Hi there 12_string !
Sounds like we should get talking: I'm a Telluride fest virgin as well this year and coming all the way from the UK! so, what's your plan of action? how are your trip plans working out? I'm on the verge of booking flights but still humming & haahing about it...just want to get the best possible deal!
I've also been looking forward to this for longer than I can remember and have been working in earnest on that authentic UK Bluegrass singing accent...It's all about feeling lonesome and yearning for those hills of west Virginia I think...well it's definitely a sign if you've never set foot in the US !
I was going to book at Lawson hill campground, but from this thread I'm thinking maybe it's best to go for Mary E Illium?
Hello Lalagay, (should I ask?)
Yes the strangers in a foreign land should gather mass.
We missed out on the Town Park & Warner tickets, but given that we'll have a car (and there are no vehicles allowed in town) we'd win by being closer ... but the car would still be miles away so we'd end up carrying passports, tickets etc etc with us all the time.
There are three of us flying out, one couple and one gooseberry (me!). We've done all the humming and haahing and finally decided to go BA from Heathrow direct to Denver. All the US carriers stop at a hub and some of the return flights would mean leaving site at 4am to make sure that we made Denver 3 hours before the return flight. We'll sort a rental car from Denver and it's about a 350 mile drive from there. Finally, a vehicle pass for Mary E Ilium so we have somewhere secure near to the canvass palaces to lock the crown jewels away whilst we're out playing.
Flight prices are going up it seems so we've jumped in an booked. The preference to fly direct left only one option - BA.
We're all fairly regular travellers to the US and I find if you speak slowly and drawl a little - they can understand most of what you're saying ... well until you mention car parts (boot, bonnet, indicators, windscreen .... you'll get a blank look).
So, where abouts in the UK are you, how many of you are travelling, how long are you thinking of going for; oh.... and do you play an instrument?
It's a great line up so make sure you get your flight booked,
Andy
Listening to:
Five & Dimers - Almost, nearly, just about final masters.
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