I can't even comprehend anything colder than about -10. I mean, what does it even feel like? You're icing the hell up at -5.
I can't even comprehend anything colder than about -10. I mean, what does it even feel like? You're icing the hell up at -5.
It feels like you're in physical pain walking from the doorstep to the car.
I've had -30 in Edmonton. You don't realise how many nasal hairs you have until you feel them freeze.
Anyone got any good plumbing anecdotes?
It was -9 in Flagstaff. The missus wanted to go on the piss. I lolled and we watched Office Space instead.
Was supposed to due to being a threat to society. Unfortunately I'm also a lying bastard, so just blagged my ESTA.Originally Posted by Boydy
What's that? The waiver form you fill in on the way over?
Did they not even check? I'd be far too scared to do that.
You fill out the ESTA form online and print out the cert. Costs a few quid and you've to show it during the US immigration checks.
Online before you leave. Costs about a tenner, but required for entry (unless you obtain a visa).
Nothing. He asked a couple of questions, but only standardised stuff. They can't just drag this stuff up (airport staff anyway). They have to suspect something's up at the time and then make a request to view the records through whoever.
Trump will be on the phone soon enough lad.
You're right though, there's some bloody brilliant little towns in Texas. Wandering around "antique" shops in little hick/cowboy towns is great fun. Far more enjoyable that roaming about a massive bore of a city like Houston.
Austin was great, and there's a couple of really cool towns down by corpus Christie that look like they get wiped out on a ten yearly basis by hurricanes.
I want to go back to Austin just to drive down to Kreutz again. Never missed it any time I was there.
On the other end of the spectrum, when I've been travelling and it's been in the low 30s I thought I wouldn't be able to cope with much higher. Then I went to Madrid and it was 42 degrees and it wasn't that bad really. It wasn't like I was sunbathing in it or anything, but it was bearable walking around.
Madrid is nice and high though, so it's dry heat. If you're somewhere more humid you'd probably croak.
Lisbon in the summer was 35 at night. Fuck off.
Well, it was low 30s one day in the summer and I spent that day in central London before flying back to Jersey. It was fucking terrible. Even the next day at about 27 in Jersey walking out of the office was like walking into a sauna.
Also, Belgium in the summer is so humid. I woke up every morning at Rock Werchter (2011) and Dour (2016) at about 9 soaked with sweat and then clamoured to open the tent and just flopped half out trying to survive. Definitely need a marquee for that, and tin foil around your tent.
I remember being in Berlin and it stayed high 20s right through towards midnight and that was uncomfortable.
I struggle to sleep in anything above about 10 tbh
Phonics is being a bit dramatic. I went for an hours walk a week or so ago when it was just under -20c. It does feel a bit annoying after a while on your cheeks, but otherwise its not that bad. Even -10c with proper wind chill is hell though.
Looking at flying from Manchester to Faro in either June or October. It's more than half the fucking price (Ł200 return for the 3 of us) which means it's worth double the hassle.
June might be too hot though, but October we had a couple of pissy days and it was quite cold at night. Hmm.
Would you not be better driving?
Ok booked 8 days in June, for Ł322 that's including pre-booked seats and 1 20kg hand luggage both ways. Staying with my sister who's taking us to and picking us up from the airport. Not bad eh? Just need to get spending money sorted out.
Is that one 20kg bag between you all?
Yeah and 3x10kg hand luggage suitcases.
EDIT: Bearing in mind we're staying with family, not hotel.
Lol look at me, cheeky promotion and lolworthy payrise and I've turned in to Kiko. Spain in April, Portugal in June. Next I'll have upgraded from Matalan jeans to NEXT!
You can probably game some luggage as baby items (I don't know how old that goes up to). Car seats are legit up until god knows when so you can probably get a bed that looks mysteriously like a suitcase waived through under that rule. I did once, but only because my idiot parents turned up and checked in their hand luggage, leaving me to try and finagle the actual checked bags through without having to pay a fortune.
We got a booster seat over there but mostly don't bother. Somehow it's alright in an almost 3rd world country with appalling driving safety.
It's alright if you stay on the toll road as almost no one else uses it, particularly not the drunk locals.
I thought the Algarve was pretty shit in October so June sounds a better bet. That said, it looked like it had the capacity to be shit in any weather.
It is pretty shit. Full of twats who think they're too refined for the Costa Del sol so they go one micro step step further up the ladder.
Kind of sums Magic up to be honest.
Step step what is it a fucking boogie. Cunt.
Maybe he really is the new kiko.
The Dunnes Store equivalent.
A less cuntish one anyway.
That's a serious compliment right there. I aspire to be a less cuntish version of Kiko.
Does Kiko only go on holidays you can collect vouchers in The Sun for too, then?
Two days left.
Nothing wrong with theŁ9.50 holidays.
FYI I just bought some Euros for 1.16. Probably the best rate it's ever going to be pre-BREXIT.
*checks before leaving in April*
1.57!!! Oh man!
Just booked a trip to Krakow for late April/early May.
You won't regret that.
I have no idea if that's sarcastic or not.
now that I read it back...
It's not though. Class spot.
I'm in Antwerp the weekend coming for a birthday. They apparently party very hard on their ridiculous strength beer. Rip.
Vhere is ze stooone?
Drank some of the gin by the way. Very nice with tonic.
Is it 40%?
I'm slowly building up to an excuse to miss Scotland
37.5
I must get some but not at that price.
Cracking city - check out their train station: it's genuinely phenomenal. Double or triple (?) decked tracks, layered vertically on top of each other
http://www.theofficialmissscotland.com ?I'm slowly building up to an excuse to miss Scotland
If only.
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