Sometimes things fall into place without much planning .... yesterday a friend from Russia (Max Amhel) that organizes hockey trips messaged me about a tournament in Kosice,Slovakia which just so happens to occur the week after Rainer's tournament in Tachov,Czech Rep. The crazy thing about this all falling into place is that i really wanted to plan something for Slovakia and now blam! it's happening :) As usual i have not booked anything yet as everything is tentative based on things popping up ... Kathleen is now joining me for a portion of the trip and Timo is not joining me in Antwerp so that leaves me constantly re-arranging logistics . So with Kathleen joining me i won't be able to crash at anyone's place , so hotels it is ... and with Timo not coming to Antwerp , that means i am not flying to Germany first and instead left looking for a flight from Belgrade to Antwerp or hopefully Luxembourg ....
Which brings me to my next problem ! Does anyone have any contacts in Luxembourg ??? Surely i can organize to get on the ice just once before or after this tournament in Antwerp ? At the moment my schedule looks like this :
April 15 - Fly to Belgrade
April 17-19 - Belgrade Peg Leg's Tournament
April 20-24 ????
April 24-26 - Antwerp Indoor Pond Hockey Championships
April 27-29 ????
The dates that have the ???? beside them are dates i can easily find my way to Luxembourg to play ! Someone please please help me get on the ice there :) Actually April 29th i think i might have to be at Rainer's tournament in Czech Rep. As you all see this is planned to happen in 2.5 months and at the moment everything aside from tournament dates are all set LOL! Planning these trips is just madness sometimes . There is always a factor involved that can always change everything in the blink of an eye !
Pretty sure I've mentioned before that booking flights and hotels early may save you a bundle of dollars but at this point if i did that without paying the extra insurances i would probably end up paying more for cancellations and altering dates etc... Kathleen is kinda stressed by this but the bottom line is i probably won't be able to consciously book anything for at least another month . Its always good to leave your options open :) If i would have booked the flights already then i wouldn't be able to consider playing in Slovakia .... i have never played for a Russian team so it would be very interesting to say the least . If everything goes/stays as planned then i will play in 4 tournaments in 4 different countries in 4 consecutive weekends and get on the ice in at least 6 different countries in that time .... really hoping to get that Luxembourg flag on my bag ! and there is always the chance of skating in Germany when passing through ...right ?
Anyways i should get back to work ....
Which brings me to my next problem ! Does anyone have any contacts in Luxembourg ??? Surely i can organize to get on the ice just once before or after this tournament in Antwerp ? At the moment my schedule looks like this :
April 15 - Fly to Belgrade
April 17-19 - Belgrade Peg Leg's Tournament
April 20-24 ????
April 24-26 - Antwerp Indoor Pond Hockey Championships
April 27-29 ????
The dates that have the ???? beside them are dates i can easily find my way to Luxembourg to play ! Someone please please help me get on the ice there :) Actually April 29th i think i might have to be at Rainer's tournament in Czech Rep. As you all see this is planned to happen in 2.5 months and at the moment everything aside from tournament dates are all set LOL! Planning these trips is just madness sometimes . There is always a factor involved that can always change everything in the blink of an eye !
Pretty sure I've mentioned before that booking flights and hotels early may save you a bundle of dollars but at this point if i did that without paying the extra insurances i would probably end up paying more for cancellations and altering dates etc... Kathleen is kinda stressed by this but the bottom line is i probably won't be able to consciously book anything for at least another month . Its always good to leave your options open :) If i would have booked the flights already then i wouldn't be able to consider playing in Slovakia .... i have never played for a Russian team so it would be very interesting to say the least . If everything goes/stays as planned then i will play in 4 tournaments in 4 different countries in 4 consecutive weekends and get on the ice in at least 6 different countries in that time .... really hoping to get that Luxembourg flag on my bag ! and there is always the chance of skating in Germany when passing through ...right ?
Anyways i should get back to work ....
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