Excellent, thank you! Now I can get the application sent out today.

You would schedule this during the exact time you knew we'd be in the US playing Meet the Parents. :furieaux:

not done on purpose... and anyhow, there are plenty more weekends...

just to confirm for the fri night... our new dining table seats 10.. so plenty of room for a selection of canapes and all your duty free booze.. i see impromptu cocktail hour(s) ahead that night ;)

Mabrook!!! ^ ^ Look forward to checking out the new digs...

Excellent. ^

What do you guys like to drink? I'll bring whatever you like, since I'm a university student, and thus incredibly flexible in that regard... ;) :D

Well it turns out that there just wasn't any oneworld award availability for the dates that would have worked for me. Let me further clarify that and state that there was no availabity in "C"

Perhaps we will try again in conjunction with the London DO in November and Jerrie will be able to travel at that time also.

magic111, things will be better for RTW here when RJ is in the club.. but November is a great time to visit as well ;)

Anything with alcohol should do the trick really ;) :D. I would; however, advise you to buy your stuff here at the airport's Duty Free. Once you clear customs, there is a small Duty Free section by the baggage claim area. I think prices here might be a bit cheaper than Europe.

Which are the "requirements" for my guest?

Hmmm, I have several options:

more the kind of: absolutely stunningly gorgeous
or
more the kind of: absolutely dirty minded with good humor?

I know you would like the combination of both charcteristics....let me think... :cool: :p

Well, I can think of a few "requirements", but then we will be going WAY OFF TOPIC... :p :D

those of you coming on fri night.. please send me a PM with email, so i can send you directions... thanks

hmmm... will probably be living on a cold and dark country by then. Sounds like a BEY thanksgiving is in order.

That's what I was thinking (tentatively, of course).. BEY over thanksgiving? ;)

Thanksgiving?

Eid el Fitr in October would be much more better!

when is thanksgiving... being non murrican i don't know these things..

The last Thursday of November. This year it's November 23rd.
Most 'murricans get out of work early on Wednesday and many have Friday off as well. Which makes this a very good weekend to travel.

Legal holidays: USC Title 5 Section 6103

4th Thursday in November :)

We are debating York or BEY as an add-on for the London DO. Probably contingent on whether RJ is in oneworld with enough time to plan. But IIRC you guys are there for 5 years so we still have time to wait for RJ @:-)

This is only partly true. Since everyone else has that exact same idea as well, flights are always packed and the airports are a complete zoo. The days around Thanksgiving are some of the busiest travel days of the year in the US, right up there with Christmas.

The trick is to travel on Thursday, Thanksgiving day.

Domestic flights are packed but not true for international. Airlines in the past have even offered very discounted business class for flying international during this period.

Depending where you are flying from the airport may even have an international terminal that is separate from the domestic terminals.

Jerrie and I went for 5 thanksgivings to Europe* on the cheap and unless one of our children gets around to inviting us pretty soon we just might make it six. :D

*oneworld considers the middle east to be in Europe

email sent to alex and BEYflyer... paging the rest of you .. let me know where to send directions for friday night ;)

Looking forward to our little BEY DO... So excited...

thanks to Naji, Alex and James.. great to see you and kick of the alcohol consumption in our new apartment, dinner on sat was great also.. not sure about that band though..

GK, thank you for having us at your place; mabrook once again. Had a great time and the company was even better...

Thanks GK and BEYFlyer for that nice invitation and thank you all for the great time....
the "band" wasnt that good , for sure...

but Charbel made up for it , hehehe

OK so next time is how far away exactly ? I know that SanDiego1K is planning to come here in late October.. but something before then would be good.

GK, Naji, thanks again for hosting a great do!

I'm now in Germany, and a little worse for wear due to that 03 am departure time, but already I'm trying to figure out when my next chance to head out your way will be.

After the dinner I met a girl at a place on Rue Monot that I would love to see again soon... ;) :D

Oh, and yes, I think we're all agreed as far as the band goes!

Glad you enjoyed your stay in Beirut... You certainly didn't waste any time on Rue Monot now did you :p :D ...

Granted the band was not that fantastic, but believe me, with time, you will learn to channel those awful sounds away and simply listen to those discussions you want to listen to... Give it some time... ;) ...

Booked
 

We are booked to BEY Sep 15-26

maybe for a weekend in May/June/July if i feel like and need a break!

Marking those dates in my calendar... I'll have my people call your people and plan something... :D

september ? way too far away... BEYflyer.. when are you coming over to our place for some 'laydee' entertainment ?

We're tentatively targeting the weekend of September 30. How is the weather at that time of year?

Weather should be fantastic by then; just coming out of hot and humid August. Look forward to meeting you SanDiego1K.

GK and BEYFlyer, the news accounts of the bombing of the runway of the Beirut Airport are very worrying. Are you all right? Will you be able to fly in and out of the country? Many of us are concerned about you, and would love to hear from you.

It ain't fun, I can tell you that much... There are a few discussions taking place on Omni and Travel Safety/Security threads. Check them out...

Well I am in Riyadh. Am planning to fly to Istanbul and sit this out as was heading there for my holiday tonight anyway. Sean however is home in Beirut. He's in contact with our friends and the UK embassy.