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Nerd Olympics

2006-07-11T20:06:10Z

62.255.32.12: /* Round 1 */

== Nerd Olympic Board ==

As many of you will know, we have decided to form an executive committee to decide the nature, content and venue of the Nerd Olympics, known as the Nerd Olympic Board, or NOB for short.

What we haven't discussed yet is a leader and forgive me if I am speaking out of turn, but I would like to nominate Marc as the head of this board. Would other nerd members please indicate if you think Marc is a NOB-head as well.

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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Marc should be the NOB-head !! Marc should not be the NOB-head
|-
| Marc ||
|-
| Abi ||
|-
| Neil (Marc is a natural) ||
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|Lee||
|-
|}
</center>

== Venue ==

Is any-one interested in having round 1 of the nerd olympics this weekend? At our flat (Neil & Abi)? It'd just be a good excuse to play SingStar. Abi's working on Saturday but people could come round Saturday evening and have some events on Sunday morning? I'll have to hunt out a good pool pub. We could formulate a final list of events for round 1 in the meantime via the Wiki.

'''Note''': Tim can't make this weekend, and doubtless other people won't be able to too, so we'd have to think of another date. Any ideas?

'''Note''': Lee also can't make this weekend as she is moving house!!!!! Her room is now a moving mess, but it is all very exciting.

Next weekend is proms in the park

Maybe the weekend after that (22nd & 23rd) or in six weekends time?

22nd & 23rd is good for me - ''Neil''

'''Note''': Please don't have it without Lee. She really wants to play too...

== Round 1 ==

; Specialist round : We could have a short quiz where everybody answers questions on somebody else's special chosen subject. We could agree the subjects beforehand to prevent people from picking stupid topics. We'd have to think of someway to stop people picking impossible to answer questions that nobody would ever know though.

; Pool : Standard knock-out tournament, à la the world cup? I think the hotel across the road has pool but I'd have to investigate prices.

; Death-tank : Simple - depending on number of players, everyone can just play at once

; Singstar : Some kind of complicated system where you have home and away matches so that you get to choose the song on home matches or something

; Typing : Take it in turns typing up a letter and deduct marks for accuracy?

; Tetris : The original GameBoy version, most lines in 10 minutes or something? - how about some sort of tournament involving head-to-head matches, as we did in A-levels?

We could collect points for each round with points for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Is this too anal to bother with? No. It'll be fun.

== Rough Event Ideas ==

* Typing
* Arm wrestling
* Pin the tail on the donkey
* Swerve (fun, four-player computer, high-paced game)
* Variety of runs
* Long jump (Long jump????????? - you what?)
* Tetris
* Spelin'
* IQ (or something like Raven's Matricies)- I must be very thick, what are raven matricies?
* Downing a pint - draught
* Not downing a pint and liking your ale in little sips test
* Dancing game
* Bop it
* Lung capacity
* General grammmar and punctuation test (with extra points for the vehemency of your convinctions)
* Pool competiton
* Taste test
* Curry taste test (if you can handle a vindaloo test)
* Count to 100 (one, two, miss a few, ninety-nine, a hundred)
* Middle C
* Specialist round (like on Mastermind)
* Pictionary
* Table tennis
* Table football
* Darts
* Spot the dots
* Sudoku
* Calculator speed relay
* The biscuit game
* Internet fact search
* Mallet's Mallet
* Name game
* Stop watch
* Banzai
* Guess the song
* Death Tank
* Skimming (boing boing boing - not with my phone)
* Staring
* Eating doughnuts (no licking lips)
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2
* Lighting a fire
* Classic nerdy rock song lyric test
* The calcultor game
* ASAP
* Synonym game for rude body parts
* Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy Color (remember that?)
* Scrabble! (so Abi can get some points..) - oi! I can get points! Maybe not in the biscuit game...
* Make a rocket like they did on Beauty and the Geek
* Complete the Red Dwarf quote
* Weight to height ratios (skinniest wins)
* Worst eyesight
* 'Success with the ladies' test
* Odd habits / phobias / general anti-social behaviour test
* Testo de povo kompreni esperantajn frazojn
* Geocaching time trial!
* The great "can you taste the difference between bottled water, tap water and filtered water?" test - wot like they did on BBC Breakfast News?
* Singstar
* The guitar game
* Krypton Factor style game

== Singstar song list ==

In case anybody wants to practice, here's the list of songs in Singstar. We don't have the Rocks! disc because it doesn't work on my Playstation ([http://arewold.wordpress.com/singstar-rocks-problems-technical-issues/ singstar rocks! technical issues]).

{| border=1
! Artist !! Song !! Game
|-
|A-Ha
|Take On Me
|Singstar
|-
|Alice Cooper
|Poison
|80s
|-
|Alicia Keys
|Fallin'
|Party
|-
|Annie
|Heartbeat
|Pop
|-
|Ashford & Simpson
|Solid
|Party
|-
|Ashlee Simpson
|Pieces of Me
|Pop
|-
|Atomic Kitten
|Eternal Flame
|Singstar
|-
|Avril Lavigne
|Sk8er Boi
|Pop
|-
|Avril Lavigne
|Complicated
|Singstar
|-
|Belinda Carlisle
|Heaven Is A Place On Earth
|80s
|-
|Beyonce
|Crazy in Love
|Pop
|-
|Bill Withers
|Ain't No Sunshine
|Party
|-
|Billy Joel
|Uptown Girl
|80s
|-
|Black Eyed Peas
|Shut Up
|Pop
|-
|Blink-182
|What's My Age Again
|Pop
|-
|Blondie
|Heart of Glass
|Singstar
|-
|Blondie
|Atomic
|80s
|-
|Blu Cantrell
|Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
|Party
|-
|Blue
|One Love
|Singstar
|-
|Bob Marley
|No Woman No Cry
|Party
|-
|Buggles
|Video Killed The Radio Star
|Party
|-
|Busted
|Year 3000
|Party
|-
|Busted
|Crashed the Wedding
|Singstar
|-
|Carl Douglas
|Kung Fu Fighting
|Singstar
|-
|Culture Club
|Karma Chameleon
|80s
|-
|Cyndi Lauper
|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
|Party
|-
|Dandy Warhols
|Bohemian Like You
|Pop
|-
|Daniel Bedingfield
|If You're Not the One
|Singstar
|-
|Deee-Lite
|Groove is in the Heart
|Singstar
|-
|Destiny's Child
|Survivor
|Party
|-
|Dexy's Midnight Runners
|Come On Eileen
|80s
|-
|Dido
|Thank You
|Singstar
|-
|Dido
|White Flag
|Party
|-
|Dolly Parton
|Nine To Five
|80s
|-
|Duran Duran
|Rio
|80s
|-
|Duran Duran
|Hungry Like The Wolf
|Party
|-
|Elton John & Kiki Dee
|Don't Go Breaking My Heart
|Party
|-
|Elvis
|Suspicious Minds
|Singstar
|-
|Elvis
|Way Down
|Party
|-
|Erasure
|A Little Respect
|80s
|-
|Erik B. and Rakim
|Paid in Full
|Pop
|-
|Europe
|The Final Countdown
|80s
|-
|Fairground Attraction
|Perfect
|80s
|-
|Foreigner
|I Want To Know What Love Is
|80s
|-
|Fountains of Wayne
|Stacy's Mom
|Pop
|-
|Frankie Goes to Hollywood
|The Power of Love
|80s
|-
|Franz Ferdinand
|Take Me Out
|Party
|-
|George Michael
|Careless Whisper
|Singstar
|-
|George Michael
|Faith
|Party
|-
|Girls Aloud
|Love Machine
|Pop
|-
|Good Charlotte
|I Just Wanna Live
|Pop
|-
|Good Charlotte
|Girls and Boys
|Singstar
|-
|Hoobastank
|The Reason
|Pop
|-
|Jamelia
|Superstar
|Singstar
|-
|Jamelia
|Stop
|Pop
|-
|Jamiroquai
|Cosmic Girl
|Party
|-
|Javine
|Real Things
|Party
|-
|Jay Sean
|Eyes on You
|Pop
|-
|Joss Stone
|Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)
|Pop
|-
|Kate Bush
|Running Up That Hill
|80s
|-
|Katrina And The Waves
|Walking on Sunshine
|80s
|-
|Keane
|Somewhere Only We Know
|Pop
|-
|Kylie Minogue
|I Should Be So Lucky
|Party
|-
|Kylie Minogue
|In Your Eyes
|Pop
|-
|Lemar
|50:50
|Singstar
|-
|Liberty X
|Just A Little
|Singstar
|-
|Little Richard
|Tutti Frutti
|Party
|-
|Madness
|Our House
|80s
|-
|Madonna
|Like a Virgin
|Singstar
|-
|Madonna
|Material Girl
|80s
|-
|Manfred Mann
|Do Wah Diddy Diddy
|Pop
|-
|Marillion
|Kayleigh
|80s
|-
|Marilyn Manson
|Personal Jesus
|Pop
|-
|Maroon5
|This Love
|Party
|-
|McFly
|Obviously
|Pop
|-
|Mis-Teeq
|Scandalous
|Singstar
|-
|Motörhead
|Ace of Spades
|Singstar
|-
|Natasha Bedingfield
|Single
|Party
|-
|Natasha Bedingfield
|These Words
|Pop
|-
|Nena
|99 Red Balloons
|80s
|-
|Outkast
|Roses
|Pop
|-
|Petula Clark
|Downtown
|Singstar
|-
|Pink
|Just Like A Pill
|Party
|-
|Pink
|Get The Party Started
|Singstar
|-
|Rick Astley
|Never Gonna Give You Up
|Singstar
|-
|Ricky Martin
|Livin' La Vida Loca
|Singstar
|-
|Robbie Williams
|Let Me Entertain You
|Pop
|-
|Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue
|Kids
|Pop
|-
|Ronan Keating & Yusuf Islam
|Father and Son
|Pop
|-
|Roy Orbison
|Pretty Woman
|Singstar
|-
|Run DMC
|It's Tricky
|80s
|-
|S Club
|Don't Stop Movin'
|Singstar
|-
|Scissor Sisters
|Take Your Mama
|Party
|-
|Simple Minds
|Don't You (Forget About Me)
|80s
|-
|Sister Sledge
|We Are Family
|Pop
|-
|Soft Cell
|Tainted Love
|80s
|-
|Sonny & Cher
|I Got You Babe
|Party
|-
|Sophie Ellis-Bextor
|Murder on the Dancefloor
|Singstar
|-
|Spandau Ballet
|Gold
|Party
|-
|Spice Girls
|Who Do You Think You Are
|Party
|-
|Starship
|We Built This City
|80s
|-
|Steppenwolf
|Born to be Wild
|Pop
|-
|Sugababes
|Round Round
|Singstar
|-
|Survivor
|Eye Of The Tiger
|80s
|-
|Tears For Fears
|Everybody Wants To Rule The World
|80s
|-
|The Beautiful South
|A Little Time
|Party
|-
|The Clash
|Should I Stay or Should I Go?
|Pop
|-
|The Cure
|Just Like Heaven
|80s
|-
|The Darkness
|I Believe in a Thing Called Love
|Singstar
|-
|The Foundations
|Build Me Up Buttercup
|Party
|-
|The Hives
|Main Offender
|Pop
|-
|The Police
|Every Breath You Take
|Party
|-
|The Pretenders
|Brass In Pocket
|80s
|-
|Tiffany
|I Think We're Alone Now
|Party
|-
|Tina Turner
|Simply The Best
|80s
|-
|Tom Jones
|It's Not Unusual
|Pop
|-
|Vanilla Ice
|Ice Ice Baby
|80s
|-
|Village People
|YMCA
|Singstar
|-
|Westlife
|World of Our Own
|Singstar
|-
|Wham!
|Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
|80s
|}

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2006-07-11T20:04:35Z

62.255.32.12:

Isle Of Wight

2006-07-11T19:59:05Z

62.255.32.12: /* Marc's Spend! */

[[Image:Isle_o13.gif|center]]

== Holiday Brief ==

Some photos are now up at http://www.indivisibilities.com/gallery/

For the bank holday at the end of May, we should go to the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. We can go from Saturday to Monday if it's possible. There are a few things that need to be organised, but it shouldn't be too hard, wight?!

== Weather ==
'''BBC (Saturday 27th)''' -

[[Image:Isleofwightweather.JPG | The weather as predicted on Saturday 27th/May]]

== Who's coming ==

[[Image:tick.gif]] Marc - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Rebecca (Ben's Cookies flavoured) - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Caz - 99.4% probability

[[Image:tick.gif]] Tom - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Matt - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Lee - definite

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Tim - may have to book assuming not coming

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Sissy - may have to book assuming not coming

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Mildred - definite

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Definitely - Maybe

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Dr Sloan - too busy

Definites - 6, Maybes - 2, Made up People - 3

== Transport there and back ==

[[Image:Dinghy_2a.jpg|left]]

This has now been booked -

[http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/redfunnel/travel/html/main2.shtml Red Funnel] - 2 x (Car + 3 people) = £139

Out-bound: Saturday 27/05/06 - 4pm from Southampton to East Cowes

Return Journey: Monday 29/05/06 - 1.30pm from East Cowes to Southampton

check-in time: at least 30 mins before departure time. We just have to present our booking no.s: 2906126, 2906215

transit time: 55 mins

Our vehicle ferry terminal in Southampton (Terminal 1) can be found at Dock Gate
7 on Town Quay Road, S014 2AQ - follow signs to Southampton Waterfront. Our Isle
of Wight vehicle terminal is at Trinity Yard, East Cowes PO32 6RF.

== Where we'll stay ==

[[Image:Sandown.jpg|right|Where's Wally?]]

We're staying in Sandown now in the [http://www.chesterlodgehotel.co.uk/ Chester Lodge Hotel]. The cost is £28ppn and two car parking spaces are available for us. There will be three single rooms and one triple room.

The hotel blurb is as follows:

"We are a friendly family run 16 bedroom hotel. Our detached residence stands in its
own grounds and is situated in an ideal position in the best part of Sandown. just
minutes to shops and facing the sea - many of our rooms are sea view!

Sandown has a lovely climate, having held the "All England" sunshine record for many
years. Safe, sandy beaches, pier, picturesque wooded roads, fantastic views from
"The Downs" and extensive attractions all make for a perfect holiday or short break.

Sandown is a family resort. There are nightclubs, pubs, restaurants and cafes. The
kids will have hours of fun on Browns Pitch and Putt whilst close by is the Zoo with
tiger sanctuary. Sandown also has an 18-hole golf course, small airport where you
can take a pleasure flight and even a Dinosaur Museum where you can wonder at the
Prehistoric Visitors that the Island used to cater for.

We are easily accessible to all amenities and have a bus stop 100 yards away with
links to all areas of the Island and the Sandown tour."

There's a pretty cool webcam at http://www.camvista.com/england/other/isleofwight_sandown.php?pageMode=nonjava .

=== Getting to the Hotel ===

[[Image:hotelloc.gif|Hotel Map]]

The Chester Lodge Hotel
7 Beachfield Road
Sandown
Isle Of Wight
PO36 8NA

'''Lat:''' 50:39:09N (50.6525)
'''Lon:''' 1:09:34W (-1.1595)

However you travel, when you have reached Sandown, The Chester Lodge is situated
past all of shops and approximatly 200 yards from the post office on the right hand
side.

==The Natives==

[[Image:monkeyisland3cannibals.PNG|right|Natives]]

The earliest known inhabitants of the island are dinosaurs, some of whose bones have been discovered in recent times. Dinosaur Isle is a museum in Sandown which displays many of these relics.

The native-born islanders have a very strong sense of local identity, sometimes thinking of the Island almost as though England were a separate country.

The natives were formerly cannibals, later reforming into vegetarians who look after the island.

At first you may feel out of place, but the islanders are mainly friendly, and will make you feel at home.
 

== What we'll do ==

=== On The Way Down ===

==== Shakeaway ====
[[Image:drsloan3.jpg|center|What a cheeky chappy.]]
Buy an aero ® mint ~ after eight ® (v) ~ amaretti (ng) ~ apple (v) ~ apple & blackberry (v) apple pie (ng) ~ apricot (v) ~ bakewell tart (ng) ~ banana (v) ~ banoffee muffin (ng)battenburg (nv) (ng) ~ blackcurrant (v) ~ blackcurrant cheesecake (ng) ~ black jacks ® (nv)blueberry nutrigrain ® (ng) ~ boost ® (ng) ~ bounty ® dark ~ bounty ® milk bourbon biscuit (ng) ~ bournville ® (ng) ~ butterscotch ~ cadbury's caramel ® cadbury's chocolate mini roll ® (ng) ~ cadbury's creme egg ® ~ cadbury's fruit & nut ® (ng) cappuccino muffin (ng) ~ caramel shortbread ~ caramel snack-a-jacks ® carrot cake (ng) ~ cherry (v) choca mocha ~ chocolate ~ chocolate & cherry ~ chocolate chip cookie (ng) chocolate fudge brownie (ng) ~ chocolate digestive ® milk (ng) ~ chocolate digestive ® plain (ng)
chocolate hob nob ® milk (ng) ~ chocolate hob nob ® plain (ng) ~ chocolate muffin (ng) chocolate & peanut butter ~ chocolate pop tart ® (nv) (ng) ~ coco pops ® (ng) ~ coconut (v) coffee (v) ~ crunchie ® ~ crunchy nut corn flakes ® ~ cucumber (v) ~ curly wurly ® custard ~ custard creams (ng) ~ dime bar ® ~ dolly mixtures ® (nv)
double decker ® ~ egg custard tart (ng) ~ farley's rusk ® (ng)
ferrero rocher ® ~ fig roll ® (ng) ~ flying saucers ® (nv) (ng) ~ fondant fancies ® (nv) (ng) fruit salad chews ® (nv) ~ fry's orange cream ® (v) ~ fry's peppermint cream ® (v)fudge ~ ginger (v) ~ ginger nuts (v) (ng) ~ gooseberry (v) & custard
grapefruit (v) ~ haribo starmix ® (nv) ~ hazelnut choc chip cookie (ng)
hershey's cookies 'n creme ® (ng) ~ honey ~ humbug mints (v) ~ iced gems ®
jaffa cake ® (ng) ~ jam doughnut (ng) ~ jam tart (ng) ~ jamaica ginger cake (ng)
jammie dodger ® (ng) ~ jammie wagon wheel ® (nv) (ng) ~ jelly babies ® (nv)
jelly beans (nv) ~ jelly tots ® (v) ~ kinder bueno ® (ng) ~ kit kat chunky ® (ng)
lemon & lime (v) ~ lemon curd ~ lemon drizzle cake (ng) ~ lemon meringue ~ lime (v)
lion bar ® (ng) ~ liquorice allsorts (nv) ~ love hearts (and new for 2006: chav hearts!) ® (nv) ~ malted milk biscuits (ng)maltesers ® (ng) ~ mandarin (v) ~ maple syrup (v) ~ mars ® (ng) ~ marshmallow (nv) melon (v) ~ milky bar ® ~ minstrels ® (ng) ~ m&m ® peanut (nv) (ng) ~ nutella ® orange marmalade ~ oreo cookie ® (ng) ~ parma violets ® (nv) ~ passion fruit (v) peach (v) ~ peanut butter (v) ~ pear (v) ~ pineapple (v) ~ raspberry (v) ~ reeces cups ® refreshers ® (nv) ~ revels ® (ng) ~ rhubarb (v) & custard ~ rolo ® ~ sesame snaps ® (v) sherbet fountain ® (v w/o liquorice) (ng) ~ skittles ® (nv) ~ smarties ® (nv) (ng) snickers ® ~ snowball ® ~ special k bar ® (ng) ~ spotted dick (ng) ~ starburst ® (v) strawberries (summer only) (v) ~ strawberry cheesecake (ng) ~ strawberry laces (nv) (ng) strawberry trifle (ng) ~ sugar puffs ® ~ syrup sponge (ng) ~ terry's choc orange ® milk (ng) ~
tic tacs lime & orange ® ~ tic tacs mint ® (v) ~ toblerone ® ~ toffee cheesecake (ng) toffee popcorn ~ treacle tart (ng) ~ trebor extra strong mints ® (nv) ~ turkish delight ® twix ® (ng) ~ vanilla (v) ~ walnut whip ® OR weetabix ®
flavour milkshake at Southampton branch of 'Shakeaway' if we get the ferry from there.

=== While We're There ===

[[Image:CrabInn.jpg|right|The Crab Inn]]
==== Matt's ideas ====
* play volleyball on the beach?
* visit [http://www.islandbreaks.co.uk/site/places-to-visit/adgestone-vineyard-p154701 Adgestone Vineyard], a couple of miles from Sandown

* visit some of the 171 pubs on the island, such as the following old man pubs:

- The Crab Inn (Shanklin Old Village) - Famous for being on many fudge box fronts and is still thatched and very old. Nice to have a pint outside in the summer evenings. No gardens or children's play areas. Popular with FOOD also in two or three family dining rooms inside. Pool table.

- Fisherman's Cottage (Shanklin Beach - South) Very old and very small, picture postcard thatched pub virtually on the beach. Good views and reasonable amount of outdoor seating - no children's play areas although the beach is a couple of yards away! Sometimes has evening entertainment at peak season. Also good for FOOD. This pub is not open all year.

* Practise the local dialogue:
'She sells sea shells on the sea shore'
'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper'

==== Tom's Ideas ====
[[Image:ShanklinTeaShop.jpg|left|Shanklin Tea Shop]]

* '''Shanklin Tea Shop''': Sit on a cliff-top with a weekend's supply of freshly brewed tea bought from the The Old Thatch, a tea shop in Shanklin. Cotted cream teas, homemade cakes, light lunches, for example quiche, jacket potatoes, sandwiches including fresh crab and homemade soup. 4 Church Road, Old Village, Shanklin, PO37 6NU. Telephone: 01983 863184
* Have a look at the '''needles''' and the lighthouse
* Make sand castles
* Fossil hunting
* Piff paff about a bit, or somffin or noffin innit

==== Marc's Ideas ====
[[Image:Iowneedles.jpg|right|The needles on the western tip of the isle.]]

* Write out postcards to forgotten Uncles and Aunts
* Find a good, solid deck chair and rest my weary legs on the beach for the entire holiday, Special Brew to hand at all times.
* Sing R&B songs the whole time, with all the instruments included
* Do the regionally-accepted greeting of ten spotty dogs at the start of every conversation with the banana-head natives
* Take time out of the busy hustle and bustle of Wight life, by stopping to practise eating my right shoulder and touching my left elbow to my left ear
* Forget that sleep is a necessary requirement of any holiday and prefer instead to walk around zombified
* Forget that enough is never enough when it comes to practical jokes, droning 'enough already!' every few seconds - which to the joker, simply means 'carry on, I love being the target of your pranks'
* Forego breakfast and lunch in order to endulge in a nine-course 9pm evening meal
* Oh - and make sure the evening meal has at least one mushroom-based starter, freshly-caugh-Wight fish for all main courses, such as tuna and salmon, and no pudding.
* Alum Bay (coloured sands). At Yarmouth (A3054 via Yarmouth, B3401 and B3399 via Freshwater, A3055 via Freshwater Bay)
* Walk along the beach and cliffs to the needles
* The WW II fort built into the cliff (either on the east or west point of the island)
* The old ballistic missile testing range
* Blackgang Chine (incredible trippy theme park with gnomes and life size giants etc), 01983 730052, Blackgang Chine, Nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 2HN, , Lat: 50:35:22N (50.5894), Lon: 1:18:49W (-1.3137)
* Cowes (if it's the right time of the year)
* if they are still there; the sea has been eroding the cliffs and making them fall into the sea
* Shanlin Chine - http://www.shanklinchine.co.uk/ - When you wander through the tranquil setting of this historic gorge, take time to just sit and look and listen. You are in a magic world of natural beauty, a rich haven of rare plants, woodland, wildlife and an enchanting waterfall. The story of the Chine encompasses subjects of interest to all age groups from geology to smuggling, shipwrecks to PLUTO and of course the wondrous scenery. 1000 hours to 2200 hours (illuminated after dusk). Seems like a really nice gorge thing. 12 Pomona Road, Shanklin, 01983 866432. Lat: 50:37:36N (50.6266), Lon: 1:10:48W (-1.1801) .
* Driftwood Bar and Grill - the only bar *on* the beach! 01983 404004
* Colonel Bogey's Nightclub in Culver Parade, Sandown - 01983 405320. Sat 27 May (Featuring the Artful Dodger - LIVE!!! The best in Soul, RnB, Hip Hop and Funky House PLUS All bottles £2 All Spirits £1), Sun 28 May (Jolly Sailor Party, The only way to finish your weekend, Fun, games and giveaways, Non-stop party through 'til 2am!, Drinks promotions ALL NIGHT!), Lat: 50:39:25N (50.657), Lon: 1:08:51W (-1.1476)

Other places to visit are:

* Cowes - Large town, you can get the ferry over from Southampton.
* Newport - Large town in the centre of island.
* Sandown - Typical seaside resort. Amusement arcades/crazy golf/pier/zoo etc. Plenty of B&Bs.
* Shanklin - Just down the coast from Sandown, again lots of B&Bs.

Nightclubs are mainly in the 'holiday' areas of Shanklin / Ventnor

==== Caroline's Ideas ====

[[image:beach2_sm.jpg|right|Ahhh, relaxing.]]
* watch the sun set on the beach and swim in the sea at silly o clock
* go to 'Goodleaf Tree Climbing Adventures' and climb the trees
* look for crabs and other crustaceans in rock pools - laugh at them walking sideways
* sleep
* play breach games, like tag and bat and ball
* throw seaweed at people
* go to a country pub and drink the area's real ale
* play tricks involving the fart machine on random people
* forget that there's a point when enough is enough when it comes to playing tricks on people
* ruin the wiki :-p

And if there's time:
* water skiing
* visit Branston farm in Sandown - 01983 865540
* Robin Hill Country Park (Robin Hill offers something for everyone, whether it is the thrill of the Island's 3 biggest rides to the challenge of Squirrel Tower or the peace of the woodland walks where the Red Squirrels live. Set in 88 acres of beautiful woodland and countryside the park offers activities and attractions for all ages with space for the 'young at heart' to let off steam.) £7.50 entry, 01983 527352, just outside Newport, Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 2NU, Lat: 50:41:09N (50.6859), Lon: 1:14:48W (-1.2466)
* Horse Riding
* Butterfly Paragliding Ltd

==== Rebecca's Ideas ====

*1. Crazy golf tournament
*2. Beach football and volleyball and frisbee
*3. Surfing +
*4. Wakeboarding +
*5. Sea kayaking +
*6. Horse riding
*7. Country walk or cycle with Bens picnic cookies lunch bens
*8. Tennis - no yellow 'tennis outfits' allowed
*9. The WW2 Fort and Blackgang Chine ++
*10. Old fashioned country pubs
*11. Funfair (or theme park if there is one, I'll believe it when I see it)
*12. 2 pence machines at the amusement arcade
*13. Day out at the public lending library

+ If weather conditions allow
++ If they have fallen into the sea - sounds funny!

==== Clubbing Ideas ====

<table>
<tr>
<td align=left valign="top">
Balcony “The
South coast’s
No 1 Night Club” - [<a href="http://www.balconyryde.co.uk/" target="_blank">Visit
the Balcony website</a>]
The Pavilion The Esplanade Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2EL, 01983 617 070, Lat: 50:43:56N (50.7321), Lon: 1:09:23W (-1.1563)
Location: Ryde Seafront, above LA Bowl 

Open: Thurs, Fri, Sat until 2am 
Feature
nights: 
Thursdays – Classic dance sounds with the best
of today’s House and Garage. Selected pints £1.50 and shots
for £1 

Fridays - Friday Fusion mixes smooth R’n’B
with Pure Dance grooves. Fantastic drinks promos all night. 
Saturdays – The island’s biggest club night. Our resident
DJs parade today’s best new music and look back on all your Favourite club tunes.
Recommended
nights: First Friday of the month is 70s night. Wear your
retro gear for free entry and enjoy pints and shots for 70p. First
Saturday is ‘free & easy’ – it’s
what the Balcony is famous for. All draught, bottles and double shots £2
and free entry before 11pm. Always a belter !

Dress code: Thursdays:trainers and blue denim allowed. Fridays and
Saturdays:smart denim allowed, no trainers. 
 
 
Colonel Bogey's "The
Island's Number 1 Night-club" 
Location: Fort Street, Sandown 

Open: Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 
Feature nights: Retro Night on Tuesday nights - The best
of the 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s. £1.50 a pint £1 a short - Free before
11pm, £1 after. 
Fridays - party nights (whatever the occasion) 

Saturdays - Bottle Barmy, ALL Bottles on promotion ALL night. With
House, Garage, R+B, Chart or Cheese, the music choice is up to you.
PLUS from
2am-3am nothing but the biggest and the best dance anthems around. 
Recommended nights: 80s night is always really busy, get there
early to avoid disappointment - a really good night out. Fridays
and Saturdays
are also good, and slightly less busy for those who prefer it that
way. Retro Night, well, it speaks for itself really! 
Dress code: Strictly no trainers. Smart/casual. 
<A HREF="http://www.bogeys.co.uk" TARGET="_blank">Visit the Colonel
Bogey's website</A> 

 
Temptation "Can you resist
temptation?" 
Location: St.James street, Newport 
Open: Wednesdays - Wednesday night workout 

Thursdays - Goth Night 
Fridays - The Big Cheese 
Saturdays - Sin on a Saturday 
Feature nights: Wednesday - house lager is only 50p a pint
and Vodka at 80p a shot... 
Recommended nights: Already hailed has "One of the best nights
on the Southcoast" by Ministry Magazine, Sin @ Temptation
is nothing short of superb. 

Dress code: TBC. 
<A HREF="http://www.clubtemptation.co.uk" TARGET="_blank">Visit temptation
web site</A> 
 
Woodyspoons 
Location: Newport Town Centre 

Open: every night, has a late license until 2am on Saturdays. 
Pretty crowded Fridays and Saturdays - one of the busiest clubs! 
<A HREF="http://www.woodyscafebar.com/" TARGET="_blank">Visit woody's
cafe bar web site</A> 
 
Club K 
Location: Newport, 2 Orchard street 

Open: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 
Recommended nights: Thursday - £1 pint £1 shot. 
 
Yelf's Cellar Bar 

Location: Ryde, Union Street 
Open: Fridays and Saturdays 
 
Transport: Southern Vectis
- the Isle of Wight bus company runs a nightclubber bus on Fridays
and Saturdays
which is £2.50 per person wherever you want to go (almost), in
general much cheaper than getting a taxi, and far easier than walking. 

 
 
</td>

</table>

=== On The Way Back ===

==== Zorbing ====

[[Image:Zorb.JPG|left|Argh! I can't get out!!]]

[http://www.zorbsouth.co.uk/vouchers.htm Zorbing] is possible in theory, but we'd have to make an early start :-( ie. leaving at 9am! and also, it's a bit expensive -

* £35 for 1 person/ ride
* £55 for 2 people/ ride
* £65 for 3 people/ ride

But I'm up for it though. Again, we'd have to book this quite quickly.

-- Matt

Actually there is 2 for 1 on Zorbing at the moment [http://www.zorbsouth.co.uk/zorb-gift-vouchers.htm Spring special] so it's a bargainous 2 for £35! But we'd hav to do it on the way back because the offer excludes saturdays.

-- The Great Thumbholio

Zorbing is booked, I found a better deal - the [http://zorbsouth.co.uk/half-term.htm half-term special]- £30 for 2 people/ zorb. So I booked us all in for the hydro zorb at around 4pm, on Monday on the way back.

--Matt

Site address: Zorb South UK, Pine Lodge Farm, Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QL

Tel. 01929 426595

== Budget ==

Don't forget that Becca paid for surfing!

=== Caroline's Spend! ===

Somefin' or nuffin'

=== Marc's Spend! ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Item !! Cost
|-
| Hotel || £336
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Person !! Owes Marc
|-
| Tom || £0 (£56 paid and received)
|-
| Matt || £56 - what I owe Matt (£38.50) + £9 that Matt owes Marc (dinner in Dorchester) = £26.50 (paid)
|-
| Caroline || £36 (£20 paid and received)
|-
| Lee || £0 (£60 paid and received)
|-
| Becca || £56 - £35 for surfing = £21
|}

=== Matt's Spend! ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Item !! Cost
|-
| Zorbing || £92
|-
| Ferry || £139
|-
|=======||
|-
| Total || £231
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Person !! Owes Matt
|-
| Tom || £38.50 - £1 which Matt owes Tom - £37.50 paid by online banking = £0
|-
| Caroline || £38.50 - £38.50 paid through Marc = £0
|-
| Lee || £38.50 - £10 = £28.50 (paid)
|-
| Becca || £38.50 (paid)
|}

Isle Of Wight

2006-07-11T19:56:34Z

62.255.32.12: /* Matt's Spend! */

[[Image:Isle_o13.gif|center]]

== Holiday Brief ==

Some photos are now up at http://www.indivisibilities.com/gallery/

For the bank holday at the end of May, we should go to the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. We can go from Saturday to Monday if it's possible. There are a few things that need to be organised, but it shouldn't be too hard, wight?!

== Weather ==
'''BBC (Saturday 27th)''' -

[[Image:Isleofwightweather.JPG | The weather as predicted on Saturday 27th/May]]

== Who's coming ==

[[Image:tick.gif]] Marc - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Rebecca (Ben's Cookies flavoured) - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Caz - 99.4% probability

[[Image:tick.gif]] Tom - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Matt - definite

[[Image:tick.gif]] Lee - definite

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Tim - may have to book assuming not coming

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Sissy - may have to book assuming not coming

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Mildred - definite

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Definitely - Maybe

[[Image:Blank.gif]] Dr Sloan - too busy

Definites - 6, Maybes - 2, Made up People - 3

== Transport there and back ==

[[Image:Dinghy_2a.jpg|left]]

This has now been booked -

[http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/redfunnel/travel/html/main2.shtml Red Funnel] - 2 x (Car + 3 people) = £139

Out-bound: Saturday 27/05/06 - 4pm from Southampton to East Cowes

Return Journey: Monday 29/05/06 - 1.30pm from East Cowes to Southampton

check-in time: at least 30 mins before departure time. We just have to present our booking no.s: 2906126, 2906215

transit time: 55 mins

Our vehicle ferry terminal in Southampton (Terminal 1) can be found at Dock Gate
7 on Town Quay Road, S014 2AQ - follow signs to Southampton Waterfront. Our Isle
of Wight vehicle terminal is at Trinity Yard, East Cowes PO32 6RF.

== Where we'll stay ==

[[Image:Sandown.jpg|right|Where's Wally?]]

We're staying in Sandown now in the [http://www.chesterlodgehotel.co.uk/ Chester Lodge Hotel]. The cost is £28ppn and two car parking spaces are available for us. There will be three single rooms and one triple room.

The hotel blurb is as follows:

"We are a friendly family run 16 bedroom hotel. Our detached residence stands in its
own grounds and is situated in an ideal position in the best part of Sandown. just
minutes to shops and facing the sea - many of our rooms are sea view!

Sandown has a lovely climate, having held the "All England" sunshine record for many
years. Safe, sandy beaches, pier, picturesque wooded roads, fantastic views from
"The Downs" and extensive attractions all make for a perfect holiday or short break.

Sandown is a family resort. There are nightclubs, pubs, restaurants and cafes. The
kids will have hours of fun on Browns Pitch and Putt whilst close by is the Zoo with
tiger sanctuary. Sandown also has an 18-hole golf course, small airport where you
can take a pleasure flight and even a Dinosaur Museum where you can wonder at the
Prehistoric Visitors that the Island used to cater for.

We are easily accessible to all amenities and have a bus stop 100 yards away with
links to all areas of the Island and the Sandown tour."

There's a pretty cool webcam at http://www.camvista.com/england/other/isleofwight_sandown.php?pageMode=nonjava .

=== Getting to the Hotel ===

[[Image:hotelloc.gif|Hotel Map]]

The Chester Lodge Hotel
7 Beachfield Road
Sandown
Isle Of Wight
PO36 8NA

'''Lat:''' 50:39:09N (50.6525)
'''Lon:''' 1:09:34W (-1.1595)

However you travel, when you have reached Sandown, The Chester Lodge is situated
past all of shops and approximatly 200 yards from the post office on the right hand
side.

==The Natives==

[[Image:monkeyisland3cannibals.PNG|right|Natives]]

The earliest known inhabitants of the island are dinosaurs, some of whose bones have been discovered in recent times. Dinosaur Isle is a museum in Sandown which displays many of these relics.

The native-born islanders have a very strong sense of local identity, sometimes thinking of the Island almost as though England were a separate country.

The natives were formerly cannibals, later reforming into vegetarians who look after the island.

At first you may feel out of place, but the islanders are mainly friendly, and will make you feel at home.
 

== What we'll do ==

=== On The Way Down ===

==== Shakeaway ====
[[Image:drsloan3.jpg|center|What a cheeky chappy.]]
Buy an aero ® mint ~ after eight ® (v) ~ amaretti (ng) ~ apple (v) ~ apple & blackberry (v) apple pie (ng) ~ apricot (v) ~ bakewell tart (ng) ~ banana (v) ~ banoffee muffin (ng)battenburg (nv) (ng) ~ blackcurrant (v) ~ blackcurrant cheesecake (ng) ~ black jacks ® (nv)blueberry nutrigrain ® (ng) ~ boost ® (ng) ~ bounty ® dark ~ bounty ® milk bourbon biscuit (ng) ~ bournville ® (ng) ~ butterscotch ~ cadbury's caramel ® cadbury's chocolate mini roll ® (ng) ~ cadbury's creme egg ® ~ cadbury's fruit & nut ® (ng) cappuccino muffin (ng) ~ caramel shortbread ~ caramel snack-a-jacks ® carrot cake (ng) ~ cherry (v) choca mocha ~ chocolate ~ chocolate & cherry ~ chocolate chip cookie (ng) chocolate fudge brownie (ng) ~ chocolate digestive ® milk (ng) ~ chocolate digestive ® plain (ng)
chocolate hob nob ® milk (ng) ~ chocolate hob nob ® plain (ng) ~ chocolate muffin (ng) chocolate & peanut butter ~ chocolate pop tart ® (nv) (ng) ~ coco pops ® (ng) ~ coconut (v) coffee (v) ~ crunchie ® ~ crunchy nut corn flakes ® ~ cucumber (v) ~ curly wurly ® custard ~ custard creams (ng) ~ dime bar ® ~ dolly mixtures ® (nv)
double decker ® ~ egg custard tart (ng) ~ farley's rusk ® (ng)
ferrero rocher ® ~ fig roll ® (ng) ~ flying saucers ® (nv) (ng) ~ fondant fancies ® (nv) (ng) fruit salad chews ® (nv) ~ fry's orange cream ® (v) ~ fry's peppermint cream ® (v)fudge ~ ginger (v) ~ ginger nuts (v) (ng) ~ gooseberry (v) & custard
grapefruit (v) ~ haribo starmix ® (nv) ~ hazelnut choc chip cookie (ng)
hershey's cookies 'n creme ® (ng) ~ honey ~ humbug mints (v) ~ iced gems ®
jaffa cake ® (ng) ~ jam doughnut (ng) ~ jam tart (ng) ~ jamaica ginger cake (ng)
jammie dodger ® (ng) ~ jammie wagon wheel ® (nv) (ng) ~ jelly babies ® (nv)
jelly beans (nv) ~ jelly tots ® (v) ~ kinder bueno ® (ng) ~ kit kat chunky ® (ng)
lemon & lime (v) ~ lemon curd ~ lemon drizzle cake (ng) ~ lemon meringue ~ lime (v)
lion bar ® (ng) ~ liquorice allsorts (nv) ~ love hearts (and new for 2006: chav hearts!) ® (nv) ~ malted milk biscuits (ng)maltesers ® (ng) ~ mandarin (v) ~ maple syrup (v) ~ mars ® (ng) ~ marshmallow (nv) melon (v) ~ milky bar ® ~ minstrels ® (ng) ~ m&m ® peanut (nv) (ng) ~ nutella ® orange marmalade ~ oreo cookie ® (ng) ~ parma violets ® (nv) ~ passion fruit (v) peach (v) ~ peanut butter (v) ~ pear (v) ~ pineapple (v) ~ raspberry (v) ~ reeces cups ® refreshers ® (nv) ~ revels ® (ng) ~ rhubarb (v) & custard ~ rolo ® ~ sesame snaps ® (v) sherbet fountain ® (v w/o liquorice) (ng) ~ skittles ® (nv) ~ smarties ® (nv) (ng) snickers ® ~ snowball ® ~ special k bar ® (ng) ~ spotted dick (ng) ~ starburst ® (v) strawberries (summer only) (v) ~ strawberry cheesecake (ng) ~ strawberry laces (nv) (ng) strawberry trifle (ng) ~ sugar puffs ® ~ syrup sponge (ng) ~ terry's choc orange ® milk (ng) ~
tic tacs lime & orange ® ~ tic tacs mint ® (v) ~ toblerone ® ~ toffee cheesecake (ng) toffee popcorn ~ treacle tart (ng) ~ trebor extra strong mints ® (nv) ~ turkish delight ® twix ® (ng) ~ vanilla (v) ~ walnut whip ® OR weetabix ®
flavour milkshake at Southampton branch of 'Shakeaway' if we get the ferry from there.

=== While We're There ===

[[Image:CrabInn.jpg|right|The Crab Inn]]
==== Matt's ideas ====
* play volleyball on the beach?
* visit [http://www.islandbreaks.co.uk/site/places-to-visit/adgestone-vineyard-p154701 Adgestone Vineyard], a couple of miles from Sandown

* visit some of the 171 pubs on the island, such as the following old man pubs:

- The Crab Inn (Shanklin Old Village) - Famous for being on many fudge box fronts and is still thatched and very old. Nice to have a pint outside in the summer evenings. No gardens or children's play areas. Popular with FOOD also in two or three family dining rooms inside. Pool table.

- Fisherman's Cottage (Shanklin Beach - South) Very old and very small, picture postcard thatched pub virtually on the beach. Good views and reasonable amount of outdoor seating - no children's play areas although the beach is a couple of yards away! Sometimes has evening entertainment at peak season. Also good for FOOD. This pub is not open all year.

* Practise the local dialogue:
'She sells sea shells on the sea shore'
'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper'

==== Tom's Ideas ====
[[Image:ShanklinTeaShop.jpg|left|Shanklin Tea Shop]]

* '''Shanklin Tea Shop''': Sit on a cliff-top with a weekend's supply of freshly brewed tea bought from the The Old Thatch, a tea shop in Shanklin. Cotted cream teas, homemade cakes, light lunches, for example quiche, jacket potatoes, sandwiches including fresh crab and homemade soup. 4 Church Road, Old Village, Shanklin, PO37 6NU. Telephone: 01983 863184
* Have a look at the '''needles''' and the lighthouse
* Make sand castles
* Fossil hunting
* Piff paff about a bit, or somffin or noffin innit

==== Marc's Ideas ====
[[Image:Iowneedles.jpg|right|The needles on the western tip of the isle.]]

* Write out postcards to forgotten Uncles and Aunts
* Find a good, solid deck chair and rest my weary legs on the beach for the entire holiday, Special Brew to hand at all times.
* Sing R&B songs the whole time, with all the instruments included
* Do the regionally-accepted greeting of ten spotty dogs at the start of every conversation with the banana-head natives
* Take time out of the busy hustle and bustle of Wight life, by stopping to practise eating my right shoulder and touching my left elbow to my left ear
* Forget that sleep is a necessary requirement of any holiday and prefer instead to walk around zombified
* Forget that enough is never enough when it comes to practical jokes, droning 'enough already!' every few seconds - which to the joker, simply means 'carry on, I love being the target of your pranks'
* Forego breakfast and lunch in order to endulge in a nine-course 9pm evening meal
* Oh - and make sure the evening meal has at least one mushroom-based starter, freshly-caugh-Wight fish for all main courses, such as tuna and salmon, and no pudding.
* Alum Bay (coloured sands). At Yarmouth (A3054 via Yarmouth, B3401 and B3399 via Freshwater, A3055 via Freshwater Bay)
* Walk along the beach and cliffs to the needles
* The WW II fort built into the cliff (either on the east or west point of the island)
* The old ballistic missile testing range
* Blackgang Chine (incredible trippy theme park with gnomes and life size giants etc), 01983 730052, Blackgang Chine, Nr Ventnor, Isle of Wight PO38 2HN, , Lat: 50:35:22N (50.5894), Lon: 1:18:49W (-1.3137)
* Cowes (if it's the right time of the year)
* if they are still there; the sea has been eroding the cliffs and making them fall into the sea
* Shanlin Chine - http://www.shanklinchine.co.uk/ - When you wander through the tranquil setting of this historic gorge, take time to just sit and look and listen. You are in a magic world of natural beauty, a rich haven of rare plants, woodland, wildlife and an enchanting waterfall. The story of the Chine encompasses subjects of interest to all age groups from geology to smuggling, shipwrecks to PLUTO and of course the wondrous scenery. 1000 hours to 2200 hours (illuminated after dusk). Seems like a really nice gorge thing. 12 Pomona Road, Shanklin, 01983 866432. Lat: 50:37:36N (50.6266), Lon: 1:10:48W (-1.1801) .
* Driftwood Bar and Grill - the only bar *on* the beach! 01983 404004
* Colonel Bogey's Nightclub in Culver Parade, Sandown - 01983 405320. Sat 27 May (Featuring the Artful Dodger - LIVE!!! The best in Soul, RnB, Hip Hop and Funky House PLUS All bottles £2 All Spirits £1), Sun 28 May (Jolly Sailor Party, The only way to finish your weekend, Fun, games and giveaways, Non-stop party through 'til 2am!, Drinks promotions ALL NIGHT!), Lat: 50:39:25N (50.657), Lon: 1:08:51W (-1.1476)

Other places to visit are:

* Cowes - Large town, you can get the ferry over from Southampton.
* Newport - Large town in the centre of island.
* Sandown - Typical seaside resort. Amusement arcades/crazy golf/pier/zoo etc. Plenty of B&Bs.
* Shanklin - Just down the coast from Sandown, again lots of B&Bs.

Nightclubs are mainly in the 'holiday' areas of Shanklin / Ventnor

==== Caroline's Ideas ====

[[image:beach2_sm.jpg|right|Ahhh, relaxing.]]
* watch the sun set on the beach and swim in the sea at silly o clock
* go to 'Goodleaf Tree Climbing Adventures' and climb the trees
* look for crabs and other crustaceans in rock pools - laugh at them walking sideways
* sleep
* play breach games, like tag and bat and ball
* throw seaweed at people
* go to a country pub and drink the area's real ale
* play tricks involving the fart machine on random people
* forget that there's a point when enough is enough when it comes to playing tricks on people
* ruin the wiki :-p

And if there's time:
* water skiing
* visit Branston farm in Sandown - 01983 865540
* Robin Hill Country Park (Robin Hill offers something for everyone, whether it is the thrill of the Island's 3 biggest rides to the challenge of Squirrel Tower or the peace of the woodland walks where the Red Squirrels live. Set in 88 acres of beautiful woodland and countryside the park offers activities and attractions for all ages with space for the 'young at heart' to let off steam.) £7.50 entry, 01983 527352, just outside Newport, Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park, Downend, Nr Arreton, Isle of Wight PO30 2NU, Lat: 50:41:09N (50.6859), Lon: 1:14:48W (-1.2466)
* Horse Riding
* Butterfly Paragliding Ltd

==== Rebecca's Ideas ====

*1. Crazy golf tournament
*2. Beach football and volleyball and frisbee
*3. Surfing +
*4. Wakeboarding +
*5. Sea kayaking +
*6. Horse riding
*7. Country walk or cycle with Bens picnic cookies lunch bens
*8. Tennis - no yellow 'tennis outfits' allowed
*9. The WW2 Fort and Blackgang Chine ++
*10. Old fashioned country pubs
*11. Funfair (or theme park if there is one, I'll believe it when I see it)
*12. 2 pence machines at the amusement arcade
*13. Day out at the public lending library

+ If weather conditions allow
++ If they have fallen into the sea - sounds funny!

==== Clubbing Ideas ====

<table>
<tr>
<td align=left valign="top">
Balcony “The
South coast’s
No 1 Night Club” - [<a href="http://www.balconyryde.co.uk/" target="_blank">Visit
the Balcony website</a>]
The Pavilion The Esplanade Ryde Isle Of Wight PO33 2EL, 01983 617 070, Lat: 50:43:56N (50.7321), Lon: 1:09:23W (-1.1563)
Location: Ryde Seafront, above LA Bowl 

Open: Thurs, Fri, Sat until 2am 
Feature
nights: 
Thursdays – Classic dance sounds with the best
of today’s House and Garage. Selected pints £1.50 and shots
for £1 

Fridays - Friday Fusion mixes smooth R’n’B
with Pure Dance grooves. Fantastic drinks promos all night. 
Saturdays – The island’s biggest club night. Our resident
DJs parade today’s best new music and look back on all your Favourite club tunes.
Recommended
nights: First Friday of the month is 70s night. Wear your
retro gear for free entry and enjoy pints and shots for 70p. First
Saturday is ‘free & easy’ – it’s
what the Balcony is famous for. All draught, bottles and double shots £2
and free entry before 11pm. Always a belter !

Dress code: Thursdays:trainers and blue denim allowed. Fridays and
Saturdays:smart denim allowed, no trainers. 
 
 
Colonel Bogey's "The
Island's Number 1 Night-club" 
Location: Fort Street, Sandown 

Open: Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 
Feature nights: Retro Night on Tuesday nights - The best
of the 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s. £1.50 a pint £1 a short - Free before
11pm, £1 after. 
Fridays - party nights (whatever the occasion) 

Saturdays - Bottle Barmy, ALL Bottles on promotion ALL night. With
House, Garage, R+B, Chart or Cheese, the music choice is up to you.
PLUS from
2am-3am nothing but the biggest and the best dance anthems around. 
Recommended nights: 80s night is always really busy, get there
early to avoid disappointment - a really good night out. Fridays
and Saturdays
are also good, and slightly less busy for those who prefer it that
way. Retro Night, well, it speaks for itself really! 
Dress code: Strictly no trainers. Smart/casual. 
<A HREF="http://www.bogeys.co.uk" TARGET="_blank">Visit the Colonel
Bogey's website</A> 

 
Temptation "Can you resist
temptation?" 
Location: St.James street, Newport 
Open: Wednesdays - Wednesday night workout 

Thursdays - Goth Night 
Fridays - The Big Cheese 
Saturdays - Sin on a Saturday 
Feature nights: Wednesday - house lager is only 50p a pint
and Vodka at 80p a shot... 
Recommended nights: Already hailed has "One of the best nights
on the Southcoast" by Ministry Magazine, Sin @ Temptation
is nothing short of superb. 

Dress code: TBC. 
<A HREF="http://www.clubtemptation.co.uk" TARGET="_blank">Visit temptation
web site</A> 
 
Woodyspoons 
Location: Newport Town Centre 

Open: every night, has a late license until 2am on Saturdays. 
Pretty crowded Fridays and Saturdays - one of the busiest clubs! 
<A HREF="http://www.woodyscafebar.com/" TARGET="_blank">Visit woody's
cafe bar web site</A> 
 
Club K 
Location: Newport, 2 Orchard street 

Open: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 
Recommended nights: Thursday - £1 pint £1 shot. 
 
Yelf's Cellar Bar 

Location: Ryde, Union Street 
Open: Fridays and Saturdays 
 
Transport: Southern Vectis
- the Isle of Wight bus company runs a nightclubber bus on Fridays
and Saturdays
which is £2.50 per person wherever you want to go (almost), in
general much cheaper than getting a taxi, and far easier than walking. 

 
 
</td>

</table>

=== On The Way Back ===

==== Zorbing ====

[[Image:Zorb.JPG|left|Argh! I can't get out!!]]

[http://www.zorbsouth.co.uk/vouchers.htm Zorbing] is possible in theory, but we'd have to make an early start :-( ie. leaving at 9am! and also, it's a bit expensive -

* £35 for 1 person/ ride
* £55 for 2 people/ ride
* £65 for 3 people/ ride

But I'm up for it though. Again, we'd have to book this quite quickly.

-- Matt

Actually there is 2 for 1 on Zorbing at the moment [http://www.zorbsouth.co.uk/zorb-gift-vouchers.htm Spring special] so it's a bargainous 2 for £35! But we'd hav to do it on the way back because the offer excludes saturdays.

-- The Great Thumbholio

Zorbing is booked, I found a better deal - the [http://zorbsouth.co.uk/half-term.htm half-term special]- £30 for 2 people/ zorb. So I booked us all in for the hydro zorb at around 4pm, on Monday on the way back.

--Matt

Site address: Zorb South UK, Pine Lodge Farm, Bockhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QL

Tel. 01929 426595

== Budget ==

Don't forget that Becca paid for surfing!

=== Caroline's Spend! ===

Somefin' or nuffin'

=== Marc's Spend! ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Item !! Cost
|-
| Hotel || £336
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Person !! Owes Marc
|-
| Tom || £0 (£56 paid and received)
|-
| Matt || £56 - what I owe Matt (£38.50) + £9 that Matt owes Marc (dinner in Dorchester) = £26.50 (paid)
|-
| Caroline || £36 (£20 paid already)
|-
| Lee || £0 (£60 paid and received)
|-
| Becca || £56 - £35 for surfing = £21
|}

=== Matt's Spend! ===

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Item !! Cost
|-
| Zorbing || £92
|-
| Ferry || £139
|-
|=======||
|-
| Total || £231
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
! Person !! Owes Matt
|-
| Tom || £38.50 - £1 which Matt owes Tom - £37.50 paid by online banking = £0
|-
| Caroline || £38.50 - £38.50 paid through Marc = £0
|-
| Lee || £38.50 - £10 = £28.50 (paid)
|-
| Becca || £38.50 (paid)
|}

Edinburgh

2006-07-11T19:47:23Z

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== Flights ==

All: outbound 30/06/06 - 21.00 -> 22.15

Matt: return 02/07/06 - 19.50 -> 21.05

Caroline: return 03/07/06 - sometime

Marc: return 05/07/06 - 7pm-ish

== Accommodation ==

We are arriving on Friday June 30th. Matt's leaving on Sunday and Caroline's leaving on Monday. Marc's staying until Wednesday because he's skiving off work up there. BREAKING NEWS - Now also featuring the surprise special guest appearence of Tim who is arriving on Friday night and going back on Sunday, all by himself on the train, which will take nearly five unbearable hours.

The accommodation has now been booked and we are staying at the [http://www.euro-hostels.co.uk/Edinburgh_hostel/ Edinburgh Euro Hostel], which is essentially a cheap-skate's paradise, but I suppose we can make do on this one occasion. We are each staying in a single room (same price as half a twin room, so won't have to put up with any snoring, especially from Marc ;-) ), but we have to share a bathroom with a bunch of strangers. Remind me to set my alarm clock extra early (you? getting up early? i suppose miracles do happen...) so that I can get in there before the masses descend. The prices are as follows:

* Friday night - £25.95
* Saturday night - £25.95
* Sunday night - £19.95 (scarily cheap - are bed bug alarm bells ringing with anyone here?!?)

A 10% deposit has already been paid (£19.56) with the remainder (£176.04) due on arrival.

==Things to do in Edinburgh==

[[Image:Greyfriars.jpg|right]]

- [http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/tourism/greyfriars-bobby.html Greyfriar Bobbys Bar] complete with statue of a dog outside, and a story to go with it

- [http://search.visitscotland.com/sitemakescotland.asp?userid=SEZVMLPXQT&executepage=ProviderInfo/VSTproviderpage.asp&providerid=908501&survivallevel=2&templateextension=VST&sortorder=allocation Edinburgh Castle] - 0131 668 8800 - (adults £10.30) The One O'Clock Gun is fired every day (except Sunday) at precisely 13:00, allowing citizens and visitors to check their clocks and watches.

- [http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk/ Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre] (354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile) adults £9 - This unique interactive visitor attraction Edinburgh, allows you to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whisky, and the opportunity to discover how scotch whisky is made.

- [http://www.thestand.co.uk/ The Stand] Comedy Club (5 York Place) EDINBURGH - LIVE COMEDY 7 NIGHTS A WEEK

Now in its tenth year The Stand Comedy Club is Edinburgh's only full-time comedy venue. Housed in its own purpose built city centre premises just five minutes walk from Princes Street, it is one of the leading comedy venues in the UK and a mainstay of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Opening Times:

Friday & Saturday: 1930 - 0100; Sunday : 1230 - 2400

Pricing Information:

Fri - £8.00 (£7.00); Sat - £10.00 (£8.00); Sun - £3.00 (£2.00)

- [http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/tourism/nessie.html Edinburgh Loch Ness Discovery Centre] (next to Saint Giles' Cathedral) - features a 3D cinema showing a film hosted by Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness Project.

- The Tartan Museum

- The Royal Mile - 'An amazing street'

- Some sort of Bus tour/ Ghost tour thing

===Music===

- [http://www.thejamhouse.com/ The Jam House] (5 Queen Street) has an intimate atmosphere for a live music venue favouring the 'unplugged' feel with more contact between artists and members of the public. There are no futuristic, technological lighting effects, just simple theatrical style focused on the artist and providing a live entertainment experience.

An a la carte dining experience allows customers to enjoy a blend of flavours from around the world and an inspired wine list enhances the choice and quality.

The Jam House is open seven nights a week from 5pm until 3am.

- Henry's Jazz Cellar - Morrison Street opposite cinema near corner with Lothian Road 0131-467 5200
Sounds of every stripe fill the tiny floor of this crowded basement. Weekends and other nights. Great vibe. Mellow crowd. Till 3am.

- The Queen's Hall - Clerk Street 0131-668 2019 -
Converted church with good atmosphere and very varied programme. Your best bet if you want to go somewhere for decent music. Café-bar and art exhibitions. Diverse (choral, jazz, art pop).

===Nightlife===

- Espionage - (Victoria St.) - No trainers - A rabbit warren of bars, alcoves and dance floors slit over 5 floors. Each section has its own theme and music, varying from 70’s to indie to house.

In the late 1950s, the doorman was none other than Sean 'Big Tam' Connery.

- The Venue
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh, Scotland
44 131 557 3073
The Venue has live bands and draws a large crowd for a great night in Edinburgh.

- Pure
The Venue, Calton Road
Edinburgh
The Pure is a great club and lots of fun. You’ll want to stop in while you’re in Edinburgh.

- The Egg
The Wee Red Bar
Edinburgh College of Art
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
44 131 229 1442
The Egg is a real fun club to go to in Edinburgh. The crowd is happy and friendly.

- Funk Junkie
La Belle Angele
11 Hasties Close
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Funk Junkie is a great place to go. It also has live bands on Thursdays.

- The Loca
Loco, 235 Cowgate
Edinburgh, Scotland
44 131 225 5413
The Loca is another great club to go to where there is disco music and dancing.

- The Carwash
1-13 North Bank Street
Edinburgh
44 131 220 0054
The Carwash is fun night out with a great DJ and dancing.

== Wot ya owe me ==

Matt owes Marc £25.95 x 2 for the accommodation (£51.90)

Caz owes Marc £25.95 x 2 + £19.95 for the accommodation (£71.85)

Edinburgh

2006-07-11T19:45:58Z

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== Flights ==

All: outbound 30/06/06 - 21.00 -> 22.15

Matt: return 02/07/06 - 19.50 -> 21.05

Caroline: return 03/07/06 - sometime

Marc: return 05/07/06 - 7pm-ish

== Accommodation ==

We are arriving on Friday June 30th. Matt's leaving on Sunday and Caroline's leaving on Monday. Marc's staying until Wednesday because he's skiving off work up there. BREAKING NEWS - Now also featuring the surprise special guest appearence of Tim who is arriving on Friday night and going back on Sunday, all by himself on the train, which will take nearly five unbearable hours.

The accommodation has now been booked and we are staying at the [http://www.euro-hostels.co.uk/Edinburgh_hostel/ Edinburgh Euro Hostel], which is essentially a cheap-skate's paradise, but I suppose we can make do on this one occasion. We are each staying in a single room (same price as half a twin room, so won't have to put up with any snoring, especially from Marc ;-) ), but we have to share a bathroom with a bunch of strangers. Remind me to set my alarm clock extra early (you? getting up early? i suppose miracles do happen...) so that I can get in there before the masses descend. The prices are as follows:

* Friday night - £25.95
* Saturday night - £25.95
* Sunday night - £19.95 (scarily cheap - are bed bug alarm bells ringing with anyone here?!?)

A 10% deposit has already been paid (£19.56) with the remainder (£176.04) due on arrival.

==Things to do in Edinburgh==

[[Image:Greyfriars.jpg|right]]

- [http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/tourism/greyfriars-bobby.html Greyfriar Bobbys Bar] complete with statue of a dog outside, and a story to go with it

- [http://search.visitscotland.com/sitemakescotland.asp?userid=SEZVMLPXQT&executepage=ProviderInfo/VSTproviderpage.asp&providerid=908501&survivallevel=2&templateextension=VST&sortorder=allocation Edinburgh Castle] - 0131 668 8800 - (adults £10.30) The One O'Clock Gun is fired every day (except Sunday) at precisely 13:00, allowing citizens and visitors to check their clocks and watches.

- [http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk/ Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre] (354 Castlehill, The Royal Mile) adults £9 - This unique interactive visitor attraction Edinburgh, allows you to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whisky, and the opportunity to discover how scotch whisky is made.

- [http://www.thestand.co.uk/ The Stand] Comedy Club (5 York Place) EDINBURGH - LIVE COMEDY 7 NIGHTS A WEEK

Now in its tenth year The Stand Comedy Club is Edinburgh's only full-time comedy venue. Housed in its own purpose built city centre premises just five minutes walk from Princes Street, it is one of the leading comedy venues in the UK and a mainstay of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Opening Times:

Friday & Saturday: 1930 - 0100; Sunday : 1230 - 2400

Pricing Information:

Fri - £8.00 (£7.00); Sat - £10.00 (£8.00); Sun - £3.00 (£2.00)

- [http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/tourism/nessie.html Edinburgh Loch Ness Discovery Centre] (next to Saint Giles' Cathedral) - features a 3D cinema showing a film hosted by Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness Project.

- The Tartan Museum

- The Royal Mile - 'An amazing street'

- Some sort of Bus tour/ Ghost tour thing

===Music===

- [http://www.thejamhouse.com/ The Jam House] (5 Queen Street) has an intimate atmosphere for a live music venue favouring the 'unplugged' feel with more contact between artists and members of the public. There are no futuristic, technological lighting effects, just simple theatrical style focused on the artist and providing a live entertainment experience.

An a la carte dining experience allows customers to enjoy a blend of flavours from around the world and an inspired wine list enhances the choice and quality.

The Jam House is open seven nights a week from 5pm until 3am.

- Henry's Jazz Cellar - Morrison Street opposite cinema near corner with Lothian Road 0131-467 5200
Sounds of every stripe fill the tiny floor of this crowded basement. Weekends and other nights. Great vibe. Mellow crowd. Till 3am.

- The Queen's Hall - Clerk Street 0131-668 2019 -
Converted church with good atmosphere and very varied programme. Your best bet if you want to go somewhere for decent music. Café-bar and art exhibitions. Diverse (choral, jazz, art pop).

===Nightlife===

- Espionage - (Victoria St.) - No trainers - A rabbit warren of bars, alcoves and dance floors slit over 5 floors. Each section has its own theme and music, varying from 70’s to indie to house.

In the late 1950s, the doorman was none other than Sean 'Big Tam' Connery.

- The Venue
15 Calton Road
Edinburgh, Scotland
44 131 557 3073
The Venue has live bands and draws a large crowd for a great night in Edinburgh.

- Pure
The Venue, Calton Road
Edinburgh
The Pure is a great club and lots of fun. You’ll want to stop in while you’re in Edinburgh.

- The Egg
The Wee Red Bar
Edinburgh College of Art
Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
44 131 229 1442
The Egg is a real fun club to go to in Edinburgh. The crowd is happy and friendly.

- Funk Junkie
La Belle Angele
11 Hasties Close
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Funk Junkie is a great place to go. It also has live bands on Thursdays.

- The Loca
Loco, 235 Cowgate
Edinburgh, Scotland
44 131 225 5413
The Loca is another great club to go to where there is disco music and dancing.

- The Carwash
1-13 North Bank Street
Edinburgh
44 131 220 0054
The Carwash is fun night out with a great DJ and dancing.

== Wot ya owe me ==

Matt owes Marc £25.95 x 2 for the accommodation (£51.90)
Caz owes Marc £25.95 x 2 + £19.95 for the accommodation (£71.85)

MexicoCuba

2006-02-19T21:45:45Z

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== Mexico Cuba 2006/7 ==

=== Introduction ===

This is a holiday idea that I have been whinging on about for some time now after the thouroughly excellent times I had in Peru and Egypt . The thought behind Mexico & Cuba 2006 is to combine the latin flavours of central america through the tequilla & salsa music with the ancient wonder of the pyramids. At the time of writing (February 2006) this is still simply an idea so the purpose of this page is to do some perelimenary investigation into whather the whole idea is possible at all --Tom

==Possible Stumbling Blocks==
* VISAs and beurocracy in and out of cuba
* Moving around
* Hurricanes
* Picking a date
* Getting annual leave
* Who is coming anyway
* Costs

== Plan ==
A) Fly in to Mexico city, travel down to cancun (coach/rail) and over to Havana (Boat/Plane.)

B) Do the whole thing the other way round if the flights are a lot cheaper.

[[Image:bigmap.JPG]]

===Flights===
I found these flights on [http://www.cheapestflights.co.uk cheapestflights.co.uk]

[[Image:Cheapestflights-co-uk2.GIF]]

Prices are highly variable from about £480 to £650 and then rediculous money. -This will probably have a big impact on when to go.

===Cities===
*Mexico City
*???
*Cancun
*Havana

===Must see sights===
*Teotithuacan
*Mexico city
*General Aztec stuff
*Tequilla plantations
*Gulf of mexico coast
*Havana

===Moving around===

'''Mexico'''
*Coach
*Rail?

I have founnd two companies offering flights between Cancun and Havana
[http://www.clickmx.com/ Click Mexicana] (Around £80 ish)
and
[http://www.cubana.co.cu Cubana] (Around £100 ish)

(Both sites are in Spanish)

There is an online currency converter [http://www.xe.com/ here]

'''Cuba'''

''Unknown'' - Possibly not that much moving around

== ToDo ==
=== Who is coming===
* Tom
* Marc (interested, but no definites yet)

''Interested? Write something here...''

=== When we are going ===
* Hurricanes
* Weather

The weather in central america is pretty good all year round but hurricane season runs from August until October so something around November may be a good time as the weather here is getting pretty depressing by then. June/July is also do-able might be rather hot.

* High / Low Seasons
* Flights
* People's availability
* Bank balances
* Annual Leave

=== How long we are going for ===
Should become evident based on what to see and do - probably 2 weeks as per usual but maybe a touch more

===What to see /do ===
* Read through some organised tours in this area
* Consult wikipedia / virtualtourist.com
* Google Maps

Nerd Olympics

2006-02-06T14:33:09Z

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Ideas:

* Typing
* Arm wrestling
* Pin the tail on the donkey
* Swerve
* Variety of runs
* Long jump
* Tetris
* Spelling
* IQ
* Downing a pint - draught
* Dancing game
* Bop it
* Lung capacity
* Pool competiton
* Taste tast
* Count to 100
* Middle C
* Pictionary
* Table tennis
* Table football
* Darts
* Spot the dots
* Sudoku
* Calculator speed relay
* Internet fact search
* Mallet's Mallet
* Name game
* Stop watch
* Banzai
* Guess the song
* Death Tank
* Skimming
* Staring
* Eating donuts (no licking lips)
* Eating crackers (no liquid allowed)
* Classing game, e.g. Street Firhget 2
* Lighting a fire

Main Page

2006-02-06T14:31:00Z

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The subsections of this Wiki are:

* Potential ideas for the [[Nerd Olympics]]
* Previous holiday in [[Prague]].
* Previous holiday in [[Italy]]

Things

2006-01-17T21:19:57Z

62.255.32.12: /* clothes */

=Packing List=
==Group Items==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2"
|-
|'''Item'''
|'''To Carry'''
|-
|First aid kit
|TS
|-
|mobile for emergencies
|MG,MW,TS
|-
|Penknife
|MG
|-
|Corkscrew
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Bottle Opener
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Torch
|MW
|-
|Notepad
|MG
|-
|Canon camera charger
|TS
|-
|GPS
|MW
|-
|Mosquito repellent
|MG
|-
|Learn Czech and Appetite for Destruction CDs
|TS
|-
|Guidebook
|LH
|}

==Personal Items==
===clothes===
*Clothes for warm weather
*Trainers
*Shirt or nice top for evenings
*A jumper
*Waterproof
*5 pairs of pants
*8 Socks
*Big Coat
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)
*Pyjamas
*Hat
*Mittens/gloves
*Scarf
*Thermal underwear
*5 bras
*Hoodie

===other===
*Pens
*Notepad
*GPS
*Day bag
*Toiletries
*Camera
*Wallet
*Driving Licence
*Passport
*Booking confirmations
*Folder for paperwork
*Euro power adapter
*Some koruna
*Guide book
*Towel (small/trekking)
*E111
*Insurance

And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!)

Things

2006-01-17T21:19:33Z

62.255.32.12: /* Group Items */

=Packing List=
==Group Items==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2"
|-
|'''Item'''
|'''To Carry'''
|-
|First aid kit
|TS
|-
|mobile for emergencies
|MG,MW,TS
|-
|Penknife
|MG
|-
|Corkscrew
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Bottle Opener
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Torch
|MW
|-
|Notepad
|MG
|-
|Canon camera charger
|TS
|-
|GPS
|MW
|-
|Mosquito repellent
|MG
|-
|Learn Czech and Appetite for Destruction CDs
|TS
|-
|Guidebook
|LH
|}

==Personal Items==
===clothes===
*Clothes for warm weather
*Trainers
*Shirt or nice top for evenings
*A jumper
*Waterproof
*5 pairs of pants
*8 Socks
*Big Coat
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)
*Pyjamas
*Hat
*Mittens/gloves
*Scarf
*Thermal underwear
*5 bras

===other===
*Pens
*Notepad
*GPS
*Day bag
*Toiletries
*Camera
*Wallet
*Driving Licence
*Passport
*Booking confirmations
*Folder for paperwork
*Euro power adapter
*Some koruna
*Guide book
*Towel (small/trekking)
*E111
*Insurance

And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!)

Things

2006-01-17T21:18:51Z

62.255.32.12: /* clothes */

=Packing List=
==Group Items==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2"
|-
|'''Item'''
|'''To Carry'''
|-
|First aid kit
|TS
|-
|mobile for emergencies
|MG,MW,TS
|-
|Penknife
|MG
|-
|Corkscrew
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Bottle Opener
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Torch
|MW
|-
|Notepad
|MG
|-
|Canon camera charger
|TS
|-
|GPS
|MW
|-
|Mosquito repellent
|MG
|-
|Learn Czech and Appetite for Destruction CDs
|TS
|}

==Personal Items==
===clothes===
*Clothes for warm weather
*Trainers
*Shirt or nice top for evenings
*A jumper
*Waterproof
*5 pairs of pants
*8 Socks
*Big Coat
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)
*Pyjamas
*Hat
*Mittens/gloves
*Scarf
*Thermal underwear
*5 bras

===other===
*Pens
*Notepad
*GPS
*Day bag
*Toiletries
*Camera
*Wallet
*Driving Licence
*Passport
*Booking confirmations
*Folder for paperwork
*Euro power adapter
*Some koruna
*Guide book
*Towel (small/trekking)
*E111
*Insurance

And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!)

Things

2006-01-17T21:17:42Z

62.255.32.12: /* clothes */

=Packing List=
==Group Items==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2"
|-
|'''Item'''
|'''To Carry'''
|-
|First aid kit
|TS
|-
|mobile for emergencies
|MG,MW,TS
|-
|Penknife
|MG
|-
|Corkscrew
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Bottle Opener
|MG (part of penknife)
|-
|Torch
|MW
|-
|Notepad
|MG
|-
|Canon camera charger
|TS
|-
|GPS
|MW
|-
|Mosquito repellent
|MG
|-
|Learn Czech and Appetite for Destruction CDs
|TS
|}

==Personal Items==
===clothes===
*Clothes for warm weather
*Trainers
*Shirt or nice top for evenings
*A jumper
*Waterproof
*5 pairs of pants
*8 Socks
*Big Coat
*Wheat Pillow (if microwave available nearby)
*Pyjamas
*Hat

===other===
*Pens
*Notepad
*GPS
*Day bag
*Toiletries
*Camera
*Wallet
*Driving Licence
*Passport
*Booking confirmations
*Folder for paperwork
*Euro power adapter
*Some koruna
*Guide book
*Towel (small/trekking)
*E111
*Insurance

And one triple thick condom. (You never know...) (did you put this, Tom?) (ew, i hope not - he's in the same room as Matt!)

Prague Hotels

2006-01-03T20:10:18Z

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= NEWSFLASH =

The hotel has now been booked. The winner is......Tulip Inn. Four double rooms for two nights at a total cost of £443.

''Does this mean there's going to be some odd combinations of sleeping in the same bed? Matt and Tom? Marc and Caroline? Do people know this?'' --[[User:Bpeel|Bpeel]] 19 December 2005 00:11 (UTC)

''I just rang them up and they said they'd pass on my request to the hotel. It all seemed as though it'll be OK with them. I've booked a double for Neil and Abi, Lee and Peter Granger and twin rooms for the others.'' --[[User:Cocodude|Cocodude]] 3 January 2006 20:10 (UTC)

== Andel's Hotel - Posh Hotel ==

Here we have a few options, depending on how much we want to pay, whether we want breakfast in the morning and how convivial we all feel.

Firstly we have a 4* Hotel, Andel's Hotel http://www.andelshotel.com/content/en/1.php

This is the posh option.

Says it is near the historical centre of Prague, but seeing as the city seems to be the size of a bath towel I think we'll be okay.

Breakfast is included - dunno what that entails but sounds fun.

Has wireless internet access but I think you have to pay for it. But might be useful.

From http://www.laterooms.com/ - it is €220 per room for two nights, which is £75 each (working on the assumption that we want four rooms, doubles for Lee & Peter, Abi and Neil, and a twin and a single for whatever combination of Caroline, Marc and Matt.) The single room is charged at the same rate as a double in this hotel for some unknown reason.

== Jep-Apart Hotel - Not-so-posh Hotel ==

Another choice is a 3* Hotel, called Jep-Apart Hotel

Is quite cheap at only £40 each and you can get brekkie in the hotel for an extra £5. They don't seem to do twin or single rooms, so I am working on the assumption that Marc, Matt and Caroline would like a room of their own.

Another good thing about this place is that they give you Free Czech Lager on arrival as a welcome. How lovely,

== Jancek Palace - Apartment ==

Then we have the option of an Apartment that sleeps all of us in various hideous combinations. The ominously titled Jancek Palace has apartments that we can all squeeze into - for an apartment for 8 people, it is only €318, which is only £32 per person.

Has a fully-fitted kitchen and two bathrooms with bath and shower.

Has one double bed, a fold out sofa and 5 single beds so sounds good. Abi and Neil call the double bed!

== Hotel Vodickova - 2 or more Apartments ==

If we like the idea of an apartment, but don't want to be squashed in so much we could get any combination of 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 bedded apartments, meaning that we could have two apartments, or one apartment and one room - whatever we want. The Hotel Vodickova seems to offer the best choice in this, and their prices are comparable to the other hotels. Also there is the option for posher rooms, DVD players and Internet access. They also have an 8 bedded apartment, but it has weird bed-room allocation that might not be convenient so I plumped for the Jancek Palace instead, But by all means, have a sneaky peek for yourself if you like.

Also perhaps Tom and Tim and Sissy want to come to Prague so this way we can be flexible.

All of these places are on http://www.laterooms.com/

== easyJethotels.net selection ==

All easyJethotels.net hotels seem incredibly cheap, probably because we'll book in advance and January is a very quiet period. All of the prices below are based on four double/twin rooms (you don't seem to be able to specify which). From what I can tell, there is more to do in the Old Town so it might be best to get a place there if it's not too much more expensive. More details will be available shortly.

=== City Club (easyJethotels.net) ===

http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_a_001.jpg http://www.hotelbeds.com/giata/017108/017108a_hb_w_004.jpg

3 star, £25 per room per night (£12.50 ppn). Near the New Town. Looks as though it might be on/very close to a main road though.

Built in 1894, this hotel comprises a total of 106 rooms spread over 6 floors of which 67 are double rooms, 21 are triple rooms and 1 are single rooms. The hotel features a modern foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange facility and medical assistance. Within the hotel is also a café and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area. There is a car park for those arriving at the hotel by car.

This peaceful, historical mid-range hotel is ideally situated close to the city centre just 15 minutes walk from Prague's famous Wenceslas Square and about 5 minutes from Pavlova metro station. Ruzyne airport is some 18 km from the hotel and can be reached on public transport in approximately 25 minutes.

The welcoming rooms come with a bathroom with a shower, an electronic room access system, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV and a hire safe.

Services:
Bar-s Restaurant -s 24h. Reception Medical Service
Money Exchange Reception Area Lift-s Restaurant - non-smoking area
Café Car Park Safe

=== Residence Bologna (easyJethotels.net) ===

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3 star, £49 per room per night (£24.50 ppn). In the Old Town.

The hotel was built in 1928 and completely renovated in 2003. It boasts a total of 45 guestrooms spread over 6 floors, of which 2 are singles, 2 doubles, 6 are suites and 20 are apartments. The hotel's amenities include hotel safes, lifts and a 24-hour reception. In addition, the hotel boasts a cosy bar, a pub and a delightful restaurant with a separate non-smoking area. Furthermore there are car parking facilities and room and laundry services available for guests.

This elegant mid-range hotel is located directly in the centre of Konviktska Old Town between Betlem Square and the Charles Bridge. Scores of shops and other cultural attractions are easily reached by foot or on public transport. Prague airport is just 15 km from the hotel.

The plush en suite rooms are fitted with satellite/cable TV, a kitchenette, central heating, a double bed, a fridge and a minibar. The rooms are cleaned by the hotel upon departure.

A breakfast buffet is available every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.

Services:
Restaurant - non-smoking area Garage Bar-s Car Park
Restaurant -s Laundry Service Room Service

Room Facilities:
Kitchenette Bathroom Minibar Hairdryer
Fridge Central Heating

Meals:
Breakfast buffet

=== Tulip Inn (easyJethotels.net) ===

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3 star, £56 per room per night (£33.00 ppn). In the Old Town very near the train station.

The hotel was built in 1884 and renovated in 2003. It has a total of 71 rooms on 6 floors, of which 63 are doubles, 2 are singles and 6 are suites (family rooms). The hotel's facilities include a lobby with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a currency exchange desk and a lift. The mid-range hotel also contains an air-conditioned restaurant with a separate non-smoking area, a conference room and Internet access. There is also a laundry service available as well as parking facilities.

This charming city hotel is located in the heart of Prague, close to the main train station where guests will find a number of public transport connections. Various shopping facilities, restaurant, bars, nightclubs and pubs are also located in the hotel's vicinity. The airport is 18 km away.

The attractively furnished rooms boast an en suite bathroom with a bath, a hairdryer and cosmetic mirror, a direct dial telephone, satellite and pay TV, a radio and high speed Internet connection. In addition, there is a minibar, a double bed and a safe. Central heating, carpeting and air conditioning also come as standard. The rooms boast triple-glazed windows. In the suites, guests are additionally offered a Jacuzzi and a power shower.

A breakfast buffet is available to hotel guests every morning.|The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard and VISA.

Payment Methods:
Visa Diners Club Mastercard American Express

Services:
Restaurant - non-smoking area Laundry Service Conference Room Restaurant -s
Air-conditioned Money Exchange Reception Area Car Park
Café 24h. Reception Public internet Lift-s
Restaurant - Air-conditioned

Room Facilities:
Internet Access King Size Beds Bath Double Beds
Direct Dial telephone Carpeted Radio Individual Air-conditioned
Minibar Satellite / Cable TV Shower Bathroom
Hairdryer TV Central Heating Safe

=== Floor (easyJethotels.net) ===

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4 star, £76 per room per night (£38.00 ppn). In the Old Town.

The hotel is in a historical building but has been completly renovated to a designer boutique hotel, bedrooms are decorated to the highest standard with italian tiled bathrooms. A first class restaurant with beautiful bar area is available.

The hotel is situated directly in the city centre.

Payment methods (for additional services during your stay):
EC-Card JCB Mastercard Visa
Diners Club American Express

Room Facilities:
Double Beds Lounge Direct Dial telephone Bath
Central Heating TV Individual Heating Carpeted
Safe Central Air-conditioned Minibar Individual Air-conditioned
Bathroom Internet Access Shower Hairdryer
King Size Beds Satellite / Cable TV

Meals:
Bed & Breakfast Breakfast buffet Breakfast

==Choose on the Wiki!! ==

There are loads of other places, but I think we have enough choice to begin with! There are also hostels which are worryingly cheap, but I haven't looked at those.

Could people update the wiki (in the doodah below) with their preferences, indicating

# What accommodation they like the sound of most (or anything else they have found themselves ont 'net)
# Whether they prefer a hotel or an apartment
# Whether they want breakfast in the price, available or whether they want to forage for it
# How sociable they feel - do they mind being in weird room combinations.
# How much they want to pay (although everything is soooo cheap, even the tightest nerd has call for cheer)

Caroline has been given the responsibility of researching and analysing reviews of The Residence Bologna and The Tulip Inn in order to determine which one of these two may be the best. Wish her luck in this dangerous, but enlightening mission.

==Nerds' preferences==

Abi and Neil - Neil likes the idea of two or more apartment. Abi likes the idea of a posh hotel cos she is a classy bird, but otherwise is not fussed. Would like a double bed if possible. Would like some kind of breakfast available, whether it is provided or whether we cook it ourselves. (feeling of dread)

Abi (again) - Oooh (handbag held out in front) I see that my choice of hotels is superfluous! Perhaps the Tulip hotels is the one then, cheap, brekkie and near to the nightlife.

Marc - Likes the idea of the reading poetry on the top of a hill, preferably Wordsworth's 'Daffodils', whilst tapping quietly on his bongos and munching on grass.

Thumb - Likes the idea of breakfast at the Residence Bologna, but really want's to stay in the penthouse at the Vodièkova Have a look at the interior here!! (http://www.praguegaycity.com/index.php?id=detail&pid=h67) It's amazing.
- Ooh is Tom coming? (or is it just the way his trousers are hanging?)

Matt - Likes the idea of 'free' Czech lager, but is too tight to pay the extra £5/ 10 for it, so would rather stay at a Hotel in the 'Old Town' such as Res. Bologna or Tulip Inn. Breakfast at the hotel would be better, although not too bothered as we're only staying for 2 nights!

Caz - Prefers hotel to apartment. Likes the look of the Residence Bologna as the room looks really cool in the pic and 'breakfast buffet' sounds very intriguing! Good to start the day on a big breakfast. Would also consider other kinds of accomodation...why stop at hotels and apartments, there's also penthouses, barges, haunted manor houses, park benches...

==Brummie choice==

Lee and Pete - Lee would quite like to stay in an apartment because it sounds quite fun. She doesn't mind what beds we have as long as they are clean. Peter likes the price of the cheap £32 apartment because he is a poor student, and there are many cheap places to eat in Prague, and he knows Prague coz he went there before.