Van's 2013 Travel plans and costs

Jan 19 - fly SFO to Puerto Vallarta Mexico $505 round trip

Jan 19 - Feb 18 Puerto Vallarta oceanfront studio $44/ night - upscale Conchas Chinas area

Feb 18 leave PV Alaska Air 5:30pm Monday - arrive SFO 7:25pm Martinez 9pm spend night

Feb 19 check driving weather, phone Kiki and Ron at Stateline Economy lodge 888-757-2839

Feb 20 - April 21 at South Lake Tahoe motel $600/ month or $20/ night (walk to ski gondola) Ski Heavenly $290 for season pass or $6/ day if ski 50 days

April 21 (Sunday) ski at Tahoe last day

April 22 (Mon) - out April 29(Tues) Corte Madera $61/nite incl tax America's Best Value motel booked Value Club #601226907

April 29 (Tues 5:35 pm) SFO fly to Copenhagen (Wed 1:15pm) change plane to Paris $1074 RT

April 30 (Wed) arrive Paris 5:15pm train Disneyworld, taxi 3 km to hotel Chanteloup 2 nites $160

May 1 Disneyland Paris

May 2 7am Paris to Athens $278 Alitalia 6 hours in Rome, lv. 3pm arrive 6pm stay 3 nights at Elite hotel 20 euros = $27/ nite

May 5 - 4pm plane to Crete $215 RT - Chania Constantino's studios reserved 3 nights 25 euros airport to Chania transportation 9:15 or 10:45am

May 8 - 27 bus to Rethymon A. Papanastasiou 18 St. $13 room Kriti Beach Hotel 20 nights

May 28 check out of Kriti Hotel bus back to Chania stay Constantino's studios 30 euros

May 29 bus to Chania airport 5:45 or 8:30am for 9:25 flight bus 30 min night in Athens Elite hotel $27

May 30 3:15pm flight to Istanbul $238RT return June 29 (Sun) Rent studio 1200 euros = $1620 or $54/ nite, leaving 7:252pm June 29 (30 nites) for flight to Athens

June 29 night in Athens Elite hotel 24 euros

June 30 3pm Air France to Paris arrive 5:25pm train to Amsterdam 35 euros 3+ hours http://www.raileurope-world.com/rail-products/journeys-insight/article/paris-amsterdam

July 1 out July 20 The Hague in Holland - stay free with Fais (met him in St. Petersburg) and visit his girlfriend "You will have a room up at the 2nd floor it's a big attic room 27m2, we have a bed there we will assemble for you. One stairs below you will find the bath room and toilet. I will give you a key so that you can come and go whenever you like from the front door You can eat with us or out...see how it all comes out. No of course, you're not a burden. Yes indeed we can travel by train and we can travel also by car, we'll calculate what will be more convenient and cheap, car or train With Marieja we have already figure out some idea's for you which you could do by yourself or with us...up to you. Marieja is delighted to have you on a visit. We can stay with her in Hoogeveen and visit some typical Dutch Hamlet's and villages with it's typical tradition. The eastern part of Holland is what they call real Dutch. You will love the place, it's nice and quiet, people are very kind and friendly."

July 20 - out 23 $58 Brussels room

July 23 -out 26 Leuven (just east of Brussels) studio $78 booked Booking.com

July 26 - out July 30 Bruges, Belgium $268 or $69/ night (shared bath, breakfast can cancel)

July 30 same Brussels room booked $58

July 31 train to Paris stay for 30 nights. In early August - Rishi arrives in Paris for 2 weeks "The flat with photos at http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/03cd9fbb1b is twice as big as the one you know, has an amazing view including the eiffel tower, but is not as well located (it is located at metro goncourt in the 10th area). it is at 1250 euros / month" = $1690/ 30 = $56/ nite

August 30 9:45pm fly back to USA spend night in Copenhagen Jorgensen hostel $36 bed

August 31 2:45pm arrive SFO - could drive up to Tahoe that afternoon.

Aug 31 to Sept 25 at Cedar Inn $24/ nite

Sep 25 Elko Nevada $54.50 + 12% tax Booking.com can cancel

Sep 26 Salt Lake City $42 Booking.com can cancel

Sep 27 Jackson Hole $77 + 8% tax El Rancho hotel Booking.com can cancel

Sep 28 Old Faithful Inn $186 with tax

Sep 29-Oct 1 Brandin' Iron Inn West Yellowstone $99 + 10% tax can cancel

Oct 2 drive to Coeur d'Alene ID $56 + 8%tax Motel 6 Booking.com

Oct 3-4 Seattle $29 dorm bed in fabulous Tortise hostel Booking.com

Oct 5 -12 nice studio $C415/ week or $62/ night near waterfront Vancouver booked

Oct 12-19 Victoria near downtown $447/ week $66/ night+ 12% tax near water booked

Oct 19 -21 to Seattle Green Tortise Hostel $29 dorm bed

Oct 21-23 3 hour drive Portland $49 + 13% tax Banfield motel for 3 nites

Oct 23 - Eugene $43 Executive Motel town center

Oct 24 Eureka CA $51 + 12% tax America's Best 5 hours to Marin

Oct 25 - Nov 25 Corte Madera America's Best Value motel $1819 $60/ nite fridge/microwave or Good Nite in Rohnert Park $50 or $57 with tax no fridge or Sonoma cottage http://www.short-termstay.com/ monthly rental

Nov 25 - Dec 25 Waikiki studio rental confirmed Orbitz $545 airfare paid unit B with kitchen $1500 + 14% tax = $57/ nite at www.vacationhomerentals.com/53179 Hawaiian Monarch 444 Niuu St.

Dec 26 drive to Monterey (Seaside ) $84 for 2 nites

Dec 28-30 Pismo Beach Premier Inns $88 for 2 nites see Santa Barbara

Dec 30-31 Anaheim/ Disneyland Motel Moonlight $ 42/ nite

Jan 1-out 31 San Diego $47/ nite $1402 Sun Harbor motel - cancelable fridge/ microwave or $1550 Pacific Beach Plaza Mission Bay http://www.missionsands.com/rentalsearch/condo-sandiegowi-fi-656 or http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/Reservations/SelectRoom.html?sid=1fc82cc7-2a9f-4323-8ff3 72ba276ac15f studio suite $65/ nite + tax with monthly discount or Mission Valley $60/ nite or San Diego Oceanside $58/nite

Feb 2014 dates not set, not booked drive to Tahoe via: Bakersfield EZ8 motel $34 with indoor pool

then Sacramento Good Nite Inn $34 + tax 25 Howe Ave. south side of Hwy 50 Cont breakfast and guest laundry. Check in 3pm

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