Plans for after Christmas

John

Anyone got any non-study related plans for after christmas?

Hopefully I'll have a couple of events in store for Fringe Festival during Rag Week and an all out noise fest in Regent's House for anyone who hates their eardrums. Also planning another trip to Berlin. 2005 is looking sweet.

David19

I might be going to amsterdam in january for my birthday. Also I might do the j1 next summer. 2005 could be a great year.

Chick

thats so cool, I'd love to go on a J1

David19

Why don't you? The only problem is its expensive.

Chick

my friend was talkin bout going but ses not sure, so wed have to sort that out first. plus the money... the old pair would never give it to me, so id have to have money saved already

Agent Smith

i'm off to russia/china/mongolia/usa during the summer, looks like fun,

Chick

oh my god, seriously?

John

J1 has never appealed to me must say. Would rather work here for a couple of months and then go away in Europe for a while

John

agent smith wrote:

i'm off to russia/china/mongolia/usa during the summer, looks like fun,

sounds deadly!

Agent Smith

Chick wrote:

oh my god, seriously?

me and 2 mates are flying to st petersberg, train to mosco, train to bejing ( spelling?) via mongolia, flying to la, greyhound to new york, flight to amseterdam and amsterdam home

Chick

youre so lucky!!

Agent Smith

were looking for more people to come, you can if you like

Chick

Lol are you serious??!

Pet

agent smith wrote:

i'm off to russia/china/mongolia/usa during the summer, looks like fun,

looks like fun, sounds like a lot of money..

Dunno what i'm up to, I may perhaps go to Germany to resurrect the last of my LC german, and perhaps to work and live for a while.

Agent Smith

Chick wrote:

Lol are you serious??!

we are, the more people the merrier....

also you can get a discount if we get 5 or more people.

if your intrested, or anyone else is, just drop me a line/pm

Pet

Pet wrote:

looks like fun, sounds like a lot of money..

Yeah smith how much will that actually be costing you?

Agent Smith

roughly 1000, plus spending money

John

the Great Boards.ie Adventure of 2005

John

agent smith wrote:

roughly 1000, plus spending money

I presume that doesn't include accommadation

Agent Smith

well, in russia/mongolia and china, accomadation is dirt cheep, america will be dear, but we will only be there for a few days,

flights will be the most exspensive part

John

still not a bad price considering the amount of travel

Pet

Indeed, that's a good price.

I have a rival offer though - flying to Cuba, then Martinique and the French Antilles in the Caribbean, then down to Brazil, Chile and finally back to France, for about €1600, including MOST accommodation. I'm considering doing it with a group of about 7 or 8, it includes some conservation work though, but that's good experience for science students, who will make up most of the numbers.

Chick

agent smith wrote:

roughly 1000, plus spending money

and where on earth am I going to get that amount lol?

anyway new plan, my friend wants to go inter railing, he did it last summer too. sounds so cool

ApeXaviour

Inter-railing is just quality. Life changin experience.. I recommend you go mostly around eastern european countries. They are just like the western countries but cheaper and a rich post-communist culture. The real back-packer experience..

Speaking of travel I'm just back from Brussels, man I love that city and their beer..

Travelling is just deadly, I'd love to go to thailand this summer but there is an entire lack of money. Instead I've settled for a 3 month internship in Japan. Should be fun.

Chick

Yeah should be cool, itll be handy that my friend has already been so hell know what hes at

Agent Smith

i went interrailing in the summer.....


the ex-soviet countrys rock...

Chick

i was thinking more like france n stuff... normal touristy places

Agent Smith

yech, for a real interrail experiance, it has to be eastran europe, the west just doesnt cut it....


on a finer note, romanian woman are some of the finest women i've ever encountered....

Chick

does for ppl like me

Agent Smith

romanian woman?


rarr!

Chick

no irish chicks! im not romanian...?!

Agent Smith

what i was insinuating was that you fancy romanian woman.....

Chick

way outta the ball park there lol. Am I giving off some weird vibe or something tonight... jesus:rolleyes:

Agent Smith

moving swiftly onwards

Pet

agent smith wrote:

yech, for a real interrail experiance, it has to be eastran europe, the west just doesnt cut it....


on a finer note, romanian woman are some of the finest women i've ever encountered....

Apparently the best route is to start in Germany (to be awed by the quality of their trains) and then move on into eastern Europe for most of the trip, then back through Germany to France. That's if you have about 4 weeks though..

ApeXaviour

Chick wrote:

does for ppl like me

You really don't know what you'll be missing out on.

Also you do realise you'll be living in far more squalor if you travel the western countries? Your money goes much further in the ex-commy/balkan countries..
Take it from experience luv: a rank 15 bed mixed dorm with 3 snoring occupants in Vienna, now compare that to a large comfy apartment with a tv, kitchen, bath, view in Budapest.

Chick

ill take it into consideration...hows that

ApeXaviour

smells like placating bs

Pet

ApeXaviour wrote:

You really don't know what you'll be missing out on.

Also you do realise you'll be living in far more squalor if you travel the western countries? Your money goes much further in the ex-commy/balkan countries..
Take it from experience luv: a rank 15 bed mixed dorm with 3 snoring occupants in Vienna, now compare that to a large comfy apartment with a tv, kitchen, bath, view in Budapest.

Hmm...never thought of it that way actually!!

Chick

Apex I dont know what placating means

ApeXaviour

Pet wrote:

Hmm...never thought of it that way actually!!

It's not something I minded much, not much one for the creature comforts. I was just attempting to appeal to chick d4ness (ie aversion to slumming).
But the above is true as I was travelling in a mixed gender group. So when we could afford better accomodation we took it, I wasn't complaining.

Chick wrote:

Apex I dont know what placating means

That's what dictionary.com is for.

David19

Agent_smith and Apexaviour, how much did the inter-railing cost? How long did you do it for? Its something I'd love to do. I might be going to the world cup in germany in 2006 so I was thinking that would be a good time to do it. Just after the world cup.

Agent Smith

i spent abut 1500-2000, good holiday, so many memories, such as watching 2 girls tipping the velet in the hostel we stayed in in prague, while drink plenty of the green fairy


by the way, that stuff is rocket fuel!

Agent Smith

pla·cate Audio pronunciation of "placating"
tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.


[Latin plcre, plct-, to calm. See plk-1 in Indo-European Roots.]placater n.
pla·cation (pl-kshn) n.
placa·tory (-tôr, -tr) or placative (-ktv) adj.

ApeXaviour

Dave I spent 1600 total (that's everything incl). And we went for 33 days (30 day ticket, 3 days in brussels).

John

Eastern Europe rocks, way better than the west. Chick you're wasting your trip if you go to France, I've been all over Europe, the further East the better. You can live like royalty for the same amount of money as a meal and a few drinks in Dublin

Evilution

John2 wrote:

You can live like royalty for the same amount of money as a meal and a few drinks in Dublin

You forgot to say that they treat you better as well. You don't get the usual 'look' from waitresses in somewhere like prague that you would in dublin. You know the 'look' - the expression of constant distaste for everyone.
Yeah, the further east the better. We all know about france and the french (much to our detriment) - go further afield instead. If you see signposts for russia, you know you're on the right track.

Pet

Evilution wrote:

You forgot to say that they treat you better as well. You don't get the usual 'look' from waitresses in somewhere like prague that you would in dublin. You know the 'look' - the expression of constant distaste for everyone.
Yeah, the further east the better. We all know about france and the french (much to our detriment) - go further afield instead. If you see signposts for russia, you know you're on the right track.

Hey, I like the French, they rock! But yeah, eastern Europe is better, even from my brief experience of it.

Crash

thiknking of doing a bit of a european tour myself - back to the places i grew up in - germany, switzerland, austria - then off to eastern europe. gotta learn a bit of german all over again though :P

John

crash_000 wrote:

gotta learn a bit of german all over again though :P

No you don't. I've no German and I got on fine

Chick

ApeXaviour wrote:

I was just attempting to appeal to chick d4ness (ie aversion to slumming).

Hey!! :mad:

John2 wrote:

. Chick you're wasting your trip if you go to France, I've been all over Europe, the further East the better. You can live like royalty for the same amount of money as a meal and a few drinks in Dublin

Just thought itd be nice?