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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 21, 2009 15:41:18 GMT 7
what are the main sight seeing things to do in LA? i'm thinking that instead of spending 3 or 4 days in San Francisco before my concerts start there's probably alot more that i'd like to do in LA, i just don't know what, haha.
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Post by SPchick on Mar 21, 2009 17:45:28 GMT 7
We've settled on how many days in each place. Four nights in San Fran, four nights in San Diego and four nights in LA. So far, we've found more stuff to do in San Fran and San Diego than LA. Been looking at accommodation, doesn't look like we'll get anything that isn't a bed bug infected squalor for under $100 US a night.
I think so far our only "thing to do" in LA is go to High Voltage Tattoos, where they film LA Ink.
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Post by boelsen on Mar 21, 2009 18:04:45 GMT 7
haha, you loser
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Post by boelsen on Mar 23, 2009 12:02:53 GMT 7
after stupid shit with photos and the like, my passport application is finalised, and paid for. now for the ticket. 7.5 weeks to go
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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 23, 2009 12:21:45 GMT 7
i got my tix today, yay! there was a minor fuck up, but it should be fixed by tomorrow. i'm back to my original plan of seeing SF before the concerts start, not LA. so my flights are:
monday july 20th: Melb > San Francisco (via LA) friday august 7th: LA > New York thurs august 13th: NYC > Melbourne (via LA)
and i did it all for less than $1100
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Post by boelsen on Mar 23, 2009 12:29:16 GMT 7
i'm sorry.. is that a typo?!!!!!!!!!!! those 3 flights are all up less than 1100 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS?!
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Post by Josh on Mar 23, 2009 13:27:24 GMT 7
WTF? who are you flying with? how much was your ticket to NYC? edit: oh and my passport arrived today
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Post by boelsen on Mar 23, 2009 13:30:07 GMT 7
i think its cheaper to fly to america and then to europe if thats not a typo
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Post by Josh on Mar 23, 2009 13:33:05 GMT 7
a flight to NYC is pretty expensive, i've looked into it. my flight to Edmonton and back to LA was $750 all up...
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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 23, 2009 13:33:28 GMT 7
i'll have 5 flights total, one more to book that's just LA > SF and that's only US$50 or so, but my total for these was AU$1091. the guy who booked it for me works for some sort of travel place, but i don't think that came with a discount. all are through Qantas except the $50 one which will be United.
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Post by boelsen on Mar 28, 2009 12:22:38 GMT 7
i still cant believe you got it all so cheap bec! thats crazily good! media ccreditation is good cos its free, and with a photo pass will be up the front, but its sucks cos i wont find out for a while still what festivals (if any more) i'll get, so cant organise travel, or know what concerts i can go to as i dont know when i'll be where but if all goes to plan: leave may 13 june 9 morrissey - offenbach june11 marilyn manson - dresden june 12,13,14 greenfield festival - interlaken (nightwish, faith no more, slipknot headlining) - awiting accreditation june 19,20,21 novarock festival - austria (metallica, placebo, faith no more, slipknot, nin) june 23/24 brand new - uk ?? june 25 kings of leon - Koln june 27/28 gods of metal - milan - have accreditation jily 2,3,4,5 roskilde festival - denmark (oasis, coldplay, lily allen, nin, petshop boys, slipknot) - awaiting accreditation july 10-28 egypt and jordan tour then more festivals until i return august 25 will my money last?!
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Post by cleanwhitesheets on Mar 28, 2009 12:43:42 GMT 7
wow that sounds amazing, hope it all goes to plan for you! my highlights would be morrissey, placebo and NIN and no, your money will most definitely not last but your ratings on the fun meter will be huge!
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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 29, 2009 10:35:20 GMT 7
dude that is so fucking cool
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Post by scotopic lux on Mar 30, 2009 8:02:14 GMT 7
SCOTT! Morrissey *le sigh* throw your panties at him for me
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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 31, 2009 6:26:08 GMT 7
just got row A tix for another ND concert in Irvine, so i'm going to 8 now! and it's with Katy Perry haha
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Post by Josh on Mar 31, 2009 7:49:34 GMT 7
i'm trying to organise a trip to Toronto while in Canada for a few days, looks like it will be fun.
Also either i'm going to drive around CA, AZ and Nevada for 10 days or go out to vegas for couple of days, and then go to NYC on a cheap flight if i can find one.
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Post by de-tec-tive on Mar 31, 2009 10:58:39 GMT 7
you weren't gonna be in NYC the same time as me were you? Vegas would be so cool, i'll def have to go there one day.
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Post by Josh on Mar 31, 2009 11:10:06 GMT 7
no i wont be. i get back into LA from Canada on August 15th.
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Post by boelsen on Apr 5, 2009 12:33:35 GMT 7
SCOTT! Morrissey *le sigh* throw your panties at him for me haha, i'll do my best kerrie just got row A tix for another ND concert in Irvine, so i'm going to 8 now! and it's with Katy Perry haha are there more you might be going to bec? and how spread out is it going to be? for anyone thinking of going over to europe atm, singapore have flights to london on the a380 for 1450 thats 400 less than the relatively cheap ticket i got last week!!!!
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Post by de-tec-tive on Apr 5, 2009 18:51:21 GMT 7
just got row A tix for another ND concert in Irvine, so i'm going to 8 now! and it's with Katy Perry haha are there more you might be going to bec? and how spread out is it going to be? people seem to think some more might be added in Santa Barbara, but this will be it for me, i won't have any more time. i only bought tix to this one cos Katy Perry is supporting and i wanted to see her, haha. they're spread over about 11 days - two outside SF, two in LA, and four in Irvine.
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Post by SPchick on Apr 6, 2009 7:38:13 GMT 7
Anyone else going to be checking out the Hollywood RockWalk? I'm going to geek out over BC & JC's hand prints.
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Post by de-tec-tive on Apr 6, 2009 7:39:43 GMT 7
ooh i didn't think of that, good idea! i'd been meaning to ask if there's any SP stuff i could see. dumb question, is that where the stars are, whatever that place is called...?
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Post by Josh on Apr 6, 2009 8:08:55 GMT 7
we should do that when we're all there together? have we got a date again of when we're all in LA together?
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Post by SPchick on Apr 6, 2009 8:12:02 GMT 7
I'm not sure if the Hollywood Walk of Fame (the stars) is near the Hollywood RockWalk (hand prints) but I'll probably be doing both.
I'm in LA from the 31st July. Leaving 4th August.
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Post by Josh on Apr 7, 2009 9:48:29 GMT 7
i just booked another flight today. going to Montreal for 3 days while i'm in Canada, woohoo!
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Post by de-tec-tive on Apr 7, 2009 16:33:04 GMT 7
cool! my spare days in LA are july 29th & 30th
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Post by Josh on Apr 7, 2009 18:20:41 GMT 7
well i fly in on 28th. so maybe we should do something on 30th then
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Post by Josh on Apr 24, 2009 7:02:37 GMT 7
did my visa waiver this morning. been approved but i still have to be approved at the border when i arrive. eeep but i have got it done. was easy.
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Post by Josh on Apr 24, 2009 11:26:43 GMT 7
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Post by de-tec-tive on Apr 26, 2009 13:29:34 GMT 7
woah that's cool! expensive but cool. i really want to go to Las Vegas too. if you go to the Hard Rock Cafe there feel free to take photos of the ND stuff for me =)
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