HMSCody
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Post by HMSCody on May 29, 2014 18:41:29 GMT
One of my colleagues and I are thinking about taking a group of students to France next year on a "Napoleon" trip. Mid-March, about ten days, over our spring break. What do you think -- should I do it? Any suggestions?
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Post by shipoftheline on May 29, 2014 20:36:16 GMT
What a fun idea. Go for it!
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Post by LadyJamers on May 29, 2014 20:53:34 GMT
I just checked prices for London, Manchester and Brussels and ALL of them are over $1,000 for the flight! I remember getting a flight to London for under $500 in 2005. What a different the ten years makes! GEEZE!!!!
It will be some massive begging from the family for money if I was going to go. Call me, bummed. . .
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Post by LizMc on May 29, 2014 22:21:51 GMT
One of my colleagues and I are thinking about taking a group of students to France next year on a "Napoleon" trip. Mid-March, about ten days, over our spring break. What do you think -- should I do it? Any suggestions? HMSCody Go for it, Cody! You will not only have Napoleon things, but WWI aniversary comemorations........ Cheers
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Post by HMSCody on May 30, 2014 19:25:09 GMT
Yes, I was thinking about that. One of the connections I make to students is how much influence Napoleon had on the conduct of European affairs in the twentieth century, particularly World War I. So, I'd be dumb to not make that while standing on the very ground...
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Post by HMSCody on May 30, 2014 19:28:52 GMT
My husband and I flew round trip to London together on British Airways in October 2005 for about $1200. Ah, the good old days.
That's the hitch in this get-along... price. Is it less expensive to fly into Manchester?
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Post by Ensign Sandra on Jun 21, 2014 15:19:36 GMT
Errr, so there's this conference in Edinburgh next June that I really ought to attend and can probably persuade the institution to fund. If I get that far, I'm definitely extending the trip and hope to be able to arrange meet-ups with various UK Horatians. And it'd be silly not to head on over across the Channel, right?
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Post by HMSCody on Jun 23, 2014 13:52:18 GMT
In-doobitably. That sounds like so much fun, Sandra!
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Post by Phizz on Jun 23, 2014 19:33:02 GMT
Errr, so there's this conference in Edinburgh next June that I really ought to attend and can probably persuade the institution to fund. If I get that far, I'm definitely extending the trip and hope to be able to arrange meet-ups with various UK Horatians. And it'd be silly not to head on over across the Channel, right? Hey, if Derry can do it, so can you! Sounds like a great idea!
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Post by captsueb on Jun 24, 2014 3:01:28 GMT
I remember checking into flights in off season for something a few months ago. From Miami to London was about $1100. I think I paid about $650ish in 2005. Gosh I'd love to get back to England. Never saw the Lake District and a few other places. I'd LOVE to do the Chelsea Flower Show one year. There's packages for that I found out - airfare, hotel, tickets, etc. One day....
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Post by AnneElliot on Jul 2, 2014 21:11:30 GMT
Cody, you should definitely do it. The Paris Maritime Museum is really cool - just my 2 cents. Also the Museum of Paris is free and also supercool. It's the history of Paris.
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Post by AnneElliot on Jul 2, 2014 21:20:47 GMT
I think we have plenty of time to do research and such and see if Waterloo is viable for people. I imagine this may be a small group due to the expense. If those in the States can't attend, maybe an "informal" gathering would be an alternative? And if it turns out a full blown con would occur stateside in 2015, I would like to keep Niagara Falls on the table. If things would be more casual, what would organizers really need to put together? - hotel? - ideas for events - A dinner - some intro materials Transportation would be everyone on their own , I suppose. We would probably forgo goody bags, because toting stuff abroad like that would be a pain. This doesn't seem like too much, but it's all deep in other territory. Also I recall that, a long time ago, someone who reenacts - was it Sharpie? - mentioned that they expect Belgium to be overrun for the Waterloo anniversary. That could make things really hard. The idea of booking a hotel for a group in another country and putting down money is intimidating to me.
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Post by QueueMistressMags on Jul 5, 2014 21:39:56 GMT
Exactly. I don't know how many would come as the airfare is so expensive during high season (summer).
I don't think we even have enough people to have our own custom tour. Maybe someone could find a tour and whoever wants to sign up for it, could.
Dinner could be, "Who wants to go to dinner tonight? We'll wander round town till we find a good place."
Intro materials could be web-based.
Keep it as simple as possible. And no one should put out any money in advance except for their own travel.
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Post by shipoftheline on Jul 5, 2014 23:12:10 GMT
Keep it as simple as possible. And no one should put out any money in advance except for their own travel. Absolutely! I think that's the only way that it will work.
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Post by AnneElliot on Jul 23, 2014 22:31:03 GMT
It sounds to me like there is a groundswell of interest in Waterloo or perhaps UK in 2015. Stripped down could really be good. The best part is fine like-minded company. People could get in the same hotel with enough advance notice. The thing a captain is really good for is arranging a plat du jour, a loose itinerary, because we do enjoy to walk about together. much of this could probably be done with no money down, wherever we are going.
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