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Old 11-11-2009, 03:20 AM
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Jesus H. Christ, Kiwis, go to Ticketmaster NOW!!!!! I just bought front row center for the Sunday 12/20 show!!!!! OMFG OMFG OMFG... Section B, Row A...
You better book that plane ticket now then!! How long are you going down there for?
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Old 11-11-2009, 03:22 AM
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Who says I'm not going to go to several concerts in a few days? I'm checking out Brisbane right now! Actually I'm not sure what my itinerary will be, but I suspect there will be some driving around the North Island somewhere in there. I do know that there are no hotel rooms available anywhere remotely close to New Plymouth, so I'm just going to have to warm to the idea of sleeping under a big tree while getting bitten by all manner of indigenous critters that never quite managed to get north of the equator. Ugh...

My hope is that the final show will be full of tears, drama and scenery chewing. Do you think they'll play "Silver Springs?"
You really have to do as many shows as possible while down there. And you coulld always sleep in the hire car!
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:24 AM
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You better book that plane ticket now then!! How long are you going down there for?
Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week! All told I should be away for 12 - 14 days.

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.
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Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week!

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.
The flight is even longer from the UK!
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Oh trust me, I'm looking at itineraries. Just to complicate matters, the Christmas holiday is in the mix, so I somehow have to end up in Washington, DC at the end of this. And airfares have spiked since last week! All told I should be away for 12 - 14 days.

My parents flew back from Asia last week, and boy were they bitchin' about the long flight. Must. Look. Into. Honolulu. Stopover.
There is NOTING wrong with stopping in Hawaii. EVER!
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The flight is even longer from the UK!
Does Qantas or Air New Zealand go non-stop from the UK to NZ?
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:33 AM
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Does Qantas or Air New Zealand go non-stop from the UK to NZ?
There are no direct flights from the UK to AUstralia as far as I'm aware. I think the shortest time including stop over somewhere is around 23 hours
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There are no direct flights from the UK to AUstralia as far as I'm aware. I think the shortest time including stop over somewhere is around 23 hours
Where do they stop mostly? Singapore or somewhere like that?
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Where do they stop mostly? Singapore or somewhere like that?
Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai. Some go the other way via LA I think
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Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai. Some go the other way via LA I think
I just remember that when I went to Australia in 2001 just from LA was 15 hours EACH WAY NON STOP! Thats like twice as far as my nonstop fights when I went to London.
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:42 AM
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I just remember that when I went to Australia in 2001 just from LA was 15 hours EACH WAY NON STOP! Thats like twice as far as my nonstop fights when I went to London.
It was 11 hours when I flew London to LA last year
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Old 11-11-2009, 08:19 AM
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I just remember that when I went to Australia in 2001 just from LA was 15 hours EACH WAY NON STOP! Thats like twice as far as my nonstop fights when I went to London.
There are a number of carriers doing 13-hour direct flights from LAX. However, I don't think I would mind terribly a 10-hour layover somewhere- just to be able to get off the plane for a bit, decompress, shower, sleep in a real bed and then resume the journey, especially when coming back to New York. It's screwed up that I could theoretically depart from NZ on Christmas day and be back home in NYC on Christmas Eve.
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It was 11 hours when I flew London to LA last year
For me it was 9.5 hours going and then over 11 hours returning. But 9.5 hours is the shortest it's ever been for me. That was a pleasant surprise. I guess the wind was in our favor.

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Old 11-11-2009, 02:29 PM
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For me it was 9.5 hours going and then over 11 hours returning. But 9.5 hours is the shortest it's ever been for me. That was a pleasant surprise. I guess the wind was in our favor.

Michele
That's incredible, actually. NYC to London was a smidge over 6 hours, which means you screamed across the continent in 3.5 hours!

Anyway... just as I suspected, there isn't an empty bed to be found anywhere even remotely close to New Plymouth. However, I did find a chalet that is literally located at the base of a semi-active volcano. It's only about 18 miles away as the crow flies, but you literally have to drive around the volcano to get to the only access road from the south- a two hour ordeal. I'm sure it would be quite lovely during the day... but I can only imagine trying to navigate around there in the pitch black of night. For some reason sleeping in the car at the Brooklands park is sounding more and more appealing right now. I can always bathe in the eel-infested moat.
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Old 11-11-2009, 03:16 PM
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For me it was 9.5 hours going and then over 11 hours returning. But 9.5 hours is the shortest it's ever been for me. That was a pleasant surprise. I guess the wind was in our favor.

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Yep....same for when I came out to LA last year. Quicker on the way home for me
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