Some sad news to report

I have some sad news to report.  As many of you may know, Mike and I were in the process of planning a trip to the UK in mid-May.  The original plan was that my dad would be working over there beginning in March ’08 and we would be going over for a visit.  Unfortunately, dad is still in the US with us and cannot get a set start date on when he is going.  Coupled with already having another vacation planned, the rising cost of the Pound against the Dollar, and now extra expenses that we would incur with hotels and meals, we have decided to cancel our trip.  It was really sad and disappointing (I did cry for a bit) but we don’t want to do a half-arse trip or feel bad for wanting to spend money to do things.  I have just had a difficult time calculating costs and well all I can figure out exactly is hotel and transportation on planes over there.  I can’t figure out a good guess on tourist attractions, tubes/cabs, or food costs.  Nevermind any shopping I might find along the way.  So I think my original guess of $1500/pp is really low and I just don’t want to get back and find a bill of $3000/pp when its all said and done.

So while we are sad and out half the original cost (air fare – not refundable but taxes were) we are happy to think about doing it right in a few years.  We have lots of time to save properly and go on our own terms when we are ready.  So while I’ll be ending my pre-trip planning report for this trip, I will continue my Disney pre-trip planning report so come join me with that trip planning.   We are super excited about that trip and will be able to do it right thanks to Sunshine Rewards!