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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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 Posted - 05/03/2005 : 14:14:04
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So is anybody actually in or are we writing this off for a weekday?
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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/03/2005 : 14:19:16
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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
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Canada
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Posted - 05/03/2005 : 15:42:20
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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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Frog in the Sand
-+ Le premiere frog +-
France
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 00:31:31
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| 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 ;) |
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Surfer Rosa
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 01:17:19
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What Homer said.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:31:53
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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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starmekitten
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:32:45
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from Edinburgh to London? are you kidding me? give me a minute
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Surfer Rosa
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:36:12
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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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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:36:23
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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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starmekitten
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 07:41:15
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£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
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:28:42
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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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Surfer Rosa
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:44:30
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That'll be Manchester then?
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starmekitten
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:47:39
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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
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 08:49:46
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ooh - come to sunny Yorkshire! Train changes only cause grief.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/04/2005 : 09:13:20
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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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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/05/2005 : 05:48:36
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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
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Canada
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Posted - 05/05/2005 : 07:23:31
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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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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/18/2005 : 05:13:16
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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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benji
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New Zealand
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Posted - 05/18/2005 : 09:03:07
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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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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/18/2005 : 10:50:16
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Stay safe Dean.
I guess floop WAS right!
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 07:38:37
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Dean do you realize you missed the queen's visit to Saskatchewan?! ;)
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:39:13
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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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starmekitten
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 10:41:50
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the £1 megabus is positively the best thing ever, slow, musty and cheap.
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Canada
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:13:47
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I'm sold, Azerbaijan!
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Cult_Of_Frank
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 11:30:53
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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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Homers_pet_monkey
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 12:35:16
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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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Llamadance
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 15:13:28
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Sintra is amazing. Went there about 8 years ago.
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benji
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Posted - 05/19/2005 : 16:46:32
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quote:
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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