Ok, now we're blogging live/real-time...
This third update focuses on the transition points between tour dates and my free time:
(1) London 08~09/09
Booked a room at Umi Hotel, Bayswater, London overnight for that Tuesday. This will ensure that I don't have to get up super early to make the 6am start from Umi Hotel. Check in will be anytime on 08/09 from 2pm onwards.
I've now downloaded a map fo the London Tube as a handy guide.
(2) Rome > Hertogenbosh 17~18/09
This transition is a little trickier... Hertogenbosh is ~1 hour from Rotterdam or Amsterdam by car (source: Google Maps directions). I've decided upon Transavia direct (via TravelEurope.com) which is 90 euro from Rome to Rotterdam. This flight seems the best, just need to find out more about the airline reliability! The alternatives are via:
- major airlines: at least 800 euro... yikes
- stop-overs (London/Paris): ~ 200+ euro plus flight durations blow out to 4hrs+
The flight I've picked leaves 10am and arrives 12:15 in Rotterdam - which will give me plenty of time in the arvo to explore and make my way to Hertogenbosh.
(3) Amsterdam > London 23/09
While doing the online flight bookings I have also proceeded to book the final flight/link between the Netherlands and UK. Cheap British Airways flight BA-435 will return me to London on the last Wed/full day of my hol. Afternoon flight ensures that I have plenty of time on either side to play... I'm thinking that the morning of 23/09 should allow me to visit the House of Anne Frank...
This particular flight will land me Heathrow and not Gatwick or the other airports.
All the jigsaw pieces are now starting to fall into place!
I've also performed a comparison on travel insurance but my ANZ Platinium Credit Card benefits seem to cover me without additional costs so... all good!
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