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Aug 20, 2024 10:57:51 GMT
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Post by bpg on Aug 20, 2024 10:57:51 GMT
Humph doesn't count, he's on permanent vacation. Nothing planned until mid-October trip to Scotland
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Aug 20, 2024 13:27:11 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 20, 2024 13:27:11 GMT
Might go again soon…
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Aug 22, 2024 3:03:19 GMT
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 22, 2024 3:03:19 GMT
No more hols for me this calendar year 🙁. Sitting tight and waiting for the NZ summer to arrive in a few months’ time 😀
Milan in Spring 2025 is a vague plan at the moment…
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 22, 2024 10:19:26 GMT
I wish the UK summer would arrive already!
It's been wetter and greyer(?) than a wet grey winter's day in Bury.
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Aug 22, 2024 10:26:26 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 22, 2024 10:26:26 GMT
That’s sort of normal there though isn’t it? 😬
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 22, 2024 10:40:22 GMT
Yeah - hence my trip to NZ next Jan/Feb. Norm had better have had a word with the Maori rain gods before I arrive...
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Post by Alanović on Aug 22, 2024 10:54:11 GMT
I wish the UK summer would arrive already! It's been wetter and greyer(?) than a wet grey winter's day in Bury. It's been all rightish in the South. Nobody should expect nice weather in Manchester, surely.
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Aug 22, 2024 10:55:17 GMT
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Post by Humph on Aug 22, 2024 10:55:17 GMT
You can tell it’s summer in Manchester when the rain gets warmer. 😉
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 22, 2024 12:16:00 GMT
Yep - just had my annual shower...
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Aug 23, 2024 8:14:12 GMT
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Post by dixinormus on Aug 23, 2024 8:14:12 GMT
It’s been a dry winter here, and the hydroelectric lakes are low. We’re facing an electricity generation shortage. So if we have a hot dry summer you can expect power cuts Esp!
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Post by EspadaIII on Aug 23, 2024 9:12:43 GMT
Can I bring my solar panels with me? or maybe the cables will stretch..
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Sept 6, 2024 4:10:36 GMT
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 6, 2024 4:10:36 GMT
Bad news for Esp… NZ are tripling the cost of the tourism entry visa from 1st October: NZ$35 to NZ$100 per person!
Tourism numbers aren’t back to pre-Covid levels and yet they are trying to scare people off!
Guess that’s 2 rounds of drinks less in the pub Esp… 😂
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 6, 2024 5:03:47 GMT
I'd better buy them now I suppose? Presumably they last for more than a few months? With the amount the trip is costing, another pint or two won't break an already broken bank...
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Sept 6, 2024 23:59:30 GMT
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Post by dixinormus on Sept 6, 2024 23:59:30 GMT
It’s an online form Esp; can’t see any reason why you couldn’t complete it before the price rise? There’s also an online Arrivals card to complete a few days before flying in. Woe betide if you bring in any food or muddy sports gear without declaring it!
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Sept 7, 2024 8:18:42 GMT
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Post by bpg on Sept 7, 2024 8:18:42 GMT
You'll need to watch ETIAS for Europe next year. Trials are starting in November with full rollout planned for the first half of 2025.
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