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[SpaceBass]

The Official SpaceBass European Tour '04

[Flynn]

A few links that might be helpful:

www.o2.co.uk, www.vodafone.co.uk and www.orange.co.uk are all UK mobile phone networks that do SIM-only, pay as you go deals. Cost of the card is around £10, usually require a minimum £10 credit to be purchased too. Not sure if they extend further into Europe without massive roaming charges, but they should be able to tell you.

For accommodation, www.travelodge.co.uk and www.travelinn.co.uk both offer pretty cheap but reasonable hotel accommodation. Usually around £30 - £40 per room per night for a twin room, although as always London will be a bit more expensive. I'd say the Travel Inns are a better bet as they usually have a pub alongside If you're prepared to leave it to the last minute, then www.laterooms.co.uk always have an assortment of last minute deals at various hotels, but you take a chance on them having something in the right price range & area.

Hope this helps - I'd join you for drink or 3, but London's a little too far for me on a school night

[Adrian]

Whoa, what the hell is this, you're going to be in London on May 24th? I think it goes without question that I will make the trip down from Oxford to meet up with you, and if circumstances permit, perhaps I might be able to arrange a meeting with other interesting folks in London. Give me an email or something closer to the time.

[Nursie]

If I'm not in dallas on the 24th of may (new job needs a lot of international travel - woohoo!) then I'd love to do some sort of london meet. Seeing as how I live here......

[Giskard]

Whoa, didn't see this thread before... as I already told you, I'll probably be there around at the time you're gonna be in Amsterdam, so please let me buy you a beer at Leidsche Plein in exchange for that super secret CD-ROM of Project MU behind the scenes stuff

Oh and as for suggestions on where to go and what to see, I'd like to quote Bagsbee and ask if you're looking for tourist-y stuff, cultural stuff (museums, music, etc), gastronomical stuff or just some flat-out drinkering?

[SpaceBass]

I think we're up for pretty much anything as long as it includes flat-out drinkering

[NashCarey]

I live in Germany

[SpaceBass]

Re: I live in Germany

[NashCarey]

We're on

[Giskard]

Only a week to go

I only just noticed your question about GSMs and SIM cards. When in downtown Amsterdam, there are tons of little shops where you can easily buy a pre-paid SIM card, like The Phonehouse, BelCompany or Tell-Me. There isn't much difference in price, although KPN and Vodafone are a bit more pricey than carriers like Orange or T-Mobile.

Oh btw, make sure your phone is tri-band, i.e. supports the GSM1800 frequency (which, if I'm not mistaken, is a military frequency in the US, but the common GSM frequency here )

Have you decided what to do with your time in Amsterdam yet? Let me know if I can help out with suggestions

[SpaceBass]

Last Call

[SpaceBass]

Travelogue

[greywolf]

I love it! I hope you finish it soon. My dog's think I've lost it I was laughing so hard, they're staring at me now, just hoping I'm going to quit crying from laughing!

[Tien_Le]

space tour

[Giskard]

/me naggingly coughs in Space's general direction