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Summer of 2004: TOTA European Expedition
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| dEsidEL |
A large contingent of TOTA's are planning on leading an expeditionary force into Europe in the summer of 2004. There are about half a dozen or so members of this board who are confirmed to go and about a handful presently unconfirmed.
(The first area specifies the primary location of their visit.)
Confirmed:
drgoodvibe - Western Europe (various)
dEsidEL - Western Europe (various)
Endlesswave - Western Europe (various)
Muff2k - Ibiza, Spain
Möbius - Lisbon, Portugal, Western Europe (various)
LiL_Kandi_AngeL - Lisbon, Portugal, Western Europe (various)
Cyrus King - Western Europe (various)
tatgirl - Holland, Western Europe (various)
LoCa - Belgium, Western Europe (various)
Mako - Italy, Western Europe (various)
halo20 - United Kingdom
ryanparks - Western Europe (various)
Raverfriendly - Athens, Greece
Dj-HordasH - Southern France
LiANG - Austria, Western Europe (various)
Crazy Serb - South-Eastern Europe / Balkans
Pettiscool - Ibiza, Spain
infinity HiGH - Easter Europe / Western Europe (various)
Projekt4.o - Poland
Skipper - Western Europe (various)
Un-Confirmed:
-name withheld- - Spain, Portugal, Moroco
StereoPrincess - United Kingdom, Holland, Poland
gamma - United Kingdom, Holland, Poland
cono_sur
LadyLotus
djeso
maxtuh
There is also a large contingent of New York Tranceaddict's (NYTA's) planning an extensive trip to Ibiza next summer as well and have detailed their planning on TA. Many of them have even expressed interest in meeting us there if we share the same interest and happen to be in the area. Some of the villas they have picked out are completely awesome. Details can be found here:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=145091
There are particularly 2 reasons why the summer in Europe of 2004 will be special. Those are:
1. The 2004 Euro Cup (Football Championships) to be held during the month of June in Lisbon, Portugal.
2. The 2004 Olympic Summer Games to be held in late August / early September in Athens, Greece.
If you're considering going to Europe next summer but aren't sure whether or not you should, then perhaps you may want to consider a few things.
1. Do you have the money to travel? (approx. $4000-5000 CDN)
2. Will you be in school all summer?
3. Will you be working full time over the summer?
If you've answered YES to the first question, and NO to the last 2, then you might want to read on.
So who exactly should go to Europe next summer? Ideally you might fall into one of these categories:
1. Those who have just graduated from highschool.
2. Those who have just graduated from college / university.
3. Someone who has never been and would finally like to take the initiative to go with people they know & with people who have had experience doing it.
An open discussion will be taking place (before most of us head back to school) this Friday, December 26th, 2003 at the Friar & Firkin Pub (details will be posted below) for anyone planning, interested, or just looking to get more information about travelling in Europe over the summer. Many of the aforementioned names will be in attendance and everyone is welcome to attend whether or not they are sure about travelling in Europe next summer or just thinking about it sometime in the future. Those who have also done travelling before are also welcome to attend to lend their knowledge and experiences about their trip. You might be wondering why such a discussion is being planned so early prior to the summer. The reasons are really quite simple, and that is mainly because airfares are always cheaper when you book them early, and planning for such a large-scale undertaking will require a lot of time and research. Some of us here on TOTA felt that it might be fun and a great idea to have a handful of us meetup overseas and possibly tour some cities together (not to mention some parties & trance festivals as well.) ;)
The purpose of meeting would allow us to help gather more information about where and when everyone will be in Europe in order to plan out other logistical measures which would allow us to meet and quite possibly even backpack together for a short while (or longer). Travelling in Europe and possibly catching some major music festivals with your friends is an experience that everyone should have the opporunity to enjoy atleast once in their lifetime. It is difficult to put a price-tag on leisure, especially for experiences, memories, and something that you may only ever have the opportunity to do once in your life. If you've contemplated going before but never found the encouragement or drive too - this could be your year. Remember, as each year passes so does another chance, and we all know that we're not getting any younger. "I'll do it next year" may never indeed, ever come.
Anyways, if you can't go for financial or any other personal reasons, all hope isn't lost. Some of us will most likely be planning a return trip in the summer of 2006. Given the fact that the World Cup Championships will be in Berlin, Germany - about 1 week apart from the Love Parade. So that should be plenty of time for you to plan and save up. ;)
Here are the details of the meetup below:
Date: Friday, December 26, 2003
Time: 8:00 PM
Friar & Firkin
160 John St.
Toronto, ON
M5V 2E5
TEL: (416) 340-9459
FAX: (416) 340-0938
http://www.firkinpubs.com/findapub/ontario/friar.html
(Hope to see some of you out!)
All future details regarding this trip will be posted in this thread and on the Travelninja.com Message Forums operated by drgoodvibe.
"Travelling somewhere... could be anywhere..." :D
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| Muff2K |
man, am i the only one going to ibiza???
nice!!
but...
wherever i go to next summer, i will probably end up forever |
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| maxtuh |
Hey EM,
what about people who are working and have limited # of days to come?
btw i can book off, i can let you know. |
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| LiANG |
| hey Em I'll be going to Europe during the summer too. Austria will be my first/main stop. But I'll make my way to the west also (Spain, Portugal etc) |
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| Skipper |
| I'm saving to go, but not until September when its not high season. |
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| dEsidEL |
stupid me .. i forgot to post the time of the meetup. it's 8 PM
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| nadezhda |
| i shall be wreaking havoc in the UK and Ibiza this july :D |
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| maxtuh |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
stupid me .. i forgot to post the time of the meetup. it's 8 PM
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consider moving to 9:30 so i can make it:D |
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| infinity HiGH |
| I'm in eastern europe next summer. If you guys are going in June, then I'd maybe wanna hit up western euro for a week or 2 first maybe... |
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| ryanm |
well I'll be going in spirit as Air Canada just doesn't seem willing to let me on without a ticket.....how strange.
btw, nice picture :) |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by maxtuh
consider moving to 9:30 so i can make it:D |
i'm sure most of us will still be around by then.. feel free to drop by later if you have too
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| Crazy Serb |
Now that you're actually putting something together, I might actually drop by this Friday for "further discussion"...
btw, add me to that list as visiting South-Eastern Europe/Balkans too. Confirmed! :D |
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