The husband can be a cheeky bugger at times. Particularly when it comes
to signing up to be on mailing lists. The fact that we're on a budget
doesn't play any part in his decision to sign up for something that
will land him on a mailing list. Need an example? The bugger signed up
to receive "more information" from NetJets'.
It's not like we'll ever qualify for fractional jet ownership---he
wants to see what it's all about. Not only do we get loads of mail from
Netjets, they've, of course, sold off his name to other companies.
Normally I shred most of it, but a brochure came in the mail today from
this company and all I can really say is, "damn, I wish I had some money!"
Expeditions via private jets. Very cool. Expensive as hell, but if you've got $35K+ per person
to blow on travel, by all means go for it. No one will begrudge you.
The trip I liked wasn't on the website just yet. It's called "Hidden
Treasures of the Old World." You start off in London, from there you
travel to the Dordogne Valley in France to see the Lascaux cave
paintings. Next stop is Marrakech. Then it's off to Tunisia to visit
the ruins of Carthage and Dougga; Valetta and M'dina in Malta; Luxor in
Egypt, and then you get to visit the Lost City of Petra (think Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade).
From there you will be whisked away to scenic Dubrovnik, Croatia,
which, according to the brochures, still looks like like it did in
medieval times, and overlooks the Adriatic. St. Petersburg is the final
stop of the tour, with all of the glories of the Hermitage available to
your wandering eye.
That sounds SO damn cool. And they've apparently gone to great pains to
resist the tour bus urge, which makes it even better. Four star hotels
and a private Boeing 757 so you don't have to deal with the hassle of
commerical airports. Mmmmmm. Sounds loverly. Go and piddle around on
the site. The trip to India looks awesome as well. COME ON, POWERBALL!