Detroit Travel Info

[Head Wreck]

Woah.

Chris.  Visiting Chris? Doesn't that..um...violate some law of the universe or something...?

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i know. its been attempted before and then someone writes of my car. stupid bint on a cellphone going about 80mph in a 60 zone.

detroit has taxis? :blink

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i hope so

You didn't hear of Kwalmie's big plan of "Give a bum a Rickshaw?"

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eh?

:devil That would cool to meet you!!!!!!!!!,your definately welcomed here.

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cool, i hope to meet a lot of the folks here, and some of the previous members who are no longer on her.

lets just cross fingers on this, i am 100% for this now. even if i get there and i]'m flat broke after paying my settle ments with whoever is acomadating me.

[Draco1958]

Did a quick check for you on Expedia using London as a start point and Detroit as end(of course).

Continental Airlines has a 1-stop flight for $786

costs go up from there.

Thru Travelocity

American Airlines has a non-stop for $798

Prices should be American.

For quick checking, I used May 18th as your departure date and May 25th for your return.

Check them out with the actual dates you plan to fly on.

www.expedia.com

www.travelocity.com

www.priceline.com

priceline is a name your own price plus now does pricing like travelocity.

Hope this helps.

[Head Wreck]

those two dates sound the more sensible. cheers draco.

i may book the flights once my passport arives in post.

[ManicQueen]

I don't know how the hell I missed this topic. YaY, HW is coming!

[Head Wreck]

heh heh UK walmart subsidary ASDA quote my insurance (inc £5 million health)

at £38 for 15 days (i intend a week, but if i get issues catching flight back damn sure i'm going to be covered)

and cheapest flight (with changeover in NY) = £448.70 inc taxes withcontinental airlines

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Oh I hope you don't mind... because we are in the U.S. every morning at about 6am Dinosaurs attack the vehicals outside the house... it can get noisey

[AstralCrux]

Oh, you can potentially get cheaper flights by flying into City Airport rather than Detroit Metro. Don't remember if they do international.

[Head Wreck]

the options i set was for anything near london and anything near detroit.

[Head Wreck]

try sleeping in the warmes room in the house here thats facing to mountain and forrest...

i have to sleep with window open its too fricken warm i tels ye. and i'm sure they guy who wondered if they could make a full auto shotgun had to put up with dawn chorus

[holliwood66]

Coolio~ Zhuk and I are in Ann Arbor if you want the grand tour

[Head Wreck]

plan is to try and get around and meet and greet as much as possible

[ZhukovCodeslinger]

might be other visits brenda if this all goes to plan.

good news is i found out that the US has extended the period in which you can use older machine read passports without a visa.

so less £ and paperwork.

current worries are:

health insurance (my dental cover is worldwide, but health is still on NHS)

travel insurance (maybe get a deal on both)

accomidation costs (includes taxi's, food, etc.)

spending money (club entrance fee's, drinks, other nicities)

last time i checked (when the wedding was announced) the flights (from london to detroit direct) were £400 - £500

currently have £800, plus if i cut down my over indulgent spending manner i belive i could add an extra £150 this month and another £350 at the start of may.  maybe a bit more as i have no need to comute 40 miles a day for 2 weeks (around £20 in diesel)

tempted to get a credit card tbh incase i need more cash and pay it off before interests start

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you should look into flying through canada (part of the commonwealth). You might be able to find a flight with a connection through Toronto to Detroit that would be much cheaper than a direct flight to Detroit or New York. Some people I know have used this trick to save money traveling to and from the UK

[Head Wreck]

i could try that but there doesnt seem to be the option and i would prefer a straightforward flight (direct) as i hate finding my way about places (buildings and towns just dont agree with my sense of navigation

[pomba gira]

Cool! I'll definitely have to make a trip down to the 313 & say hi!

The going thru Canada option sounds like a winner. Can't see where you'd have to find your way around anywhere besides maybe one more airport!

Just out of curiosity, why do you need health insurance? Do you have some chronic health issue to worry about ?

[Head Wreck]

health insurance is by biggest priority. the health insurance eal i shall be taking out will cover:

Cancellation Charges up to £2,500 - (this amount can be topped up to £5,000 if additional premium paid and will be stated on your Policy Schedule) - refund of pre-paid travel and accommodation costs, which you cannot recover from anywhere else, should you have to cancel your trip due to any of the reasons stated in your policy booklet

Emergency Medical and Associated Expenses up to £5,000,000 - payment of expenses for emergency medical treatment outside the UK following accidental injury or illness. Repatriation and other necessary travel and accommodation expenses are included

24hr Worldwide Emergency Medical Service - you may use our 24 hr Worldwide Emergency Medical Service for immediate help with any emergency medical situation you have when outside the UK

Abandonment of the Holiday up to £2,500 - (this amount can be topped up to £5,000 if additional premium paid and will be stated on your Policy Schedule) - proportionate refund of pre-paid travel and accommodation costs, which you cannot recover from anywhere else, should you have to abandon your trip due to any of the reasons stated in your policy booklet

Personal Accident up to £25,000 - a benefit is paid for death or loss of limbs/sight or permanent total disablement following accidental injury. A reduced death benefit applies to persons under 16 years

Personal Liability up to £2,000,000 - cover for your legal liability if you cause accidental injury or death to third parties or damage to their property

Delayed Departure up to £100 compensation if the ship, aircraft or train in which you are booked to travel is delayed. Also provides cover up to £2,500 if you abandon your trip after being delayed more than 24 hours (this amount can be topped up to £5,000 if additional premium paid and will be stated on your Policy Schedule)

Missed Departure up to £500 - additional travel and accommodation costs if you miss your international departure from or to the UK due to any of the reasons stated in your policy booklet

Legal Expenses up to £25,000 - cover for legal costs incurred following your personal injury or death caused by a third party while you are on holiday

Personal Money up to £500 - cover for loss of your personal money including cash, travellers cheques and travel tickets. A £200 limit applies to cash and banknotes.

[Head Wreck]

expedia gives the cheapes flight as:

13:50 Depart London (LGW)

Arrive Detroit (DTW) 17:20 Thu 18-May

Duration: 8hr 30min Northwest 31

Direct flight

21:25 Depart Detroit (DTW)

Arrive London (LGW) 10:05 +1 day Thu 25-May

Duration: 7hr 40min Northwest 32

Direct flight

so lot of flying time but its direct. less classic HW confusion at terminals (i really do have issues with urban environments. gimmie a bit of mountain and woods and i can get you there, towns cities and most major roads leaves this common saying in my area "everydays an adventure with chris in the car"

[pomba gira]

I'm curious HW, do most folks 'cross the pond get all that insurance & stuff when they travel? I know I sound like I'm obssessing on this, & I'm by no means suggesting you shouldn't get it... it's just interesting to me 'cos errone in my family travels constantly (I'm the only poor one) & if they bother at all they just have the bare minimum tacked onto their homeowner's policy or whatever.

Haha do they still have those vending machines for travel insurance at the airports? I haven't noticed one in years but I used 'em back when I lived in San Francisco & flew back here a few times a year. Nowadays they'd prolly have video displays with graphic footage of fiery plane crashes, grieving families, maimed victims...

[Head Wreck]

erm.

banks and building societies. insurance companies... and supermarkets..

insurer i'm going with is asda, yes thats right UK subsidary or WALMART!

i feel so cheap, but thier cover is extensive £5 mill should cover anything except sky fralling on my head.

as to crashes.

SHUT UP!

i hate flying, and my last stint in the air didnt help in a wessex scout with 3 of the largest guys on my section sliding into me down the bench into the door we were told had a habit of flying open if it was touched.

spiky church spire through window DID NOT HELP!!!

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damn thing probably had been mothballed since the falklands war

[Head Wreck]

updates:

Flight booked

will be flying with Northwest Airlines and ariving at DTW

Thu 18-May-06 Expedia Special Fare

London (LGW)

Depart 13:50

Terminal S to Detroit (DTW)

Arrive 17:20

Terminal EM 3,755 mi

(6,043 km)

Duration: 8hr 30min

NW

Flight: 31

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3Economy/Coach Class ( 39C ), Dinner, AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-300

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Total distance: 3,755 mi (6,043 km)

Total duration: 8hr 30min

Thu 25-May-06 Expedia Special Fare

Detroit (DTW)

Depart 21:25

Terminal EM to London (LGW)

Arrive 10:05 +1 day

Terminal S 3,755 mi

(6,043 km)

Duration: 7hr 40min

NW

Flight: 32

looks like i'm as good as confirmed.

one issue:

All passengers travelling to the USA must provide country of residence and details of the address they will be staying upon arrival (street name and number, city, zip code and state), during check-in. Failure to provide this may result to flight boarding denied from the airline.

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All passengers travelling to the USA must provide country of residence and details of the address they will be staying upon arrival (street name and number, city, zip code and state), during check-in. Failure to provide this may result to flight boarding denied from the airline.

not really a problem - just give them *AN* address where you will be staying - they don't have to know if you only stay there for one night...

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[Head Wreck]

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