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== Plan N+1 == | == Plan N+1 == | ||
=== Location === | === Location === | ||
* Japan? | * Japan? | ||
** It is probable that I (Smith) can provide a bilingual guide and possibly limited accomodation in Osaka | ** It is probable that I (Smith) can provide a bilingual guide and possibly limited accomodation in Osaka | ||
*** I would furthermore suggest that we do perhaps two major places (say Osaka and Tokyo) with a simple and painless transition between them | *** I would furthermore suggest that we do perhaps two major places (say Osaka and Tokyo) with a simple and painless transition between them | ||
**** Not necessarily convinced - I rather liked the flying visit approach of the previous trip - but in practice I guess there're not so many places in Japan. I would want to see Kyoto at least, but that's a perfectly reasonable excursion from Osaka. --Lmm | **** Not necessarily convinced - I rather liked the flying visit approach of the previous trip - but in practice I guess there're not so many places in Japan. I would want to see Kyoto at least, but that's a perfectly reasonable excursion from Osaka. --Lmm | ||
* dash it all what *is* it that you see in japan | |||
* The Trans-Siberian Railway has been proposed with varying levels of seriousness | * The Trans-Siberian Railway has been proposed with varying levels of seriousness | ||
** I meant it entirely seriously, but thought it would be best combined with the above (especially since I expect few people other than me to be interested) --Lmm | ** I meant it entirely seriously, but thought it would be best combined with the above (especially since I expect few people other than me to be interested) --Lmm | ||
*** Apparently it is not as time-consuming as I (Smith) thought | *** Apparently it is not as time-consuming as I (Smith) thought | ||
*** six days four hours on the actual train, moscow to vladivostok (this is not allowing for touring time) | |||
* Soviet Central Asia, China and Mongolia are also interesting places if we wish to go somewhere exotic | * Soviet Central Asia, China and Mongolia are also interesting places if we wish to go somewhere exotic | ||
* Could do a road trip 2.0 to Istanbul now that we know about Kompas car rental; a Croatia/Serbia/Romania/Bulgaria/Turkey/Greece/Macedona/Albania/Kosovo/Bosnia route would actually have very little overlap with the previous effort | * Could do a road trip 2.0 to Istanbul now that we know about Kompas car rental; a Croatia/Serbia/Romania/Bulgaria/Turkey/Greece/Macedona/Albania/Kosovo/Bosnia route would actually have very little overlap with the previous effort | ||
** i rather like this idea | |||
* Israel, Palestine and perhaps some neighbouring countries would be interesting (and likely cheaper than venturing further afield), but I (Smith - who else, ololol) expect the Kosovo Passport Issue returns with a vengeance if we do this | * Israel, Palestine and perhaps some neighbouring countries would be interesting (and likely cheaper than venturing further afield), but I (Smith - who else, ololol) expect the Kosovo Passport Issue returns with a vengeance if we do this | ||
** and i expect that the "swathes of desert punctuated by terrorists" issue rears its ugly head | |||
=== Dates === | === Dates === | ||
* A year after the previous one? | * A year after the previous one? | ||
** Good for purposes of holiday allowance | ** Good for purposes of holiday allowance | ||
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=== Things to bear in mind === | === Things to bear in mind === | ||
* There is a significant danger that this will become hilariously expensive | * There is a significant danger that this will become hilariously expensive | ||
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* Lmm | * Lmm | ||
* Smith | * Smith | ||
* mr edward a. heaney (probably) | |||
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