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FormallyMegadrive
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The only part of droid I'm annoyed at so far is the fact every free app (nearly) seems to have ads that slow the games and apps they're in so much it makes me want to uninstall. And I have. Even simple games like a Fruit Ninja clone called fruit slicer or something was ridiculously laggy. Though as soon as I can I'm buying Fruit Ninja obviously.
Also Swype rocks.
Edit: going through the 'apps' optus give you (theyre just web links) proved to show just how behind the times optus are:
Also Swype rocks.
Edit: going through the 'apps' optus give you (theyre just web links) proved to show just how behind the times optus are:
BanShunsaku
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So I just bought the Witcher 2 for about 41 dollarydoos.
PS I hear it is cold over there in Australia. Here in Canada, the weather is beautiful. Bears and mountains and police on horses and shit. It's great.
PS I hear it is cold over there in Australia. Here in Canada, the weather is beautiful. Bears and mountains and police on horses and shit. It's great.
Planet_JASE
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Canada is my favourite place in the world. So damn beautiful and some of the friendliest people I've encountered.BanShunsaku said:
Marshmellow
Member
Stackboy said:
Yea id be keen for this Stack. Count me in.
So, this is what I'm doing for Europe:
On May 27th I will fly out of Australia and land in Paris, to spend a month travelling around Europe. It will be the first time I've ever been out of Australia. I'm going with my sister, and we're only going for a month because that's all the leave we can get from work.
We're staying in nice hotels because with the exchange rate as it is, it's pretty cheap. That's probably considered very boring, but whatever. Think of me as a Karl Pilkington-on-An-Idiot-Abroad-lite with regards to travelling. This is more of a 'I want to see stuff' trip than a 'I'm going to go to Europe and experience it like a real European!' trip.
So, this is our itinerary. It's a bit weird because we had to time it so we'd be in London for our cousins wedding (going to be the worst part of the trip), so we end up snaking around a bit instead of going in a linear direction.
May 27th - Fly out of Sydney and arrive in Paris at 6:50am on the Saturday morning. We're saying here for four nights. Beyond the usual Louvre/Eiffel Tower/Arch de Triomphe I'm not sure what we're gonna do. I'm sure my sister will go shopping so I'll probably have time to do something by myself. I'd love to go to Mont St. Michele but it's three hours away so I probably won't have time. This is our hotel: http://www.carondebeaumarchais.com
June 1st - We're getting the Eurostar from Paris to London. We're staying with our cousin who is getting married on June 4th (this isn't why we're going to Europe, it just happened to coincide so we changed our plans a little). This is going to suck. I think we have to stay with her and she's annoying. On top of that she'll make my sister help her with wedding stuff so I'll probably be on my own.
June 5th - On the Sunday night we're flying out to Prague. We'll be there for 3 nights, and the hotel we're staying in looks awesome: http://www.goldenwell.cz/ Really looking forward to this. Everyone says Prague is amazing.
June 8th - We're taking a train from Prague to Munich where we'll spend a couple days. Main thing I want to do here is go look at the castles (Nueschwanstein I think).
June 10 - Going to Salzburg and staying in an awesome looking hotel:
Main thing I want to do in Salzburg is drive out to Hitler's Eagles Nest. Anyone who has seen Band of Brothers will know what I'm talking about.
June 13th - Just a day in Vienna, to fly back to the South of France
June 14th - 19th - We're spending 5 days in a town called Saint Remy-de-Provence, a little place around 15 minutes from Avignon. We've got a car booked and will be driving all over Provence. Should be awesome.
June 19th - 23rd - We get a train to Florence. I just played a ton of Assassin's Creed 2, so going to Florence will be cool. I also want to buy a leather jacket.
June 24th - We spend one day in Rome, and then fly back home to Sydney.
Basically two weeks before I leave, so excited. I probably won't be posting at all during that time. Someone write up an E3 summary or something so I can look at it when I get back.
On May 27th I will fly out of Australia and land in Paris, to spend a month travelling around Europe. It will be the first time I've ever been out of Australia. I'm going with my sister, and we're only going for a month because that's all the leave we can get from work.
We're staying in nice hotels because with the exchange rate as it is, it's pretty cheap. That's probably considered very boring, but whatever. Think of me as a Karl Pilkington-on-An-Idiot-Abroad-lite with regards to travelling. This is more of a 'I want to see stuff' trip than a 'I'm going to go to Europe and experience it like a real European!' trip.
So, this is our itinerary. It's a bit weird because we had to time it so we'd be in London for our cousins wedding (going to be the worst part of the trip), so we end up snaking around a bit instead of going in a linear direction.
May 27th - Fly out of Sydney and arrive in Paris at 6:50am on the Saturday morning. We're saying here for four nights. Beyond the usual Louvre/Eiffel Tower/Arch de Triomphe I'm not sure what we're gonna do. I'm sure my sister will go shopping so I'll probably have time to do something by myself. I'd love to go to Mont St. Michele but it's three hours away so I probably won't have time. This is our hotel: http://www.carondebeaumarchais.com
June 1st - We're getting the Eurostar from Paris to London. We're staying with our cousin who is getting married on June 4th (this isn't why we're going to Europe, it just happened to coincide so we changed our plans a little). This is going to suck. I think we have to stay with her and she's annoying. On top of that she'll make my sister help her with wedding stuff so I'll probably be on my own.
June 5th - On the Sunday night we're flying out to Prague. We'll be there for 3 nights, and the hotel we're staying in looks awesome: http://www.goldenwell.cz/ Really looking forward to this. Everyone says Prague is amazing.
June 8th - We're taking a train from Prague to Munich where we'll spend a couple days. Main thing I want to do here is go look at the castles (Nueschwanstein I think).
June 10 - Going to Salzburg and staying in an awesome looking hotel:
Main thing I want to do in Salzburg is drive out to Hitler's Eagles Nest. Anyone who has seen Band of Brothers will know what I'm talking about.
June 13th - Just a day in Vienna, to fly back to the South of France
June 14th - 19th - We're spending 5 days in a town called Saint Remy-de-Provence, a little place around 15 minutes from Avignon. We've got a car booked and will be driving all over Provence. Should be awesome.
June 19th - 23rd - We get a train to Florence. I just played a ton of Assassin's Creed 2, so going to Florence will be cool. I also want to buy a leather jacket.
June 24th - We spend one day in Rome, and then fly back home to Sydney.
Basically two weeks before I leave, so excited. I probably won't be posting at all during that time. Someone write up an E3 summary or something so I can look at it when I get back.
Marshmellow
Member
legend166 said:
Sounds good man, just remember the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays i think it was.
Also not to tarnish it but id be interested in what u think of the Eiffel Tower. My experience was horribly tarnished by the flood of tourism sh*t.
Gaffer to Gaffer, you have been warned.
codswallop
Member
Definitely walk the Montmartre area and see the Sacre Couer. It's a bit touristy but still nice. Also make sure you climb the Arc. It's expensive (we cheaped out the first time we visited Paris but went up the second) and the view is awesome. Bad thing about going up the Eiffel Tower is that you don't get to see the Eiffel Tower up high. Only do it if you want to say you've been up the tower. If you can, visit the Notre Dame during a service. I'm not religious and never attend services, but the chanting and swinging of censers etc is pretty awesome.legend166 said:
Prague is indeed awesome. Make sure you climb it's fake Eiffel Tower for the lols.legend166 said:
It's easy to take the train from Munich to Fussen and then a bus from there to Hohenschwangau which is where Schloss Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein are located. The view of Neuschwanstein is best from a bridge (when walking up, take the right on the fork) or from a fair hike. Only do the hike if you have a lot of time.legend166 said:
Man, one day in Rome is not enough. But you'll be able to do the Colosseum (don't bother with the people who will queue jump you for a fee -- even with the line going outside the place you'll still beat them) and the Forum in that one day, and they're really the big ticket items anyway.legend166 said:
The day we went up the tower we waited three hours and were constantly bombarded with touts and harrassed by gypsies. I think the gypsies have been kicked out of the city now. My wife did get a caricature done by a guy who wanted to charge 45 Euro. We talked him down to ten which, while probably still expensive, was a fair price to us. Oh yes, and the top of the tower was closed due to high winds when we got there but by the time we got to the front of the line it had opened. Took probably another 1-1.5 hours to get all the way to the top.Marshmellow said:
legend166 said:So, this is what I'm doing for Europe:
On May 27th I will fly out of Australia and land in Paris, to spend a month travelling around Europe. It will be the first time I've ever been out of Australia. I'm going with my sister, and we're only going for a month because that's all the leave we can get from work.
We're staying in nice hotels because with the exchange rate as it is, it's pretty cheap. That's probably considered very boring, but whatever. Think of me as a Karl Pilkington-on-An-Idiot-Abroad-lite with regards to travelling. This is more of a 'I want to see stuff' trip than a 'I'm going to go to Europe and experience it like a real European!' trip.
So, this is our itinerary. It's a bit weird because we had to time it so we'd be in London for our cousins wedding (going to be the worst part of the trip), so we end up snaking around a bit instead of going in a linear direction.
May 27th - Fly out of Sydney and arrive in Paris at 6:50am on the Saturday morning. We're saying here for four nights. Beyond the usual Louvre/Eiffel Tower/Arch de Triomphe I'm not sure what we're gonna do. I'm sure my sister will go shopping so I'll probably have time to do something by myself. I'd love to go to Mont St. Michele but it's three hours away so I probably won't have time. This is our hotel: http://www.carondebeaumarchais.com
June 1st - We're getting the Eurostar from Paris to London. We're staying with our cousin who is getting married on June 4th (this isn't why we're going to Europe, it just happened to coincide so we changed our plans a little). This is going to suck. I think we have to stay with her and she's annoying. On top of that she'll make my sister help her with wedding stuff so I'll probably be on my own.
June 5th - On the Sunday night we're flying out to Prague. We'll be there for 3 nights, and the hotel we're staying in looks awesome: http://www.goldenwell.cz/ Really looking forward to this. Everyone says Prague is amazing.
June 8th - We're taking a train from Prague to Munich where we'll spend a couple days. Main thing I want to do here is go look at the castles (Nueschwanstein I think).
June 10 - Going to Salzburg and staying in an awesome looking hotel:
Main thing I want to do in Salzburg is drive out to Hitler's Eagles Nest. Anyone who has seen Band of Brothers will know what I'm talking about.
June 13th - Just a day in Vienna, to fly back to the South of France
June 14th - 19th - We're spending 5 days in a town called Saint Remy-de-Provence, a little place around 15 minutes from Avignon. We've got a car booked and will be driving all over Provence. Should be awesome.
June 19th - 23rd - We get a train to Florence. I just played a ton of Assassin's Creed 2, so going to Florence will be cool. I also want to buy a leather jacket.
June 24th - We spend one day in Rome, and then fly back home to Sydney.
Basically two weeks before I leave, so excited. I probably won't be posting at all during that time. Someone write up an E3 summary or something so I can look at it when I get back.
Legend
Paris - There is quite a bit to do. I am not recommending it but the louvre is big enough to fill 4 days let alone the rest of Paris...!
Remember what i said, avoid the queue near the triangle at the louvre. There is a side entrance only the locals tend to know about.
London - Having time by yourself in London is awesome. There is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much to do there. and its incredibly easy to get around. make sure you get an oyster. The eurostar is quite cool as well
Get there well before departure, you need to go through customs (just like an airplane. This seems very foreign to non-Europeans, it felt weird )As cool as it is, go over to Greenwich for the village and shopping, not for the fact you can stand on the prime meridian
When you fly to prague which airport you going to? Heathrow, Gatwick or Stanstead?
if its the former 2, they are as bad as each other in terms of how busy they get. Make sure you leave PLENTY of time to make your flights.
Saint Remy-de-Provence This sounds familiar from war time stories. the resistance home base?
endlessflood
Member
Yep, this is the bridge you want to be on:codswallop said:
And this is the view you'll get:
Stackboy said:
I went for the last Nintendo (home) console reveal, would have liked to go again. It's actually easier to 'cover' it from home. But you don't get the hands on that people want. I take the week off for E3
Big sites wish they had a crazy mofo as dedicated as me to cover Nintendo stuff.
http://www.budget.gov.au/2011-12/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-04.htm
Wonder what that means for the Mandatory Blacklist Filter.
Wonder what that means for the Mandatory Blacklist Filter.
Marshmellow
Member
So i'm trying to go that little bit further at work. Both to make my life easier and to create something that is mine.
1. Can anyone link me to somewhere that is good for Excel formulas and/or AutoCAD customization.
2. I'm looking for more of a data source rather than a forum to post my queries on. Somewhere i can learn from by myself rather than having to wait on others.
3. Is there a GAF thread for excel or similar technical things?
Thanks guys. Much love
1. Can anyone link me to somewhere that is good for Excel formulas and/or AutoCAD customization.
2. I'm looking for more of a data source rather than a forum to post my queries on. Somewhere i can learn from by myself rather than having to wait on others.
3. Is there a GAF thread for excel or similar technical things?
Thanks guys. Much love
legend166 said:
they will ask you how much money you have. If that money does not equate to being able to support yourself in the UK for the period you have said you are staying, then more questions and further interrogation continues
they will think you are there to work.
also don't forget to photocopy your passport 3 times and store it in 3 different places on your trip
its MUCH easier to get a replacement if you lose/have it stolen with a photocopy.
Danoss said:
if you think AU customs officers are a tough bunch, wait till you meet teh UK lot
the UK border is one of the hardest to cross in the world
80% of my last flight were significantly interrogated by them (this is why the queue is massive and long)
all flights arriving from outside the EU get massive scrutiny
Marshmellow
Member
Omi said:
Hows best to go about doing that. Keep in mind i'm trying to be self taught
Doncamatic
Member
Jintor said:
Done. This better be as good as I've been lead to believe.
Marshmellow said:
There are probably a ton of tutorial type things on the net. Whats your current level of knowledge on programming? If its really beginner, perhaps start by checking out MSDN / Excel help about the functions it provides as a start. Then get onto recording basic macros and seeing how that translates to code.
This is probably a good place to start. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/aa905411.aspx
Marshmellow
Member
Omi said:
Thanks Omi. Yea i'm really basic, haven't done anything since school IT like 5 years ago.
Just spent 30 minutes figuring out an IF statement in excel. got it to work tho so thats good.
I will Google some VB tutes and hopefully come up with something good.
....Just realized if you type google without a capital G at the front spell checker tells u its wrong.....lol @ that
Sutton Dagger
Member
legend166 said:
Awesome, I'm going to Europe at the end of the year so interested in finding out about your experience.
How have you handled money? Are you going to use a credit/debit card or something? Did you get your money converted already considering the awesome AUD value against the Euro?
Would you mind divulging how much your flights were? How much money you thinking of taking for food/spending money?
Cheers.
