Going into a bit more detail about my trip. I have no idea if this will interest anyone else, but I’m obsessing over it, so...
I’ll be flying into London Heathrow in February, then spending the night in the Aerotel in Terminal 3 before catching a bus to the event venue the next day. It will be my first time overseas, so I’m trying to pack in as much in as possible while in the UK. I’ve never flown British Airways before, and my first flight with them is going to be a redeye. I couldn’t afford a business class seat, which can lay flat to turn into a bed, so I’m going to try to make premium economy work. I have no idea if I’ll be able to sleep on the plane, but I’m going to try
(A picture of British Airways World Traveler Plus seats--i.e. premium economy--from Airline Reporter)
The Aerotel in Heathrow Terminal 3 is kind of like a slightly roomier capsule hotel. I’m basically going to do nothing but sleep there, so as long as it’s clean it should be fine. There are a couple of stores, including a Pret a Manger, in the terminal so I should also be set for food
(The type of room I’ll be staying in via the Aerotel website. It’s called a “single plus” room. I’m not sure what the “plus” is for.)
Once I (hopefully) get all my zzzz, I have to meet the chartered bus to take me to the game. As mentioned previously, it’s taking place in this gorgeous country manor house called Huntsham Court. There is a pretty exhaustive tour of the place on their website, and a billion pictures on Google, if you want to investigate. The room I’ll be staying in there is called Lackaroe and is kind of adorably cottagecore
(Lackaroe from the Huntsham Court website)
The first night is mostly getting settled in, meeting the other players, eating dinner, exploring the grounds, etc. The game starts the next day and lasts through the weekend. I’ll have to go into more detail about the larp itself and who I’ll be playing in another post, because I’m starting to run out of steam
