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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 03/03/2005 : 06:44:15
So, I'm probably crossing the pond in late June/July. Although I hadn't intended to when I first dreamt the idea up, all you lovely UKites have swayed me into spending a little time in the UK. I'm probably going to land in London, head north, take a ferry or something to Norway, Sweden, and then either down through Denmark or up to Finland and then stop in Russia. Then I'll come back over, hit France, and work my way to Greece (I'd not mind stopping in Austria again, I had a blast there, but I'd also like to travel along the south of France a bit.
As always, anyone with some local 'see this' sort of experience, feel free to pipe in. Hopefully I can run across a few of you, too. And of course, anyone willing to keep a Canadian guy locked in their basement for a night or two (or better still, willing to sleep on the street so I may have the home to myself) is STRONGLY encouraged to do so. :P
That's all for now...
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| benji |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 16:46:32
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Originally posted by starmekitten
the £1 megabus is positively the best thing ever, slow, musty and cheap.
certainly is.
was quite possible the best 3 pounds we ever spent in the UK.
sure, the air con didn't work and we had to be diverted to some nothing town in the middle of nothing-ville, but it certainly was an adventure.
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| Llamadance |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 15:13:28
Sintra is amazing. Went there about 8 years ago.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:35:16
Cool, I'll check it out. Now make sure you report back to us in person when you get back.
I guess floop WAS right!
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:30:53
Incidentally, not sure if I posted this but anyone who wants to keep tabs on my adventures for reasons strictly political can do so here:
dean.katsiris.com
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:13:47
I'm sold, Azerbaijan!
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:41:50
the £1 megabus is positively the best thing ever, slow, musty and cheap.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:39:13
Heh, yeah, she was in Regina, I was at Buckingham Palace. Coincidence? I don't think so. SOMEone has to run the kingdom while she's away.
I don't know where you found that bus deal, Sir Benji, but I didn't find anything less that £40. And given that I was going all the way from Inverness and was going to have a long day on the 15th, I thought it better to train it anyway. I've got to say that the 8 hour train ride was incredible and well worth it.
Also, thanks Mike. Hope to see you on the other side!
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| Carolynanna |
Posted - 05/19/2005 : 07:38:37
Dean do you realize you missed the queen's visit to Saskatchewan?! ;)
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 10:50:16
Stay safe Dean.
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| benji |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 09:03:07
quote:
Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
Well, the 90 pound one was to fly on a Sunday, it was something like 20 there, and then 13 back and then apparently a gazillion in fees.
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should have gone with Megabus.
mrs benji and me bused from london to edinburgh and back for 3 pounds each.
sure it took 12 hours each way, but for 3 pounds!!
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/18/2005 : 05:13:16
Alright, so I've done Scotland, am in London (the premiere party was excellent, by the way, though I sadly didn't win myself a ticket to get into the premiere despite having two 1/40 shots at it). The worst part was some people who didn't seem to give a damn won. Oh well.
Anyway, I'm here 'til the 20th then I'm actually flying over to Portugal (Porto). Which means that contrary to earlier reports, I will be in Portugal and Spain if anyone would like to meet up with me/donate a room/floor/couch/bed in my honour, message me here or better still, email me. Probably heading from Porto->Lisbon (maybe I'll go to Sintra) then into Spain to see Madrid and not sure where else yet. THEN into France.
Hope you guys are behaving! :)
Cheerio
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 07:23:31
You're all cool/worth meeting. Kitty has proven her coolness to me many times over, however. And I therefore owe her some beverages.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/05/2005 : 05:48:36
Manchester nah nah nah!
It scared Kitty yesterday for some reason (by the way Dean, Kitty is a really cool girl and well worth meeting).
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 09:13:20
I need my book to look at what's where and what's going on in either of those locales. I can survive a train change or two if it doesn't eat up a lot time.
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:49:46
ooh - come to sunny Yorkshire! Train changes only cause grief.
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:47:39
Manchester isn't on the way without a couple of train changes, it's either west coast and cumbria or east coast and yorkshire
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:44:30
That'll be Manchester then?
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:28:42
It's a little of both. I have to agree with Surfer that I'd like to see more of the country, so even if I leave a day earlier and get halfway there and then the other half on the 15th, that might be an option. Then I just have to pick a half-way point that's worth stopping at and is accessible from London and Edinburgh.
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:41:15
£65 inc tax through opodo, £67 through bmi....
with the train is it the time or the cost thats more of an issue? there are ways around these huge fares sometimes
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:36:23
Well, the 90 pound one was to fly on a Sunday, it was something like 20 there, and then 13 back and then apparently a gazillion in fees.
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:36:12
train or bus - seriously - you'll get to see more of the country and the trains or buses at least stop in the centre of most cities unlike the small regional airports.
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:32:45
from Edinburgh to London? are you kidding me? give me a minute
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:31:53
Frog: email coming at 'ya.
The rest of you, alright, I guess that maybe we'll see you on the way out. Or if I for some reason decide to stay in the UK past London. I managed to find a place quite a bit cheaper than I'd budgeted after all. Still haven't decided on my travels from Edinburgh to London, so there's a chance I may end up northerly yet. British Airways wants 180 pounds for the flight (one way) and 90 return (which I wouldn't take). Seems patently ridiculous to me. But there are probably cheaper regionals, no?
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| Surfer Rosa |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 01:17:19
What Homer said.
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| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 05/04/2005 : 00:31:31
Once again, Dean, if you visit France next summer (or later), I'll be happy to give you shelter for as long as your stay lasts. I live in Strasbourg, the biggest city of Eastern France - probably the most interesting also if you're interested in history, medieval art, that kind of stuff. Many lovely places around. Excellent food and wines ;) |
| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 15:42:20
Yeah, I just don't have enough time to explore around Scotland and get to London by the night of the 15th. I really did want to see more of the UK than London, but...
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 14:19:16
You need to get your ass up north or give us a few weeks notice and we could sort out a weekend in London on your way back.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 14:14:04
So is anybody actually in or are we writing this off for a weekday?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 14:03:18
Nah they are from Laaaaandon (you'll have to learn how to say it like that Dean).
I'm a bit pissed off now that I can't come.
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 13:32:54
I'd say there's a little noise rock action goin on. But good question. I'm not sure what it is, but they sound like they could be from Canada except the vocs.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 12:17:17
is it shitty quality cause its 96kbps and 22khz, or are they into lo-fi?
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| Cult_Of_Frank |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 12:13:22
Thanks, grabbing it now. It's not bad so far...
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 12:03:04
If its after the 20th, no can do im afraid. My hotel is already booked for 3 nights.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 12:03:00
Here you go. Sadly I won't be able to come that weekend as I forgot I am running in the Great Manchester Run the next day.
http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0MJTBKPMBB2U412X2N8B5DQDLR
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 05/03/2005 : 11:09:10
I do. I will put them on YouSendIt soon.
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