Travel

[grande351]

I think someone's confused, Dilbert said he's going to Las Vegas. Danielle, I believe, said she's going to Los Angeles! Not the same place (lol!) I think you've got LV and LA mixed up.

[Anoree]

Originally Posted by grande351

I think someone's confused, Dilbert said he's going to Las Vegas. Danielle, I believe, said she's going to Los Angeles! Not the same place (lol!) I think you've got LV and LA mixed up.

Aaaargh! Right. Total mess up.

I guess I shouldn't write messages like my first reply to Dilbert when I just woke up in the middle of the night. (It was just 4:55 AM for me.)
Not a good excuse for a mess up like this.

Again, my sincerest apologies for screwing this up.

Thanks, grande351, for the correction.

[Dilbert49]

Originally Posted by grande351

I think someone's confused, Dilbert said he's going to Las Vegas. Danielle, I believe, said she's going to Los Angeles! Not the same place (lol!) I think you've got LV and LA mixed up.

Hmm...I wonder how long it would take to drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles...

[grande351]

Originally Posted by Dilbert49

Hmm...I wonder how long it would take to drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles...

It's about 230 miles as the crow flies. It's probably a minimum of a 4 hour drive each way. Add in traffic, who knows?

And to Anoree: There's no need to apologize, it's an honest mistake.

[Dilbert49]

Originally Posted by grande351

It's about 230 miles as the crow flies. It's probably a minimum of a 4 hour drive each way. Add in traffic, who knows?

And to Anoree: There's no need to apologize, it's an honest mistake.

That may not be too bad. Truth is, as dumb as it may sound, I have thought about making a "day" trip to LA simply because I've never been there and don't know that I ever will be that close again (given that I live in Kentucky).

[YetAnotherDave]

Well I'm off to Wales for a couple of weeks on holiday.

We're just doing the usual boring thing of pulling our caravan behind the 4X4, right out to the tip of South Wales at St David's. Hope the weather stays fine, fingers crossed.

See you all when we get back at the end of June.

[captnjack]

I hope you enjoy your vacation.

[Anoree]

I was looking forward to a 9 day vacation in the US, touring a bit through Arizona (see the Grand Canyon for example), visit the Electric Daisy Carnival in LA and hopefully meet up with Danielle on a day or two.

It's not to be.

US Customs and Border Protection in Detroit, where I arrived first from overseas, asked me about my intentions in the US. I answered their questions truthfully, as I was expected, and as is the way I am.

Wrong idea. I guess I shouldn't have mentioned the meeting, even though I was asked. All they wanted to know then was how I got to know Danielle, what she does for a living, what we would do (we hadn't fixed anything) and so on.

I guess you all know Danielle and me enough to know we wouldn't do anything illegal. US Customs thought otherwise and sent me right back out of country. How are you supposed to proof that you won't engage in acts you didn't even think of? They didn't have prove for their assumptions, because we weren't about to do what they assumed, but suspicions are enough for them to deny entry into the United States with the Visa Waiver Program I took part.
Now, if I ever want to come into the United States again, I've got to apply for a visa through an embassy.

So, no spontaneous visits to the US for me anymore, and I doubt I'll ever get allowed to meet Danielle.