Mittens 2011 - UPDATE: aftermath

[Disco]

Mittens will be August 19-26 at this place in Rosslare Strand, Ireland.

Attendees and arrival times:

Disco  10:05
Layabout  10:05
Grundislav  10:30
Snarky  10:35
Esseb  10:35
Cat  11:05
Tier  11:05
bicilotti  12:50
abstauber  17:55
CJ   ferry (in Rosslare ~18:00)
AGA  ferry
Mr Jake  ferry
Creed_Malay  ferry
Kimberleigh  ferry
Mods  ferry
Tzachs  ferry
Noavana  ferry
LimpyFish  local
monsieur_ouxx  local
Miez local-for-a-day


Post-Mittens Weekend in Dublin (with date of departure)

Communal:
Grundislav  (28, 10:30a)
Esseb  (28, 10:35a)
bicilotti  (28, 4:45p)
Pumaman  (28, ferry)
Mr Jake  (28, ferry)
Creed_Malay  (28, ferry)
Kimberleigh  (28, ferry)
Tier (28, ferry)
AGA  (28)
Jen  (28)
Layabout (28)
abstauber
Snarky  (29, 11:15a)
Disco  (29, 12:45p)
Magintz  (29, 12:45p)

(15)

Private:
Cat+bf (28, noon-ish)

(2)

[m0ds]

All of those look good, the Irish one is cheapest it seems! Ha. But yeah that's only 20 people. Is there anything similar Atlantic side?

[LimpingFish]

Regarding Ireland:

One handy thing about Rosslare is that the Europort there has connections to both Wales and France (for people coming from the UK and/or Europe), and a direct train to Dublin.

Wexford itself is a pretty interesting place for Mittens-esque exploration and excursions, though, as can be seen here.

[Grundislav]

http://www.blanchville.ie/interior.html

Not sure how pricey it will be, but this is basically the type of house we've been renting the past few years.

[Creed Malay]

Low cost is good cost! No real preferences for location here, but isn't Ireland kind of self destructing at the moment?
Though the house in Ireland might be cheap, what's other stuff there likely to cost? Dosen't it have a crazy high cost of living?

[Snarky]

I see the self-destructing aspect as a good thing. Somewhere you can stop any random passer-by on the street and say "Hey, I'll give you fifty bucks for your kidney."

So I say Ireland, Iceland or Greece for this year.

Which is to say: Sure, sounds good.

[LimpingFish]

Low cost is good cost! No real preferences for location here, but isn't Ireland kind of self destructing at the moment?
Though the house in Ireland might be cheap, what's other stuff there likely to cost? Dosen't it have a crazy high cost of living?

Yeah, we're like an smelly old tramp lying at the mouth of a dank alley, surrounded by paramedics taking turns to jelly up the defibrillator pads. \o/

Seriously, though, the cost of living has pretty much plateaued.  Everyday prices are reasonable, we just have less ammunition for our money fights.

[m0ds]

http://www.blanchville.ie/interior.html

Remind me not to bring any red wine!

(or win some )

[Dualnames]

I see the self-destructing aspect as a good thing. Somewhere you can stop any random passer-by on the street and say "Hey, I'll give you fifty bucks for your kidney."

So I say Ireland, Iceland or Greece for this year.

Which is to say: Sure, sounds good.

LOL Snarky. I think not to rain on anyone's parade, but since the two countries share a similar economic bloom, at least based on what I see here in Greece, going to Ireland will prove very not worthwhile. Of course it depends, but the prices have skyrocketed here in Greece after the Troica's embark, and I'm assuming the same is about to happen in Ireland as well.

[Darth Mandarb]

My vote would go for Ireland.

My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Europe this summer and it would be awesome to connect it to Mittens. We are planning on starting in Scotland so if Mittens was in Ireland that connection would be easier for us (selfish).

Holland would be awesome too, but I vote for Ireland! 

[LimpingFish]

Of course it depends, but the prices have skyrocketed here in Greece after the Troica's embark, and I'm assuming the same is about to happen in Ireland as well.

Though similarly screwed, our economic rescue plans have less to do with taxation or price increases, and more to do with slashing public spending and welfare. Prices on things like petrol, tobacco, and alcohol, have remained largely unaffected, and the cost of an average weekly shop (of essentials) is more or less in line with general inflation.

Ireland isn't the cheapest country in general, though, but I wouldn't worry about it affecting visitors. There's still plenty of opportunities to save money.

[Wyz]

I'm obligated to come if it's going to be at the place of that second URL, that's like 10 minutes driving from where I live

I don't know if that's going to make Ireland a more interesting choice.

[Bulbapuck]

I'm considering attending my first mittens this year

My vote (if I have one) goes to Holland. Cause it would be my second trip outside Scandinavia I would selfishly prefer a place that's further to the south. But Ireland sounds fun too, so consider this a half-maybe-vote.

[IndieBoy]

Well I've always said I wanted to give this mittens thing a go, and with the possibility of it to be in Ireland this year then it would be the most affordable option for myself. So I vote for Ireland.

[Wersus]

https://booking.casamundo.co.uk/houseinfo.php?SearchId=206666 (This one has a particularly attractive deal of â,¬3247 from August 12-19)

This place sure looks nice. When is this thing going down or is it still completely open?

[Grim]

Ireland, yeah? I could do Ireland... I must consider it this year.

[Dualnames]

Ireland, yeah? I could do Ireland... I must consider it this year.

Don't let him come, he will kill you all and make a game out of it!! 

[FSi++]

I prefer Ireland on the grounds of Irish people speaking a certain English dialect which would probably be more understandable by myself unlike whichever barbaric gibberish people from Holland utter from their mouthes.

[Calin Leafshade]

in my experience the dutch speak better english than english people..

[FSi++]

in my experience the dutch speak better english than english people..

I stand corrected.

Still prefer Ireland though.