Airline Travel question

[Monica]

I just booked a flight thru priceline.com I know you should call and confirm the tickets a day in advance or so. I was wondering whom do you call, the airline you have it booked with or the airport that you are departing from?

Also, besides id, do I have to bring anything else to the airport counter to get by boarding passes and such?

[Camry178]

Call the airline to confirm your flight.

As far as ID, it depends where you're flying. The airline should be able to tell you if you just need a state issued ID or a passport.

[Monica]

I am going to San Diego. I live in Pennsylvania, so i believe all I need is an government issued id. Thanks!

Anyone been to San Diego? Where should I go? I am staying with my cousin who has lived there her whole life, I just want other options. I am up for anything, and will take any suggestions of what to see.

[AdminAssistant]

It has one of the best zoos in the US, I think.

[Shpepper]

There is the Zoo, The Wild Animal Park, Sea World, Balboa Park where the zoo is located has tons of museums and also a FANTASTIC Theater complex. The Old Globe Theater. It's modeled after Shakespeare’s theater in England. Wonderful stuff there. There is also a Pipe organ in the park that is HUGE and the Sunday concerts are free if they still play it! ! ! ! There's a Place called Seaport Village , a shopping complex down by the water. There is the Gas Lamp district not too far from Seaport Village in downtown. There’s also a huge multi level open air mall that I can’t remember the name of. A trip over the Coronado Bridge is also fin too. I’m a strange one and like to go to cemeteries when I travel places. I love the feel of the history. There is a national (military) cemetery in the area there too. I used to live in Southern California. I really miss San Diego. There’s lots of different things to do down there. If you think you might be planning a trip to Baja (Mexico) you would be wise to bring extra id if you have it. I don’t know what the regulations are now. I haven’t been there in 16 years now.

Have a grand time on your trip.

[AdminAssistant]

The Old Globe Theater. It's modeled after Shakespeare’s theater in England.

*struggle.....struggle* Gah! The historian escaped!!!

Modeled after what it is believed the Globe Theatre, where some of the plays attributed to 'Shake-speare' where performed, may have looked like. Between the Interregnum and the Great Fire, all of the Elizabethan theatres and their records were destroyed. There is one drawing (of the Swan) and they've found the foundation of another (the Rose). The rest is, well, pretty much made up, based on journal accounts and what they believe that the plays would have required. (i.e. there's a ghost in Hamlet so there must have been a trapdoor).

Much of the 'history' surrounding Shakespeare is nothing more than myth and legend. The plays were not written by an illiterate actor from Stratford-upon-Avon - in fact, nobody's sure who wrote them. Which is all too bad, because I find the conversation about authorship much more interesting than just 'this guy abandoned his family, went to London, wrote all these plays, blah blah blah'.

Okay, that's enough OT. Back to your regularly scheduled thread. :lol:

[depechemodefan]

Isn't San Diego next to Tijuana? I forgot. But I've driven from L.A. to Tijuana. Partly ratty, partly really nice. I found it funny how the hills in Tijuana was briming with homes, but the hills in San Diego weren't as cluttered. Oh, and there was this freakin' huge Mexican flag flying. I dont' think I needed a passport to get in Mexico, just my id.

[AdminAssistant]

Depeche, I think the laws have changed to where you now need a passport to cross either the southern or northern borders. Either way, I would say the southern borderland is not safe with all the cartels running around.

[Jester]

Tijuana is a mere 10 miles south of Diego.

And I would disagree with AA on the safety issue. Sure, there are potential pitfalls in Mexico, and in Tijuana specifically. But the same could be said for just about any city in the U.S., including my own fair little tropical island. As long as you go in knowing that there are risks, and are willing to and capable of dealing with those risks, you should be fine.

It's not like they are gunning down gringos in the streets of TJ, after all.

[Shpepper]

*struggle.....struggle* Gah! The historian escaped!!!

Modeled after what it is believed the Globe Theatre, where some of the plays attributed to 'Shake-speare' where performed, may have looked like. Between the Interregnum and the Great Fire, all of the Elizabethan theatres and their records were destroyed. There is one drawing (of the Swan) and they've found the foundation of another (the Rose). The rest is, well, pretty much made up, based on journal accounts and what they believe that the plays would have required. (i.e. there's a ghost in Hamlet so there must have been a trapdoor).

Much of the 'history' surrounding Shakespeare is nothing more than myth and legend. The plays were not written by an illiterate actor from Stratford-upon-Avon - in fact, nobody's sure who wrote them. Which is all too bad, because I find the conversation about authorship much more interesting than just 'this guy abandoned his family, went to London, wrote all these plays, blah blah blah'.

Okay, that's enough OT. Back to your regularly scheduled thread. :lol:
Perhaps I simply should ahve said that it was modeled after the Globe theater in England and left out the rest.

[depechemodefan]

I went 3 years ago to Tijuana, though honestly I can't remember if I had a passport or not to get in.

[AdminAssistant]

Sorry, Shpepper....as I said, that pesky little theatre historian does bust out every now and then. :p I actually didn't realize there was a recreation of the Globe in the States (although the Oregon Shakes Fest has a stage that's fairly similar).

[Shpepper]

Sorry, Shpepper....as I said, that pesky little theatre historian does bust out every now and then. :p I actually didn't realize there was a recreation of the Globe in the States (although the Oregon Shakes Fest has a stage that's fairly similar).
No worries. What is in San Diego is a recreation of the main theater. Check this out for more information. http://www.oldglobe.org/ I used to go see plays there all the time when I was growing up. I really miss it.

[Peppergirl]

I'm a travel agent, so most of this info is pretty practical, up to date and straight forward.

You can actually just confirm your res on line. Best to go to the website of the airline you're flying.

Type in your confirmation number, which should be 6 characters long. If the reservation comes up and has all of your pertinent info, consider yourself confirmed.

Truthfully, reconfirming a res is a pretty antiquated notion nowadays, unless travelling internationally. We no longer recommend it domestically. Its always wise, especially when booking online, to double check the confo you were given by going directly to the airline's website. Sometimes, depending on where you booked it, they will also give you a ticket number. This number is 16 digits long.

It is, however, always a good idea to check in for your flight 24 hours prior, using the info I gave above. If you're carrying your bags on, (which is a good idea, since most charge for the first bag now) you can skip the hassles at the counter. In most cases, you can actually print your boarding pass too, as long as your do it 24 hours prior.

[Monica]

Where do I go to confirm it? One of my airlines is Continental airlines the other is US airways. I only see on the website to check in, but no where to confirm the reservation. Where on the web site do I go for that>

[Peppergirl]

Did they give you a ticket number? If it begins with 037, its validated on USAir. If it begins with 005, its validated on continental.

Or, you can cut and paste into a PM...might be easier.

[Seshat]

One suggestion: I find it useful to have two forms of government-issued ID. One to carry in your wallet and use whenever its needed, the other to carry in your secure-travel pouch, to use if the first gets lost somehow.


This is more necessary for international travel than domestic, of course. But still, if you're going to be away from the city where your alternative ID is (birth certificate, rent/mortgage receipts, yadda yadda yadda), losing your only ID is pretty bloody annoying.