PEELathon: The British Invasion

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Okay, my final thought is that it should be in philly of may next year.

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Originally posted by Archie2K:
Right, so...

Presumably we should get a flight back that lands on Sunday morning at the latest because me and slater may possibly have exams on the monday which are kind of non-missable, so looking for a quick search on expedia shows that flights from LHR (London Heathrow) to EWR (Newark) out 27/05/2006 in 03/06/2006 cost £497 on Continental Airlines. For some reason returning on 02/062006 or 04/06/2006 is about £40 cheaper.

Alternatively going straight through Continental themselves reveals a smaller choice of flights but they are the same price for all returning dates - $783 return. My bet would be, go through Continental booking for the outward bound Continental 8221, 1600, 27/05/2006, inbound Continental 8222, 2125, 03/06/2006 (returns next morning), total cost $891 with taxes.

Staying at the Ramada Jersey City a la last year for seven nights in a basic room will be $112 per night for a single, or $118 per night for a double - and note this is advertised as two double beds, not 1 double with lots of mirrors a la Melll and Sammy   . Assuming two people share the total cost is $826, so that gives a grand total of $2610 for two people, or at current exchange rates:

£731 per person

Alternatively, booking the whole thing through Expedia, you can get United Airlines 905, 1325, 27/05/2006 LHR to JFK (John F Kennedy International) out, UA 956, 1850, 03/06/2006 JFK to LHR, and the recommended hotel is the 28 story Milford Plaza which is described as six blocks from Times Square and the reception looks spiffy, again sharing flights and hotel rooms. Total cost:

£782 per person

Thoughts from everyone? Other than my anal retentiveness of course

Hey, don't go changing, I like that amount of preparation, so keep it up fella!

All of that sounds fine to me.

While you're on this tip, wanna find out how much it'd cost to take us to Philly then?

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We're looking at very similar prices, perhaps slightly cheaper, and certainly no more difficult to get to. Flights would be either BA67 out (1130, 27/05) LHR to PHL, BA66 back (1900, 03/06) OR BA69 out (1630, 27/05), BA66 back (2130, 03/06) OR US Airlines 99 out (1230, 27/05) LGW to PHL, USAir98 back (2025, 03/06).

Hotels to stay at... recommendations? For £766 per person I've got a nice looking 3.5star Sheraton resort eyed up... but then I like my luxury, but am willing to go on a budget.

Also, Philly has teams in the four major sports so Melll can still keep his hope (maybe) of going to a US pro-team game (they're really expensive I hear). The 76ers, so named for the year 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed there, hold the ignomy of losing the most times in any single NBA season; 73 losses in the 72/73 season.

If we're making this an aspect of future PEELathons, can I suggest the next one be in Atlanta, the third most dangerous city to live in in the US. Though still not as bad as Columbia where the are 63 murders per 100,000 citizens a year. (The UK rate is 1 per 100,000)

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Those seem good, it's a shame i don't know the exam timetable, and i have no idea when they are released. At least i'm not the only one limited to those dates 

And since (if i can get this through) this would be like a holiday for me, i think i'd be willing to spend money on it (If you like your Luxury, we'll see how far my budget is). Those prices shocked me till they were converted to £ though, $2600 looks a lot!

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Arc hie - don't overpay for the hotel. Peelcons are all about walking around the city all day anyhow. With a few hours of orgy thrown in afterward.

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Originally posted by Archie2K:
Also, Philly has teams in the four major sports so Melll can still keep his hope (maybe) of going to a US pro-team game (they're really expensive I hear). The 76ers, so named for the year 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed there, hold the ignomy of losing the most times in any single NBA season; 73 losses in the 72/73 season.

Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball): Losingest franchise in the history of US Professional sports.
Philadelphia Eagles: Have never won a Super Bowl, have been to 2 since the NFL-AFL merger.
Philadelphia Flyers: Haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1970-something.  '76? '77?
Philadelphia 76res: see quoted post.

Actually, if we do Philly, and it's the right time of year, we could take Melll to a Flyers playoff game.

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There's a possibility of me putting 1-2 people up in New Jersey if the timing is right.  This might ease the budgets of intercontinental travelers, but it's a hour and a half commute into the city for the ensuing hijinks.  And like I said, I probably won't be there if it's anytime soon.

And as for Thanksgiving, my sister wants me in DC.  Cap'n, this means I probably won't be able to see your show.  Poop.  We'll have to put one on some time in NYC.

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Hey guys...long time no see. I'm finally set up in Boston, having moved from Blighty a few weeks back, and just got my various computer gear set up and running. Philly might be possible, depending on my whole time situation, since I may actually be in DC for May through August...so I'm on the fence at the moment, but interested.

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Like I say, I'm leaving it up to these guys. The difference between a shabby and a half-decent hotel is about £100 and I'm happy to pay that on a holiday, even if all I do there is sleep. Dunno about the others, but this is a holiday for me, doubt I'll do much else in the summer months, 'cept work a lot.

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If we do philly, and we're there for a week, I'm totally up for seeing the Flyers.

We could toss a coin between Philly and NYC at the moment, I'm happy with either.

Can we run up the Art Museum steps a la Rocky?

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Phillie would certainly be interesting, if not a bit confusing. I wouldnt mind going there instead of NY, although there certainly ain't anything wrong with that place too.

Then of course, either the first or the last day, you all are invited up to my place for BBQ and Merryment.

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I want a Philly cheesesteak!

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I wouldn't mind going to Philly, but I really can't see spending a whole week there... Any chance of splitting it up?

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Hope you don't mind, but I'm thinking about coming to this as well (somehow) ... it depends on the money situation and all.

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Just distance wise for me, NY is better, but on the grand scale there's not much in it. Either is fine.

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Originally posted by Melllvar:
Can we run up the Art Museum steps a la Rocky?

Pfft, tourist.

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Originally posted by Kloudes:
I wouldn't mind going to Philly, but I really can't see spending a whole week there... Any chance of splitting it up?

I don't see why not.  We could fly into Philly and see the week out in NY, flying out of Newark to go home.

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I would like to come too (somehow)

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Originally posted by Melllvar:
 I don't see why not.  We could fly into Philly and see the week out in NY, flying out of Newark to go home.

We could take the Death Train (Amtrak)!

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Originally posted by moi:
Hope you don't mind, but I'm thinking about coming to this as well (somehow) ... it depends on the money situation and all.

Currently I'm a bit down on my money, so I'm still not too sure. It's just this year I've got to save up for university, driving lessons, possibly buying my own car, and possibly flights and spending money to go to Boston. Gah, I dunno yet 

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Originally posted by Melllvar:
 I don't see why not.  We could fly into Philly and see the week out in NY, flying out of Newark to go home.

I'll get on it tomorrow, that's certainly doable and I'd like to have another PEEL gig that I am involved in if Chez Nasty is open for business. Of course the getting between PA and NJ is likely to be the biggest bone, just because it looks tiny on a map, that's probably the equivalent of driving from Lands End to John O Groats. I'll drive so long as someone brings some decent tapes.   

K, quick search reveals that the price for a return ticket is £504 with British Airways. BA67/186 and 69/184 hence, no more expensive. Just need to sort out hotels now.

I presume that this means that everyone is doing a week long PEELathon?

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I wont be able to hotel the entire week, but daytrippin' a few times is good for me.

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Same here. Depends on the week and classes, but a couple of daytrips is probably what I'll end up doing.

 

Originally posted by Impossible:
possibly flights and spending money to go to Boston. Gah, I dunno yet   

You could always have a mini (as in an few hours in a pub coffee shop) peel meet-up in Boston. Because there's got to be a few of us around here...

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Originally posted by Melllvar:
Can we run up the Art Museum steps a la Rocky?

We can try, but it'll take some of us a few hours.

 

Originally posted by Archie2K:
If we're making this an aspect of future PEELathons, can I suggest the next one be in Atlanta, the third most dangerous city to live in in the US. Though still not as bad as Columbia where the are 63 murders per 100,000 citizens a year. (The UK rate is 1 per 100,000)

Why go to number three when you've got two PEELers and one PEELer with a reasonable excuse to be in the area of number two (poop joke definately implied)?  Detroit has casinos, the aforementioned Great Lakes, and...um, murders!

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Hey, if you go to Philly, you can go to the single most dangerous city in the US - I forget according to hwom - Camden, NJ!  It's right across the river!

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I see no reason to change our destination. NYC is Futurama-related, we know our way around to a certain extent, and NYC is what, one of the 3 most famous/glamorous cities in the world? Philly ain't.

If you guys want to do something new and exciting because NYC bores you, why not a summer trip to Maine's coast instead of going to a second-rate NYC? Maine has tons of outlet shopping and movie theaters for any rainy days, New England architecture and lighthouses (which I love to look at, old New England houses are very cool) beautiful beaches (crowded and not-crowded, boardwalk and non-boardwalk both within driving distance), deep sea fishing charter boats for those of us who want to catch a big fish one day, high quality golf courses (who wants to drive the little cart?!), beach games to play (Frisbee without the police butting in!), famous seafood (lobster, scallops, clams, chowder, etc), and so on. And the advantage to Maine's beaches as compared to say, anything south of NY - no jellyfish problems. And Maine in the summer would allow our college-kids to go, while undoubtedly being less beastly hot than say, Georgia or NYC.

Of course there would have to be a few car rentals, since Pitt and I are probably the only ones who would end up driving our cars there.

So my vote goes for either NYC if we want to do the same old thing again, or something different and not city-based, if NYC bores us. Cause if we're bored with NYC, I don't see how Philly is going to be considered a step up. Except for the people who want to see a Philadelphia team play a home game.

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I'll leave it up to the majority, but I'm fine with either, or both.  I'd still like to spend some time in NYC as I've not got bored of it, and there's still so much more for us to see.

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Let's all go to DC and sleep over at my house!!!

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Hey, I'm on speaking terms with your Mom, I'll do that.

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*huggles Capper* I second that, though it doesn't seem to be the popular opinion. I'll go where others are going but NYC is much more appealing.

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I'm for the full week in NYC as well.  That's mainly due to laziness, of course, as it's simply easier for me to get to Jersey City.  So yeah, I'll go to Phili if I'm outvoted, but here's another vote for New York.

Though, an endless slumber party at VF’s could be fun...

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Depending on the month, I would vote for NYC as well. I've never been to NY in my life and combining that with a PEELathon seems like a good idea to me.
However, I still have university in june (actually, most of my exams will be there), so if June is completely fixed, I won't be able to come at all.

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The main arguments against going later in the Summer are the heat and the cost. You're talking an extra £100 for flights in the busier period, but hotel reservations seem to be the same. Quick calculations work out that flights & hotels in NYC (at the Ramada again) would be £863 or €1272.

I'm easy though whatever.

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Logistically, it's easier for us to go to NYC, so I'll put my name in that hat, for now.

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If there was a vote, I'd go for NYC, for purely selfish reasons...it's a lot easier/cheaper/less time to get from Boston to NYC than to Philly.

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We also know a cheap, semi-clean hotel near NY... and it only costs $1.50 to get into the city!

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Originally posted by sheep555:
Same here. Depends on the week and classes, but a couple of daytrips is probably what I'll end up doing.

  You could always have a mini (as in an few hours in a pub coffee shop) peel meet-up in Boston. Because there's got to be a few of us around here...

The trip looks like it most likely be going ahead, as my relatives said that they would be more than happy to have me staying with them. Strange, we never managed the meet up in Bristol, so we'll do one abroad instead 

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Anyone want a Richmond Peelathon? Fishy is going to have the most awesome bachelor party ever, and PEEL is invited! (in other words: he has no friends and I feel bad for him)

All males are invited. Females are only invited if they are willing to show off their stuff(or if they just want to hang out and play videogames or anything like that). Email me for the address/directions to Jeff's fancy new house.

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Originally posted by canned eggs:
 We'll have to put one on some time in NYC.

One of these days something will be arranged!

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If we do a gig next year, we'll iron out stuff long beforehand, so that we could actually play stuff other than bungle through a few beatles covers, which is what I did, I barely was aware of what I was doing.

Molly?  Richmond.  I looked into flights, and it is cheaper, but doesn't Jeff hate us all now?