Travel
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Overview
This section is devoted to our travel, past and future. Becky really wants to see the world, and, funds willing, we will.
Past Trips
Below, you'll find a chronological listing and summary of trips Becky and I have taken. Photo galleries for all past trips are located here.
Kansas City - May 2007
Left for KC on a Sunday morning, back Monday Evening with Jeff and Marie and Matt and Elyse. We went to Worlds of Fun and stayed at the Embassy Suites by the Plaza. For around $150, their suites are an awesome value, with a front room with mini-kitchen. Their two-tier pool was nice as well. See the photos in the New Gallery.
Europe (Greece & Italy) - November 2007
Bahamas - March 2008
Future Trips
Egypt - Fall 2009
Next on the list is Egypt, home of the pyramids. We've found a few cruises that go there, some of which stop in Israel as well. That'd be awesome. Also, most of these cruises go to southern Italy and Greece, so we'd get to see some familiar places.
Gift Ideas
- Donkey Ride - 2@$8ea (5€)
- Camel Ride - 2@$10ea
- Athens Tour Pass (includes: ancient agora, theatre of Dionysos, Kerameikos, Roman Agora, Tower of the Winds and the Temple of Olympian Zeus) - 2@$20ea (12€)
- Transfers between hotel, ship, airport, etc - Cost Varies
- Hotels
- Athens - $125
- Istanbul - $100
- Cairo (included in Cairo Experience Package)
- Airline Tickets - 2@$1100
- OMA -> ATH
- IST -> OMA
- Visas for Turkey - 2@$20ea
- Cairo Experience - 2@$400ea (250€):
- Hotel
- Pyramids
- Bus
- Nile River Ride
- NCL 'Romance Package' - $79:
- Sparkling Wine and Strawberries on Embarkation day
- Canapés delivered to stateroom
- Sparkling Wine and Cake Party
- Keepsake Photograph
- Romantic dinner for two at Le Bistro (premium shipboard restaurant)
- Includes bottle of wine
- Equipment:
- Large, blocky, internal framed Backpack
- Money Belt - $10
- Insight Fleximaps for the following:
- Athens
- Istanbul
Travel Resources
Information / Articles
Other Peoples' Trips
- Mike and Renée Hall's Cruise Photos and reviews
- CruiseDiva.com's review of the Star Princess - Our First ship
- NCL Jade - Athens to Istanbul - This cruise is very similar to one we're looking at.
Travel Aggregators
- Priceline - They have some great deals if you don't care about the specifics (their classic model). If you don't use their "make an offer" feature, their rates are ho-hum.
- Travelocity - Yet another travel aggregator.
- Cru Con - The "Cruise Outlet"... Again, if you take what's on sale, some awesome last-minute deals.
General Resources
- Seat Guru - Get the low-down on your airplane seat.
- Cruise Critic - Lots of resources, but we use it mainly for the message boards.
