Eitje flies into Newark on the afternoon or evening of 10/30.
Eitje & Tricky (henceforth:  "US team") stay up all night, in an attempt to beat jetlag ahead of time.
US team board the plane to Japan on the morning of 10/31, and sleep.
US team arrive in Japan on 11/1, via Narita Terminal 1, proceed through customs, and then call Nick (henceforth:  "home team").
Mosh (henceforth:  "bogan team") and home team come to meet US team at airport.  [4/28 - US team would still like some printed directions into the city, in case of emergency.]
[4/28 - US team calls home team from our hotel.  Home team comes to find US team.]
Combined teams (henceforth:  "party team") proceed to acquire (by whatever means necessary) one or more cell phones.
All team members call each other, to ensure cell phone operations as well as exchange numbers.
Eitje calls his boss with the cell phone, to ensure its international operation.

*insert events of the next week*

US team boards the plane from Japan on the afternon of 11/7.  US team arrives in Houston on 11/7.

Mosh will meet yous at the airport, mosh is good as his word. I'd prefer to be the Bogan team. I will even assist in the rental of your phone and validation of your JR rail passes.

And cabs are expensive and ought to be unnecessary. Believe me, the trains are very excellent. Just word me up as far as location of hotel is concerned (if we do not stay in the same place).

Depending on what time people arrive from where I will also come to the airport. If that wasn't complicated enough there are two different terminals depending on your airline.

Luke is all about starting Japan trip threads.

Lucas prefers American Airlines yeah? Anything but United?

Well, AA arrives at Narita Termina 2. My BA flight arrives Terminal 1.

I think he said he prefers Continental, but I'm not sure.

Someone suggested I get a CC with airlines miles rewards... I don't have one... any suggestions?

Tricky has a mind like a steel trap!

Continental is my preference.

Cool... Continental - Narita Terminal 1.

Just word me up as far as location of hotel is concerned (if we do not stay in the same place).

I think it will be August before hotels will start accepting reservations online.  So, we'll probably not know hotel info for sure until then.

yeah, Gracery isnt accepting reservations yet...

Fun fact, Nick and I both bought the Y1000 TV cards when we were in Sapporo. I watched porn with mine, he watched baseball. I think most hotels have these.

Woah! I just checked ticket prices and the EWR - NRT tickets are now at $831 after taxes! Fucking cheap! I might buy them today. The returning flight goes back to EWR too.

This is the flight, if you want to travel together too Thrash

Continental

Depart:
11:10 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 31, 2009
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)

Arrive:
2:10 p.m. +1 Day
Sun., Nov. 1, 2009
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)

Depart:
5:45 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7, 2009
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)

Arrive:
4:25 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7, 2009
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
 

Wooooo I just bought plane tix!

Wooooooo!


Lucas, Dave, pressure is on bitches!

Holy shit that's cheap.

We already know Dave isn't going.

Like I said I could promise bidaily buttsecks and he still wouldn't show up.

p.s. even if he does show up, i'm not having buttsecks.

p.s. even if he does show up, i'm not having buttsecks.

You need to delay these lame edits until after negro has bought his tickets

with dave's charm, i'm sure he thinks he could talk her into it.
part of the fun, probably, is convincing a girl that says she won't.

what do you mean, "probably"?

Brook has set the bar... c'mon Dave, bi daily buttsecks is on offer.

haha. I mean I'm not saying it's exit only, but not with Dave. sorry Dave!

what do you mean, "probably"?

i think he's trying to say he's never done it..

and how does every fucking AS/ LG thread ever made always devolve into buttsecks??

what do you mean, "probably"?

i think he's trying to say he's never done it..

and how does every fucking AS/ LG thread ever made always devolve into buttsecks??

Because Dave posts in every fucking AS/LG thread?

True.

This is why.

We already know Dave isn't going.

Like I said I could promise bidaily buttsecks and he still wouldn't show up.

p.s. even if he does show up, i'm not having buttsecks.

We complain about Dave being obsessed, but lets face it, you womens love the buttsecks.

True.

Woah! I just checked ticket prices and the EWR - NRT tickets are now at $831 after taxes! Fucking cheap! I might buy them today. The returning flight goes back to EWR too.

This is the flight, if you want to travel together too Thrash

Continental

Depart:
11:10 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 31, 2009
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)

Arrive:
2:10 p.m. +1 Day
Sun., Nov. 1, 2009
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)

Depart:
5:45 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7, 2009
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)

Arrive:
4:25 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7, 2009
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)

I must be doing this wrong; no matter what I do it's $1200 ...
WTF?

It's $400 for a Jax-New England trip?
Fuck, I'd go up SouthWest airline for $90 and THEN ht up with that plan; WTF?

Why dont you do that? Seems like it makes the most sense.

less whining, more booking

Less tallkie, more bookie for suckie-assfuckie!

This is on Orbitz.com:

(actually upon further inspection this is probably not your best option... you might have to just do a layover in TX and not meet up in NJ.)

Select $838 + $104 taxes & fees = $942  per person 


Choose this departure
Leave
 Sat, Oct 31 US Airways 1708 
 Depart: 6:15am
Arrive: 8:23am  Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
 
2 stops   Economy 2hr 8min Embraer 190 View seats

Change Airline. Time between flights: 0hr 57min


  Continental Airlines 8802
operated by Commutair dba Continental Connection 
 Depart: 9:20am
Arrive: 10:29am  Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
Newark, NJ (EWR)
 
  Economy 1hr 9min De Havilland Dash 8 Turboprop View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 0hr 41min


  Continental Airlines 9 
 Depart: 11:10am
Arrive: 2:10pm  Newark, NJ (EWR)
Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
 
  Economy 14hr 0min Boeing 777 View seats
Total duration: 18hr 55min

This is an overnight flight.



Choose this return
Return
 Sat, Nov 7 Continental Airlines 6 
 Depart: 5:10pm
Arrive: 1:50pm  Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
Houston, TX (IAH)
 
1 stop   Economy 11hr 40min Boeing 777 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 2hr 5min


  Continental Airlines 3132
operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC DBA CO EXPRESS 
 Depart: 3:55pm
Arrive: 7:04pm  Houston, TX (IAH)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
 
  Economy 2hr 9min Embraer RJ135-145 View seats
Total duration: 15hr 54min

Alright, here's what we do. YOU tell ME when you have time to book this and I will help you, walk you through it and all that. Now when do you have a few minutes to talk and do this?

Or there's this on orbitz.com (sorry for the dreaded triple post):

$852 + $102 taxes & fees = $954  per person 


Choose this departure
Leave
 Fri, Oct 30 US Airways 1882 
 Depart: 7:55pm
Arrive: 9:12pm  Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Charlotte, NC (CLT)
 
2 stops   Economy 1hr 17min Airbus A320 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 3min


  US Airways 1944 
 Depart: 10:15pm
Arrive: 11:56pm  Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Newark, NJ (EWR)
 
  Economy 1hr 41min Embraer 190 View seats

Change Airline. Time between flights: 11hr 14min


  Continental Airlines 9 
 Depart: 11:10am
Arrive: 2:10pm  Newark, NJ (EWR)
Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
 
  Economy 14hr 0min Boeing 777 View seats
Total duration: 29hr 15min

This flight arrives two days later.



Choose this return
Return
 Sat, Nov 7 Continental Airlines 6 
 Depart: 5:10pm
Arrive: 1:50pm  Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
Houston, TX (IAH)
 
1 stop   Economy 11hr 40min Boeing 777 View seats

Change planes. Time between flights: 2hr 5min


  Continental Airlines 3132
operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC DBA CO EXPRESS 
 Depart: 3:55pm
Arrive: 7:04pm  Houston, TX (IAH)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
 
  Economy 2hr 9min Embraer RJ135-145 View seats
Total duration: 15hr 54min