Decisions, decisions

Here's the dilemma: In early February I found cheap $200 tickets to Nepal for spring break... last Wednesday there was a campus-wide announcement that we are to hold office hours during spring break.

Three-fourths of my department had previously made travel plans as I had. None are changing their plans. For me, there's safety in numbers. For Ann it is not as clear; many have actually canceled their flights.

Tonight we are deciding: Go to Nepal and risk a very slight chance of retribution OR stay here and do a couple of days snorkeling in Fujairah and see Wynton Marsalis next week. (I'm not a great fan of jazz, but seeing one of the best in the world in person is appealing. Then again, Federer was a huge disappointment.)

I'm tilted towards the latter but for bad reasons: I have work I need to get done so spending a day or two on that would be good plus I always get anxious before traveling. Before the first Nepal trip or Ukraine I would have canceled without being upset. Yet I'm very, very happy I did both trips. On this trip we were planning to go to a resort town we missed last time. A close friend of Ann's was there last week and spent three days white-water rafting and the rest of the time lounging around the lake... and staying at a hotel for $15/night, including breakfast. Remember: Nepal is one of the cheapest vacations on the planet.

If we cancel $160 goes towards a voucher for a future flight. I am completely torn and I cannot be objective. So with the facts as unbiasedly presented as I can, what do you think?