Definition of Plain Talk according to Cambridge University:
the act of saying clearly and honestly what you think without trying to be polite: It's time for some plain speaking. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour.
Definition of Plane Talk according to Joanne:
the act of saying clearly and honestly what you think about planes without trying to be polite: It's time for some plain speaking about planes. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour related to planes.
the act of saying clearly and honestly what you think without trying to be polite: It's time for some plain speaking. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour.
Definition of Plane Talk according to Joanne:
the act of saying clearly and honestly what you think about planes without trying to be polite: It's time for some plain speaking about planes. Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour related to planes.
Well, that's a new low, a 'but I digress' in the title. Can one digress as a starting point? I mean, I have certainly taken a wrong turn right out of a hotel door and digressed in the completely wrong direction while holding a tourist map upside down so I guess one can.
But I digress (twice)...
We bought our plane tickets from Cusco back to Lima so we have that quarter (temporal and geographical) of our trip booked and mostly paid for. Cusco to Aguascalientes to Machu Picchu to Cusco to Lima.
Once again, I was overwhelmed with options. I had been following the prices with Google flight alerts. They were up, they were down. I finally pinned Val on the phone for an hour and a half and we went through all of the airlines, departure times and costs. And then we just picked one and bought them.
First we were ready to book with eDestinos because they had the cheapest tickets when we were looking. But as I was filling in the details and was about this hit the pay button, I got Val to google them. Super bad reviews. Apparently that super cheap price is for Peruvians only and non-Peruvians have to cough up to $150 more to get their seat. Nope.
Then Viva Air. They look cheap until you detail in. That $28 flight is just a folding chair and some paper wings, I think
If you have a bag (which I will, it will be the end of our month so I might have two), that costs more. If you want to pick your seat, that costs more, etc etc.
We decided to go with Combo +, always pick the middle lane is my motto in life (and driving). I might be able to get away with 15 kg of baggage? hahahahha. Or just pay for an extra bag.
We bought our tickets after much back and forthing through the website, removing all of their hidden costs - no insurance, no boarder pass printing, no seat selection, no $10 friendly greeting, just kidding on that last one, I must have been thinking of Air Canada (boom!).
I'm sure we will regret at least one of those removed costs but where's the story in 'we took a flight and it all went well' when you might be able to get 'we spent four hours in Cusco trying to find a printer to print our boarding passes and had to wear all of our clothes to meet the luggage weight restrictions' intrigue. You're welcome.
Other news? Nothing I can think of off the top of my head. I did recently get to say to someone that our trip is next month. OMG, our trip is NEXT month! 5 weeks to go. So exciting!
Here's a picture of a Viva Air plane. The bubbles mean it's friendly!
