Updated 12th March
As discussed:
1) All extending Bahamas except jackson, yiping, fiona, clarence, junliang, huiting & jane. We'll all be going to drive-through Safari!
2) Car plan:
wave 1 - jackson, kelly, junliang, huiting, guanda, dylan, jane^ == 7 pax
wave 2 - tim, calvin, paul, beverly, xiangxin, agnes == 6 pax
wave 3 - jane, yiping clarence, fiona, bingfeng, pernren, jonathan, weisheng, aston, raymond, andrew == 11 pax
3) Things to bring:
passport, DS 2019 -> These 2 are super important else cannot go Bahamas.
sunblock/suntanning lotion
beach wear, oakley guys remember ur sunglasses!
Music CDs...if need blank CDR can get from me.
cheers
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Updates!
Alright peeps, Spring break planning has finally taken its first step into execution.
The location of our miami hotel is here
It's on miami beach itself, two minutes walk to the shoreline, 5mins drive (or 30mins walk) to South Beach and don't know how long to North Beach :) Hotel is $90/night tax included..considered cheap aleready...
Okies, for those who are skipping school on Friday, 16th, you have the option of going Tampa early, departing GLC on Friday 0001hrs. Lemme know if you're interested.
During that weekend, there is a festival going on in Tampa. See here. It will be interesting to be involved in the festival!
Revised schedule:
Stage 1: Tampa
Those free on friday:
Fri 0001 - Leave GLC for Tampa
Fri 0700 - Arrive Tampa, day tour, check-in hotel for 1 night.
Sat morn - Chech out hotel & Link up with rest of GIP in Tampa
Those got school on Friday:
Sat 0001 - Leave GLC for Tampa
Sat 0700 - Arrive Tampa, link up with advance part, day tour
Itinery for Tampa:
Advance party will be touring around Tampa, St. Petersburg..
Full force will attend the Festival on Saturday till 6pm, before driving to Miami.
Stage 2: Miami
Sat nite - Check in Miami hotel
Sun morn - Tour Miami city & South Beach
Sun nite - Return to Miami to stay
Mon morn - Go to Key West for full day tour
Mon nite - Stay in Miami
Tue morn - Check-out, take cruise to Bahamas
Tue nite - Stay in Bahamas, Flamingo hotel
Wed aftn - Depart Bahamas
Wed nite - Arrive Miami, drive up to Orlando. No more Safari park.
Stage 3: Orlando
Wed nite - Arrive Orlando
Thu - Free & Easy Orlando
Fri - Free & Easy Orlando
Sat - Free & Easy Orlando
Sun morn - Checkout Orlando, return to GLC
See Route
Let me know if you have other suggestions and comments. For Orlando, because its gonna be free&easy, some may intend to travel elsewhere further up north. You gotta let me know by 8 Mar 2000hrs if you need to check out the hotel earlier, (or bear the full costs for not informing). Also, wherever you'll be going around Orlando, form groups of 5 to travel in a car together, anything less will depend on car availability..
This Sunday, we'll be collecting additional $300 from each person (excluding Hannah & Dawn) to cover for the expenses that we will incur for the first half of Spring Break, ie patrol costs, miami hotels, bahamas... this will cushion the financial impacts of those making the bookings. Kelly & Aston will be the Accounts Executive for Spring Break. Do give your real bills to them.
That's all for now.
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Spring break is coming in 1 mth time but still there's no concrete plan yet..
It's really hard to plan for such massive group to a massive state for a massive period...but here're my plans..
I think not all wanna go to the theme parks in Orlando..hence I'm thinking of doing it this way:
Stage 1: GIP as a whole
Sat 0000hrs: From Atlanta, we drive towards St Petersburg/Tampa area (possibly move out at midnight, 7hr drive. Not staying in any accomodation, half-day tour).
Attractions include Busch Gardens, The Pier at St. Petersburg,
Florida Holocaust Museum and Pier 60. Source: http://www.tampaattractions.com/attractions_tampa.html
Sat evening: Leave Tampa for Key West where we stay 1 night, 7hr drive
Sun Morning: Tour Key West for 1 full day, night movement to Miami, 3hr drive. Stay in Miami for 2 nights. Alternaltively we can stay in Miami for 3 nights from Sat night, and visit Key west without staying there.
Monday & Tues: Beach Fun in Miami as a group.
Attractions in Key West:Southern tip of US, Sunset celebrations, Dry Tortugas National Park, Dolphin Adventures..etc..
Attractions in Miami:Holocaust Museum, South Beach
Tues morning-evening: Movement up to Orlando, 3hr drive. Along the way we will bypass safari park which we can drive in and see the animals roaming free. Next stay in Orlando for as long as you want.
Stage 2: GIP splitted
Wed & beyond: Free & Easy
Generally when in Orlando, the GIP will NOT be together for outings..totally free & easy. Things that can be done in Orlando include theme parks, space centre, daytona beach, city stuffs, Ripley's Believe it or not etc..
If there are too many days spent in Orlando, as a smaller group, you can organise to move up further north to Jacksonville, Savannah, Myrtle Beach, Augusta, Macon or even up Nigara Falls????? Just gotta take into considerations of time, costs, making sure ur car takes full capacity and not leaving anyone behind to squeeze in other cars, and max 2-3 drivers per car.
Welcome any suggestions (in fact I do need alot of them)... Also, looking into the possibility of collecting $100 from each person to cover group costs such as accomodation up till stage 2. For these will require a couple of volunteers to be the finance ic..
Click to see roadtrip on map
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13 comments:
Hey guys,
I won't be joining u for spring break. I'll be going with GTrailblazers to do some volunteer work and hiking in the Appalachians, near Washington DC. Just to let u know - if you don't already :P
Hannah
how can...hmm?
why not? :P
Hey, I like this plan man! Anyway, different beaches will have different events going on, esp. at Miami and Florida!! I'm sure some would not mind soaking in the Spring Break atmosphere for a few days and just chill & party at those great spots u suggested. Like that can also save more time traveling farther and have more energy and $$ to party. I do not want the trip down South be a touch-&-go affair!!! Key West will rock your world, I guarantee!!!!
More comments, I'll definitely stay in Orlando for at least 2-3 days, because of Walt Disney World!! Cos it's beats the HK and Tokyo one, confirmed!! And if it's not enuff, must try the Universal Studios too! Better than the Aussie one i guess!!! That's my 2 cents, err, or more?? haha
appreciated it Raymond!
Key West is probably the best place to go snorkelling/diving/dolphin sighting since it extends from the Atlantic Ocean into the Gulf of Mexico. I'll be interested in these but not too sure about the rest. I'm trying to see whether able to get a private charter for half day. An estimate of the price is $450 for a boat of 6 for 4 hours. So..prob about in the $80 range..
Also while I'll try to make Spring Break as budgeted as possible, by cutting costs in accomodations and any unnecessary stuffs, one just gotta be prepared to pay to experience some stuffs...nevertheless I welcome any objections if any activities are too ex. Must voice out k
i have been to Universal Studios, Sea World and Disneyworld...
DIsneyworld and Universal studios is a must go.
In Disneyworld, go for Magic KingdoM!!!
YEH!!
You guys gotta do some research on your own for Orlando...I've asked yr 3 CBE girls to check out the theme park tickets. It'll most likely to be cheaper to get online.
416 guys are okie with bahamas.
CBE yr 3 are ok with bahamas
Pernren is ok with bahamas
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