TBRU - YAY!

[jpinsd]

Friday, I was talking to rugbybearpa about TBRU. He wanted to know if I was going, and I said that I was not. I just didn't 'get' what it was all about. I've talked to a bunch of people about TBRU, and they've all told me basically the same thing. But this time.. it suddenly hit me.

OMG! this could be.. like.. a vacation!

See... I've never taken a vacation. In my 41 years, the only vacations i've ever had were family events. I've never been able to just do my own thing, never been able to just kick it and relax.

Saturday, a bunch of us were getting our geek on playing WoW and we started talking about TBRU. It all started to sound really cool! TBRU. Men! Parties! Men! Chillin' and relaxin'! Men! Meeting new people! and lots of hot, hairy, beefy MEN!

I'm totally sold. I wanna go. But of course I have a ton of questions. :-)

• Weather - what's it usually like there in March?
• Transportation - Suggestions on plane tickets? Are people going to try to go together in groups?
• Hotels - I see that rooms aren't too expensive. Do people usually share rooms?
• Food - yeah yeah. BBQs are fun and stuff. And I know most of you bears are all about meat. But I'm a veggie. Are there any veggie options usually? or other places I can get non-meat food? ;-)
• Other expenses - What other kinds of expenses should I expect?

I know, most of these questions are probably second nature to you all. But like I said, I've only ever traveled with family. And that means that most all of those details were taken care of for me. heh. Even tho I've traveled throughout Europe and the US... I've never done it on my own. I'm a travel n00b.

Comments

[cpratt.livejournal.com]

You could always call the restaurant the run is using to ask about vegetarian options for the various buffet meals if it's really gonna be an issue for you...

I suppose what I'm really trying to say is that you have to consider the social aspect of being a vegetarian as well. As with any large group social thing, you have to decide how much leeway you're willing to give in order for it not to be a problem. I've been to waaaay too many bear runs (especially in Chicago and San Francisco) where just going out to dinner turned into a huge cat herding extravaganza because one or two people had Special Needs, food-wise. Let's just say it's not attractive when you're trying to hit on someone at dinner and they're fussing over whether or not the mâche is Demeter-certified biodynamic or what... mmmkay?

[jpinsd.livejournal.com]

oh jezuz. if somebody was that fussy about their food, i wouldn't want to talk to them either!

But that's good advice about checking the restaurants. I still haven't decided if I should spring for the "run package" or not.