RHS Orchid Show London UK - Orchid Board

Magnus A · #1 (**permalink**) 01-29-2008, 03:51 PM

Hi
I plan to go to the RHS Orchid Show in London in March or I hope that I can. Someone else planning to attend?

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...=2008-3-15&c=1
Royal Horticultural Society - Events: RHS London Orchid Show 2008

/Magnus

Milda · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2008, 07:01 AM

Hi
I am going. Have already bought planetickets. We are going to stay near Hyde Park at a B & B.
Hotels are very expensive.....! It's our first trip to London. so we are stayng for 5 nights. I am really looking forward to this!!!!
Milda

camille1585 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 05:48 AM

So who else is going? I might go, but not sure yet since I just went to London this weekend to visit friends.

Just a word of warning for those non UK europeans flying into London using low cost companies (I flew Easyjet ) that are couting on bringing back orchids. To go, these companies will tolerate a second piece of hand luggage if its small. To come back however, they are really strict about the 1 piece rule.

I bought some small non orchid plants in London and they refused to let me go through security until I had somehow stuffed the poor things into my already full travel bag! They are a wreck now.Poor babies.

So if I go, I'll check in my bag this time and have the orchids as hand luggage.

This was at Gatwick airport, I don't know if it's the same at Stanstead and Luton. I don't think it's a problem with the normal companies like British Airways. In my flying experience, these companies can be more lenient on hand baggage. I once flew with a backpack, purse, PC, and plants with no problems on Air France.