Quoting Rick Moen <rick@???>:

> Quoting Linux O'Beardly (linux.obeardly@???):

>> Thanks for the quick response. I don't know if I'll make it; airfare
>> from the states to Europe is a very expensive luxury [...]

> (Hi, son of a commercial airline captain, here.)


> International (IAD). Round-trip fares are running currently around
> $340-500. Inexpensive lodging abounds in Amsterdam, and public
> transportation is cheap and very reliable, not to mention the city being
> very walkable.

I dunno about you, but I would certainly consider $340-500 a "very
expensive luxury".