Ambivalencia

[dr4b]

I did laundry tonight. It was very, very exciting! I interspersed in some videogames, too.

I wonder if I should be worrying that I'm becoming like my dad, only without the TV.

Also, I'm starting to seriously lay out travel ideas for the year. Where else do I need to go besides Japan, Philly, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Boston, Austin, and the Bay Area?

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[jccw.livejournal.com]

scotland

[dr4b]

I'm not sure that's a weekend trip :) But, actually, I would like to go to England someday -- it keeps getting eclipsed by Japan. When's the best time of the year to come to Scotland anyway? Summer, I bet?

[jccw.livejournal.com]

Japan isn't really a weekend trip either, is it? Better food though.

There's a direct flight from Newark that taks 6-8 hours. So from the East Coast it's not really much further than cross-USA. But of course you'd have to do both. So yeah, in a weekend you could only fly here, hang out for about a day, and fly back.

If you know what you want to do in England (and have the vacation time), I would take a week, fly out on the Friday, hang out here for the weekend, and visit elsewhere in England the rest of the time. If you get a 4-day rail pass (have to get this in the US beforehand), you could go to London for two-three days, and visit a couple of additional cities or areas. on the way back.

June and July have the best weather, August is rainier in Edinburgh but is when the festival is (but it's much less clear what I'll be doing then). Weather elsewhere in Britain varies widely.

Also, if you do visit, remember that Britain (the island) is the *disjoint* union of Scotland and England (the countries).

[dr4b]

Oh, right, heh, I forgot that I deleted the original entry I wrote last night which said more specifically what I was doing some of the trips for, and was asking for more weekend trip suggestions.

Oddly my best excuse to go to Britain at all may be if I get invited to my friends Chris and Megan's wedding next winter -- but I bet it's pretty cold then!

Yeah, I would like to wander around London someday. And see castles, lots of castles. I have no idea what else I would do over there, honestly, except maybe visit people. Are you only there until the summer, then?

[jccw.livejournal.com]

Are you only there until the summer, then?

Don't know yet; if I get a reasonable job next year, I would probably need to start in July or August (and would probably want to get back in plenty of time to find a place to live & get settled), but might be able to negociate a later start.

[mh75.livejournal.com]

Great Britain pretty much rocked. There are a lot of castles, history, wonderful walking to be done. Josh and i stayed in a castle youth hostile in Wales, and had not enough time in London, and didn't even get to head north at all. Never mind Ireland. You could spend a week in London going to see museums and stuff without getting bored. But then, i'd live in London in a second.

At any rate - don't go for a weekend, its totally not worth it. i think crossing the atlantic requires at least a week of time, preferably more.

FWIW, my understanding of London weather is that its similar to Seattle - so, um, not nice in the winter, but not undoable. I do not know how 'bad' things would get as you went north. Frankly, though, i've never found the weather to be a hindrance while traveling, just the non-peak hours kept by some of the things we wished to see.

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

Start saving. :-D

You can see the weather for where I am for the next ten days, if you like.

[dr4b]

Hehe, like I said, it would be the perfect reason to go! With ducks!

That weather looks surprisingly similar to Seattle.