Travel Advice

[keltic63]

I'm looking at travel info and trying to schedule a flight for our honeymoon, which of course, will be in August, 2008. How far in advance should I book the flight? when is the best time to book it, and when will I find the best fares?

btw, I found a nice B&B for the honeymoon.....

[Zerbie]

Ooh I'll take your question to hubby, the master of European trip planning. You should probably book fairly soon - I know we are.

Oh and when I say hubby is a master: we took a 3 month long honeymoon in Europe, entirely planned, flawlessly, by said hubby.

We made one mistake and it was HUGE. Do NOT make the same mistake. Whatever you do - DO NOT!!! NOT!! NOT!!! - get on a transatlantic flight the morning after your wedding!!!! (I wished I was dead.)

[keltic63]

Ooh I'll take your question to hubby, the master of European trip planning. You should probably book fairly soon - I know we are.

Oh and when I say hubby is a master: we took a 3 month long honeymoon in Europe, entirely planned, flawlessly, by said hubby.

We made one mistake and it was HUGE. Do NOT make the same mistake. Whatever you do - DO NOT!!! NOT!! NOT!!! - get on a transatlantic flight the morning after your wedding!!!! (I wished I was dead.)

oh, no, it's just a short flight from Pittsburgh to Boston.....headed to P-Town for Carnival.

[Zerbie]

Oh, okay!! :D That's much less stressful!

Domestic travel shouldn't involve anywhere near that degree of exhaustion.

Hmmm. how about one of the travelocity type discount airfare websites?

[keltic63]

Oh, okay!! :D That's much less stressful!

Domestic travel shouldn't involve anywhere near that degree of exhaustion.

Hmmm. how about one of the travelocity type discount airfare websites?

i was looking at travelocity today. I found a decent airfare, but I'm not sure whether to book now, or wait in case there's a window of time for lower fares.

Pittsburgh to Boston isn't a long flight. For some reason, I'm thinking there should be some kind of bargain available. What I saw today was reasonable, but not exactly discounted.

[pnggrad79]

I am excited for you and hubby, Keltic. I hope your trip is fun. I wish I had booked my flight sooner, so hey go ahead. Chances are they won't go down anytime soon.
My wife and I are going to Ptown here at the end of October and I haven't been to Boston since 1985, and have forgotten a lot about it. Does anyone have any info to share about what there is to do around there?

[BrianB]

http://www.cheapflights.com had flights in the $95 to $150 price range. Is that any better than what you have found?

[keltic63]

http://www.cheapflights.com had flights in the $95 to $150 price range. Is that any better than what you have found?
I found flights for $142, but that was the base fare, with everything added, it came to $185

[u-dog]

I am excited for you and hubby, Keltic. I hope your trip is fun. I wish I had booked my flight sooner, so hey go ahead. Chances are they won't go down anytime soon.
My wife and I are going to Ptown here at the end of October and I haven't been to Boston since 1985, and have forgotten a lot about it. Does anyone have any info to share about what there is to do around there?

Down by the wharves (not far from fannual hall and all of that) is a restaurant with no name (the "no-name restaraunt") The freshest fish and seafood you will ever eat! The fish chowder is worth the airfair to Boston all by itself. The wait staff pride themselves on treating the customers badly (it part of their schtick) but the food is amazing! Not fancy mind you ... just really fresh and good. The prices were reasonable. (notihing in Boston is cheap)

Last time I was there the kids were in ... middle school I think ... so maybe 7 - 8 years ago? The first time I was there was on college choir tour which would have been 1979 and it wasn't a new establishment then. so it will be there.

[BrentRichards]

I am excited for you and hubby, Keltic. I hope your trip is fun. I wish I had booked my flight sooner, so hey go ahead. Chances are they won't go down anytime soon.
My wife and I are going to Ptown here at the end of October and I haven't been to Boston since 1985, and have forgotten a lot about it. Does anyone have any info to share about what there is to do around there?

In North Boston is a two-three block area known as Little Italy. It's nothing but little hole in the wall restaurants, none of which take reservations. You just walk down the street till you find one with a table available, and you will NOT be disappointed. Also, none of them serve coffee or desert ... you have to go down the street to the big bakery (forgetting the name) for cannoli or tiramisu, or ... nobody competes with him!

If you like art and architecture, the Boston Public Library is amazing. I spent a whole day in there a few years back and never touched a book ... it's like an art gallery!

[BenL]

Charley and I leave tomorrow for P-town for a long weekend. :rainbow: :applause: :weee:

U-dog, your no-name restaurant sounds an awful lot like Durgin Park, where sarcasm is the first thing on the menu. If you would like the ambience of a gay owned/operated restaurant, try Club Cafe on Columbus Ave. or Laurel's, around the corner on Berkely Street. Both are in the South End/Back Bay region, not too far from Copley Square, where the Boston Public Library and Trinity Church anchor the area. Oh, BTW, bring money or plastic. Prices are like NYC or DC.

Anyone coming to the Bay State (that's Massachusetts for all you out-of-staters), we'd love to meet in real time. Just send me a message and we'll see if we can meet up.