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tara
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| | European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (8th Jun 12 at 8:37am UTC) | | Hi, im booking this trip for the 29th, im a solo traveler. I will be staying at the Clink the two nights before and was wanting to catch up with someone else on the trip. 
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FRANK
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (8th Jun 12 at 2:11pm UTC) | | hi tara, im a going solo but im from Perth and im looking for someone from Australia to travel with!
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tara
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (9th Jun 12 at 4:15am UTC) | | | Great! I will be flying into London on the 27th and will be at the Clink hotel until the trip begins. Looking forward to the trip! | |
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Mary
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (9th Jun 12 at 9:03am UTC) | | Hi Tara and Frank
Ill be traveling solo too and will be staying at the Clink night before the tour starts ill be arriving 30th in the morning, would be good to meet some friendly faces night before the tour starts...never traveled solo before so slightly nervous!!
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Cameron
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (11th Jun 12 at 4:18pm UTC) | | Hi Tara, Mary and Frank
I just booked this trip and I too am going solo! Also I'm staying at the Clink the night before so I hope to meet everyone there! Maybe we could even get to enjoy the start of the Olympics before we head out
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Mary
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (17th Jun 12 at 6:01am UTC) | | same here i want to see the an Olympic event too....do u think we could get tickets? lol...also do we need a visa for this 49 day trip??
count down begins guys!!! | |
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Kiara
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (17th Jun 12 at 9:51pm UTC) | | Hi Tara, Mary, Frank, Cameron
If this is the trip leaving the 29th of July I'm on it. I'm travelling solo from Brisbane and arriving at Clink 78 for the 27th and 28th. As for the olympics http://www.london2012.com/schedule-and-results/day=28-july/all-day.html shows all the events on on the 28th. Also the opening ceremony is on the 27th - it'd be great to find a good TV to watch that on.
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Sophia
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (26th Jun 12 at 10:26pm UTC) | | Hey, I'm on the trip for July 29th, too! Any of you guys got Facebook or something so we can maybe chat before we go??
I'm travelling on my own, too 
Oh, and I'll be staying at the Clink 78 on the 28th as well. | |
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Steph
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (28th Jun 12 at 6:02am UTC) | | Hey! First time solo traveler here too for the Euro Adventure! I can work out whether I'm more terrified or excited about this! No. Wait. Definitely excited! Its getting closer too!
Clink 78 on the 28th is the way to go, I'm flying across from Amsterdam sometime that afternoon, so i hope to see you all there
If you all want I can create a facebook group for the trip? | |
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Cameron
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (3rd Jul 12 at 4:40pm UTC) | | Lol Sophia that has got to be the most depressing emoticon I've ever seen but luckily I think most of us have found our way to the FB page. So i believe one of these is deserved .
26 days folks! Less time to wait then our trip is long! | |
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Sophia
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (3rd Jul 12 at 10:44pm UTC) | | | I don't even have all my stuff yet! This is scary!! | |
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Sophia
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (4th Jul 12 at 8:17pm UTC) | | | What's everyone doing money-wise? I was thinking of getting a pre-paid currency card through Travelex, but I'm not sure how they make their money. It seems too good to be true, so there must be a catch somewhere!! | |
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Cameron
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (4th Jul 12 at 11:11pm UTC) | | | Honestly I was planning on just carrying my money.. Am I naive in thinking that's a good idea? | |
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Sophia
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (5th Jul 12 at 10:28am UTC) | | | Enough for the whole trip!? That's a lot of cash to be carrying! | |
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Jess
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (6th Jul 12 at 1:51pm UTC) | | @cameron, I wouldn't carry the ~$2000 with you. How will you keep it safe?
@Sophia, pre-paid currency cards usually have some combination of card activation fees, loading fees (usually 1-2%), bad exchange rates, and ATM/merchant fees. It's worth asking before your purchase. $1000 could easily become only $950 worth.
IMO finding a good bank/credit card is a better option. I have one of each - both with great exchange rates, and no fees (including no ATM fees).. CitiBank and 28Degrees.. however I'm from Australia so I'm not sure what your options are. | |
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Cameron
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (6th Jul 12 at 9:17pm UTC) | | | Ok after the minor protests I decided to look into it and my bank offers free withdrawals so I'm bringing a bit of cash and taking the rest out when need be. | |
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Sophia
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| | Re: European Adventure 2012 (HTPT) (19th Jul 12 at 2:25pm UTC) | | | I'm taking 1,000 Euros on a travel money card which offers free overseas purchases. They make their money on cancellation fees and a slightly poor exchange rate (nothing drastic). The rest I'll take in cash I think. My bank charges for withdrawals from ATM and buying directly from a merchant, but bringing my cards in case of an emergency! Couldn't find a bank that offered free overseas purchases that would be suitable for me, but I guess a small fee isn't too bad as long as I'm not using it all the time. | |
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