Once upon a time when planning the family holiday flight was fun, next thing I'll be telling you that Santa is real but no it is true. I "actually" looked forward to traveling by plane because (and this may make people giggle) it was enjoyable!
Nowadays it's like entering one of those Wii/XBOX/PS3 games right from the start of planning your trip - you think you are entering a nice Zelda type quest and end up doing bloody Call of Duty with a bit of Just Dance thrown in to keep you on your toes.
So you go on your airline/travel website and put down the dates you wish to leave and return on - simple right? No no no it turns out that literally EVERYONE in the whole world also wants to travel on those dates and you only have 15 minutes to reserve and pay for your tickets or else just forget it and stay home! Of course if you want to leave at 2.46am flight and return on the 11.56pm flight sure no worries as long as you are happy to do a 6 hour lay over in the opposite direction of your final destination!
Once you have finally reserved your flights you will be asked if you want to bring luggage - yes you may be going to Canada on a three week hiking trip (ok not me but other healthy types) but do you really need a change of clothes and sensible walking shoes sure wouldn't your football/yoga kit and sturdy flip flops be enough? Imagine people wanting to travel with their own clothes/shoes that's just crazy and for those of you who would like to travel with your kids - are ye mad there goes your luggage quota out the window!! They really like you to bring only "carry-on" luggage that you stow ever so carefully in the compartment over your seat however certain people's idea of what size this luggage should be varies - have seen some that are the size of 5 year old twins - actually it may have been 5 year old twins!
So far you have booked the flights, agreed that you would like to bring luggage and then they ask you would you like a seat???? Do they think you have any other choices?
"Oh I was going to sit in the toilet for the whole 5 hours" or "The pilot looks cute so might sit on his knee" or better still "I was going to super glue my deck chair on the wing". Of course you want a seat! Then they lull you in to a false sense of security by telling you that you can PICK your seat - go on click away wherever you want - wow wonderful they are so kind and so you go crazy and pick the best seats and type in the names etc and then BAM you see how much this "gift" is - price of a suitcase (there goes our swimsuits have to go to a nudist beach then!) And when you try and not avail of this wonderful gift thinking "ah sure I don't care where I sit as long it's not with my family" they go all Gandalf on you with a "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" because you didn't 'pick' your seats so you go for the cheapest ones - near the livestock !
And then there is the whole going-to-airport-ten-hours-in-advance trip which is another story!
See planning the family trip can be exhausting - think I'll go lie down now.
Happy Holiday Planning
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