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[Amagius]

A year in advance? I would love to go, but one thing. How much do you think a trip from the United States over to the Netherlands would cost?

[Amagius]

the actual plane...? ~800 round trip. The amount you spend while over there is another story and dependent entirely on how long you are there for.

I know... it costs an arm and a leg for americans... but for europeans, it isn't nearly as bad to catch a last minute flight to there.

Personally, I've just always wanted to go... so I am. I also think planning a lot of it a year in advance will help people with their budgets...

I definitely agree. I'll simply say that my spending money will divulge into a vairety of things, but yes, if I plan a year in advance, I'm SURE I can collect the money. Put me down for a "Maybe", pls.

[Charmender]

Ill definatly be coming, starting a job monday, so will have enough money, and its really cheap for english people, also as for attractions, maybe the cannabis college and the anne frank museum?

[otherworld]

I can imagine it now.

Hey Dad, can I go to Amsterdam for a week or so to meet some people from the internet?

Sorry dont think it would work for me.

[Black Flame]

Well I know for a fact I'll be in europe in summer 08. I'm going to Scotland, Ireland, and London. I also know that I'll have a connecting flight from Amsterdam to London(or wherever we're going first) and vice versa when my trip ends. Maybe I can make a detour?

[Charmender]

Oooft, when in Great Britain, come to Birmingham!!!!!! Yeah do that! Come visit me.

Now you dont want him going to brum, some nasty people around there. not you just there is some pricks, and alot of emos now.

And Rambo ofcourse i wna go for the weed, its legal there.

Also yeah like id advise people be 18 to go on this trip, as you wont be able to enjoy all the "pleasures" unless you are.

[Robert]

I will be going to Amsterdam with you guys!

I think we should all get accommodation as a group because they will normally do discounts for groups

[Black Flame]

Oooft, when in Great Britain, come to Birmingham!!!!!! Yeah do that! Come visit me.

I tried to arrange a meeting with Em when I was there last year, but she got grounded so the whole thing failed Maybe Cody and you can somehow come to London we can have some sort of Codex UK meeting(is that what they're called? ) with other UK codexers. Because let's face it, who wouldn't want to meet me?(*cough*all of codex*cough*)

[serina]

This sounds cool and by then i may have the fund and a babysitter

[Gnome]

I'd go to go to some random town and get killed ... in one of the worst movies EVER MADE!

[Jewbert]

This actually sounds really awesome. Hopefully I'll be living on my own next summer. I would love to go but wouldn't without Chris! Beh.

Bah. What am I talking about? No one wants to meet ME. Lols. No one would probably be able to stand my ass...

Edited by brookuslicious, 31 May 2007 - 07:01 PM.

[Jewbert]

haha.. I wouldn't mind meeting you.

I think this trip is more than just a codex meetup, though.

It's really just me wanting to explore The Netherlands, and I figured there had to be more than just me who wanted to visit. (I had spoken to a couple of other codexians who had said they planned on going sometime within a couple years... so I just said bark it, let's see who else wants to go.)

I would love to explore... I mean, god, any country and city has to be better than where I am now. UGhhhhhh.

[Amagius]

It really does sound like an interesting town from everything I've read about it, and it's almost mythological in proportion to say that you're heading to Amsterdam.

[Kimoflea]

Amsterdam is worth it. Went there for a week with mates last summer, and it was just the best. I stayed in a really cheap hostel that was also really clean, nice, central (5 minute walk to loads of bars, right next to Vondelpark), and had a bar. Oh, and it was a two minute walk to the most awesome pancake place. I'll give you the details if you're interested.

Things I did that were AWESOME:

Heineken Experience (where beer is born! Loads of fee samples!)
Red Light District
Weed museum + sex museum (I think they're both in the red light district)
Van Gogh Museum
Canal Tour (maybe.. it was fairly interesting...)
Coffee shops! Many of them! Especially the Grasshopper, which is probably the best bar in the world. And the coffee shop that's made to look like it's undersea, with dolphins and fish tank lights.. awesome
Amsterdam Dungeons! But don't do it under the influence of anything. You'll die. Seriously. But it's fun.. and there's PIRATES!
We had a bbq in Vondelpark with some random americans, which was a lot of fun.. and cheaper than eating out in a restaurant.

There were also some really cool markets and things you could spend entire days browsing. And obviously, there's all the bars and shows to see. Don't bother with anything Rembrandt because it's just dull and brown... but that's just my opinion. I didn't go to Anne Frank's house, but that might be interesting.

Oh: You don't really need to be 18, no one checks for ID because they'll assume you're old enough if you're foreign. My friend was 17 and had no problem. I was only asked for ID when we tried to go into an over 21 place... and we were never gonna get in there anyway

[Niche]

Wow the trip would be pretty awsome...and wi ould be 18 by then.....you lot should come to London!

[Niche]

London sucks. Its full of chums. No offense to you

London rules, you can't have been if you dislike it so!!

[Charmender]

selling a maximum of 5g to any one customer per day.

Ive read in most places that you can buy a maximum of 5g per time you go in, like you can get 5g at 12 and get another around 4.

[Kimoflea]

It's not as if there's only one or two coffee shops, everywhere sells it. But I'd heard they were going to be strict when I went, and they really weren't.. so it may be all talk. My friend told me that they search you with drug sniffing dogs going out of Holland and again at UK Customs. But they didn't. You could have easily got through with any kind of growing kit.

But even if they do ID you when you buy it, it's easy enough just to get an 18+ old to buy it at the counter for you if you're in a group.

[Charmender]

True, i think alot of us will be 18+, i know i will be, kim is, cody is, dont know who else is going though

Also it would be class to goto Grey Area as i hear they have some killer "stuff"