January
Tastemaker Conference - Los Angeles
Details:
- Thursday, January 8 - Sunday January 11
- Conference is Friday - Saturday
- Hotel Figueroa (Hyatt property)
I plan on flying out after work on Thursday, January 8, or possibly January 7 if Skylar needs assistance with setting up etc. (I typically spend the day before getting ready for the conference anyway).
Hotel is booked, but flights are not. Hotel, flights, and meals will be reimbursed by Skylar.
If I fly out on the 7th, this will conflict with your summit; we need to think about the dogs. Let's discuss further.
As Monday, January 12 is MLK Day, I am thinking of staying in Los Angeles for the full day on the Sunday, and flying home on Monday.
February
Portia's Wedding
Details:
- Wedding is Friday, February 6 in Barossa Valley outside of Adelaide
- I will be staying at an AirBnB with Kim & Nigel, Wendy, and Sam (this has already been pre-paid)
- We (Kim, Nigel, and I) have discussed going to Kangaroo Island for 2 nights ahead of the wedding
I haven't booked flights yet, but I am planning on flying out to Adelaide after work on Friday, January 30; arriving Adelaide on Sunday, February 1, and flying home after the wedding on Sunday, February 8.
March
Australia - family trip?
This is the trip that I had talking about with you when I was in Australia. I would love to go back to Australia with you, to have some you and me time in Australia - we haven't done that in a long time!
I know you said you would want to fly Premium Economy because of the lack of leg room in Economy. I would propose purchasing Economy tickets, and paying for an upgrade to Premium Economy (which would be cheaper than straight out booking a Premium Economy ticket; but this is a gamble, as it's subject to availability).
Ethan wouldn't be able to leave until Monday, March 2 after work (as the Nascar race is at COTA on the weekend of February 28 - March 1. He would arrive in Australia on Wednesday, March 4, and will likely go straight to Melbourne, so you and I would have 4 nights in Sydney together before meeting up with Ethan in Melbourne for a family trip.
Ethan & I have tickets for the F1 race in Melbourne (March 6 - 8), and have booked the Hyatt Centric in Melbourne (on points) Thursday > Sunday. Ethan loved this hotel because it was close to the tram track on Spencer Street, for a quick trip to the track. When we went to the race earlier this year, we stayed at an airport hotel on the Sunday after the race, as we had an early morning flight home on Monday. If you want to go to the race with Ethan, you can use my ticket; we have decent grandstand seats.
Proposed Details:
- Fly out to Sydney on Friday evening, February 27. Arrive in Sydney on Sunday morning, March 1
- 4 nights in Sydney (Sunday > Thursday)
- Fly to Melbourne on Thursday morning
- 4 nights in Melbourne (Thursday > Monday)
- Fly home from Melbourne on Monday, March 9, arriving home same day
The Indycar race in Arlington is the weekend of March 15. Ethan is talking about going to this race.
April
Nothing planned.
May
Nothing planned.
June
Details of Proposal:
- Cunard Transatlantic crossing: New York > Southampton
- Wednesday, June 17 > Wednesday, June 24
- Fly to Vienna (or Graz)
- Austrian F1 race (Thursday, June 25 > Sunday, June 28)
- Fly home on Monday, June 29
Nothing has been booked yet, but I would love to take a Transatlantic crossing. I picked the dates to align with a European F1 race so I could go with Ethan.
July
Nothing planned.
August
Nothing planned.
September
Nothing planned.
October
Proposed Trip to Europe
Details of Proposal:
- Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 25
- Date chosen to align with booking for Great British Sunday Lunch on the British Pullman (free), booked for Sunday, October 18
- Trip would include 1 night in NYC; 2 nights in London, before flying to Hamburg for one night, then board
- Cunard 3rd night cruise from Hamburg > Southampton via Brugges (Belgium)
- Return to London from Southampton (via train) and spend two nights in London before flying home on the Sunday (25th)
November
Perhaps celebrating my 65th birthday with a weekend getaway, or a staycation at a nice hotel (Drover is always nice!)
December
Nothing planned.