Mittens Benidorm 2006 - WED 16 AUG to WED 23 AUG

edmundito · Fri 16/09/2005 22:57:11

Quote from: magintz on Fri 16/09/2005 21:18:53
Ah, just a quick thought. Is this going to be the same old 5 days, because I wouldn't mind spending some more time in Spain looking at the local culture and brushing up on my Spanish, so if anyone else plans on doing the same, let us try to organise something closer to the date.

As I said, I want to go to Madrid and Barcelona to look at the museums and architecture, though I bet some relatives of mine want to come as well, so maybe they can drop me off at mittens and get me in a week or maybe I can go to part of mittens or something... or maybe they want to hang out with us adventure nerd studionaires.

Disco · Sat 17/09/2005 03:51:36

Quote from: Farlander on Fri 16/09/2005 18:38:50
Ibiza in August is a huge rave disco.

You think I would have a problem with this?

*counts no votes*

Well damn, I guess I'll have to go some other time :'(

Quote from: magintz on Fri 16/09/2005 21:18:53
I wouldn't mind spending some more time in Spain looking at the local culture and brushing up on my Spanish, so if anyone else plans on doing the same, let us try to organise something closer to the date.

Assuming I can arrange $3000 in the next 9.5 months (which I can), I'll be spending six weeks in Europe in which I plan to attend a few different places, pre-Mittens Spain included. We could totally ogle at the local culture and brush up on our Spanish

magintz · Tue 20/09/2005 20:31:08

For Â£285 I can get a Euro-Train card and travel all over Europe for one month with this one travel card. Hopefully I will be able to see some sites on my way down to Mittens and then see some more on my way back. Best start saving money now because this will probably be very expensive.

Link - http://www.statravel.co.uk/c_busandrail/europe_interrail.asp

Although these trains only go to Malaga and Barcelona as the closet point to Benidorm :/

Disco · Wed 21/09/2005 04:11:13

Whee! I have a potential backpacking partner

My plans, if I can seduce AGA into a 3rd week of July Wellies, were to take a 6-day backpackers tour of Scotland straight after Brittens, hang around Bayswater- London for a week, head for Paris for a few days before exploiting Portugal and riding bikes to the cotton candy stand with Brisby, and check out the champagÃ±e en EspaÃ±a for a bit before Mittens. Whew, six weeks in one sentence!1

Sorry I've been drinking

Nacho · Wed 21/09/2005 08:06:45

Yeah! Fool drunk! We drink "CAVA", not Champagne!

magintz · Wed 21/09/2005 09:25:21

Yay, looking forward to this. Although I don't plan to spend 6 weeks. But I do want to see Italy and Spain, and it would be nice to see Germany and France.

At the moment I'm mainly interested in the capitals but it depends on my budget / time allowance. Obviously the more time and money I have the more I will see.

How much are youth hostels nowadays around Europe.

SSH · Wed 21/09/2005 09:42:12

If you like waterfalls, I'd recommend going to see La Monesteria del Piedra just off N11 Madrid-Zaragoza. It's really beautiful: http://www.coloredhome.com/Monasterio%20de%20Piedra/Monasterio_de_Piedra.htm

In Italy, Venice is incredible, but I've only really been there, Verona, and Catania

Interrail cards vary in price according to the countries you go to. When I did it, I went round Germany, Poland, Czech Repulbic, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland

Pumaman · Tue 17/01/2006 21:15:14

Quote from: Farlander on Fri 16/09/2005 21:16:52
Hey suckers! I told that it's going to be the last week of August!

Is this now definite? If so, do you mean the week commencing 21st or 28th August?

Sorry to drag this thread back up but I've just found out I've got a friend's wedding on Saturday 26th so it'd be good to get some confirmation of the Mittens dates.

Disco · Tue 17/01/2006 23:19:32

Quote from: Pumaman on Tue 17/01/2006 21:15:14
Is this now definite? If so, do you mean the week commencing 21st or 28th August?

The week commencing the 28th would cut into many people's learning experiences (for me the 28th is either the day before or day of my first class...but I don't care

), so perhaps a mid-week start and end date are in order, perhaps Wednesday (16th-23rd)? Mid-week is usually cheaper anyways.

Quote from: Pumaman on Tue 17/01/2006 21:15:14
I've just found out I've got a friend's wedding on Saturday 26th

CJ, that would give you a few days before the wedding in case you have to take back your tuxedo after a week of feasting on oil-heavy cuisine

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Pet Terry · Wed 18/01/2006 11:52:27

Quote from: Disco on Tue 17/01/2006 23:19:32
perhaps Wednesday (16th-23rd)? Mid-week is usually cheaper anyways.

I told this to Farlander and he said he would call the campsite soon ask about the prices. Personally, I would prefer mid-August over the last week of August, and I hear other people prefer that too.

We need info!!

magintz · Sat 21/01/2006 13:14:07

Anytime should be fine for me, i just have to book some time off work.

Nacho · Sat 21/01/2006 13:16:34

I'll ask for prices and put the table here... ^_^

Nacho · Fri 03/02/2006 15:24:50

Good news... There's no need to book. In the campsite there has been no problems for getting place in late august. I obviously overrated the sex appeal of my town. The area of the plots is 80 square meters, enough for 3 or 4 tents.

This are the prices. The guy at reception warned they can be as much 3% high. Remember to add the 7% tax. You gotta pay per day and person, and per tent, so, the most people per tent, the cheaper! (Orgy!!!)

Petter warned me that flights are chaper in wednesday, so... I suggest to book from wednesday 23rd to monday 28th. Please drop your opinion here!

BOYD1981 · Fri 03/02/2006 16:56:54

how are you supposed to sleep inside a lightbulb?

Haddas · Fri 03/02/2006 18:05:11

I think it means the price of electricity stays constant thrugh the dates. You can watch TV in your tents! And power your tools! such as vibrating... toothbrushes!

Nacho · Fri 03/02/2006 18:32:59

People with children (Nikolas and SSH were interested in being in hotels)... please tell me if you can come in this dates, I will gather info about Hotels in the vicinity (Lope de Vega, Venus, Helios and Pueblo, though...) And "very likelies" miteneers, please, tell your opinion about the date.

Disco · Fri 03/02/2006 18:40:41

August 23-28th means CJ will have to choose between Mittens and his friend's wedding. I would hate to be him in that situation $:-\$ .

Quote from: Pumaman on Tue 17/01/2006 21:15:14
Sorry to drag this thread back up but I've just found out I've got a friend's wedding on Saturday 26th.

Quote from: Petteri on Wed 18/01/2006 11:52:27
Personally, I would prefer mid-August over the last week of August, and I hear other people prefer that too.

Quote from: Disco on Tue 17/01/2006 23:19:32
The week commencing the 28th would cut into many people's learning experiences (for me the 28th is either the day before or day of my first class...but I don't care )

well, I care a little bit actually.

Pet Terry · Fri 03/02/2006 18:58:35

Agreed, something like 16th - 23rd would be worth considering.

Nikolas · Fri 03/02/2006 19:00:59

Farlander, I don't want to drag the thing up and down the dates withou being sure.

Me and mainly my wife have a tradition of deciding a bit late of what we'll do for the summer. And with the maternity leave she has, along with a chance of a new job we have no idea for the summer yet. So for the moment don't consider me at all, and if things work well, I'll definately arrange something through you or SSH (if he has arranged something as well).

magintz · Fri 03/02/2006 19:52:50

16th - 23rd would be much better for me as well, and I believe AGA as Reading festival is on the last weekend of August, and I really want to go to that as well.