Just arrived back in London after 20 hours on a bus and I am wrecked!
People who know me will know that most experiences involving long-haul bus rides, constant rain for four days and camping (in said rain) wouldn't usually please me.. But I had such a good time at Oktoberfest it is completely incomprehensible how much fun it would be if I flew to Munich, stayed in a hostel and had great weather.. Having said that, the weather kept some of the crowds away which meant we were actually served beer.. and I survived soley because of my brand new, completely waterproof gore-tex jacket I scored for cost price (£70) from one of Georgie's housemates who's a manager in a Kathmandu-type store. It meant that while the others were struggling under their makeshift shelter in the beer garden of one of the halls (you have to see a photo of this: we stacked benches and tables on top of each other and ended up with a little room. The best part was that the brau frau kept serving us cause the rest of the beer garden was completely empty and we were the only source of tips) I could wander around at my leisure without getting wet. The same couldn't be said about my shoes though which were soaked completely for the entire week. Fortunately, unlike dan, having wet socks wasn't a serious enough an injury to impede my movement. The good news is that the week of soaking has returned them to their natural grey from the black they were after spending too long at places like the she bu walkabout.
The tour we went on was pretty much a scam. Aside from them raking in their massive margin (it does not cost them £200 to send each person there in a coach and 4 nights of camping) the included parts of the tour were designed so that a minimum of people actually made use of it. Breakfast finished each day at 8.45 and the day-trip out to a concentration camp and monestary (Andechs - which has awesome pork and beer) left at 10. Both stretches if you've been drinking till 4 in the morning. We actually overheard a guide say that they weren't expecting as many people on the day-trip and that they had to take an extra bus. Next time i'd just book it all myself.
In other news, Germans think I look like McGuyver and I lost my phone on a ride (but it flew out of my pocket at such a speed that its worth it if it hit someone). If you want to send me a text send it to my Australian number. I'll just use that from now on..
Off to Helsinki on Thursday and thats when it really begins. Should be fun - i'll let you all know how its going.
People who know me will know that most experiences involving long-haul bus rides, constant rain for four days and camping (in said rain) wouldn't usually please me.. But I had such a good time at Oktoberfest it is completely incomprehensible how much fun it would be if I flew to Munich, stayed in a hostel and had great weather.. Having said that, the weather kept some of the crowds away which meant we were actually served beer.. and I survived soley because of my brand new, completely waterproof gore-tex jacket I scored for cost price (£70) from one of Georgie's housemates who's a manager in a Kathmandu-type store. It meant that while the others were struggling under their makeshift shelter in the beer garden of one of the halls (you have to see a photo of this: we stacked benches and tables on top of each other and ended up with a little room. The best part was that the brau frau kept serving us cause the rest of the beer garden was completely empty and we were the only source of tips) I could wander around at my leisure without getting wet. The same couldn't be said about my shoes though which were soaked completely for the entire week. Fortunately, unlike dan, having wet socks wasn't a serious enough an injury to impede my movement. The good news is that the week of soaking has returned them to their natural grey from the black they were after spending too long at places like the she bu walkabout.
The tour we went on was pretty much a scam. Aside from them raking in their massive margin (it does not cost them £200 to send each person there in a coach and 4 nights of camping) the included parts of the tour were designed so that a minimum of people actually made use of it. Breakfast finished each day at 8.45 and the day-trip out to a concentration camp and monestary (Andechs - which has awesome pork and beer) left at 10. Both stretches if you've been drinking till 4 in the morning. We actually overheard a guide say that they weren't expecting as many people on the day-trip and that they had to take an extra bus. Next time i'd just book it all myself.
In other news, Germans think I look like McGuyver and I lost my phone on a ride (but it flew out of my pocket at such a speed that its worth it if it hit someone). If you want to send me a text send it to my Australian number. I'll just use that from now on..
Off to Helsinki on Thursday and thats when it really begins. Should be fun - i'll let you all know how its going.
posted by YT at 4:34 pm
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Tommy here...
You lost your phone? I lost my phone, too! If you tried messaging me on my birthday, as thousands of loyal fans surely did, I was sadly unable to read any of them.
Have fun on your next journey!
Hey Macguyver, its loges here. Im actually in helsinki at the moment for a couple of weeks, so if you want to catch up for a few then let me know. Im not actually sure when you posted this so you might not be there when i am, but try and let me know nonetheless.
The women here are unbelievable, and funnily enough I do not mean they are bad liars.
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Tut tut, how careless tighty, never put mobile numbers on the internet for all to see. Remember the guys who blog about cats? That is just an example of the nutcases around on the world wide web. Plan the remainder of your journeys very carefully now young tight one.
I followed your advice james (a week later), but in case Loges reads this I just said its a shame we missed you and so on and so forth, and what did you have in Helsinki to keep you entertained for a couple of weeks/
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