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[geekchick]

In much the same way that taxes/fees/etc. literally double my basic long-distance bill, taxes/fees/etc. seem to account for a disproportionately large percentage of the price of a plane ticket. Guh.

"$350 to Paris in early September? Yay!"
"Oh. Yeah. <insert profanity of choice here>"



Flight from: Washington DC (DCA) to Paris (CDG)

Pricing Breakdown
Type of Ticket	Base Fare	Taxes	Quantity	Total
Adult	$350.00	$189.15	1	$539.15
Final Price:				$539.15

Of course this is all completely theoretical at the moment anyway, but it's good to know. I do need to get moving on figuring out ways to use up my vacation time so that I don't lose any next year like I did this year. Long weekend at the beach, long weekend in LA, road trip out west, possible long-ish weekend in Paris to meet up with brian1789 [Edit: nope, scheduling will not allow me to make this particular trip as planned.], possible trip to Europe or someplace else interesting later in the fall with nminusone. Yep, if that all comes through, that oughta just about take care of my three-ish remaining weeks. Oh yeah, and somewhere in there I have to find some way to make travel plans mesh with that whole "paying down/off my credit cards" plan. o_O

Comments

[points.livejournal.com]

Drive out to MA, haunt my pool, sinfully spoil my dogs? ;)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

While you're with me, no hotel or food costs... and I did offer you a ticket... ;-). I know Munich is less interesting, before going to Paris, but there are space robotics geeks and the Alps...

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Go to the Museum de la Mode in Paris! And take pictures for me! ;)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Road trip to Indy? We're cheap inexpensive. Free spare bedroom. The Children's Museum that's not just for children. Us. ;-)