So, I’m heading off to Eurofurence next week with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small}
jadedfox, leaving on Tuesday afternoon here and arriving Wednesday at Later Than I’d Like. (We get into Hanover at 6:30 pm.)
This is not a particularly well-planned trip; I ended up with two plane changes on the way out and a six-hour layover in Frankfurt, which irks me because I didn’t notice how long it was until after I’d bought the tickets. Otherwise, I would have just gotten train tickets to go between Frankfurt and Magdeburg, rather than waiting six hours for a brief flight to Magdeburg and then taking the train from there. The travel company tells me that if I just blow off that last segment and take the train anyway, they’ll cancel my return tickets. Lovely of them.
Also, despite talking to cheetah_spotty at Anthrocon about helping out with panels I forgot to actually, you know, write to panel coordinators to offer to help out, so the best I can do is show up at panels and be one of those annoying guys in the audience who talks too much. Yay!
Even so, I’m looking forward to the trip and seeing people I haven’t seen since, well, the last Eurofurence. I’m not sure which of my European friends and acquaintances are going to be there, honestly, but I’m sure some of you shall be.
I’ll be easy to spot, because I’m the guy who looks more or less like me.
…okay, I’ll also probably be wearing a badge or two. Look for “Chipotle.”
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I was asked to help on a fursuit performance panel, but apparently some Brits are doing the panel instead, so I may just go and cause trouble in the back, as they did at Croc's FC panel on the same subject.
So is there a corner where ex-GoHs can share a drink? See you there :)
Lv. Sacramento, 6:10a - Arr Phoenix, 7:58a
Dp. Phoenix, 8:30a - Arr Charlotte, 3:28p
Dp Charlotte, 4:20p - Arr Frankfurt, 7:00a Wednesday
Dp Frankfurt, 8:00a - Arr Hannover, 8:50a
...And catch the first ICE which has an available seat. All of this will be proletarian-class, on USAir, though
the Hannover hop will be Lufthansa.
My BIG worry all week has been Hurricane Danielle, and the tropical storm following; predictions at the NOAA are that we'll just slide through between their projected paths, but hurricanes don't read newspapers or use the internet, so they don't always follow The Plan. And with the rather tight layovers, I thought it prudent to buy a travel insurance policy this time.
As for "proletarian class," well. :) I used to really like USAir, although I don't think I've flown on them for a while. My first two flights outbound to Germany are on Air Canada, but I think they're actually being operated by United and Lufthansa respectively. My opinion of United these days is... low, so that gives me some pause, but I'm hoping they'll have their act together.
And good luck with layovers and the hurricane, definitely. (If nothing else, I sure don't have to worry about missing the flight in Frankfurt.)