Mittens 2011 - UPDATE: aftermath

Grim · Sat 08/01/2011 19:06:29

Quote from: Dualnames on Sat 08/01/2011 05:13:24
Quote from: Grim on Sat 08/01/2011 03:50:32
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!!

Ok then, let's go to Greece instead ( *sharpening his knives...*)

Dualnames · Sat 08/01/2011 19:28:41

Quote from: Grim on Sat 08/01/2011 19:06:29
Quote from: Dualnames on Sat 08/01/2011 05:13:24
Quote from: Grim on Sat 08/01/2011 03:50:32
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!!

Ok then, let's go to Greece instead ( *sharpening his knives...*)

[dramatic voice]Dualnames yells[/dramatic voice]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Layabout · Sun 09/01/2011 04:15:56

Me and my lady friend are also trying to plan a trip to Europe to coincide with this. Dates would be excellent.

Stupot · Sun 09/01/2011 06:58:08

I'll be returning from my year abroad in Japan and going back to uni in Newcastle in late-Aug/early Sept. I would love to be able to join Mittens. I'll have to figure out exactly how my schedule will work, coz I also want to pop to Korea for a week or so during that time. But If it's in Ireland or Holland I'm definitely interested.

AGA · Thu 10/02/2011 21:25:16

So...

Pumaman · Thu 10/02/2011 21:28:54

Is anyone volunteering to host / book it this year?

Dualnames · Thu 10/02/2011 21:30:31

Quote from: Pumaman on Thu 10/02/2011 21:28:54
Is anyone volunteering to host / book it this year?

Are we speaking Ireland?

Miez · Fri 11/02/2011 00:10:08

I'd be all for Ireland. I've been to Holland; it's flat and dull and the weed's hardly as good as is commonly believed.

Chicky · Fri 11/02/2011 00:15:03

Quote from: Miez on Fri 11/02/2011 00:10:08
I'd be all for Ireland. I've been to Holland; it's flat and dull and the weed's hardly as good as is commonly believed.

Haha nice, this man knows what he is talking about.

I'm totally for Ireland!

LimpingFish · Fri 11/02/2011 01:49:38

Right, so if it is Ireland, the next step is to decide where in Ireland.

Disco posted this at the start of the thread - http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/rosslare-strand/124894 - and I vote for this exact place, for the same reasons I highlighted in my response to Disco.

Looking at their booking website, we could get 10 days in the middle of June (13-23) for 2857 magic euro beans, or 143 beans per head. That seems to be the largest chunk of days we could bag in the JUN/JUL season.

If somebody wants to take a stab at handling the booking transaction, seeing as I couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery, then we would be well on our way to being sorted.

Or we could keep looking.

m0ds · Fri 11/02/2011 02:02:26

I agree that place looks great and the price is very tempting. I like the cinema room. And who wouldn't want to go somewhere that's near a place called Horetown

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Fri 11/02/2011 02:14:04

Lovegrove in Horetown: Coming 2011.

Disco · Fri 11/02/2011 02:19:33

I am tentatively raising my hand for the hosting responsibility this year, pending my lovely tax rebate, the next couple paycheques, and perhaps an early Mittener deposit or two. Ten days would be amazing for that price as long as we can organise it to include two weekends so everyone's employers won't go berserk. That time period LimpyFish mentioned is over my birthday as well

What say ye people? is 10 days too much to be around each other?

Alternatively, we could go for 9 days/8 nights from August 20-28 for â,¬2286. I have â,¬4.19 on me left from my recent Alps adventure so that makes it â,¬2281-something.

m0ds · Fri 11/02/2011 02:52:13

Quote from: ProgZmax on Fri 11/02/2011 02:14:04
Lovegrove in Horetown: Coming 2011.

You're right Shane, Yufster does live pretty close by

cat · Fri 11/02/2011 08:38:11

Ireland is fine for me, but I'm not sure about this special house. It seems to be in a peaceful neighbourhood and I'd prefer a rather remote place like the villa where we can make noise without beeing shouted at. 10 days is a lot but it depends on the days i.e. if two weekends are included.

Dualnames · Fri 11/02/2011 10:33:42

Quote from: Mods on Fri 11/02/2011 02:52:13
Quote from: ProgZmax on Fri 11/02/2011 02:14:04
Lovegrove in Horetown: Coming 2011.

You're right Shane, Yufster does live pretty close by

This time just take pictures. Or it didn't happen.

Iliya · Fri 11/02/2011 12:05:44

Mittens in Bulgaria is a cheap option.

LimpingFish · Fri 11/02/2011 19:27:32

Quote from: cat on Fri 11/02/2011 08:38:11
Ireland is fine for me, but I'm not sure about this special house. It seems to be in a peaceful neighbourhood and I'd prefer a rather remote place like the villa where we can make noise without beeing shouted at. 10 days is a lot but it depends on the days i.e. if two weekends are included.

When you're talking about twenty or so people and making it remote, you start to enter castle-type territory.

Or places like...

http://www.holidayhomesdirect.ie/12270/

...which might work, but is also almost twice the cost.

The good thing about the Rosslare site is that it's a direct link to both the UK and Europe; as far as I can tell, people who wanted to bring a car could just drive onto a ferry at Fishguard or Cherbourg, and get off at the Europort with just a relatively short drive to the house.

As for days, the best weekend-inclusive deal, would be the 17th to the 23rd - basically a Thursday to Thursday week costing 2000 euro - since other weekends seems to be booked in the Jun/Jul season.

Disco · Sat 12/02/2011 17:27:36

There is a big-ass castle in Scotland that is going for Â£4595 for 22 people / Â£208 a head for the week:

http://www.craigrowniecastle.co.uk/section/home.1.html

Castle anyone?

The currency may still be pounds...but they have their own notes so it is kind of like going abroad for the UK peoples.

Creed Malay · Sat 12/02/2011 17:34:17

tempting as a castle is, I'm liking the sound of the first place mooted. Nice amenities, and cheap!

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