Cost: $1,800 Discounts for early birds, BCPA alumni, and members
of ASMP, NANPA, and OWAA (proof required).
Transportation, lodging, meals, and personal expenses are the responsibility of the participants.
Payments:
We accept cash and credit card payments through PayPal.
Please e-mail a copy of your completed Application pages
so we can coordinate it with your payment/acceptance.
Trip Insurance: We highly recommend trip insurance that
includes travel health insurance, especially for overseas trips. Travelex
Insurance Services is
a BBB
Accredited business with an A+ rating, where most of the good companies
rate a mere A or A-. Squaremouth.com,
a leading comparison site, rates Travelex very high amongst
those it lists. There are six plans. For
a lot more information and the name of our contact person, click
here. Meanwhile, suffice
it to say that our travel agent has used Travelex for years.
Accommodations: (Enable
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We have negotiated an attractive discount, same as the one we had for 2010, and blocked rooms at the lovely Hotel Molino del Arco
Partido de los Frontones, s/n
29400 Ronda, Malaga, SPAIN
Room/
habitacione
BCPA
rate
Double
Occupancy
80 € + 8% tax
Single Occupancy
70 € + 8% tax
The rooms are blocked until March 1, 2011. Of course, you can leave the last afternoon or stay longer if you wish, or even arrive before the workshop. This beautiful inn/hotel has only 15 rooms, one of which we have already reserved. To take advantage of our negotiated rates, e-mail Cristina Pacheco at Hotel Molino del Arco, info@hotelmolinodelarco.com and be sure to mention that you are with Barefoot Contessa Photo Adventures.
A 25% deposit is required at the time of booking, but if you wait until the last minute, you will not have as great a choice of rooms.
Parking is free.
There is Wi-Fi.
Breakfasts are substantial and were 12,50€ per person, tax included, in 2010.
If you are comfortable with your Spanish, you could also call 011-34-0952-11-4017 or fax at 011-34-0952-11-4457.
The discounted rates are on a first-come/first serve basis. For those who miss out on our selection,
check out other possibilities in the Ronda area.
Airport:
The nearest major Airport is Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport (AGP), about 45 minutes southeast of Ronda. MalagaHolidays.com provides transfers and taxis to Ronda from the airport.
Flying with Photo Equipment:
It is always good to check with TSA and your airline before traveling by air. Currently,
TSA
regulations note:
"You may carry one (1) bag of photographic equipment in addition to one (1) carry-on
and one (1) personal item through the screening checkpoint. The additional
bag must conform to your air carrier's carry-on restrictions for size and weight. Please
confirm your air carrier's restrictions prior to arriving at the airport."
They do remind everyone that not all airlines will allow this, so you may want
to select your airline based on thier willingness to work with photographers...
"Air carriers may or may not allow
the additional carry-on item on their aircraft. Please check with your
air carrier prior to arriving at the airport."
If you are a member of a photo association, carry your membership card. It may help
you, but that is not a guarantee.
Always check back with the TSA
website for the latest updates!
Rental Cars:
Because we stop in out-of-the-way locations, and because the roads are narrow
with minimal parking, we strongly encourage participants to pool transportation with us.
Contact us ASAP if you are interested, and we'll let you know the approximate
cost. Besides being practical, it's a blast traveling with others in the group.
I can't tell you how much and how hard we laughed the last time! In 2010, the cost per person was around $240 for the week, and everyone shared in petrol.
Travel Agent Travel Agent:
Navigating the maze of overseas flights can be daunting, totally
frustrating, and time consuming as we all search for the best fare. We
have a travel agent that we can highly recommend — Paula Jaye at Park Street Travel in Andover, MA. She
is delightful and savvy and has
been a travel agent for [many] years. She also has access to resources
unavailable to us mere mortals and can often find fares that are below the
ones on the Internet.
In addition, Paula has been in the business for over 25 years and has traveled extensively in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa as well as the US and Caribbean. So, particularly for help with international
air and travel-related questions, call Paula Jaye at 978-470-1493 on the east
coast or e-mail her at paula <at> parkst-travel <dot> com. (Obviously, you must put this into the standard name@domain.com form.) It
is not our custom to recommend outside travel resources, so this lets you
know how highly we regard Paula.
Please note that since we negotiate special rates with out hotels, you must use our links for those.
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