The bucket shops get great prices.
W2R - no problem! Always room for lots of opinions - just wanted to make sure mine got in there
You are right - it can still be interesting to look in your backyard - it just happens Munich is part of my backyard right now As for overseas travel, well, let's just say the US TSA is much more intrusive than the Europeans....much more and rude, too. I hate air travel in the US anymore. We're treated like we live in a police state - can't stand it and think the terrorists won on that part of the battle.
Tschuss!
Sorry, didn't mean to be harsh! I just don't value overseas travel very much. Munich and Neuschwanstein are indeed jewels. But I just have no desire or need to travel and actually BE there or to go to any other destination outside the U.S., other than (possibly) Canada.
There is so much that I haven't seen "right in my backyard", so to speak. To me, overseas travel has not been fun for a very long time, especially since 9/11.
How about if I reverse the order? That's how my life has gone.Well, you should go see more of our backyard (the US). Then, go see the neighbor's backyard too.
For international travel, price is not always the most important factor. My fiancee recently took a trip to South Africa to visit relatives, and took Virgin Atlantic instead of British Airways. The $100 she saved on airfare cost her $500 in taxi's, food, and hotel charges when VA couldn't make their own connecting flight.
I've never traveled on a foreign airline, but just about everyone who has tells me [-]that the flight attendants are hotter[/-] the service is far superior on most foreign airlines, particularly the Asian ones.I don't mind flying, but I do prefer foreign airlines. I have enjoyed trips with Alitalia, Air France and British Airways. US airlines -- not so much.
OK, so fees bring it up to $457.
Does anyone have enough money to take advantage of cheap flights to Europe?
PS: I find flying domestically or internationally really stressful and tiring. For me, the enjoyment only starts once I reach my final destination.