There is so much to think of, to take care of, and to discuss . When we planned the first trip of our string quartet to Moscow in 2002, we budgeted four airplane tickets – two for the violinists, and one each for the violist and cellist. Little did we know back then that the cello requires its own airplane ticket and, unless the owner of the instrument has a special protective case, the cello has to have its own seat on the plane. Well, that was one of our first budgeting lessons, but certainly not the last.