Re: My DS is off to Japan

Maureen, first off, good luck to your son on his adventure. Sounds like he
lucked out...Japan is a lot safer than Iraq! Secondly, keep checking the
fares between Chicago and Japan - they change with the seasons. My daughter
has been to Japan three times and I know she's never spent more than $1000
RT - she's too cheap to spend more. If my memory serves me correctly, the
last time she was there about a year ago she spent $750 RT. I'll ask her
what travel services she subscribes to - I know she was looking for an
affordable fare to Norway in August and just told us last week that she was
able to snare a trip, business class no less, for about $700.

Liz

"Maureen Galvin" <maureen.galvin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:T7ydnfDcZYoU5infRVn-tg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I was thinking about visiting last night and checked airline rates. I
>just about died!! It's like $1500 per person. Do you know if they give
>family members a discount at all? I did ask my son, but he just uses the
>standard "I dont know". Not sure if that is because he doesn't know or if
>he doesn't want us to come visit :) I'll settle for the idea that he
>doesn't know cause it makes me feel better.
>
> Maureen
>
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:LT_se.2262$Nz2.142@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I didn't find that serving in the Navy changed my DD's housekeeping habits
>>at home at all. More's the pity!
>>
>> All the best to your son. Maybe you'll get an opportunity to visit him
>> while he's in Japan!
>>
>> Anne
>>
>>
>> Maureen Galvin wrote:
>>> He's on the USS BlueRidge. I found the website that has the ship info
>>> and they post a newsletter which is really nice. They only do it
>>> quarterly though and I have to wait for the next one to come out about
>>> September. I haven't been able to find a site that actualy tracks the
>>> ships whereabouts and you are right, they probably dont do that any
>>> longer since 09/11.
>>>
>>> On another note, I've been trying to clean up the room he had been
>>> staying in for the last 3 weeks and I sure hope heis more organized and
>>> capable while on the ship LOL!! So far I found his walkman, two sets of
>>> headphones, 3 belt buckles and a couple of pair of socks, his address
>>> book, etc. Mind you I had been on him to get his stuff together since
>>> Monday and he kept telling me, "it's okay mom, I have it under control."
>>> It's really scary when you figure he was #2 in his class. LOL.
>>>
>>> Maureen
>
>


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