LTX Around the World

[LienusLateTips]

On 2/14/2018 at 8:07 PM, b3ar said:

Victoria. Happy to see it in Richmond this year, might not have to catch the 7am ferry over.

 

Managed to keep the day under $100 last year - park the car at the Victoria terminal, walk on, TransLink DayPass and ride the ghetto limos. If I'm feeling really saucy I could take the car over and squeeze in a trip to Ikea. Or take my 10 yr old with me to LTX and my wife could hit up the Ikea while the dude and I geek out.

this time you don't need the ghetto limbo as you can take:

 

620 -> Skytrain -> C94

[b3ar]

2 hours ago, JDE said:

this time you don't need the ghetto limbo as you can take:

 

620 -> Skytrain -> C94

Not even, I figure it's a fifteen minute walk from the Lansdowne station.

[LienusLateTips]

1 hour ago, b3ar said:

Not even, I figure it's a fifteen minute walk from the Lansdowne station.

Then you would have to walk through that shitty ghetto industrial area..

 

I rather take the time to take the C94.

[porina]

On 2/18/2018 at 12:51 AM, Ezzy-525 said:

London to Vancouver is approx £500 in the summer, and a flight from Madrid to London is less than £100.

 

You might want to have a look into coming to the UK as a stop then onto Vancouver. Those prices are for return flights too.

I must be doing it wrong, when I looked everything flying direct to Vancouver near LTX dates were around £1000 unless I either connect in France, or take very specific dates further out which would be a long stay. Not a bad thing, but flight saving would be offset by hotel costs instead. Seattle was much cheaper but that significantly increased travel complexity.

 

As much as I want to go, even if flight costs were halved I'm having a hard time justifying the spend to myself as other costs will still add up. Maybe another year.

[porina]

sorry, double post.

[Ezzy-525]

3 hours ago, porina said:

I must be doing it wrong, when I looked everything flying direct to Vancouver near LTX dates were around £1000 unless I either connect in France, or take very specific dates further out which would be a long stay. Not a bad thing, but flight saving would be offset by hotel costs instead. Seattle was much cheaper but that significantly increased travel complexity.

 

As much as I want to go, even if flight costs were halved I'm having a hard time justifying the spend to myself as other costs will still add up. Maybe another year.

Depends on which airport in the UK you go from too.

 

When I posted at first it was £500 from Manchester to Vancouver in July/August...now its £650.

 

If you're looking at Heathrow then £1000 is about right.

[porina]

20 minutes ago, Ezzy-525 said:

Depends on which airport in the UK you go from too.

 

When I posted at first it was £500 from Manchester to Vancouver in July/August...now its £650.

 

If you're looking at Heathrow then £1000 is about right.

Heathrow is my local airport. Everything else would take forever to get to or too small for a long haul.

[LienusLateTips]

9 hours ago, porina said:

I must be doing it wrong, when I looked everything flying direct to Vancouver near LTX dates were around £1000 unless I either connect in France, or take very specific dates further out which would be a long stay. Not a bad thing, but flight saving would be offset by hotel costs instead. Seattle was much cheaper but that significantly increased travel complexity.

 

As much as I want to go, even if flight costs were halved I'm having a hard time justifying the spend to myself as other costs will still add up. Maybe another year.

Seattle has good train and bus connections. ~$70 for a train to Pacific Ctrl Stn (Vancouver) from Seattle Central. Even less for a bus.

 

Once you get to Pacific Ctrl Stn, Main Street SkyTrain Station is a 3-5 minute walk away, just need to cross a side street.

[Egg-Roll]

18 hours ago, b3ar said:

Not even, I figure it's a fifteen minute walk from the Lansdowne station.

I little more than a 15 minute walk  ^_jks

https://goo.gl/maps/SRn86fYy6BQ2

 

Anyways if I do attend this (this year or another) I'll be taking the train. Currently I can't seem to figure out how I got under $600 but I did Which is about the same cost as a flight, just 1,000,000,000,000 better of a view. Maybe next year I'll be able to pay in Linus Coins for my trip

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Egg-Roll said:

I little more than a 15 minute walk  ^_jks

https://goo.gl/maps/SRn86fYy6BQ2 

I think he means this one:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=lansdowne+station+richmond&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA777CA777&oq=lansdowne+station&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3442j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

1 minute ago, Egg-Roll said:

Anyways if I do attend this (this year or another) I'll be taking the train. Currently I can't seem to figure out how I got under $600 but I did Which is about the same cost as a flight, just 1,000,000,000,000 better of a view. Maybe next year I'll be able to pay in Linus Coins for my trip

hrm

[b3ar]

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

I think he means this one:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=lansdowne+station+richmond&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA777CA777&oq=lansdowne+station&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3442j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

hrm

Nope, meant the one in Nova Scotia:

 

https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Richmond+Olympic+Oval,+6111+River+Rd,+Richmond,+BC+V7C+0A2/Lansdowne+Station,+NS+B0K+1Z0/@45.5501445,-107.8710013,4.25z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x54860ad3c5eb4c4d:0x100acce00a5ec108!2m2!1d-123.1518888!2d49.1748301!1m5!1m1!1s0x4b5c01303d14aac1:0xec9b5bfac31f10e9!2m2!1d-62.8188889!2d45.4286109!3e2?hl=en

 

[Lack]

On 17.02.2018 at 2:46 PM, Hydroxyl said:

I'm hoping to see some live stream. I'm live in UK but I'm Polish, so there's no chance to get a visa ;p 

A modern Polish passport (biometric) will do. Just have to fill out the 'eTA' forms, pay ten bucks and you're good to go from a formal stand point.

[benjisoft]

Good old England. The flights are bloody extortionate though so don't know whether it's going to happen in the end. 

[ReHWolution]

Italy, considering getting the delidded pack

[[BP] Sir. Regretti]

Flying from Melbourne Australia 

[LienusLateTips]

On 2/17/2018 at 5:46 AM, Hydroxyl said:

I'm hoping to see some live stream. I'm live in UK but I'm Polish, so there's no chance to get a visa ;p 

Don't need one, just ETA form

[jamesrauser]

Minnesota want to go but as a college student it's hard saving up 2000 for everything

 

[Majinhoju]

Booo.. a work/family function came up on the same day as LTX so I cannot go.  And I work pretty much across the street from Linus Media so I'm probably the closest in location of all the non staff.  I'll be there in spirit.

[Red :)]

When you want to go but you are from a 2nd world country

[Canada EH]

On 2/15/2018 at 1:22 PM, Being Delirious said:

Travelling from Alberta, 12hr ride in a day

 

On 2/17/2018 at 1:15 PM, PCPartListsYT said:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Yep, only 15 hour drive.

I've done it 10.5 hours, but your 15 is probably Greyhound.

 

On 2/20/2018 at 7:52 PM, CerealSniffer said:

Same deal, deciding between driving or a cheap flight. 

Should book real early to get cheapest fares on Westjet.

[NTDaws]

44 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

 

I've done it 10.5 hours, but your 15 is probably Greyhound.

 

 

Im flying this year. 15 is with traffic.

[Canada EH]

40 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Im flying this year. 15 is with traffic.

A one and a half hour flight (if that) is the way to go! $150 is cheap to save yourself 14 hrs

[Sfekke]

Wish I could go, but tickets are waaay to expensive from Belgium -> Canada..

Hope to join LTX at some point  

[LienusLateTips]

3 hours ago, Being Delirious said:

15 is with traffic.

and all of that traffic is for lining up to the massey tunnel

[dev1234567890]

I'm coming from Sydney Australia, Taking the kids to Disneyland on the way and coming home via Tahiti.

 

Should be a good trip!