Japan Trip - May 2011

[Geo]

just found out I have enough emirates miles for a free round trip - and i've never been to japan . . . . mmmmmm

• Geo thinks long and hard how to wangle the time

[Giles]

Hey Geo.  We'll have a fucking ball - just do it.  G

[Geo]

may is a busy time for me . . . but it might just be possible

i'm gonna check flight availability with emirates

[Geo]

ok - so request is in with travel agent for options G - have you got a confirmed date or dates?

[Giles]

I am likely to do so tomorrow or Tues.  We stay at the Granbell in Shibuya…G

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Giles:

I am likely to do so tomorrow or Tues.  We stay at the Granbell in Shibuya…G

Which means I am likely to do something about it, otherwise G would leave it till May ::).

Will keep you posted!

[Geo]

Lol - I should have guessed!

Thanks Mrs G

[Beatle]

So seriously - who of you nuts is going to make it ? Checking into flights - as soon as P has date confirmed I will have to buy a ticket. There's no excuse not to, gotta finally see The Works headquarter

[Giles]

This is where we stay:

http://www.granbellhotel.jp/index_e.html

[Geo]

looks pretty good - passed this on to my travel team . . . with any luck we'll have some kind of deal with them

getting excited now

[Giles]

We have tried multiple times to get a group deal - on any kind of deal for that matter.  Epic fail every time…........Even when I have had Ayumi wade in on our behalf...........

[Geo]

yip - just been told

we have in-place discounts with dozens of hotel chains . . . this one isn't a chain

[Giles]

Mmmmmmm, more like a link….

[hectic]

Shit, I just looked at flight prices, they are not overly insane….

[Giles]

I think we normally reckon on about GBP500….

[hectic]

I've never been to Japan….

[Madame Buttonfly]

@hectic:

I've never been to Japan….

About time that changed…!

[Geo]

@Giles:

Mmmmmmm, more like a link….

lol

ok so I have from 17th (will be in UAE for few day prior) to 21st

flying emirates

[Geo]

EK028
Fri 13 May 11 14:15 Glasgow International Airport (GLA) 7hr 25min
Sat 14 May 11 00:40 Dubai International Airport (DXB)

EK318
Tue 17 May 11 02:50 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 9hr 45min
Tue 17 May 11 17:35 Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT)

all flexible

return is now not certain - might need to stop in india . . . as soon as anyone gets wind on me being in an area you dumped with the 'well you're passing that way anyway' routine  :-\

[Giles]

So I'll try and make the Iron Heart visit later in the week…..