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After constant searching for decent airfares to Europe, we finally found the flight that was right for us. The fares are all over the place and it is still hard to wrap our heads around the pricing structures. I have to admit that I stopped traveling the first month of the pandemic and
We searched many origin cities such as Monterrey, Guadalajara, Houston, Dallas, and Cancun. Juan has a niece who is an independent or freelance agent but services mostly Cancun and holiday packages. I don't remember the name of the airline but they fly exclusively from Cancun to Madrid for 6000 pesos. Sounds great but you still have to get to Cancun, then spend a night coming and going, and then find a flight on another airline coming back. Too complicated and the cost would be about the same as any other airline.
I found a flight on Iberia from Mexico City. With taxes, the price was $680 r/t and they are direct flights that are 11 hours in each direction. We are going in August and staying for about a month. We'll go to the house in San Miguel de Allende a spend a couple of weeks before taking the bus to the airport in Mexico City. We won't be packing much and there are still a lot of details to work out. We probably won't be sitting together either but those are all small details compared to the bigger picture. Although Juan had traveled to Europe several times, it was with the dance group and not on his own. It will be a learning experience and I'm sure many of you will chime in.
We will be going to Madrid and staying for about five days before heading out to other destinations. We are thinking of smaller rural towns and traveling via bus or train. Booking in August gives us time to do some planning. Flexibility for us is most important.
Hopefully this will be the beginning of some travel to places we've always thought about. A friend just returned from a work trip to China and loved the place. Language will always be a barrier for travelers and with google translate, there shouldn't be any issues.
It is interesting how many people in SMA and RV travelers suffer from language differences yet they use their cell phones mostly for taking pictures when it is a tool that can open the world, culture, and also save your butt in difficult situations.
Something to look forward to for sure. Here's a photoblog you might find interesting. They are currently in Spain, and while they mostly interested in hiking and making their through from place to place in their RV, they do stay on lesser traveled roads and have good photos. https://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com/
ReplyDeleteHa. I see you have commented on their blog, so you knew about it already! Never mind.
ReplyDeleteHi Judith, yes we met Kevin and Ruth in 2007/2008 when they first started rving in Mexico!
DeleteNice... congratulations! You'll have a great time.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting. Pack light and be flexible and all will be well.
ReplyDeleteThis will be "Chris and Juan's Epic Adventure". Can't wait for the opening chapter!!
ReplyDeleteChris, my son’s college room mate’s daughter studied architecture in Madrid for a year; it was a requirement for her major at Clemson U. She loved Madrid so much that she didn’t want to come home— had so much fun as well as learning a lot in her major and made many friends.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, good price for flights but I think “direct” flights can mean flight stopover(s); you just stay seated on the same plane. “Non-stop” flight from Mexico City is just that; you are in the air all the way to Madrid—sure saves a lot of trip time.
Chris, This is Dee Tillotson, not anonymous.
ReplyDeleteHI Dee, I just checked, it's a non-stop. Thanks, I thought it was the same thing.
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