Travel woes :(

[Lindsey]

In November, my friend Kandace asked me to go on a girls trip to Cancun with her and her friends in February. I was like yeah that would be awesome! She came to New York with me, and a week after we got back I asked her about the trip to see when we were booking and what the total cost was, and what days I'd have to take off work. She said that while we were in New York, her friend booked the trip already without me. And apparently there were no seats left. I was pretty hurt by that. She seems to have been avoiding me ever since. I'm a little upset at how sketchy she has been to me.
Anyways, the week after that, I found out that my family (not immediate, but aunts and uncles and my grandma) were going to Cancun for two weeks and got a really good deal. I was asked to go on that trip too, but I thought maybe I'd try to get my own trip going with some other friends first... I did a mexico trip with family last year and it was great, but I just think I'd have a lot more fun with some girls my own age. Well luckily I found two girls who said definitely they'd come for sure!!! So I declined the family trip and the girls and I were going to figure out after New Years when we were going to do this!
Yesterday I sent one girl a message about it. I couldn't believe the message I got back. On New Years Eve, she "fell for a guy from Eastern Canada" and promised she'd go visit him in March, so she won't have money to go on my trip in February. She was like "I hope you won't be mad at me" Seriously? I just got ditched for a guy she met for one night. So I emailed the other girl to see if she was still interested in just the two of us going or if she could find other friends to go. She said "Oh yeah I can't go. I'm broke"
So there go my plans I've been in a bad mood since yesterday because of it.

[2tiredmom]

Lindsey, Sorry your plans all fell though. Wish I could go with you. But you would have to get me drunk or dopped up before I got on the plane. I've never flown before. Hope something works out for you and you still get to go.

[Lindsey]

Aww! Planes aren't that bad. Or maybe I'm just trying to convince you to go with me lol no.... it looks like it's not happening. I've been begging everyone I know, even people I didn't think I'd want to go with, and everyone is saying they can't for some reason or another. So no Mexico for me this year A friend from work thinks I should just fly to Vancouver or Toronto for a weekend and go shopping with all my Mexico money haha. Problem is I don't want to do that alone either!

[Janet]

Lindsey isn't there anyway you can still go with your family? I'm sorry things are not working out as you had hoped. You should probably look at this from a different angle....maybe you were not suppose to go at this time. I always feel there is a reason.

[Lindsey]

My family is there already They left on the weekend.
I think everything happens for a reason too... maybe soon I am going to need all this money for something else!

[Marilyn]

Hubby saw a special a couple of days ago for 4 nights at a nice hotel including round trip air fare to London for around $800. Maybe you could plan an awesome trip like that for a later date.

[Lindsey]

Marilyn that's a great idea! I've always wanted to go overseas. That's also the kind of trip where I think I COULD go alone as long as I had some sightseeing information. I didn't want to go on a beach vacation alone because I'd get lonely sitting on a beach by myself!

[DianaB]

I can understand how you feel. We used to go snow skiing every year and when we'd come back we'd always have people tell us to let them know next year because they wanted to go too. It ended up that they always had an excuse on why they couldn't go but unlike your situation we still went. Maybe you could pick a date a few months from now and try planning it again.

[Lindsey]

Yeah that's how things go, isn't it? If I plan another trip I will get deposits from people right at the start to make sure they're coming. Luckily I didn't book anything yet. If I would book another trip for Mexico it would be next winter, because the trip I was planning is already later than I wanted to go. January is cold so I wanted to get away from the cold! But February is still pretty cold... March and April starts warming up so I don't need to go anywhere warm anymore!

[gja1000]

I'm so sorry, Lindsay. I know how much you love to travel to warm places in winter. You are right though, everything happens for a reason. So, maybe you are right, you'll need the money for something else - or maybe another great trip will come along unexpectedly!!!

That is too bad. I really want to go one a trip. Cancun next summer, I have never been.

[Lindsey]

Thanks to Marilyn's reply I have decided to save my money for a few more months and go to Europe in the fall I have tons of vacation time saved up still and a lot of banked hours to use. A friend of mine a few years ago went to Europe for 4 weeks with Contiki Tours and loved it... it's a tour company for 18-35 year olds. I have found a 16 day tour that covers France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, and driving through Belgium. I would be flying in and out of London so I think I will also tack on the 3 day London tour which is pretty cheap, and since I'm already there I might as well! Anyways, I'm super excited and nervous about it, since I will be going alone, but what a great chance to meet other people from all around the world!

[Marilyn]

Lindsey, that sounds great!! And if your going with a tour of people around your age, you will get to know some of them quickly and it won't be like going alone. You may meet some friends for life. Sincerely hope it works out!!

[Tiramisu]

One of my nieces went on a similar month long backpacking Europe about 3 years ago. She's still talking about her adventures!

I hope you get to take the trip. Of course, you can always come to Houston - fly down for the weekend!

[DianaB]

Lindsey, that sounds like it would be a lot of fun!!!! You're a very independent girl!! I'm proud of you!!!