does say limited to 1 bag (so the guy last night was definitely wrong), when I look at other tickets on their site, it doesn’t have that 1 bag stipulation.
can that possibly be right? is he forgetting that it is sports equipment or something? My mind is blown. He couldn’t tell me when this came in to effect or anything…just said that once the tickets are booked, you call the airline and buy extra luggage space.
Hey Cords,
Sounds like you got the loser i struggled with when i first inquired about the RTW fares.
Try again and ask to speak to Madeline. Tell her I told you to call her as I found her very helpful (like crazy beyond helpful!!) . She spent two days playing with my itinerary to make it the cheapest possible. If you can be flexible with dates and stuff.
But I think she might be able to answer your bag questions as well.
I am going to email her and tell her to expect your call 
Canadian working holiday visa app is IN!! Fingers crossed I get approved Ive got JUST enough money in the bank for it…. EXCITEMENT!!
Good stuff Ash!!!!! 
Go Ash!!
Don’t forget that you need that cash when you enter the country as well at applying stage!
Fingers crossed for you! It would be great if you are there this season as I am coming to visit!
Just would like to put a good word in for James from best flights. He’s been brilliant so if you need any flights, ring up and ask for him!
He wasn’t the d!ckhead you spoke to earlier?
Madeline has been amazing as well. She actually held my flights for me for over two weeks. occasionally having to rebook as the airlines had cancelled my tickets due to non payment.
All done now though!