Trip planning!

[selenay]

In less than a week(!!!) I'm catching a flight to London for the beginning of the Epic Wedding and Convention Tour TM, so I feel like it's time to note dates and maybe plan any meet-ups that might be possible. Thus, itinerary!

1 August - Flight to London leaves at just before midnight. Hopefully.
2 August - Flight arrives in London.
2 to 3 August - At parent's house, wedding prep.
4 to 5 August - MY SISTER HAS TWO WEDDINGS OMG.
6 August - Fly to Helsinki.
7 to 8 August - Sightseeing in Helsinki.
9 to 13 August - Worldcon in Helsinki.
14 August - Fly back to London.
15 August - SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
16 August - Day trip to Cardiff for Doctor Who exhibition.
17 to 20 August - Pottering around my parents house/home town.
21 August - Fly back to Canada.

I'm currently noodling around a trip into London for books and cake-eating on August 18 (Friday). If anyone is free to meet up for lunch/cake/drinks/supper, let me know and we'll arrange it :-) I usually hit up Foyles for a few hours because I'm a nerd, so I'll be pretty centralish.

And anyone going to Helsinki Worldcon should raise their hands so we can figure out meeting for coffee or panels or whatever.

This trip is going to be EPIC.

Comments

[choirwoman]

*raises hand* (I'm @irinarempt, and I'll be traipsing around worldcon, some of the time wearing a black hat with an @ sign on it)

[selenay]

I usually do a daily Twitter post of the t-shirt I'm wearing, so hopefully we'll be able to coordinate finding each other! There's Twitter DM-ing if all else fails :-D

[choirwoman]

I actually bought a data package for my prepaid phone so I'll have Twitter even if the venue wifi is overloaded.

[selenay]

I'm setting up a data package with my cell phone so I will have access to Twitter and Whatsapp etc. even if the venue wifi is overloaded :-) It'll make a lot of things much easier!

[kimboo_york]

I'm happy for you but after reading this itinerary I need a nap... ahahaha!

[selenay]

That's why I've got a few days at the end dedicated to resting, pottering about, and sleeeeeeping :-)

[umadoshi]

I'm really glad there's a day in there dedicated to sleep! That all sounds marvelous, but also A LOT. [/introvert]

[selenay]

I'm going to need the sleep days. REALLY. It's going to be A LOT. I'm usually introverted (except when I'm at sci fi cons, oddly), so having days off at the end is going to be really good. It's why I schedule those days at the end rather than the start!

[paranoidangel]

I might be able to make London on 18th. I can't tell you until the week after next though, because I'm not in work today and my boss is off next week.

[selenay]

Oooh, yay! Let me know. I shall be checking emails and Twitter (and Whatsapp if you have it) regularly, so if you can make it, we can coordinate something :-D

[paranoidangel]

I don't have Whatsapp - it only works on smartphones.

[selenay]

Ah, fair point :-) Email and Twitter DMs it is, then!

I'm planning to get a text/data plan on my cell while I'm over, but I'm going to check with my carrier whether you'll be charged an international fee for texting me before I give you that number. If I will, I'll make sure I have my usual UK phone with me, too.

[luckykaa]

Ooh, you're going to be at worldcon. Will wave at you if I see you!