The BIG 50th Vancouver Vacation Sept/Oct 2021 - Travel Day - LHR-YVR & The Sutton Place Hotel

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by JoS

Alicia, I will definitely be picking your brains. After two cancelled trips we can’t make Vancouver until the earliest the middle of next year. We have 2 west coast trips and the most important trip of all to the UK in June, but after that will hopefully be fitting Vancouver in. I eagerly await your trippie. Thanks for taking the time to let us share with you.

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Absolutely, fire away! I really hope you get there next summer, I would love to go back when the weather is a bit sunnier and warmer

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by anji

I have! We leave 5th September, returning 29th. I may hold you to brain picking!

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So exciting! It will be here before you know it!

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by WileyCoyote

Ah, what the heck with the feet on the walls ?

Rewind ... eek , good job you hadn’t planned on driving with the petrol nonsense. All seemed to go smoothly at check in which is fab.

Shame it was a cronky old plane but glad the flight went ok. Have you found all the dessert bits in your bag now ?

Sounds like you breezed it on arrival . You must have been so tired though.. I’m in awe that you did the driving . Hotel looked fabulous and love the city view. Did you feel dizzy ?

Wow and you went out fr dinner. Omg how were not on your knees with tiredness?
Liking the pm paracetamol tip there for the flight. Makes mental note for future night flight ...

Looking forward to more.

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I know right! I felt like leaning over and saying “you’re not at home now love, get your feet down!” I however did the typically British thing of tutting and rolling my eyes instead 😂

We were really dreading coming home and the petrol stations still being empty but thankfully all that nonsense had resolved itself so thankfully we got out of there just in time!

Haha I thought I had managed to get rid of all dessert evidence but I then kept finding it in my Mulberry purse 😡

The drive was a little hairy I will admit but once you’ve driven LA’s highways in rush hour everything else is a doddle 😂.
The view from our room really was amazing, I hate heights normally but didn’t feel dizzy at all.

Definitely get yourself some acetaminophen PM when you’re in the States next, it’s magical stuff!

[KarenG]

How did I miss that you’d started this?!

Long day and I would not have been happy about the Dooney Gu Incident

[jocat]

Looking forward to reading a Canada trippie. 🤗

Sounds like you had a pretty smooth travel day, if you take out the dessert in your handbag. 😉 Hope you managed to get a news bag out of it while you were there.

Can’t believe how long you were awake for though - and you drove! That’s seriously impressive when you’re that tired.

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by KarenG

How did I miss that you’d started this?!

Long day and I would not have been happy about the Dooney Gu Incident

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Haha I know right! He was like “oops” 🙄. Any other bag I wouldn’t have cared about!
Thank you for reading along

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by jocat

Looking forward to reading a Canada trippie. 🤗

Sounds like you had a pretty smooth travel day, if you take out the dessert in your handbag. 😉 Hope you managed to get a news bag out of it while you were there.

Can’t believe how long you were awake for though - and you drove! That’s seriously impressive when you’re that tired.

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Thanks Jo!
No new bag, although we’re in Florida next year so I might try and fleece him for another Dooney as payback 😂
Reading it back, I’m not even sure how we managed to stay awake all that time!

[Fuellady]

Finally getting around to reading this Alicia... it sounds like you have a great trip planned. Long travel day for you, and a bit of a shame about the old plane and inconsiderate passengers! Hotel looks beautiful

[smithlane]

Originally Posted by Fuellady

Finally getting around to reading this Alicia... it sounds like you have a great trip planned. Long travel day for you, and a bit of a shame about the old plane and inconsiderate passengers! Hotel looks beautiful

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Thank you Lynda!
It was such a long travel day, I forget how much longer it takes to get to the West Coast rather than Florida!
We definitely struck it lucky with the hotel