{"id":3792,"date":"2023-07-23T15:18:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T14:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2023-07-23T22:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T21:02:29","slug":"holiday-2023-officially-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=3792","title":{"rendered":"Holiday 2023 Officially Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/img_20230723_140827406337716950100991-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Going against almost every packing habit of the last 5 years, most of my stuff is loosely\/badly packed in the suitcase so that it&#8217;s not mostly empty &amp; so that the British Snacks will have something to keep them from being bashed to fragments on the trip. The only things in the carry on are the &#8220;must travel with me&#8221; items &amp; a change of clothes; You only need to have your luggage delayed once before you start doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_20230723_180906-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is my Heathrow-adjacent hotel in Hatton Cross. I&#8217;ve been upgraded to a &#8216;King&#8217; room, which presumably has a bigger bed, but also has a fainting couch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve ridden the tube to find my terminal for tomorrow. The hotel I&#8217;m staying in isn&#8217;t in the grounds of the airport, but is extremely airport adjacent , and the tube run between here and the terminals is free. ( Airport terminal hotels were <strong>super<\/strong> expensive; the price of the tiny little windowless cabin I stayed in last time more than doubled )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve managed to kick things off with a cold+sore throat combination, so that&#8217;s going to be fun. 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