The weekend pass-eth

So I did not make it to the travel agent today... but don't cry boys and girls. I received free tickets to the Travel Expo instead.

So the good news is that I found two, no, three viable tour group trips that fit into my time frame and my budget (whoop whoop). I even tried to hook two of them together as one finishes in the same city as the next starts the next day.

Bad news is that because I want to be travelling between Christmas and New Years and/or the first week of January. The air fare is going to DESTROY my budget. (doesn't help when you choose obscure holiday locations)

I even managed to find a tour to countries/towns that most of my friends haven't been to (Sorry Russia -I am not ready for -40 degree weather yet)

So I have spoken to the nice people who want to take my money (the tour operators) but no money has been forked over as yet. Trouble is... the Travel Expo is only on until tomorrow so the multiple discounts only apply until then (wait did I say I was saving 10% on my trip if I book this weekend?)

Funny/Not-So-Funny bit is that I only went travel -lust-crazy because some other people I know are travelling a lot and now Mr Thursday is NOT AMUSED that I am going away on holiday without him.

Honestly, I think that the best way to go about this will be alone. I think it will be an awesome adventure into independence and a good time to learn how to make new friend and not scare them off with my pre-morning-coffee-antisocial tendencies.

... speaking of which (and on a mostly unrelated side note) people have the audacity to complain at me because I am less that friendly at 7:30am at work (that's pre-coffee time). Lesson: Boys and Girls, Frankie is no fun in the morning. it's nothing personal.. stop bothering me... the growling is a warning... Sarcasm may follow.

...but back to my impending travel plans... This trip isn't finalised. all I have is a tentative place booked on a tour and a flight salesman with my number and some flight-search-instructions... I am wondering if it would be more economical to not travel in peak holiday season and suck it up that Ill be at home for a week between Christmas and New Years Not spending my hard earned money...

...might feel like a passport-stamp-deprived-loser tho...