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Flying to Australia
Sep. 13th, 2007 01:21 pmIt seems pretty much inevitable that Worldcon 2010 will be in Melbourne. It made me realise I really want to go there. I then realised I don't reallyneed an excuse and could go sooner than 3 years time.
So I've been looking at other options. While it's possible to get there for £500 or so, this would mean 22 hours stuck in an economy class seat. One option is an upgrade to business class. That still seems like 22 hours stuck in a seat even if it does happen to be marginally more comfortable. After a 12 hour flight from Japan I was almost tearing at the walls to get out.
The other option is a round the world ticket. And these seem like a bargain. Cheap at twice the price (Tend to hover around the £1000-2000 mark), they let you stop off at half a dozen places along the way - I can probably just about cope with seven 6-8 hour flights. And I can easily save that much up in the next couple of years. I could afford it right now if I had job security.
So it's just a matter of deciding where to stop off along the way. Where's nice between here and Australia? That would include just about everywhere*.
*Exceptions are most of Africa and North Asia.
So I've been looking at other options. While it's possible to get there for £500 or so, this would mean 22 hours stuck in an economy class seat. One option is an upgrade to business class. That still seems like 22 hours stuck in a seat even if it does happen to be marginally more comfortable. After a 12 hour flight from Japan I was almost tearing at the walls to get out.
The other option is a round the world ticket. And these seem like a bargain. Cheap at twice the price (Tend to hover around the £1000-2000 mark), they let you stop off at half a dozen places along the way - I can probably just about cope with seven 6-8 hour flights. And I can easily save that much up in the next couple of years. I could afford it right now if I had job security.
So it's just a matter of deciding where to stop off along the way. Where's nice between here and Australia? That would include just about everywhere*.
*Exceptions are most of Africa and North Asia.
