We worked out that we need to catch a 6:45 AM bus pm Tuesday morning from Europa Bus Terminal (across the street from our hotel) to be at Dublin Airport for 8:45 for our 11:45 AM flight to Reykjavik. We've won our bid for a Saga class upgrade for this flight, which means we'll have access to an airport lounge, and thus we should be able to get ( Read more... )

Today was the day that I spent at Titancon, the 2019 Eurocon, because I was on a kaffeklatch with Cheryl Morgan this afternoon. Lisa went to a model train show with Feòrag NicBhrìde.

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Today after breakfast, we purchasing a mailing box in which we hope to mail some things that aren't likely to fit in our luggage back to the USA on Saturday. The Post Office is closed Sunday, and also this Monday, which is the August Bank Holiday. We fly to Iceland on Tuesday, and there won't be time to deal with the post office then, so we need to ( Read more... )

My mechanic has had a devil of a time tracking down the fuel-transfer valve for my RV. As I'm about to leave for Europe for a week, I'll drive the RV over to his shop in Fremont, leave it with him, walk to Centerville (about 1 km), take Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum, then BART around to SFO. It's a bit roundabout considering that I'm starting in ( Read more... )

According to her report at SF Awards Watch, Cheryl has found herself rather unexpectedly nominated by the Finnish delegation for the ESFS Award "for a person or organization who has done a huge amount to promote science fiction." Hooray for Cheryl!