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Hello again. This is where I tell you about our Greece Mittens options.

It's going to be in Evia, specifically 'Agia Anna' ( stands for Saint Anna ) which is a couple of hours outside Athens. I've been there and it's very nice. When I started trying to organize this a bit, I wanted to avoid camping as much as possible, and get us into houses of friends or whatever, but that fell through completely, so I'm sorry, it's going to have to be tents again. However, all is not lost, as we'll be camping, there:

http://www.clubagiaanna.gr/profile.htm


And I think this looks very nice. You can check out the prices there, although we might get somewhat better ones as we're going as a group, and they told me there's group rates as well. The big issue is WHEN we go, as prices differ before and after 15 of august. So in addition to posting in this thread to tell me that you're coming, I'd like to hear preferences for before, or after 15 of august. We're going to be spending a week there, so each of you should tell me if you'd like the before week, after week, or do not care. When everybody's oppinion is accounted for, we're going to get a definite date, and then people will have to either commit to that, or pass. The monetary difference isn't so vast, really, before or after. What matters is to decide on the date that suits most of the agsers that want to come. Rough calculations show the need of about 50 - 60 euros for the whole stay there. That is, assuming one brings his own tent. Small tents should hold two people, so each of you should be prepared to pair up, get intimate and ultimately do nocturnal massages to at least one other agser, but that's nothing new.

The admission price I've been told, includes some partial nutrition, the usage of the pool, the usage of the minibuses that will take us to the beach and so on, so forth.

What I need is a honest roll-call, so I can call and make a reservation to a specific amount of people. When I called, I discussed a figure around 20ish people, but knowing for sure is better. In the case however that someone bails out, or somebody else decides to come at the last moment, I'm sure we'll be able to work that out. The problem would be to tell them that 20 people are coming, and then only 10 show up. Then we might have to pay the extra reservations, which is not nice. 

Be aware that in addition to the Agia Anna camping money, you'll be spending 30-40 euros on the busses from Athens to there, and of course, flight tickets.

If you guys feel up to it, we could travel back to Athens in the last day of the week and I'll take you guys to see the parthenon and get mugged by junkies or something. Downtown Athens is not beautiful, but if you want to find out for yourself, I'm game. Otherwise, don't expect much in terms of event organizing from silly Helm. I don't do that at all. All I can offer is one week of great weather, a nice beach, spending time with your internet friends and the apportunity to beat as many women as you like. Because in Greece we beat our women.


EDIT: Also, sorry for being late with this information. My computer broke down a week ago, and I've been back online in the last two days.

I'll be there if I possibly can be, which is probably (it's just a simple matter of getting the money).  I don't mind what the dates are but cheaper is better.
The site looks very nice indeed.

I'm in, for either date.

Yay! Great to hear that some brits will attend mittens as well, even though they must be pretty fed up with eachother after having spent a week inside some tents in Laleham, cowering from the rain.
Bah, I'm just a bit disappointed I probably can't attend Brittens as well....

As for mittens dates, anytime in August is fine except for the first week.

And I urge people to come to this great event! Sign up today, boys and girls! It will be heaps-o-fun!!

I think I'll come, as long as it's going to happen before the 14th august, I don't have time after this date.

I'm in for the 15th start date. My flight(s) will be a tad cheaper then and I've already sort of based my other european excursion options around this date. Nothing has been booked yet, so I can go either time.

I will most certainly not have a tent (My 8 man does not easily travel) so will need to rent. Perhaps someone else not providing their own can share a rented with me.

I have the money, I have the technology, I have a tent and a bottle of sun lotion. I'll be there!

I honestly don't mind what week we go, but I would sway towards the cheaper option.

Either dates are fine for me, I can definitely come and will book the time off work and the flights as soon as I hear a definite from you, Helm. :) Thanks for organising this, it'll be sweeeet! The campsite looks really nice, by the way, plus a swimming pool!!

\o/ Helm is back, Mittens is on!

Either week is fine with me, but the earlier we get a definite date the better, so that there's a better chance of me getting the time off work.

I plan to attend. Dates does not matter that much, so we'll just let other decide.. I can probably bring a 2 or 3-inhabitant tent, unless it has crawled away or burned up or something equalent.

Damn. Wish I was richer. And older.

I'm afraid that even though I planned to go, have the funds for a trip and possible parental agreement, August is simply impossible for me, due to my sister being suddenly impregnated and due to give birth in August.
So... have fun, y'all.

My 8ball says 'Most Likely'

I should be there unless something silly happens ¬¬

2ma2, let us plan our flights some time. And other swedes planning to come as well, of course.

Ooh, Mittens.
I'd would love to attend too...

But!

* I'm nobody. Until I got finally something playable released at l(e)ast!
* There's no reasonable (or affordable) way to get from Tallinn to Greece... unless I take a ship to Finland and ask Petteri to organize further transportation
* It would be still super expensive, especially for economy like we have here...  :'( Enough money to buy a mediocre well-kept car!

Oh Helm, could you confirm what the minimum age will be? Will it be 18 like last year?

Are there any Yanks planning on attending?

I would really like to go ...

I'm assuming I'd have to fly into Athens?  The cheapest flight I can find was $1600 USD ... which is a little on the steep side :) 

I'm unfamiliar with the geography over there ... is there another (cheaper) airport that allows international connections?  Or another airport (much) further away where I could hook up with other AGSers traveling by car/bus?

I think Grundislav's planning to co-ordinate with the brits and fly first to the UK then onwards to Athens with us. I'm not sure of the specifics though.

There should be cheaper flights. I found one for 1100 dollars right now. Last year I went to NY and back for around 750 $. Perhaps it's getting a bit late to get the cheapest flights, I don't know.

Currently the flights from London are about £180, that's up from £130 when I last checked, so if possible, people should book soon.

I'm also, for all intents and purposes, in.  (The big "if" being if I can get time off work, but I'll beg and plead).

I do not have a tent, and lugging one over from the USA would be a pain in the ass anyway, so someone's going to have to get cozy with me.

I looked into flights, and the best I found was in the $1243 area.  Now, I don't care about the dates, but coordination with Brits-wise, it'd be better the week of the 15th, since I'd have to leave on Sunday the 14th, and come back the 21st.

Darth, if you're seriously planning on coming, PM me and let me know.  It'd be very nice to have a travel companion on the 8-hour flight to the UK, especially a fellow Floridian  :)

18 is minimum age

Precisely a week after today this thread will be locked and I'll make reservations according to the number of people having made a commitment in this thread.

I also vouch that a week today all us Brits co-ordiante with Grundy on which flight to book and do so - the prices scotch quoted will continue to rise until they are very expensive.

Lorena and me will try to attend... I'd really like to, that week in Sweden is one of the most happy I can remember.

Aye, I will try to attend as well. I'd prefer an earlier date, as I'll need to prepare for university (and I got accepted for Software Engineering, W00T! ^_^).

The flight from here to Greece will cost around $3000, which isn't THAT bad, I guess. :D So, if I can somehow convince my parents to go, and if I'm not working/taking C++ courses, expect to see me there. :D

Cool. Do you like getting beaten up?

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Mon 30/05/2005 19:32:35
Are there any Yanks planning on attending?

Yep, one more right here!

Gosh, I would like to coordinate flights too, but by Mittens I will have been in Greece two days already, no matter what date, so coordination is not possible.

The 15th is looking better as it gives me an extra week to secure more spending money (not such a big deal).

Quote from: Helm on Tue 31/05/2005 00:05:54
Cool. Do you like getting beaten up?

Nope. But I'd like to see you try. :D

Don't mess. She shoots arrows.

And knows karate.
Or so the rumours say.

Dart; 3000$, oh my!....well, it will be worth it!

And I hope your parents won't be a problem. Tell them a teacher-to-be is going to be there and look after you kids, and they will probably feel secure.

$3000 Canadian is only like the cost of a candy bar in most countries.

Quote from: AGA on Tue 31/05/2005 11:08:37
$3000 Canadian is only like the cost of a candy bar in most countries.

Stop exaggerating; it's more like 2 candy bars.

Meanies! Why didn't anyone tell me it was going to be in Greece earlier? That's what I get for not visiting the forums more often I guess.

I would've loved to go, but I didn't save any money since I thought it would be in Australia. Oh well, maybe next year, provided it's not in Japan or something like that.

Bummer, Chrille!
Well, I'll see you next summer!

Unless I bump into you in town before that, I'm back in Gothenburg now.

Count me as a probable.  I'd love to manage it, but I need to first:

1. Get money. I'm owed some due to a tax rebate, it's just a matter of claiming it.
2. See how much of that tax rebate will be going on paying bills.
3. Some of said money may go on getting a laptop/external multi-input soundcard, so my band can use it for recording stuff during practice, so I'll need to find out what's left.
4. Get a second job to pay for it.

Probable at best, but I hope I can make it more definite.  I warn you now, it might be a very short notice confirmation, tho.  Also, danke to helm for the organisation.  With or without the PC issues, you seem to have done an awesome job.  Hopefully, I can thank you in person.

I'm gain.
After August 15th would be great since I said that I can't work the 34-35th* weekÃ,  and I would be easier to get week 33 off as well.


Is it true that you cant flush used toilet paper in Greece?!

*_{these are the buzzies weeks (I like to call them hell weeks), and I don't want to be around when there are only two people working the phone. I did this too manny times before and had to do a d10/d100 sanity check.}

I'm coming. I've got the money, I've got the time and I've got a tent. Of course if the tent is too heavy I have to leave it.

Anytime in August is fine with me. The area looks lovely too, I couldn't imagine a better place where to spend a week of summer.

Ok moving back from the future with 1.2 jiggawatts of power:

Petteri
jetxl
Iqu (probably)
Andail
Dart
AGA
Disco
Farlander and wench (probably)
Dark Stalkey (ROCK)
Grundy
scotch
Darth (possibly? Wasn't clear)
CJ
Custard (probably)
2ma2
m0ds (of course)
Sinitrena

18 up to here and

Helm (ZBOINK!)
Butcher (god, if I can help it)

that's 20 right here. Cool. I expect -3 to +1 people from the final roll-call, so I'd like to see it be as final as possible. People, if you plan to come, now is the time to post. Ask your boss, ask your dominatrix, ask your dog (or take it with you in the case we get hungry for a meat snack) for days off. Tell me. Help helm. Help helm help you help helm help helm helm help he

and yeah, flushing toilet paper isn't allowed at pain of sodomy, which I find quite appropriate.


EDIT: also, if I may beg a little, I'd like to see the following people too, so please please if you're reading this, come to greece, it'll be fun!: Glodmnu, eric and wench (money isn't important! eat jess, then pack yourself in a suitcase and mail it!), yufster and james slaughter.

Thank you.

Oh man, I was going to go, but my dominatrix told me I couldn't.  :'(

Hahaha, just kidding. I have no money and I can't buy a plane ticket with wishes and rainbows. I've tried!

Pesty didn't come to mittens NY, so I never had much hope about Greece.

Heck, Pesty probably wouldn't show up if mittens was held in her own back yard

Quote from: Andail on Thu 02/06/2005 08:39:43
Pesty didn't come to mittens NY, so I never had much hope about Greece.

Heck, Pesty probably wouldn't show up if mittens was held in her own back yard

You know that's not true! I do not lack the will to go, merely the pocketbook!

We could have Mittens in my backyard. It's big enough for it. I should claim 2008 before anyone else does!

Helm, what has Kryiakas said to you, then? Are you able to persuade him to come?? I had a brief chat with him on MSN a week ago or so and he said he'd love to go but felt he wouldn't really know anyone... Looking at your list it seems that quite a few people he would know are going. So it'd be great to see him :)

Not so sure we'll see James there, though :P

I demand to be there at your own risk.

Uh, that means count me in.

count me in for some days if its the week leading the 15th. i would have to leave on the 13th or 14th, though.
stupid exams :( or rather stupid me for failing them the last time..

Ok, Pesty. Then it's settled; 2008, mittens will be in your back yard.
I'm packing my things already!

But you only ever take a single rucksack!! :P

Hey, you remember my adventure-game-loving-friend who is registered here as Skippy? Well, he hasn't had an access to internet in a while but he said he would still love to attend Mittens so it would be cool if you could count him in as a probable (for now, he will post here when he can).

EDIT: Eep, Skippy just said he isn't going. He said the biggest problem was that nobody (except me) knows him. Oh well, but that doesn't stop me from coming!

Okay, it seems we have a sorta finalized rollcall and it's around 21 to 22 people. a couple more or couple less will not make much of a difference. The dates will MOST PROBABLY be 15 to 22. I will call monday or tus to confirm and book, so you can also start asking for the days off and the like. This means we'll be paying slightly less that what's on the page ( possibly) and I'll let you all know come monday. Exact rates, detailed ways to get there and the like. If flights come to late in the 15th and you feel like it will be one lost day, you could fly sooner, and spend some time around athens with me, or if you're too many, simply hang around with me in the airport like tom hanks until it's time to roll with the busses. All this will be discussed to a greater length when I've actually booked.

Watch this space.

Yay, someone come to Athens a day early and keep me company  :D
I will arrive in Athens the afternoon of the 12th and will be staying three nights at Athens Backpackers. Then we can do that Tom Hanks thing while the 6.25 day Mitteners show up at the airport.

Quote from: Helm on Sat 04/06/2005 23:13:38
The dates will MOST PROBABLY be 15 to 22

That information brings visions of sugarplums and an extra $100!

QuoteThe dates will MOST PROBABLY be 15 to 22.

Oh no, I don't have time at this date, so don't count me in anymore. Sad but true  :'(

Have fun, anybody else.

Too bad, Sinitrena!
Dart could have used some female company.

I am getting closer and closer to convince Lore, Petter.

Tell her I'll steal her from you and show her true greek summer passion. I have the two goats and the butter ready to go.

Also Farl, have you spoken with Glodmnu lately?

Nope...

Goats???

I like how you don't mind the butter.

Nachos and Lore do it with nothing less than raging bulls.

PS:
And I haven't spoken to GLodmNud in ages either. I expect he's either dead or married.

Just took a browse and it looks like flights for August 19th from London will be in the region of £250 return with easyjet. Forgive me if anyone has found it cheaper, but with this, plus transport from athens and camping fee we're looking at maybe £300 just to be there. I know this is still resonably cheap it's about £150 outside my budget, so looks like I won;t be able to make it this year, again.

If we could postpone till september we could knock the price of tickets down to about £170.

EDIT - BA Heathrow to Athens £212 15th August - 22nd August

Checked out on www.opodo.co.uk

Still at these prices I can't afford to go on such short notice seeing as how I don't have a job.

I'll see everyone at Brittens though.

HA! YES!

Dead or married - neither still, but getting close to one of the options... (1 month left)

So, after 15th suits me best. Exactly, two days after 15th are superb.
Because, you see, on 16th we send the magazine to printing and have a somewhat lighter week.
I want to go. Male sodomy and bruised women are like ice-cream and salmon pasta in the area of my favourite phenomena.

Still, I can encounter two problems.
1 - the boss won't let me because I work for too short a period of time
2 - they won't give me 2 free weeks, just one - and after marriage it's just not fair using your only free week to meet with your favourite pals instead of going with your bride somewhere where you can shout at and beat her to give your relationship a good start.

I'm afraid I'm in the "probably" section... but will try with the whole force of my anus!

This makes me very glad! Please try your best! When you want something really bad, the universe conspires for you to get there WHICH IS A LIE AND TOTAL CRAP AND I'M NEVER READING THIS JERK, COHELO AGAIN. ASSHOLE. YOUR BOOKS SUCK. But the illustration by Moebius was neat.

I like how besides Dart, any women that might show up will be in relationships with ags guys. Total trophy-ing will go on.

Didn't book today, was sick and sleeping. Book ...TOMMOROW!!!1

but go ahead and book for flights, you guys, I'm pretty sure my end of the booking will go flawless as this is a big fucking campsite. We'll fit.

I was being kind somewhat when I told I was going to go, but now I can say the possibilities of the second hetero couple in Mittens after Jess and Mr. C is now 75% affirmative. Just waiting for the final dates and the schedules. We'll have to Barcelona (Direct flights from Alicante, but 5 times more expensive).

Lorena says she does not speak English very well. So please speak slow or learn Spanish, she's too lazy for learning English. I have the hope that she can remember her french to stablish friendship with Dart.

She won't probably understand less than me in Sweden.

She also says that she does not like butter, Helm, she preffers cooking with oil.

I think she thinks we're talking af frying a goat.

Are we?  ???

Yes, Farlander, yes we are.

And...YAY, GldoMnud is alive!! My heart skips three beats in pure exaltation!

PS: Helm, how can you read such commercialist crap? Coelho is just a nobody, cleverly hyped and marked by american captialist publishers who managed to fool the world that he's actually deep and profound.

haha

Hmm, I might be able to go after all, depends on if I can get time off from work.

Andail, have you or/and 2ma2 booked tickets yet?

Nope, but I was checking out prices. It seems 2700 sek is the best price right now, from göteborg

2700 for both from and to I hope :P

I will find out today if I can go or not, I'll let you know when I do.


Edit: Okay, I talked to my boss and it seems I can get the time off. Now I just have to knock down some pensioners for cash on my way home.

I was about to book the flights today but as Helm hasn't book the campsite yet I decided to leave the booking for tomorrow. So tomorrow I will do so! I hope the dates really are confirmed by then...

Chrille! How cool to hear you're probably coming!

... Now it appears I might be able to go.
Can you put me down as a 'maybe'? :D

Hello people from England and Grundislav!!! Let us book flights before the prices skyrocket!! 15th to the 22nd, yeah?!

best waiting till confirmation from helm before we book

I'm waiting for the freakin callback from the place. I called yesterday. Probably we're clear, but better safe than sorry

I must book my tickets now. If I don't I have to wait two weeks and that probably won't be such a good idea... so, I really hope he dates won't change now!

The dates will not change. The only thing that can happen is for the camping person to tell me that 10 spots cannot be reserved, in which case we'll reserve less and rent big tents. So no biggie.

Ah, glad to hear that, then.

I've booked my tickets now. I will arrive the airport of Athens at 11:55 PM on 14th and my flights back to Finland will depart from Athens at 10:35 PM on 22th. I guess I get to sleep at the airport again even though I promised myself last summer never to do it again... Well, I'm definately coming now, see you all there!

Disco has booked :D Pleasantness! I arrive in Athens on the 12th at 3:05 p.m. and depart the 23rd at 3:50 pm.

That flight leaves from London, so I still need to get to London from Detroit!

I'd just like to point out again that now the dates are set anyone travelling from London wanting to catch the same flight should be prepared to co-ordinate and agree on which flight we should book tomorrow. The prices are going up and up every day and I personally want to book as soon as possible to save much-needed funds!

Edit: Looking at prices this is going to be very, very difficult to organise. We really need to be there in the afternoon if setting up tents and stuff and getting down to the campsite, and all the cheaper flights seem to require spending a day in another airport somewhere.

Edit 2: It looks like the best bet is to fly on the Sunday, changing in Geneva or Zurich or something and arriving in Athens at 3 pm. We'd have to hang at the airport until Monday morning I guess but it'd be better than missing a day of Mittens!

http://www.ebookers.com/afo/flights/step2.html?SID=QqdxIMCoyWcAACUBUGU < expedia.co.uk is cheaper, but it's the same deal. CJ and me are ready to book tomorrow and scotch is up for it too, so if someone can find a better deal by tomorrow evening please let us know!

Let me know what you brits do, via PM or otherwise.  I'm still waiting to hear if I got the time off of work, so I haven't booked my flight yet. 

We are booked. Exact moneys will be posted soon. I'll have to downpay a part of it but eh, you guys will pay me back in trade when you get here.

Hehe, sure, dude...

Chrille and Linus, I'm gonna book this weekend, because I'm not home atm.
Last I checked, there was a 2700 roundtrip from Landvetter (no, not that tiny hobby-airport in the middle of nowhere, but the real city airport).
I don't have the means to book for the three of us - like last time - so we can only try to book the same flight, and hope for the best.

Well, let us know what exactly what flight you're going to book (a url would be nice) and I'll order mine as soon as possible too.

Dark Stalkey and myself just booked our tickets!

Other Brits coming, these are our flights -- but book ASAP, because the price has increased 7 pounds from yesterday, it's only going to get higher!
We booked on www.expedia.co.uk :

(http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/images/flights.jpg)

Just as a follow up to this, we booked with expedia.co.uk and we'll be spending a day at Athens airport unless we can arrange to stay at the campsite earlier. It was the cheapest deal we could get and flying a day early means that we wont be too buggered if there are any delays.

If anyone wants to meetup on the Sunday we could probably find storage lockers for luggage and have a brief Athens visit, or just hang around the airport and have our own mini-mittens for 12 hours before we head onto the campsite. Or perhaps we can arrange to be at the site a day early?

Quote from: Dark Stalkey on Thu 09/06/2005 21:34:28
If anyone wants to meetup on the Sunday we could probably find storage lockers for luggage and have a brief Athens visit, or just hang around the airport and have our own mini-mittens for 12 hours before we head onto the campsite. Or perhaps we can arrange to be at the site a day early?

Unless everyone decides to get to Athens by the 14th, we should probably stay in town until everyone arrives. I will have been in Athens two days by the time you guys get there. I planned on staying at the hostel again that night but I could hang out around town/airport with you instead and save 25 euros in the process.
A small night out is a good idea, as 12 hours is a long time to sit in an airport.

I have booked !!! :D

(http://scotch.agagames.com/woo.png) <- I too have booked, see you there!
(I have a feeling there will be a problem with the card still, but I'll book again tomorrow if that's the case)
Edit: Tickets arrived this morning.

I've booked too, and hopefully this time I'll get a window seat!!1  8)

Andail, if you havn't booked yet, look me up on IRC and maybe we can book at the same time. Either way though, let me know where you book your ticket.

Allright, I've booked. They added 500 sek since last time I checked, bastards!

Chrille; sorry, I haven't been home in almost a week, and I'm in a hurry - going to spain tomorrow.
Anyhow, I'll be going out from Landvetter august 15:th, 16:30, and the trip is via Amsterdam. The flight is KLM, 1158. See if you can make it.

Glad you've booked Andail - one question, whats your Brittens status??

Ok, I've booked as well. I will leave one day earlier on the 14th and arrive at 0.15 at night. Wouldn't want to miss a day of Mittens ;). I'll be waiting at Athens airport together with the others who've arrived early.

I'll be going home on the same flight as you though, Andail. Atleast I think so, unless you're going home earlier or later than the 22nd. The flight I'll be taking home is KLM 1576.

Mods, I have to pass that one. As much as I'm a veritable globetrotter, my budget is tighter than ever this summer.
I hope as many of you as possible will turn up in Greece instead :)

I was close to book today, but I had some doubts about the internet booking... I'll book tomorrow. See you there! (And Lore will too!)

Good to hear, Nachos!

But I seem to notice that

Iqu
Dart
Darth
2ma2
and
Goldmund

haven't yet reported any progress in the area of ticket-booking. Now is the time, people! If there's anything we can do to speed up things (like sending threatening emails to your bosses), let us know! We're counting on you!

2ma2 said something about moving to a new apartment so he could be without internet.

I booked. My flight is slightly different from the other Brits, in that my connecting flight from Geneva to London on return is slightly different, it goes to a different airport. Apart from that though, we leave London, arrive in Athens, and leave Athens at the same time, so it's all good. Here's (http://www.agagames.com/MyFlight.PNG) mine.

Dart going to Mitten status: still pending.

I just have to wait for a good time to ask my parents, which'll probably be when I get my school report card back (I didn't work hard for nothing!). So, we shall see. ^_^

I'm also waiting to hear if I got my time off of work. They told me they'd let me know this week, so hopefully I'll have my flight booked by this Friday.  I see no reason for them not giving me the time off. Fingers crossed!

Quote from: Andail on Sun 12/06/2005 21:27:23But I seem to notice that

Iqu
Dart
Darth
2ma2
and
Goldmund

haven't yet reported any progress in the area of ticket-booking. Now is the time, people! If there's anything we can do to speed up things (like sending threatening emails to your bosses), let us know! We're counting on you!

Sadly, I will not be attending.

I simply can't afford the air-fare right now.

One of these times I'll actually make it to an AGS gathering.  Unfortunately, it shall not be this one :(

Quote from: Andail on Sun 12/06/2005 21:27:23
Good to hear, Nachos!

But I seem to notice that

Iqu
Dart
Darth
2ma2
and
Goldmund

haven't yet reported any progress in the area of ticket-booking. Now is the time, people! If there's anything we can do to speed up things (like sending threatening emails to your bosses), let us know! We're counting on you!

Um, excuse me... I will be attending. I will have to organise something soon, but I wont be booking my tickets yet. I am exploring other possibilities, including donkey travel, hitchhiking with a goat (just for HELM!1!) or driving when I get my car. Or train, plain or bus.

Tee hee. It would take a long, long time to drive from the UK to Greece.

Booked! 829 euros per two people. We will flight on 14th, but most of all will be just that, travelling... We'll have to sleep in the airport, or love ourselves all the night to spend the time. Nice plan.

Havn't booked yet, but I do plan to attend..

Give me a sec or two ;)

Quote from: 2ma2 on Wed 15/06/2005 12:28:16
Havn't booked yet, but I do plan to attend..

Give me a sec or two ;)

I am training 10 kms. a day to avenge that you won me in the 3 kms. footing race we did in Miteens Olympics 2003. Preppare to bite the dust!!!Ã,  :D

Hah, I've spent a whole year without excercise! But I still going to beat you despite of the greek sun and the fact that I'm bleeding more than Helm did!

YARRR!!

It looks like I'll go Polish ad travel with LOT. It's the heapest I've found anyway so far, Chrille, Andail, what company do you travel with?

Cheaper than 3200? Poopsicles!!!

I booked my tickets off www.mrjet.se (or maybe it's .com). I travel with the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (fancy!). KL 1158 to Amsterdam and then switch to KL 1581 to Athens.

Well, since it's not exactly free to get to Gotheburg, I'll ponder carefully for a while, deciding which plane to catch. The Dutch flight is 50 SEK cheaper though, dunno if it's due to cancellation insurance..

EDIT: Huh, weren't you suppose to arrive very late in Athens? I can't find that flight so either it's allready full or I've misunderstood somerthing

Well, not "very" late, but at 0.15 at least :)

Strange that you can't find it, try this url, it should be the first one in the list:
http://www.ebookers.com/afo/micro/mrjet/step2.html?SID=QrCeRMCoyWYAAFjozO0

EDIT: Hmm, that linked worked one two different computers but not this one here at work, it just redirects me to the main website, maybe it doesn't work for you either. Anyway, just searched for flights from Gothenburg to Athens on the 14th of August and back on the 22nd. It should be the first one that pops up in the list, the ticket price is 3200.

Wohaaaa! As I didn't want to miss a minute, and my chances included in all the cases a late arrival to Athens, I reserved to arrive 22:00 on 14th. I guess I'll have to look for an inn, or something. I guess that there must be cheap "airport hotels", but dunno, it's Athens, and it's gonna be August. Anyone's going to spend the night of the 14th in Athens? Any info about cheap inns Helm? :)

There will be a gangbang at the airport for those who arrive early.

Quote from: Chrille on Thu 16/06/2005 09:34:56
There will be a gangbang at the airport for those who arrive early.

:o

Strange.. last time I tried that, it posted afternoon flights..

Well I've booked now, I'll go with Polish airlines from Arlanda, and arrive at E. Venizelos at 02:20.. sorry Chrille, but it was a) cheaper and b) cheaper.

Anyone planing to travel with LOT from Warzaw around 22:40? ;)

Eeeeeer... I don't have it clear... Chrille, do you travel on 14th to reach there at 0:15, 15 minutes after the 15th day of augost starts (which is called a 14+1 trip)?

If so, we can meeting earlier in the airport, that should be cool, wait for 2ma2, if he arrives at 2:00 and make a party. weeeeh!

I will be at the airport in Athens on the 15th at 0.15, we can meet up with the brits waiting there.

2ma2: bastard! I'll never forget this! Atleast not until me senility kicks in! ;)

I booked my flight to Athens too.

EDIT: flight info

14-08-2005 13:55 arrival Athens

22-08-2005 15:00 departure Athens[/b]

Glad to see JetXL is coming too.

Ok: I think I am going to make a database with the estimated arrival time and the name of the flighs, please, PM me to add this info here. (PM me anyway, and specify if you don't want the info to be public, but I wanna know as we're going to be the first ones to arrive...)

Disco, 12th at 15:05, Flight Swiss 1822 (2 DAYS AGO!111!!!)
Jetxl, 13:55, Venezielos (dunno the flight)
CJ, DS, scotch, AGA, Custard and m0ds 15.05 in the 14th at 15:05 at Venizielos: Flight Swiss 1822
Lorena and Nacho, 14th at 22:30 at Venizielos: Flight Lufthansa 3394
Petteri, Venizielos (I guess) at 23:55.
Chrille, 15th at 00:15 at Venizielos
2ma2, 15th at 02:20 at Venizielos
Petter, Venizielos KLM 1158 (which arrival time? 16:30 is departure?)

CJ, DS, scotch, AGA, me and m0ds 15.05 but on the 14th

Edited Custard... I am a little afraid about linking my flight Valencia-Munich Munich-Athens. I only have 1:05 minutes from the expected arrival of the flight from Valencia to the one departing to Athens. I fear that in an extraordinary busy day the flights from Valencia might be delayed and we lose our link. Does anybody have any info about that, what to do if that happens?

*EDIT* Ah! I've called to the company! They're linked flights and if one is delayed the other one will wait! I am so nervous!  ;D

Quote from: Farlander on Thu 16/06/2005 17:27:45
Disco, 12th at 15:05, Flight Swiss 1822 (2 DAYS AGO!111!!!)

Well, I'm not going to spend close to 2000 USD for just going to Mittens :) I'm sure it would be worth it, but it's much more worth it to also spend three days in the UK, three days in Athens,  a few hours in Geneva and then a week long Mittens! =^.^=

Unfortunately, I can't go to any mittens-related activities this year, but I'd like to suggest that you guys should sit down at some point during that week and discuss how each of you work with AGS.

I think it was really interesting when we attempted to do the lost "Mittens Kwest (Or Eight Days a Septic)" in Mittens 04 and I could remember how Grundislav and Dave Gilbert worked with AGS differently. Then I came in and added some code that didn't work, which Chris Jones corrected (and actually got sort of confused on how AGS worked, as I recall).

The good thing about doing this is the following: 1) Other people improve and speed up their AGS-developing habits. 2) Opens a broader view on how to use AGS 3) Chris Jones learns how people use AGS by even seeing what they are doing and therefore improving the thing!

Oh, and someone bring a laptop!

Rumour has it that Greece is too sunny to be able to use a laptop anyway, so we'll just have to lie on the beach and relax instead.

I'm gonna try get a camcorder.. if i can convince my parents to pay £200 for tickets to athens, maybe i can convince them to give me some money towards £200 so i can record my trip to athens? eh eh?

Sounds like a good plan, so you could sell the videos for 5 â,¬ and pay your next trip!

*QUESTION* Where will people expecting to arrive on 14th and during the morning of the 15th sleep?

(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/AGSNID.png)

Ok... I made this for fun, I don't want to miss any oportunity to have some laughs, so, I don't want to receive PM's saying "you're being subversive, making national documents about AGS is fascist!!!" and all that stuff...

So, if some of the mittenners want to have it's NID, PM me with the info. I might look for pics, but if you contact me via msn to send me the pics and the signature you could save me some researching work.

The "little nationality flag" is just for laughs, as everything in this card, so, if you wanna send me something pollitically uncorrect (like considering Wales a contry), just say so.Ã,  ;D

The NID code is made with the year of this visit to Mittens and with the numeration fortune is giving... I didn't dare to numerate AGSers... Chris is 200502 and number one is butcher, for instance...

Iqu and Butcher have assigned number, but I don't know if they're coming for sure...

Have fun!

*just one idea* the avatar image will be added, so we'll recognise us easilly*

Hm, I'll just tattoo "CJ" on my chest.

Quote from: Andail on Wed 22/06/2005 19:09:52
Hm, I'll just tattoo "CJ" on my chest.

:(

Oh, come on... Dart, Lore, Disco and Nacho have already one... ask for your ID card!!! We're running out of them! Come on! Come on!

Whoo, my tickets have arrived!

Chrille and everyone else arriving before the morning of 15th, we shall meet at the airport. Chrille, I'll try to catch you on MSN sometime.

Farlander, I guess we are able to find some free seats where to sleep/try to sleep over the night. Not probably very comfortable (as I remember from last year) but the army has made it possible for me to sleep in very uncomfortable situations so I guess we get atleast a couple of hours of sleep...

I am realising that we will be a lot of people in the morning of the 15th in Venizielos, so, I am not worried at all!

P.S. My tickets have arrived too! :D

I now have a complete trip :D! This morning I booked the Detroit -> London leg. I was a bit worried when I bought London -> Athens before having this one (and being 5,000 miles from London) but now the stomach knot hath unwined!

Rats, I'd so love to go...
I guess I will know for sure around 5th of July - very important period then, deciding my fate with the company.
Sorry for being such an undecided sissy, Helm - you can roar at me.

I have dug up this thread to officially announce that I am now, surely, 100% going to Mittens!

I will be arriving in Athens at 5:55pm on Sunday, August 14th.

See you suckers there!

Wooohooo, Grundislav!!!

And now:
Goldmund?
Dart?
Layabout?

Get up from your comfy chairs, head over to your local ticket office and get it over with!!

Hooray! Looking forward to meeting you.

Hmm, after taking my backpack to Brittain, I now know it's imposible to bring a tent with me. I guess I have to hire one in Greece.

Damn, wish I was old enough to go. Oh well, I'll just have to wait a few years. :)
If Mittens 2009 or any Mittens after that is in Sweden or Denmark, shout for me and I'll arrive with a few "public" cases o' beer. ;P

can anyone who isn't too bored tell me how many people have booked so far?

Glodmnu: I'll roar at you if you don't come. Otherwise, one of two people being undecided doesn't hurt the camping spot reservations.

This is a good time re relay some infomation again:

each of you will be paying 12 euros per day on the camping. That is, assuming you bring your own tent. These 12 euros incude the usage of the various facilities there on camp, the usage of the minibus that might take us to the water, and semi-nutrition ( one meal)

There will be no drug use whatsoever on camp. Drinking is ok, but please be sensible about when and how much you drink. Keep in mind that people all around the world made an effort and put good money towards meeting you and having fun with you, not with the drunken barfy version of you, much less the stoned out of their mind version of you. I know you're all adults and basically you will be doing whatever you want, but as it is, I've booked these spaces on my own name, and so I get to lay the rules to this extent when you're on the camp grounds.

Neat, a mini-bus.
And with one meal included, I guess that's an ok price.
By the way, for certain personal reasons, I won't arrive until very very late in the night of the 15:th.
Could you offer a few suggestions as to how to get to the campsite?

Quote from: Helm on Thu 07/07/2005 09:04:54
There will be no drug use whatsoever on camp.

Aww. I'll leave my army of crack whores at home, then.

Insiders:

HelmÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (local boy)

DiscoÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (around town 12th aug)

jetxlÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (13:55 14th)
AGAÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (15:05 14th)
Dark StalkeyÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (15:05 14th)
m0dsÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (15:05 14th)
Privateer Puddin'Ã,  Ã, (15:05 14th)
PumamanÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (15:05 14th)
scotchÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (15:05 14th)
GrundislavÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (17:55 14th)
Farlander & La_Lore (22:00 14th)
PetteriÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (23:55 14th)
ChrilleÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (00:15 15th)
2ma2Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (02:20 15th)

AndailÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (booked)
Goldmund & co.Ã,  Ã,  Ã,  (signed up)
[/list]

Maybes:

DartÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  (has said she would like to come, but isn't sure)
LayaboutÃ,  (waiting for tax return fund)
IquÃ,  Ã,  Ã,  Ã, (trying to get fund)
[/list]

Thanks a lot jet. Neat.

Andail: when the time comes, I'll be posting 'a foreigner's theoretical guide to mittens' which will include leaving from the airport to the bus place, getting tickets for the right bus and just coming. Believe it or not, foreign people have come to greece before and have sucessfully managed to get to where they wanted to go so there's a chance! only if you believe!

You're not going to be any more lost than I was when I came to sweden and was trying to follow your confusing mittens guide haha

We should start a Brittenesque tent rollcall. I will not have one, but will pay my share of the tent fee to my roommate(s). I will have a chair, but the camp seems to have plenty of seating around the bars and pools, so I don't know how crucial it will be.

Helm- It's probably not the best idea, but I'm curious- what is the camp's policy on non-tenty sleeping? I might bring a foldaway hammock :-\

It's "La_Lore" Jet...  ;)

I have no idea disco.

Disco, you will bring a deckchair and a hammock? How much did your private jet cost?

How much will it cost to hire a tent? It sounds like a much preferable option to lugging one onto the plane.

Jet, for your chart, I am arriving in Athens on the 14th at 17:55.

Great to hear you're coming, Grundislav.

I'll be bringing a tent with me. It'll hold two people + luggage comfortably, but if we leave luggage out it can hold three people (if needed). So Jet or anyone else who doesn't have a tent, I can share my tent with you.

Quote from: Andail on Thu 07/07/2005 20:24:31
Disco, you will bring a deckchair and a hammock? How much did your private jet cost?

Hehe, I don't like to discuss figures. :D

The hammock thing is in case we are allowed to sleep under the stars (I'm not spoiled, but waking up in a bonafide furnace does not appeal). Besides, I'm due for a whole new bed, portable or otherwise.

Quote from: Pumaman on Thu 07/07/2005 20:33:28
How much will it cost to hire a tent? It sounds like a much preferable option to lugging one onto the plane.

Club Agia Anna's pricelist (http://www.clubagiaanna.gr/pricelist.htm) lists large tent (by large, I'm assuming 6) rentals at 11,10 euros a night. After an extra 2% taxes, it comes to about 2 euros/person. I'm up for splitting a rental :)

So 'overnight adults' is if you've brought your own tent and don't need to rent? I plan on taking my tent, it's nice and portable, and I'd rather save the hire charge...

I interpreted 'overnight adults' as the cost per day for just you being there. The 'large/small tent' charge I believe is for each night you have your own tent up, and the 'large/small tent rental' is the cost to rent and put one up per night. Since your tent only has space for one, it might actually turn out cheaper to rent and disregard privacy :-\.

My college will close for vacation next week. I don't have internet at home (the old provider is blocked while the new one claims I still have internet. all because my brother who always payed for the bill has moved out of the house), so I can't read the forums. Still, I think there won't be any big problems involving mittens 2005.
So I'll see you all on the 14th of august.

Ha!

Sign me in... or, should I say... US!

After so big a struggle I will be there with my Donna-animations-drawing wife.
The trip will be a delightful combo: a Honeymoon/Mittens/Work one.

We will come to Greece a bit earlier to spend two romantic newly-wed evenings eating mousaka, drinking ouzo and not throwing toilet paper into the loos.
Then we will go to the camping ground with you guys and beside having fun I'm going to interview you for the article on independent gamewritting for my magazine.

So, my dear Helmovski - sign two more people in!

yey!

That brings us to 18 mitteneers and 3 maybeneers.

Thanks for making my day Goldmund! :D Two good news in one. One of the most magic guys I've ever meet is coming... and his female counterpart! Lore will have someone to talk about if we, "TEH GUYS", start focusing all the conversations into "puzzles" and "boobs".

Dart, how's your status now?

This is great news! Awesome, Glodmnu. We'll be happy to have you, I hope you and your wench enjoy greece. Well I know you will. If she doesn't, punch her, it's allowed here.

Now if Dart also decides to come, the nerd sausagefest aspect of mittens will be greatly diminished :( :(

I doubt I will be able to attend. Because there is this girl. And she is coming back to me. And I have to make an effort this time. Because I dont want to screw it up. And buggering off 2 weeks after we get back together will not be good.

Although, things change,.....

Goldie, my forehead sweats with delight after reading your latest post. My recent time has been so devoid of pleasant news, but this saved my entire week.
It'll also be great meeting Dominika again.

So, see you there, bro'!

Quote from: Farlander on Thu 14/07/2005 12:07:13
Dart, how's your status now?

Well, report cards are supposed to be mailed home tomorrow, so we'll see then. ^_^

However, there might be a little issue... I'm supposed to visit my relatives in France this summer, and they said that mid-to-late August would be the best time, which is approximately when Mittens starts. >_< I'll try to come to France earlier, but I might have to bring my best friend and significant other along in order to come... that is, if they don't mind and you guys don't mind. I think they will, so they'll probably won't come. But it's a possibility that they might.

I'll have more details by the end of this week. :D And in case you're worried, nope, the increasing airplane fare cost isn't a problem.

if you have to bring an entourage, so be it. It's your vacation, I can't stop you. The idea is for mittens people to come mainly, but I don't think anyone would object to an exception.

Do your best, Darty! It'd be cool if you came too, and if bringing somebody with you is a condition, I certainly have no objections. The more the merrier.

Oh, and Laya...too bad, I was looking forward to sharing pub-stories with you! This could have become the first mittens with australia represented:)

kandyman was at the first mittens?

Darn, how could I forget him?
I think my job rapidly destroys my braincells. After three more weeks, I'll be happy if I even remember to turn up at mittens.
Sigh.

Blimey, only 18 days until Mittens, how time flies!!

So, who has booked their flights? How many confirmed attendees do we have?

Quote from: jetxl on Thu 07/07/2005 14:35:43
Helm                (local boy)

Disco               (around town 12th aug)

jetxl               (13:55 14th)
AGA                 (15:05 14th)
Dark Stalkey        (15:05 14th)
m0ds                (15:05 14th)
Privateer Puddin'   (15:05 14th)
Pumaman             (15:05 14th)
scotch              (15:05 14th)
Grundislav          (17:55 14th)
Farlander & La_Lore (22:00 14th)
Petteri             (23:55 14th)
Chrille             (00:15 15th)
2ma2                (02:20 15th)

Andail              (booked)
Goldmund & co.      (signed up)
[/tt][/list]

That's 18! Dart might be coming as well, but she hasn't been around in a while.

Btw. are you Brits, jetxl and anyone else arriving before me planning to spend the night at the airport? Also, what is the the tent situation? Some of you are going to rent a tent, but I'm planning to take a tent with me. It'll hold at least 2 people + luggage comfortably so there is room for someone who isn't taking a tent...

And finally, yes! A bit over 2 weeks to go!

There's this tent-issue then. I prefer not to bring a tent, as I hate checking in baggage. Of course, if there aren't enough tents, I'll bring one anyway. Being not very extensive along the x-axis, I can fit in most anywhere.
Guitars? Who'll bring?
Show and tell material?

Aye, we're booked!!11!
I'm verry happpy... Petter, remeber to take your guitar to honey our ears with delicate plunking and a zany rhyme!

The only problem before me is my flight-fright... expect another photos of drugged-up Goldmund above the clouds...

Don't worry, Goldmund. If you get flight fright, just remember that Grundislav has to fly for 14 hours to get there.

In other words, I'll be drugged up too!

Gold, you flying with LOT?

I have the same feeling as Petter, prefer not to bring a tent, but will make an effort if I have to. So rollcheckk?

I will bring: Eh.. apart from clothes an such.. um.. money? What can I bring that would benefit the crew in the slightest way. Oh, I'll bring pen and paper for sure, but I wonder if it'd be beneficial.

I will not bring: The guitar nor a tent (unless, you know.. but definatly no guitar).

Great to hear Goldy, Grundy and 2'marty are all booked! :P

Andail - out of curiosity, are you travelling with a mere single bag again? That was cool! I'm tempted to condense all I bring to Mittens into a singular bag.

If so I'll want to bring
- My tent
- T-shirts, shorts + trousers + underpantsssss
- A notepad.exe
- AGS annuals courtesy of Goble Interactive (and other AGS related and project related things!)
- Swimming shorts + towel
- Washing, teeth cleaning & stuff

HELM - would you recommend us bringing a plate and knife and fork or anything? I don't know what your budget is, or you plan for things like food and their implements like cuttlery. At Brittens we just bought a load of paper plates.

And anything else I should add to my list?

2ma2, if you could bring a crate of Lucozade that'd be nice, then perhaps the rest of us would stand a Mit-Olympic chance against you..! :P

I shall bring a chair (if necessary) and some info and sketches of my game. Renting a tent is my option, who else is going to rent? I'm guessing there are 16 people who have yet to disclose their tent ability or desire, with that many people plus luggage we might only need to rent 3-4 large tents.

By the way, I will not bring a guitar, am a vegetarian, and planned on sleeping at the airport while after everyone arrives. I think that answers a few posts :P.

It seems I will have to bring a backbag and the huge bag I had with me at Brittens last year.

I will bring camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag, air mattress for additional comfort), spare clothes (t-shirts and underwaers mainly as it'll probably be very warm during whole Mittens), swimming shorts and towel of course, hygiene stuff, Mittens special exclusive showcase thing!1 ("show & tell material" of some projects, printed on paper just in case noone brings a laptop), bluecup, some books to read during the journey, Lemon Demon's two latest albums, my sketchbook and pens, enough money for the whole trip... uh, what else? Well a camera of course...

2ma2: nope, I found that wizzair (a hungarian airline) is much cheaper, we have to change planes in Budapest, though.

Quote from: Disco on Thu 28/07/2005 22:17:01
Renting a tent is my option, who else is going to rent?

I shall also rent a tent, it may be a couple of euros a day extra, but it should save the hassle of lugging one onto the plane. That's if we need one at all of course, the minimum night time temperature is apparently 25 C, so sleeping in the open air is probably perfectly feasible.

hehe apparently most people will be renting tents. I know I am gonna. Well that'll even out between us money-wise.

I won't be bringing guitars, because  I have no case for my classical one. I guess having more than one around is nice if we want to improvise a duet or anything, but there's bound to be a guitar there as well.

I urge people to bring ags-game material to pimp to each other. I'll be bringing paper and drawing implements so 2ma2, they'll be useful, I think.

The paper dishes and stuff sound good. We probably won't need them ( one meal a day is paid for... no dishes per day not being paid for by default sounds strange, no?) but you never know...

I can bring a tent if necessary, it's a small tent though with barely room for 2, so I think I'd rather rent one down there.

I'll bring my digital camera to take photos of drugged-up people at the airport, provided I don't get on the wrong plane while stopping in Amsterdam. It's unlikely. But when it comes to me, anything is possible!

No way you're worse than me. The fact that I was able to go to sweden and return while only having lost one pair of pants is a small miracle.

I guess I too will be renting a tent after all. It won't be that much more expensive (especially if we rent few large ones and split the price between us) and I don't need to lug a super heavy bag with me. So yay to that.

Glod: Budapest? Cool!

mods: I reckon I am no longer a threat in ANYTHING seeminly athletic since the last years have reduced my former physical glory to a thin, heap of anorectic proportions. But booz is still booze, but I won't bring, I'll buy it down there  :=

Renting tents seem like the way to do it. Could you, Helm, look up the possebilities and show us some possible numbers?

I will however still only bring money and pen and paper. Spare clothes, bah! Hygien articles? Pffft!.. but I'll bring some dice or cards if there's the slightest interest in some roleplaying.

Quote from: 2ma2 on Sat 30/07/2005 20:21:50
I'll bring some dice or cards...

Cool! We can play some poker or Texas Hold'em and I will win half of everyones euros (I don't want anyone to starve ;))

Quote from: 2ma2 on Sat 30/07/2005 20:21:50
...if there's the slightest interest in some roleplaying.

NnNOOo! okay nevermind  ::)

Quote from: 2ma2 on Sat 30/07/2005 20:21:50
but I'll bring some dice or cards if there's the slightest interest in some roleplaying.

Only if it's Cthulhu!

We need unilin to come down and dm for us.

Please, someone take a football ball.

Yes, football.

And frisbee too!

And don't forget the poop-scooper, we wouldn't want people stepping in poo all the time!

... waaait a minute. Ofcourse we would! It's always good for a laugh when it happens to somebody else! But then again this isn't Staines camping.

I'm up for a game of football even though I have zero talent for it.

Quote from: Disco on Sun 31/07/2005 01:05:47
Cool! We can play some poker or Texas Hold'em and I will win half of everyones euros (I don't want anyone to starve ;))

Texas Holdem sounds good to me, if someone brings some chips ;)

Quote from: Chrille on Sun 31/07/2005 20:37:45
I'm up for a game of football

Yes! It has been years since I've played football.  Everyone at my school had interest only in american football (fitting, as that's where it all took place  :P). I'm quite looking forward to being in a place where football means football.

I am quite pro-Yankee in many aspects.... but calling american football football is quite stupid, IMO, because there are only two players who actually kick the ball (punter and the kicker, who makes the kick offs, extra points and field goals) Sometimes it's the same guy for punter and kicker...

So... for lugagge issues... should I pressume Helm has a football ball or we will have to buy a new one there?

The Staines way was chipping in and buying one. But if someone already has one, it's a bit unnecessary, anyway pure packingwise. But footy, yes!

DS: Anyone that has Cthulhu-rules? Ofcourse, you can always wing it..

I have the books, but I'm not dming in english. I can play an investigator if you want, but dming proper horror prose in a foreign language is just hopeless

http://www.geocities.com/nconner23/bwcards.html


we're playing this. we'll make cards from a4 paper I'll bring. The winner will win something. Yet to be decided. But will be awesome.

But do you have ball or not?

Yes. Two.

Have in mind we will kick them! (So, be sure to have a leather one...)  ;)

That card game is ingenious..

Any Englander willing to DM? Dang, I do not have any d10's though..

One week left, woohoo.
Due to some school stuff, I won't be there until a quarter past twelve tuesday night, so I'll probably show up at the site some time Tuesday morning.

I'm up for everything, roleplaying, soccer, 1000 blank cards, texas hold'em, ultimate frisbee, arm-wrestling, train-spotting, coin-flipping, sprite-jamming, snack-eating, everything you can come up with, I'm game.

The guitar issue still seems a bit unaddressed. Shall I bring one or not?

Is there a place where we can gather at the airport, Helm?
(in america it was the avis car rental near terminal 2)

...and can someone confirm for me just how much a small tent will cost to hire in euro's and how that works out in pounds? The prices on the website are confusing me wholly  :-\

I was a bit confused by the pricelist as well. But I'm guessing renting a large tent costs 11â,¬ (roughly 8£) a night?

Yeah, so it seems. If a large tent can hold, say, 4 AGSers comfortably, the price for 7 nights in a large tent would be around 20â,¬/AGSer (around £14?).

EDIT: On top of that comes also the overnight cost, right? That's 4.90â,¬ per night, around 35â,¬ for 7 days.

So a total of 50-60 euros, about £30. That seems reasonable. Just a little worried because I really don't have any money this year, lol. Ah well. Apparently the fags & the booze aers cheap anyway :)

I'm also interested to know how far we will be from the, or a sea? :)

Helm, do you have a full postal address for the campsite, in case of our luggage being misdirected on the plane?

I tried calling today and the phone was down. Will try later.

Mods: there'll be a minibus to take us to the sea, so I guess that indirectly answers the question: probably outside walking range. Although they could just mean that the minibus will take us to other locations, and there's sea nearby. We will see I guess.

CJ: I'll ask for the full adress, as well as telling them that we'll be probably renting tents, and how much that will be in extra money, when I can get them on the phone. Hopefully luggage will be where it's intended, though. Even if I had the adress, I don't see airport people travelling 3 hrs or whatever to bring your misplaced luggage to you. I see them calling you to go back and get them from the airport.

As for the luggage, there is only a way (as far as I know) to be sure that you're going to have it at the end of the trip. Hand luggage. I remember that I brought 3 pairs of shoes to Sweden, clothes for going to the pubs, different trousers... All came back in the same position it went.

I wouldn't like to point again that we didn't used our hygiene stuff...  ::)

So, keep it simple. A swimming dress, a pair of plip flops, sport shoes, sport trunks and texans. T-shirts and underwear for changing everyday and a bag with hygiene stuff... and not much more. In fact, my bet is that we'll be in swimming dress all the day, in Petter's style, at the pool.

This came up when I googled for swimming dress:
(http://www.encorecostumes.com/images/Img60.gif)

Are you sure about this, Farlander? :P

Damn! I can't remember the English name for the "male bikini"... Excuses!Ã,  >:(

(but I think it's not that, Chrille...)

Swimming wear?  ???

Male bikini? Farl, just stop digging  ;)

"Trunks" is the word that you are searching for, my friend...

He, the "male bikini" invention was just something for having a little of fun... :)

Quote from: Farlander on Wed 10/08/2005 13:02:03
He, the "male bikini" invention was just something for having a little of fun... :)

Yeah, I bet you get up to a lot of fun when you wear your male bikini... :o

in light of this, this year's mittens will have a dress code: Male bikini mandatory. Even on the girls.

Aww, and I was going to bring my swimming dress :'(

I think it should have been more funny if the male bikini was not compulsory to girls, but since the only girls are Lore and Dominika, I think I'll leave it this way...

Because you're not coming, correct Dart?

Whoohoo! I have made it to London ^_^. Just about a day and a half now (first day spent with Iqu!!1), and already my long overdue international apearance has involved several interesting/irrational happenstances, including but not limited to getting lost in the wee hours miles from my accomodations, sidewalk peeing (was an emergency!), and other miscellaneous buffoonery . Full details for you mitteny people in a few days.

Also, glad to know my fellow campers are interested in playingÃ,  texas hold'em, but I feel like mofo for mentioning it because I have no chips :(. However, I do have a pack of coloured pencils so we may improvise some chips at the site :D.

LOL, you're chilling with Iqu!Ã,  :o

OH, and, it would be really nice if everyone who is coming could perhaps donate a super-quiz prize? I'm bringing some original FoY sketches to be won. Plus a point & click adventure I don't ever really want to play! Yay! :P

Falander, we usually call em speedos... who knows what the real name for traje 'e baño in English is.

You mean "bathing suit"?  Swimming trunks? I will be bringing swimming trunks, as in the shorts, 'cause I don't own a speedo.  I'm one of those uptight North Americans who ain't wearing a banana hammock.

Anyhoo, I am also packing lightly, and I second Farlander's suggestion to just bring a few changes of clothes.  We're all gonna be half naked all day anyway.  :-*

We're packing... We're finally bringing a tent, Lore's parents have a new one, I've seen it and the packet is tiny.

If the company loses it, well, the most important items are the things we're going to have in the hand luggage...

It's for 3, 5 guys, so, as we're very tiny, I could invite Goldmundo and Wife too, but he's gotta cut his nails and smoke outside...

My question is... what are we going to do when we're in the Airport? MY intention is to wait for Petteri, but the brits will arrive many ours before than us and Pett, I would go to Athens if I were them. Shall we set a meeting point at the airport? Maybe the 15th at the morning?

Excuses if that's been told and I missed it.

I think we were just planning on sleeping overnight in the airport

m0ds, I'll do my best to find something for the quiz! I'd donate my boxed copy of 'Stupid Invaders' as the game is not very good, but the box looks too good in my shelf. :P But I'll keep looking, I must have something I could donate. That, or I'll end up buying some knick knacks at the airport.

I too am packing as lightly as possible, but I cannot fit everything into my hand luggage so I'll be taking a huge bag with me (and it'll probably be half empty, so big it is!) But just to make sure, I'll try pack the most important things into hand luggage, like swimming shorts, towel...

Should we have a meeting point of some sort in the airport where to meet up when people arrive? Somewhere near baggage reclaim perhaps? Heh, it would help so much if we had like, the map of the airport.

Whoo, not many days left. \o/

http://www.aia.gr/EN/passenger_information/walkthrough/terminal_maps/body.shtm

Just close your eyes and put a finger in some place in any of the maps of that website... and tell us! :D

*EDIT* Maybe it should be Jet the person in charge to set the meeting point, he'll be the first to arrive on 14th. The local and the Yankee traveller just go there.Ã,  :D

Speaking of meeting at airports, does anyone know of an easy place for us Brits to meet at Heathrow? What times do you all get in? (I arrive by coach there at 3:15am). Ã, I am not sure if I want to bring this tent or not... it isn't particularly heavy, but a bit bulky. Ã, It's apparently a 4 man tent, so in reality I expect it is suitable for about 2.5 normal sized people. Ã, If Helm does manage to get some prices that'll be helpful in deciding.
3 days from now we'll be in Athens airport :D

There seems to be a meeting point at Athens airport, maybe we just should meet up there? It shouldn't be too hard to find.

Perhaps we should collect peoples cellphone numbers? Although it would probably not be a good a idea to post them on here, but maybe someone could take the responsability to collect all the numbers through PM's or something and then send the list to everybody who's going to Mittens.

I think that's a maravellous idea (So good that I was having it in mind some minutes ago, you see how good it is?!?) As said, my bet goes for sending it to JET XL, because he'll be the first guy to be there on the 14th. If not, maybe to some of the brits, I had M0ds'number for Mittens 2003 (but it was a celullar from a freind actually) and Andail's number too, but I lost my telephone, and whereas I keep the number I lost the agenda.

So... If Jet agrees...?

Actually I meant that we send the list to everybody who's going to mittens. We just need someone to collect the numbers and make a list.

Unless there are any objections, I can collect the cellphone numbers. Just send it in a PM to me.

Someone is bringing a foot-pump to inflate the inflatable beds? Because I tried yesterday an my lungs hurt (with no effect to the bed at all) If Helm has one I'd be glad if he brings it out. If Petteri can steal one of the army I'd be pleased. If Goldmund gives up smoking and has lungs to help me I'd be pleased...

Apparently I'm not in the army anymore so I can't steal a pump... and the only pump that I have is at my grandparents' cabin. But hey, we'll be having an air mattress blowing contest! The one who passes out first loses!

I'll bring it... But it won't be in the hand luggage, and I have the bad feeling that someone is going to lose my tent...  :-\

Aye, it would be good to have a number for Helm especially. My mobile won't work overseas so I shant be taking mine. Apparently the bus from Athens airport to Athens is less than 2 euros, and apparently the bus stop is right outside the exit. But thats all I know about the airport :p

HEATHROW: British airways flights from terminals 1-4 are currently suspended due to a strike by caterers & ground staff, will this affect us? I thought we were flying with SWISS AIR but the information on the sheet also says the operator is BA ?

QuoteSpeaking of meeting at airports, does anyone know of an easy place for us Brits to meet at Heathrow? What times do you all get in? (I arrive by coach there at 3:15am). 

I haven't used Terminal 4 before but I'm sure there'll be a huge food court thing with loads of tables and chairs, which is probably as good a place to meet as any. Besides, we can always just use the phone-someone-else-and-find-out-where-they-are tactic of old ;)

I'll get to the airport at about 11:30pm on Saturday, so I don't know if that'll make me the first to arrive.

QuotePerhaps we should collect peoples cellphone numbers?

Makes sense. I'll PM you my number.

QuoteHEATHROW: British airways flights from terminals 1-4 are currently suspended due to a strike by caterers & ground staff, will this affect us? I thought we were flying with SWISS AIR but the information on the sheet also says the operator is BA ?

Yes, I think it would affect us. However, it's highly unlikely that the strike will still be going on come Sunday, they usually resolve these things in 24 hours at most.

I have no cellphone, sorry.

I have the adress now, but it's loose. It's 'Agia Anna Beach, North Evoia'. Doesn't get more specific than that, but it's a very well known place. The telephone number there is

2227 097250 / 097100

I know know exactly how we will get from Athens to there, and it involves two busses, and a taxi ride.


The important news/minor setback: THERE ARE NO TENTS TO RENT. I REPEAT: IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT RENTING A TENT, RECONSIDER. There's only 2-3 tents (will know for sure tommorow) to rent, so if you have tents, BRING THEM AT ALL COSTS. If you dont and can't afford to buy one, do so. Otherwise some might be sleeping in the dirt or even worse, backed in with ME AND MY GOATS in a 2 person tent. We are 18 people (last time I checked), we have 10 tent spots. Work the magic, make it happen.

The airport strikes suck ass. Delays are ok... cancellations are gonna make me cry.

Quote from: Helm on Fri 12/08/2005 12:10:06
I know know exactly how we will get from Athens to there, and it involves two busses, and a taxi ride.

Could you share this information, oh thunderous goat-meister?
For those who plan to arrive separetely?

Oh, and we'll bring a tent. I thought about sleeping with La Lore and Farlander (thanks for the offer you little, but big-spirited Spaniard!), but I don't know how open-minded they are to nocturnal freshly-weds' activities... do you swing?

Bummer! I was thinking in sexual exchange!  :'( Well, no probs... Chrille, will you send us the list of cell phones numbers?

I'll send the list tonight to try and get as many as possible but I only have 5 numbers so far, I will send an updated list on saturday night for those that still havn't left then.

Also I do have a tent but I'm afraid it's a one-man tent. Might fit two if you squeeze. Is there any point in bringing it?

Quote from: Goldmund on Fri 12/08/2005 13:52:55

Quote from: Helm on Fri 12/08/2005 12:10:06
I know know exactly how we will get from Athens to there, and it involves two busses, and a taxi ride.

Could you share this information, oh thunderous goat-meister?
For those who plan to arrive separetely?

Oh, and we'll bring a tent. I thought about sleeping with La Lore and Farlander (thanks for the offer you little, but big-spirited Spaniard!), but I don't know how open-minded they are to nocturnal freshly-weds' activities... do you swing?

You go to Liosion street 206 in Athens you get a ticket for the KTEL that goes to Agia Anna. There's two busses. One that goes there twice a day, and is relatively close to the camp-site, and other more frequent, that goes two villages away from it. Either you decide to take, you're going to have to take a cab from your destination to Agia Anna Camping. About 8 euro cab fare, I was told. Less if you take the closer bus.

Yes Chrille. Bring the tent. We have 10 spots for 18 people, even if everybody else brings a 2 man tent, that leaves one spot for your solitary little tent, you jerk.

I'm bringing a tent that should hold two people + luggage very comfortably. So if there is someone who can't bring a tent, I am willing to share my tent with them.

(also, I got my show & tell-material printed, whoo!)

3 man tent

(I haven't got my show and tell material printed because no one i'm working with has sent it to me :( )

Ok, so here's a quick summary of how many tents there will be and how room much there is in each:

custard: 3 (4 if neccesary)
scotch: 3 (4 if neccesary
petteri: 2 (3 if neccesary)
goldmund & wife: 2
farlander & gf: 2
stalkey: 2

6 tents (out of 10 camping spots) with room for 14 people (17 if neccesary)

So we'll need at least 2 more 2-man tents.

I havn't looked through the whole thread to see who else were bringing tents because I know alot of people cancelled those plans to rent at the camping site instead. So those who are planning to bring tents who hasn't said so since Helm announced the camping tent-shortage, please let us know.

Okay, before I answer some of the above questions, I'd first like to say that currently everything is f%$ked. To answer some of the above questions- 1. The yankee traveller is still in Heathrow 11 hours after his flight was supposed to have left Ã, >:( 2. The Swiss flight that is directed by BA (same as mine) IS affected by the freaking strike (No, I'm not bitter Ã, :P) and leaves from terminal 4. Everyone is waiting to reroute and is sitting in the middle of the place getting handed water and crisps once in a while. I arrived at 5:30 and am still here at a bit past 16:15. My advice is to go straight to terminal 4 before 5am. and hopefuly skip the queue.cross your fingers for a strikeless sunday.
i'll report back after evething i sorted out, oh and this keyboardis crap Ã, ;)

if we have as many tents as that, hopefull the camping will also have 2 tents for rent or so so we're there, barely. Still, if anyone else can bring, do so!

I've sent a PM with all the phonenumbers I've managed to collect so far to everyone who's going. I will update the list if I get more numbers.

List Update #1: Lorena & jetXL

Quote6 tents (out of 10 camping spots) with room for 14 people (17 if neccesary)
So we'll need at least 2 more 2-man tents.

Quoteif we have as many tents as that, hopefull the camping will also have 2 tents for rent or so so we're there, barely. Still, if anyone else can bring, do so!

Do we seem to be ok? If necessary I can go and buy a tent tomorrow; but if the camp site do have 2 for rental, then we should be fine so there's no need.

QuoteOkay, before I answer some of the above questions, I'd first like to say that currently everything is f%$ked. To answer some of the above questions- 1. The yankee traveller is still in Heathrow 11 hours after his flight was supposed to have left

Bad luck Disco, that must be really annoying to be stuck at Heathrow not knowing what's going to happen. Hopefully they'll have flown you on by tomorrow night, but if not give us a call and we can meet up with you when we get there.

Quote from: Helm on Fri 12/08/2005 15:18:57
You go to Liosion street 206 in Athens you get a ticket for the KTEL that goes to Agia Anna. There's two busses. One that goes there twice a day, and is relatively close to the camp-site, and other more frequent, that goes two villages away from it. Either you decide to take, you're going to have to take a cab from your destination to Agia Anna Camping. About 8 euro cab fare, I was told. Less if you take the closer bus.

Thanks! By the way, do you happen to know what are the times that this twice-a-day-going, close-arriving bus leaves Liosion St.?

Nope.

And CJ, we seem to be in the clear about the tents, but there's a slight possibility that the campsite will not have 2 but 1 tent I've been told. Tell you what, buy the tent, I'll pay half the price since I don't have a tent either.

Hm, but aren't you going to use this bus on the 15th of August?
You don't plan to just go to Liosion St. and wait...? If the bus leaves twice a day, it may take some time...
As we're leaving tomorrow morning, maybe I'll just call one of you and confirm the hour we meet at the bus stop.

Ahh! :D it took about 14 hours, but all seems to be okay now. My tickets were validated for tomorrow, catch is the clerk said not all the flights will be back by then, so there is a chance that the Geneva flight may again be cancelled. She seemed confident toward otherwise, still she booked me for the Sunday flights as well if Saturday's went awry too. I might fly in with you all!! No offense, but let's hope notÃ,  :P.

I mentioned some friends were taking this same journey on Sunday- she said there is nothing to worry about about because the planes will be back in place then and no one is striking anymore.

oops, times up

http://www.aia.gr/EN/real_time/real_time.htm
you can see whether flights will be delayed or not.

I won't be bringing a tent, but am willing to buy one in Greece, providing I can find somewhere to get one. Mind, we will have a while in Athens.

CJ, I'll see you somewhere near coffee about midnight Saturday in Heathrow. The last bus to Terminal 4 from Oxford is about 11.30. Thanks for the address Helm and the PM Chrille, useful stuff. Especially for travel insurance :D

Our flight to Greece won't be delayed, because it's not by BA, we change at Geneva.  I looked to see how our flight out of london was looking and was glad to see that today's 6:30 flight to Geneva went out nearly on time, which bodes well for tomorrow's.

"Near coffee" eh? I hope I can find you all when I arrive, I don't have a phone.

Glodmnu: having a lot of experience with KTEL busses, we will basically just go there and wait, yeah. And we won't be getting the twice a day bus unless we're extremely lucky in the timing. We'll be getting the more frequent bus that goes two villages outside. We will be having to get a cab from either bus anway, and it's so many of us the cab fares are going to be divided by 4 each...

so can someone tell me about what time on sunday I should be at the airport so nobody feels lonely?

Disco, 12th at 15:05, Flight Swiss 1822 (2 DAYS AGO!111!!!)
Jetxl, 13:55, Venezielos (dunno the flight)
CJ, DS, scotch, AGA, Custard and m0ds 15.05 in the 14th at 15:05 at Venizielos: Flight Swiss 1822
Grundislav (17:55 14th)
Lorena and Nacho, 14th at 22:30 at Venizielos: Flight Lufthansa 3394
Petteri, Venizielos (I guess) at 23:55.
Chrille, 15th at 00:15 at Venizielos
2ma2, 15th at 02:20 at Venizielos
Petter, Venizielos KLM 1158 (which arrival time? 16:30 is departure?)

This is my list so far, with some of the flights, you Helm, you'll know what to look foor in the airport info screen.

Quote from: Farlander on Sat 13/08/2005 12:28:42
Disco, 12th at 15:05, Flight Swiss 1822 (2 DAYS AGO!111!!!)

:'(

I will be arriving in Athens with the brits afterall. My flight this morning was not cancelled, but I was stuck at a hotel while it left. :-\

Theres a plus side- none of this was too bad and I pocket the 50 euros I was to use at the hostel.

CJ or m0ds, I suppose I will ring either of you later with where to meet or possibly out of bordom, failing that I'm making a blue cup sign=^.^=

The two days ago, with the silly exclamation marks is just because I copied the silly previous list... Don't mind it!  ;)

Mittens crew arrived in Athens!

Yes we did, currently waiting for pete/chrille

It's nice to hear that A GREEK PLANE CRASHED (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4151398.stm) just today while everyone is doing all that travelling around to Greece.

I sure hope that no one was in that plane.

I will arrive tomorrow midnight in athens. Farlander sent me a description on how to get to the campsite, I hope it's valid.
Can you before 2pm tomorrow confirm whether I must bring a tent or not?

Quote from: Edmundo on Sun 14/08/2005 23:54:29
I sure hope that no one was in that plane.

There were 121 unlucky people on that plane...

But no, none of them are from AGS

Andail, please DO bring a tent if you can! I'm positive we'll need it. We're still at the airport (6.50am local time) - we're getting the bus to Athens/Agia Anna at about 10am. If you have any problems try calling someone from the list of mobile numbers, try Custard (Tom) first because his phone definitely works here. See you soon, man!

Quote from: Edmundo on Sun 14/08/2005 23:54:29
It's nice to hear that A GREEK PLANE CRASHED (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4151398.stm)

DO YOU HAVE A HEART or it is a stone insted of it ticking in your chest.
The problem of this world is very simple: fools are non-stop talking somethig while smart men are quiet.
But you don't have to be smart to have a soul



And for the crew in mittens: we send to you all a bunch of good days of fun ;D ;D

I don't quite know what you're talking about LJUBI, but you more than likely have it all wrong and are interpreting Netmonkey's post incorrectly. He's not saying that it's a good thing the plane crashed.

Back.
Dirty, tired, beardy, tanned, feverish (yes indeed) and about to go to bed. Will write more tomorrow.

Back as well.
Dirty, smelly, sunburned, but inspired. Will upload my photo collection tomorrow.

Edit: Oh yes, sorry I didn't get to say goodbye to Farlander, Lorena, M0ds or jetXL.

Back too! Too tired to take a shower, look at the time of posting... Tomorrow at 8, shower, and then, back to work.Ã,  :P

Thanks everybody for the nice moments!

P.S. Lorena says she's sorry for not being able to say goodbye, Linus (She was sleeping).

P.S.S. Sorry for being at the shop when you left, Petter, but, well, we're mateys, no need for oficial goodbyes beetween friends. ;)

Hmm, maybe I should have Modified my post if it was going to cause such trouble.

For the record: It's really unfortunate that the plane crashed, and I was hoping that no agsers were part of those who perished in the accident.

Sarcastic remarks never work well online.

well the first thing that came to mind when I heard about the crash was 'oh hell did a sizable chunk of ags people, including the creator, just die?'. The later abstraction that indeed no matter who they were, a lot of people died, and that that's horrible no matter what, didn't come until a bit later.

11 hours left in Athens airport for me :'(. Airport security just woke me up and told me to get into a chair, from the same place we were laying the whole time! Hmph!!

Currently in Heathrow airport, awaiting to board my flight at 9:35am.  Survived my late-night expedition into London, but am incredibly dirty, smelly, tired, and NOT looking forward to an 8-hour flight. 

Will check in later.

What did exactly happen with the plane flying from Cyprus? I saw the covers of the greeks newspaper, photos takes from an f-16, including another fighter and the civil airplane... I assumed that one of the fighters crashed with the airplane, but my dad mentioned something about that everybody was died frozen before crashing in the land. I was sleepy and tired, I don't know if I was dreaming or something... Can someone make me a short briefing?

Summary of the inital findings of the investigators here, Farl:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4172740.stm

Mittens was good but oh so tiring (probably the heat.. or lack of comfort quest)

Whee! The swissy Brits made itÃ,  :D. I am an hour from check in, alleged to be in London at 7:30.Ã,  I shall kiss the ground upon landing. Glad everyone made it home, Petey is in bussy transit and Grundislav is at least in London. Thanks for the great time guys, hasta luego! <--(never to soon to start)