- Approximate Flight Costs: $7,010
- Approximate Ground Transportation: $620
- Hotel Costs: $5,700
Bulk Cost: $13,340
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Estimated Bulk Cost
Bulk Cost: $13,340
Back to Oak Park
Dates: 8/14/09
Transportation: From Ketchum, you need to get another cab ride back to Twin Falls. This will be $40. Then you depart from Twin Falls at 11 A.M. and arrive in Chicago at 1:30P.M. This flight costs $311. When you arrive in Chicago, you get a cab to drive you home for around 35$.
Transportation: From Ketchum, you need to get another cab ride back to Twin Falls. This will be $40. Then you depart from Twin Falls at 11 A.M. and arrive in Chicago at 1:30P.M. This flight costs $311. When you arrive in Chicago, you get a cab to drive you home for around 35$.
Ketchum, Idaho
Dates: 8/11/09-8/14/09
Transportation: Using your round trip ticket, you will fly back to Cancun at 6:15 P.M. and arrive there at 8:00 P.M. From there, you will board a plane at 10:05 P.M. and arrive in Twin Falls, Idaho at 6:00 A.M. This will cost $484. Then, from the airport, you will take a one hour 45 minute drive to Ketchum. This will cost $40.
Geography: Ketchum is a small city in the middle and southern part of Idaho. Idaho has many rivers and has multiple national parks inside it.
Climate: Summers in Idaho usually reach high temperatures but carry low humidities. Precipitation is at its highest in the summer in the southern part near Ketchum. Temperature ranges from 60-88 degrees Fahrenheit in August.
Stay: You will be staying in the Clarion Inn. It will cost $240 for three nights.This is within walking distance of many Hemingway landmarks.
Activities: 1. You will be going to see the Ernest Hemingway Memorial. This is a five minute walk from the hotel. It is a monument with Hemingway's sculpted head and inscriptions at the base.
2. There is the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum that you will want to see. It's a half an hour walk from the hotel to get there. Hemingway loved the outdoors, and this national forest would have been his element with all its vegetation and wildlife.
3. You will need to go see Ernest Hemingway's grave in the Ketchum Cemetary. It is also only a 5 minute walk from the hotel.
Language: Idaho is in the U.S., so nearly all the people you meet will speak English.
Government: The United States is a Democratic Republic.
Currency: Idaho uses the U.S. Dollar.
Time Difference: Ketchum is an hour behind Oak Park. (-1)
Transportation: Using your round trip ticket, you will fly back to Cancun at 6:15 P.M. and arrive there at 8:00 P.M. From there, you will board a plane at 10:05 P.M. and arrive in Twin Falls, Idaho at 6:00 A.M. This will cost $484. Then, from the airport, you will take a one hour 45 minute drive to Ketchum. This will cost $40.
Geography: Ketchum is a small city in the middle and southern part of Idaho. Idaho has many rivers and has multiple national parks inside it.
Climate: Summers in Idaho usually reach high temperatures but carry low humidities. Precipitation is at its highest in the summer in the southern part near Ketchum. Temperature ranges from 60-88 degrees Fahrenheit in August.
Stay: You will be staying in the Clarion Inn. It will cost $240 for three nights.This is within walking distance of many Hemingway landmarks.
Activities: 1. You will be going to see the Ernest Hemingway Memorial. This is a five minute walk from the hotel. It is a monument with Hemingway's sculpted head and inscriptions at the base.
2. There is the Sawtooth National Forest near Ketchum that you will want to see. It's a half an hour walk from the hotel to get there. Hemingway loved the outdoors, and this national forest would have been his element with all its vegetation and wildlife.
3. You will need to go see Ernest Hemingway's grave in the Ketchum Cemetary. It is also only a 5 minute walk from the hotel.
Language: Idaho is in the U.S., so nearly all the people you meet will speak English.
Government: The United States is a Democratic Republic.
Currency: Idaho uses the U.S. Dollar.
Time Difference: Ketchum is an hour behind Oak Park. (-1)
Cuba, Sanfrancisco De Paula
Dates: 8/10/09
Transportation: You will be taking a taxi to San Francisco de Paula from Havana. It is a small village only nine miles south of Havana. The cab ride will cost around $20. When you get there, you can walk do your different activities.
Geography: This village is like a suburb of Cuba so the geography is nearly the same.
Climate: The climate is the same as in Havana.
Stay: N/A
Activities: 1. This village is where Finca Vigía is located. This was Hemingway's Cuban home. Now it is like a historical landmark in Cuba. It is just as it was when Hemingway lived there.
2. You can also view Hemingway's fishing boat, the Pilar. It is just a short walk away from his house. It is sitting on land like a monument.
3. You will want to take a tour of his village. Some of the townspeople give tours showing you what Hemingway would have seen and did years ago. This will cost no more than $15.
Language: Cuba's official language is Spanish, and that is what everyone in this village will speak.
Government: It is a Socialist Republic, just as in Havana.
Currency: The official Currency of Cuba is the Cuban Convertable Peso(CUC).
1 CUC=1.08 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: Just as in Havana, they are an hour ahead of Oak Park.(+1)
Transportation: You will be taking a taxi to San Francisco de Paula from Havana. It is a small village only nine miles south of Havana. The cab ride will cost around $20. When you get there, you can walk do your different activities.
Geography: This village is like a suburb of Cuba so the geography is nearly the same.
Climate: The climate is the same as in Havana.
Stay: N/A
Activities: 1. This village is where Finca Vigía is located. This was Hemingway's Cuban home. Now it is like a historical landmark in Cuba. It is just as it was when Hemingway lived there.
2. You can also view Hemingway's fishing boat, the Pilar. It is just a short walk away from his house. It is sitting on land like a monument.
3. You will want to take a tour of his village. Some of the townspeople give tours showing you what Hemingway would have seen and did years ago. This will cost no more than $15.
Language: Cuba's official language is Spanish, and that is what everyone in this village will speak.
Government: It is a Socialist Republic, just as in Havana.
Currency: The official Currency of Cuba is the Cuban Convertable Peso(CUC).
1 CUC=1.08 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: Just as in Havana, they are an hour ahead of Oak Park.(+1)
Havana, Cuba
Dates: 8/6/09-8/10/09
Transportation: Now getting to Havana, Cuba will be a bit more trickey. First, you will have to fly in from Venice to Cancun, Mexico. You will depart from Venice at 7:10 A.M. on the fifth and arrive in Cancun at 5:05 A.M. on the sixth with one connecting lay-over. This flight costs $1,422. Then in Cancun you must buy a tourist card from U.S. Customs. This will cost around $20. From Cancun, you will fly to Havana departing at 7:20 A.M. and arriving at 9:00 A.M. on the sixth. You will need to come back through Cancun to get to the U.S., so it is a round trip ticket for $180. Now that you are in Cuba, you can take a 15 minute taxi ride from the airport to your hotel. Taxi will be the main form of getting around Cuba.
Geography: Havana is on the northwest portion of Cuba. It is a port city, bordering the ocean. The city extends westward and southward from the bay. The bay is entered through a narrow inlet, and it divides into three main harbors: Marimelena, Guanabacoa, and Atarés. The city lies on low hills.
Climate: Havana enjoys a year-round tropical climate. The average temperature in August is around 75 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stay: You will be residing in the Ambos Mundos Hotel for your visit. It will cost $628 for four days. This is the same hotel that Hemingway used to stay in. He wrote the first few chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls in that hotel. It was his favorite in Havana.
Activities: 1. You will go to Hemingway's favorite Havana bar, El Floridita. Hemingway always had a spot in the corner reserved there, and still to this day it is roped off to be reserved for him.
2. Another place you will visit is actually in your hotel. It is room 511 of the Ambos Mundos Hotel. It is roped off and there is a Hemingway shrine there. His typewriter still sits in that room where he wrote part of one of his most famous works.
3. An additional stop you will make is to the Corona Cigar Factory. This is where Cuban Cigars are made that defined a life of party that Havana used to be when Hemingway came.
Language: The official language of Cuba is Spanish. That is what nearly everyone will speak there.
Government: Cuba's government is a Socialist Republic. This is basically where an assembly votes someone leader, and they have a broad range of executive powers. This would be Raul Castro in Cuba's case.
Currency: Cuba's currency is the Cuban Convertable Peso(CUC).
1CUC=1.o8 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: Cuba is one hour ahead of Oak Park.(+1)
Transportation: Now getting to Havana, Cuba will be a bit more trickey. First, you will have to fly in from Venice to Cancun, Mexico. You will depart from Venice at 7:10 A.M. on the fifth and arrive in Cancun at 5:05 A.M. on the sixth with one connecting lay-over. This flight costs $1,422. Then in Cancun you must buy a tourist card from U.S. Customs. This will cost around $20. From Cancun, you will fly to Havana departing at 7:20 A.M. and arriving at 9:00 A.M. on the sixth. You will need to come back through Cancun to get to the U.S., so it is a round trip ticket for $180. Now that you are in Cuba, you can take a 15 minute taxi ride from the airport to your hotel. Taxi will be the main form of getting around Cuba.
Geography: Havana is on the northwest portion of Cuba. It is a port city, bordering the ocean. The city extends westward and southward from the bay. The bay is entered through a narrow inlet, and it divides into three main harbors: Marimelena, Guanabacoa, and Atarés. The city lies on low hills.
Climate: Havana enjoys a year-round tropical climate. The average temperature in August is around 75 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stay: You will be residing in the Ambos Mundos Hotel for your visit. It will cost $628 for four days. This is the same hotel that Hemingway used to stay in. He wrote the first few chapters of For Whom the Bell Tolls in that hotel. It was his favorite in Havana.
Activities: 1. You will go to Hemingway's favorite Havana bar, El Floridita. Hemingway always had a spot in the corner reserved there, and still to this day it is roped off to be reserved for him.
2. Another place you will visit is actually in your hotel. It is room 511 of the Ambos Mundos Hotel. It is roped off and there is a Hemingway shrine there. His typewriter still sits in that room where he wrote part of one of his most famous works.
3. An additional stop you will make is to the Corona Cigar Factory. This is where Cuban Cigars are made that defined a life of party that Havana used to be when Hemingway came.
Language: The official language of Cuba is Spanish. That is what nearly everyone will speak there.
Government: Cuba's government is a Socialist Republic. This is basically where an assembly votes someone leader, and they have a broad range of executive powers. This would be Raul Castro in Cuba's case.
Currency: Cuba's currency is the Cuban Convertable Peso(CUC).
1CUC=1.o8 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: Cuba is one hour ahead of Oak Park.(+1)
Venice, Italy
Dates: 8/1/09-8/5/09
Transportation: You will take a direct flight from Cairo, Egypt to Venice, Italy departing Cairo at 2:45 P.M. and arriving in Venice at 9:50 P.M. Once in Venice, all your travel will be done by gondolas and ferries. The hotel is a 15 minute ride from the airport costing only $20.
Geography: Venice is a city in northern Italy comprised of 118 islands. This is along the Adriatic Sea. It is an archipelago city, using 150 canals.
Climate: The climat of Venice in August ranges from 63-81 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a moderate climate with medium amount of rainfall.
Stay: You will be staying in the hotel called Gritti Palace. This is where Ernest Hemingway stayed after his second crash in Africa. He came to this hotel to recover. It will cost 325 Euro($440) for four nights.
Activities: 1. In Venice, you will be going to Harry's Bar. This was Hemingway's favorite Venice spot. It is a five minute walk from the hotel.
2. You will be visiting the Gritti Palace Luxury Suite. This is the best room in the entire hotel, and it is where he wanted to be brought to recover from the severe injuries of his second plane wreck. He stayed here for over a month and would have friends come and visit often.
3. You will also want to visit the Grand Canal. This is the most important canal in Venice. It is a sight that Hemingway admired, and you will to.
Language: The official language of Italy is Italian. This and English will be spoken in almost everywhere you go.
Government: Italy is a Parlimentary Republic. This is a kind of government where the head of state does not have broad executive powers because most of those powers have been directed to a prime minister of some sort.
Currency: The official currency of Italy is the Euro.
1 Euro= 1.35 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: They are seven hours ahead of Oak Park.(+7)
Transportation: You will take a direct flight from Cairo, Egypt to Venice, Italy departing Cairo at 2:45 P.M. and arriving in Venice at 9:50 P.M. Once in Venice, all your travel will be done by gondolas and ferries. The hotel is a 15 minute ride from the airport costing only $20.
Geography: Venice is a city in northern Italy comprised of 118 islands. This is along the Adriatic Sea. It is an archipelago city, using 150 canals.
Climate: The climat of Venice in August ranges from 63-81 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a moderate climate with medium amount of rainfall.
Stay: You will be staying in the hotel called Gritti Palace. This is where Ernest Hemingway stayed after his second crash in Africa. He came to this hotel to recover. It will cost 325 Euro($440) for four nights.
Activities: 1. In Venice, you will be going to Harry's Bar. This was Hemingway's favorite Venice spot. It is a five minute walk from the hotel.
2. You will be visiting the Gritti Palace Luxury Suite. This is the best room in the entire hotel, and it is where he wanted to be brought to recover from the severe injuries of his second plane wreck. He stayed here for over a month and would have friends come and visit often.
3. You will also want to visit the Grand Canal. This is the most important canal in Venice. It is a sight that Hemingway admired, and you will to.
Language: The official language of Italy is Italian. This and English will be spoken in almost everywhere you go.
Government: Italy is a Parlimentary Republic. This is a kind of government where the head of state does not have broad executive powers because most of those powers have been directed to a prime minister of some sort.
Currency: The official currency of Italy is the Euro.
1 Euro= 1.35 U.S. Dollars
Time Difference: They are seven hours ahead of Oak Park.(+7)
Nile River
Dates: 7/25/09-7/31/09
Transportation: To get to the Nile River, you are going to fly from Entebbe at 5:15 P.M. on the 24th and arrive at Cairo, Egypt at 1:30 A.M. This is a 9 hour 15 minute flight with one connected lay-over. It will cost around $605. Once in Cairo, you will be able to get around by taxi and bus. From the airport, it will be a 30 minute taxi ride to your hotel.
Geography: Cairo is a very urban and large city. It is on the Nile. For the majority, the Nile river flows through the Sahara desert. Vegetation grows on each side of the nile, but past that is desert. It flows north out of Lake Victoria.
Climate: In July, there is a sizeable amount of rainfall that comes in the Cairo area. Temperatures range from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stay: You will be staying in the Nile Hilton Hotel in Cairo. This is a riverfront hotel and will cost $915 for six days. From this hotel, you can get to downtown Cairo in 5 minutes by taking a bus.
Info: The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It has two main tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile. Most of the north african civilizations have depended on this river for survival since ancient times. It north into the Meditteranean Sea.
Language: The official language of Egypt is Arabic, but most people will be able to speak English in Cairo.
Government: They are a Semi-Presidential government like France.
Currency: Their offical currency is the Egyptian Pound(EGP).
5.5EGP=1 U.S. Dollar
Time Difference: Cairo is eight hours ahead of Oak Park, Illinois.(+8)
Transportation: To get to the Nile River, you are going to fly from Entebbe at 5:15 P.M. on the 24th and arrive at Cairo, Egypt at 1:30 A.M. This is a 9 hour 15 minute flight with one connected lay-over. It will cost around $605. Once in Cairo, you will be able to get around by taxi and bus. From the airport, it will be a 30 minute taxi ride to your hotel.
Geography: Cairo is a very urban and large city. It is on the Nile. For the majority, the Nile river flows through the Sahara desert. Vegetation grows on each side of the nile, but past that is desert. It flows north out of Lake Victoria.
Climate: In July, there is a sizeable amount of rainfall that comes in the Cairo area. Temperatures range from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stay: You will be staying in the Nile Hilton Hotel in Cairo. This is a riverfront hotel and will cost $915 for six days. From this hotel, you can get to downtown Cairo in 5 minutes by taking a bus.
Info: The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It has two main tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile. Most of the north african civilizations have depended on this river for survival since ancient times. It north into the Meditteranean Sea.
Language: The official language of Egypt is Arabic, but most people will be able to speak English in Cairo.
Government: They are a Semi-Presidential government like France.
Currency: Their offical currency is the Egyptian Pound(EGP).
5.5EGP=1 U.S. Dollar
Time Difference: Cairo is eight hours ahead of Oak Park, Illinois.(+8)
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