This is very very tempting :-)
This is very very tempting :-)
JFDI
I have booked the Metropole Fri-Mon
Plan B
Take Thursday off
Drive to Chezger (I"ll fix up the spare room)
Attend Aquarium rebuy fish fest Thursday night and get slaughtered
Sleep in Friday morning
Fly from Liverpool Friday afternoon (Trying Air @ 15:20)
Back Monday morning
Drive home
Job done
;D
EDIT - Liv-Ork £42 + admin = approx £54 total at the moment
Bristol - Cork £178
Heathrow - Cork £111
Cardiff - Cork £471
Birmhm - Cork £921
Liverpl - Cork £48 :) LOL
May seem an unlikely question to be answered to any degree of help as too many caveats, however ...
what would people who have been think the total cost would be for such a trip.
Base it on average hotel and sensible drinks!! ( ok how many rounds to be bought!)
This is very very tempting :-)
JFDI
I have booked the Metropole Fri-Mon
Just trying to figure out the best way to get there, they cancelled the Swansea to Cork Ferry FFS
It seems I have to drive to Birmingham then fly to Cork, thats doable.
This is very very tempting :-)
JFDI
I have booked the Metropole Fri-Mon
Just trying to figure out the best way to get there, they cancelled the Swansea to Cork Ferry FFS
It seems I have to drive to Birmingham then fly to Cork, thats doable.
Steve, the best option for you would be. Bristol to Dublin With Ryanair. Cost return £41.98. Gets into Dublin on Friday @ 08.55. Hop onto Aircoach at 09.30 in Dublin airport and direct to the casino front door in Cork. Return Aircoach cost 28 euro.The Aircoach is every hour and will get you there in 3 1/2 hours at 13.00 direct express.See Aircoach.ie for more info.Hope this helps.
May seem an unlikely question to be answered to any degree of help as too many caveats, however ...
what would people who have been think the total cost would be for such a trip.
Base it on average hotel and sensible drinks!! ( ok how many rounds to be bought!)
Flights are in the £100-150 region (probably a max) depending on where you are coming from. Try SkyScanner (http://www.skyscanner.net/) but don"t forget the "extras" that might not be listed.
Hotel: can be had for £60 - 70 a night (standard)...cheaper options exist and I can investigate if you want. Obviously, quality increases by cost.
It"s not outside the realm of possibility to fly in on Saturday morning and return Sunday night (again, location dependant) but that assumes you don"t FT (or it finishes really early).
Essentially, for Londoner/Southerner/Welshian...it"s probably about the same as travelling to Scotland.
Bristol - Cork £178
Heathrow - Cork £111
Cardiff - Cork £471
Birmhm - Cork £921
Liverpl - Cork £48 :) LOL
An APAT weekend - Priceless*
Birmingham to Cork is £86 though leaving on Friday 6th at 1pm and returning Monday 9th at 11am. For some reason Bristol is really expensive
http://www.aerlingus.com/en-US/home/index.jsp
*Borrowed form The Duke ldo
Bristol - Cork £178
Heathrow - Cork £111
Cardiff - Cork £471
Birmhm - Cork £921
Liverpl - Cork £48 :) LOL
Plan B
Take Thursday off
Drive to Chezger (I"ll fix up the spare room)
Attend Aquarium rebuy fish fest Thursday night and get slaughtered
Sleep in Friday morning
Fly from Liverpool Friday afternoon (Trying Air @ 15:20)
Back Monday morning
Drive home
Job done
;D
EDIT - Liv-Ork £42 + admin = approx £54 total at the moment
Bristol - Cork £178
Heathrow - Cork £111
Cardiff - Cork £471
Birmhm - Cork £921
Liverpl - Cork £48 :) LOL
An APAT weekend - Priceless*
Birmingham to Cork is £86 though leaving on Friday 6th at 1pm and returning Monday 9th at 11am. For some reason Bristol is really expensive
http://www.aerlingus.com/en-US/home/index.jsp
*Borrowed form The Duke ldo
FYI Rodders, just in case you don"t go with the Duke"s frankly award winning plan (and why wouldn"t you?) I am on the 1pm Birmingham flight, although I am getting the later return flight on the Monday.
Not going to make this one.
First port of call will be The Shelbourne(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm297/PaulieDavis/APAT%20Blog/IMAG0049-1-1.jpg)
Paulie and I arrive at 15.10 on Friday and are meeting JP in an airport bar, before catching a taxi to the hotel. Why not post your arrival time here and see if we can share the taxi costs.
OK obv., a way to get an early Guinness, but what the Feck!!!!!!!!
Arriving from Stansted at 3.05pm will no doubt bump into you at some point
Arriving from Stansted at 3.05pm will no doubt bump into you at some point
I"m meeting JP. Send me a text when you arrive.
We might not get out of the airport bar at this rate :)