Mittens Benidorm 2006 - WED 16 AUG to WED 23 AUG

[Sinitrena]

Sinitrena, asap as you book you'll enter in definitives.

All right, now it's really definite. I've booked.

Girl, it's impossible to feel bad at mittens, for one reason. You really got to be really bastard for having bad stories with this pure-harted guys... And really bastard people does not travel 1000 milles for meeting internet mates! So, don't be nervous.

You're all great people, I know  I'm sure I will enjoy mittens.

[Andail]

Don't know where I will live by then. Chances are I go back to Sweden to work, in which case I might go with Chrille as per usual. Or I might stay in Brighton. Who knows?

Anyhow, you know I will be there somehow, spontaneously showing up with my backback when you least expect it.

[m0ds]

It wouldn't be Mittens without you! So make sure you, your rucksack AND your cagoule are there

[monkey0506]

Hey...I'm going to be working for my aunt and uncle all summer...sooo...I might have cash!  And with Mittens being in August...I might be able to goooo!!!!  That would be so cool.  Well...we'll see how things unfold.

[FruitTree]

good news, I got a new job wich means cashflow so I'm really gonna try to come this year!
(I say that every year I know)
I'll keep all a you updated!

is there a deadline farl? a date on wich I HAVE to confirm or something?

[MrColossal]

I don't know if Farlander knows this... But Jess and I are down for a good maybe.

[m0ds]

Good!

..Maybe.

[Pumaman]

AGA, scotch and myself are planning to get a flight to Barcelona and then train/bus/hire car it down to Benidorm, since that would work out cheaper than the rather expensive direct flights to Alicante; and perhaps go down a day early or come back a day late, to have some time to explore Barcelona.

Anyone else interested in doing this?

[Disco]

Magintz and I are up for this, we will already be in Barcelona when you arrive, and I personally have nothing against adding an extra day to my trip . Count us in.

[magintz]

Yea, Like Disco said, we'll be in Barcelona then, so we are definatly up for travelling partners. A car might be a bit uncomfortable with 5 of us all the way to Alicante. Don't know how long it would take.

[Disco]

Perhaps a van then, which would prove more useful in Benidorm anyways. We expected to pay â,¬47.40 for a single ticket on the Euromed (Barcelona > Alicante) and fly back from Alicante, but if we hire a van from Barcelona and the current five of us chip in the money we would spend on a return train ticket (â,¬379.50), we could have the fun of traveling independently and have a vehicle for Mittens activities. I'm not sure how much that costs in Europe though  .

[Kinoko]

Whoa, hang on.

Spain?? I really wanted to go to Spain this year.

August?? That's the month where I have no work and will be bumming around Japan waiting for my visa to run out.

Can I come? o_o

[Pet Terry]

AGA, scotch and myself are planning to get a flight to Barcelona and then train/bus/hire car it down to Benidorm, since that would work out cheaper than the rather expensive direct flights to Alicante; and perhaps go down a day early or come back a day late, to have some time to explore Barcelona.

Anyone else interested in doing this?

I am. I'll check the prices of flights to see whether I'll fly to London first or straight to Barcelona from Helsinki. I'll get back to you later.

E D I T
It seems flying straight to Barcelona would be only few tens of euros cheaper than flying straight to Alicante. We'll see what I'm going to do.

[SSH]

Buy an old London bus and make it a "Summer Holiday"!

[Nacho]

You are free to do whatever you want people. But it's going to be a long trip from Barcelona to Alicante, with the unconvenience that Alicante is more to the south than Benidorm, so, you'll have to go Barcelona-Valencia by Euromed (dunno if there is Euromed Barcelona to Alicante, probably yes, though...) And then bus to Benidorm.

But, anyway, Barcelona is a must see... If you finally decide to go, make me know to preppair a short dossier about it.

EDIT: Layabout, Creed Malay, Spleen, Mattgoble, Chicky, Radiant, Monkey_05_06 and FruitTree. We are getting really close to the cipher I am going to stop accepting mitteners (If everyone of the members with preference can come, with is still difficult, though...) So, make me know how is your status.

(The preferences in case of being forced to decide between members will be done considering if you have attended mittens, or any other AGS meeting before, and the date of registration, if needed in case of draw)

[Grundislav]

Well, just to be clear I am about 95% sure I can come to Mittens, so put me down as a definite maybe.  As usual I won't know for sure until about June or maybe July, because it's all about getting the time off.

[Disco]

You are free to do whatever you want people. But it's going to be a long trip from Barcelona to Alicante.

Grund and I are from the US, remember? We generally consider a long drive to anything greater that 8 hours It's just four hours to get to Alicante from Barcelona by train. If I were to drive to my brother's house it would take 6 1/2 hours, and we live in the same state !

[Nacho]

Seeing the whole stuff with that perspective you are right. I was forgetting how adventurous this mittens trips are. I was just keeping in mind my last trip, with an american-cuban slave being our driver...

Ok. Things are going to be this way. I have the list, it's very close to 30. The list is made with Mittens regulars and some brave mittens newbies who had the guts to book in a great advance of time.

Some other members who haven't really booked but have expressed a serious intention to come, will have ensured a place, by "rank" (Darth Mandarb is a moderator, Eric is moderator, and hosted Mittens 2004 with Jess)

In no particular order...

1.Nacho (Farlander)
2.Lorena (LaLore)
3.Quintaros
4.Chris (Pumaman)
5.Adam (DarkStalkey)
6.Petter (Andail)
7.Becky
8.Telemachus (Helm)
9.Petteri Aartolahti (Petteri)
10.Mattglobe
11.Gary (Magintz)
12.Kenneth (Disco)
13.Mark (m0ds)
14.Inga
15.Chrille
16.Francisco (Grundislav)
17.Blazej (Goldmund)
18.Dominika
19.Berian (AGA)
20.David Scott (scotch)
21.Tom (custard)
21.Eric (MrColossal)
22.Jess
23.Jeremy Page (Darth Mandarb)
24.Sara
25.Kinoko
26? (And future husband?)

I have two more guys who have been regulars, but I haven't been able to contact with them. Anyway, they will have a place till the latest moment.

26. 2ma2.
27. JET XL

27. Layabout
28.Radiant
29.Monkey_05_06

So... the list is closed, If you want to come and don't see your name here, post about it here, and I'll pust you in the list 2. As soon as any of the members on the list 1 fall, you'll promote. Some of the members in the list 1 WON'T ATTEND, I am quite sure, so, don't lose the hope.

If there is finally more than 30 people, we will see what we can do, but it will probably be necessary to set a "ranking" of importance according to if you have came to previous mittens. (For example, it should have more sense to allow Layabout, who knows some of the members by brittens, than an unknown member...)

Sounds horrible, but I think it's fair.

If you see your name in the list above but you do have serious doubts about comming, PM ME, and we will see if it should be fair to move you from list 1.

Be quick, I am going to go to the campsite and try to put money in DAYS.

Thanks!

EDIT: Tom, AKA Custard is out of the list 1.
EDIT 2: Wooter AKA JET XL is out as well...
EDIT 3: Kinoko's future husband is out... from the list, and from the wedding. So, Laya, Radiant, and Monkey_05_06 are in. I still hope Tom AKA custard will come, but there is still gaps in the list.

[monkey0506]

I was worried this might happen.  Until I get a reply from my aunt I'll have no idea how much money I'll be making.  And flights from Oregon, USA to Spain are fecking expensive.  Just...give me a few days to get a reply.  Please?

I know I'm a low-priority n00b, but I'm only turning 18 in 5 days, so I couldn't have gone before.

[magintz]

I think the idea Farlander has proposed is fair, and hope that everyone agrees.