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[graculus]

Plans for the 2008 TransAtlantic Jaunt are pretty much planned - for anyone who doesn't know, I tend to make an annual pilgrimage to lovely Lansing, Michigan and like to include that destination in greater holiday plans the other side of the pond. Not that the people of Lansing, both resident and transitory, aren't wonderful folks who I love to spend time with, but if I'm going to spend 7 hours in a tin can hurtling through the sky, I like to feel as though it's been time well spent...

This year's itinerary is roughly this:

Fly to Toronto. Spend a few days in Toronto. Head south to Lansing. Convention convention convention. Head north to Toronto. Keel over in airport hotel. Fly to Nova Scotia. Fly back to Toronto. Come home. Recuperate from holiday.

As for Nova Scotia (aka 'the land public transport forgot', apparently), I may be forced to hire a car in order to see the more scenic bits - the alternative is 6 hours on a bus, turn round and come back. Which will be entertaining because a) they drive on the wrong side of the road and have other odd habits, and b) I've never driven an automatic. Just what do you do with the other foot? ;)

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[katyabaturinsky.livejournal.com]

Oh, Nova Scotia is so beautiful, particularly the northern bits (Cape Breton Isle) -- I went on vacation there a dozen years ago. Nice to hear you're going to see it, I do think it's worth the trip. But it is very, *very* remote -- not at all surprised that they have virtually no public transport. You really do need a car anywhere outside of Halifax, as I recall. Good luck with the wrong-side-of-the-road thing! (At least it doesn't have a lot of roundabouts -- those are always exciting when everything's reversed.)

Can't wait to see you in MI!

lansing, cherries, and bears

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

I don't envy you. I think this is one of those rare occasions where I am closer to Lansing. So aside from the transfer of flights in my chair (Katya was going to meet me at the gate so we can transfer together in case someone mistaken me for luggage, lol) my travel time is relatively short.

HOWEVER, NYC has this irritating habit of canceling and delaying flights for the silliest reasons. I'd been stuck in the Detroit airports due to fog, wind, animals on the tarmac, systems crashing and simply American "Whoops". Sigh.

On another note, someone I know in Boston, for some reason takes twice as long because her airport (Logan? Not sure)doesn't do Detroit. So it's MA to Albany to Detroit to Lansing. urk.

Maybe I should suggest Canada for her.

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Have you heard about a room yet?

[przed.livejournal.com]

You're coming to Toronto! Let me know if you have some spare time and want to hang out. (I'll be going to MW too, so I'll definitely see you there.)

[nausica2.livejournal.com]

I don't drive, but when we went to Canada my friends got used to the automatic car quite fast, and we still remember our lovely Chrisler Sevring...

As for the other thing, while I was reading it I thought "oh, didn't know that in Nova Scotia drive different from the rest of Canada" and then I realised. Silly me. ;)

[selenay]

Nova Scotia is so beautiful that I'm moving there in August :-) But yes, it is somewhat lacking in public transport outside Halifax. You should definitely try to drive along the coast because there are some gorgeous little towns and fantastic views. Peggy's Cove is a must-visit and places like Mahone Bay are also just beautiful. I haven't been up there yet, but I've heard so much about Cape Breton that it's top of my list of places to visit once I'm living there.

[khek.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun--and YAY! I'm going this year too, so I'll see you there!

Why keep going back and forth to Toronto though? Couldn't you fly home from Nova Scotia? Or in addition to public transport, do they lack planes and airports too? :)