The Great Escape

test_specimen · Jun 25, 2003

Once a year everyone should try to get out of his home for a week or more and spend his/her time somewhere else, to meet new people and see something different. Canadians do it by moving from one appartment to the next, most normal people do it by going on vacation.

This is probably my last long summer as a student (we have 3 months of vacation in Austria) an I am going to Norway next week, and will travel around Scandinavia for 4 weeks until I take a flight to London to visit my cousin for a week or two. Summer should never be different. Taking all your money, spending it to the last cent on youth hostels and supermarket food, while never staying longer than two days in a city.

I know I will have to take some crappy job to get some money afterwards, but it will be worth it!

Now, where are you going to? What's your favourit masochistic pasttime? Where will you go this summer?

Greadius · Jun 25, 2003

Take the summer off? Some of us ain't 15 anymore.

Speaker · Jun 25, 2003

Why is that hostility needed? Many of us are still in college or have not settled down yet. I moved to New York City for the summer and I'm meeting all sorts of new people and am having the most amazing time living in a totally different place. I think what Test Speciman says has a lot of merit.

Greadius · Jun 25, 2003

Hostility? Because I'm bitter that I haven't had a vacation for years

Speaker · Jun 25, 2003

Sounds like you need to watch American Beauty.

Colonel Kraken · Jun 25, 2003

I'm sort of with Gredius in this (without the "hostility

). Vacations take both time and money. I'm have an extreme defecit of both.

My one "week" (in quotes because I don't get it all at one time) "vacation" is spent on repairs, yardwork, and other necessary things that have been woefully neglected for lack of time. (There's that time issue again!)

Immortal · Jun 25, 2003

Canadians do it by moving from one appartment to the next, most normal people do it by going on vacation.

I dont know what Canada this is, but I must admit I do not fall into this stereotype.

Thadlerian · Jun 25, 2003

Hey, when you're in Norway, remember to check out Trondheim... best city in the universe

thestonesfan · Jun 25, 2003

I have to agree with Thadlerian, ever since Krypton exploded. :scan:

Archer 007 · Jun 25, 2003

Summer gets shorter every year for me, literally.

Bose · Jun 25, 2003

Originally posted by Speaker
Why is that hostility needed?

For attention... it seems to be a pastime around here...

Double Barrel · Jun 26, 2003

LOL @ Greadius. I know what you mean, man. Its even worse when you run your own business.

But more power to ya', test_specimen! It sounds like an enjoyable trip. Enjoy it now, because one day you'll be bitter and hostile like the rest of us!

test_specimen · Jun 26, 2003

Originally posted by Double Barrel
LOL @ Greadius. I know what you mean, man. Its even worse when you run your own business.

But more power to ya', test_specimen! It sounds like an enjoyable trip. Enjoy it now, because one day you'll be bitter and hostile like the rest of us!

I am already expecting that I won't have that much free time, after I got a job. But right now I have to make the best of those holidays. The problem is, that I have all the time in the world, but no money. When I have a job I will have enough money, but no time.

I won't be getting to Trondheim, it is too far north. I'll be going to Goteborg-Oslo-Bergen-Stavanger-Stockholm-Hamburg with a hiking trip through the Hardangervidda (10 days). I've only got a month, so the number of places is limited. In some cities you have to stay for more than one day, to see some of it (especially Oslo and Stockholm).

So no one except Speaker will go on summer holidays? Not even a week of Greece or Turkey? Come on.

Gainy · Jun 26, 2003

Im off to Spain for 2 weeks on Wednesday

Take the summer off? Some of us ain't 15 anymore.

Well i am, so

Jeratain · Jun 26, 2003

Greadius said it. I haven't had a free day in the past three months. The days I was supposed to be free, I was swamped with family and meetings to attend. I miss the days of high school summers. Hell, I wish I could be 6 years old and enjoy everyday

Ancient Grudge · Jun 26, 2003

Originally posted by Greadius
Take the summer off? Some of us ain't 15 anymore.

I know take the summer off when 16 bah i have to work atleast 3 times each week

meh i dont want to anymore i want to be out with all my other friends who havent got jobs.........

Smaasnekje · Jun 26, 2003

My family goes somewhere every summerholiday, and the only reason for me going this year(the destination is Denmark and the southern parts of Norway..) is to legally buy booze wich also is cheaper :yeah:

Serutan · Jun 26, 2003

Originally posted by test_specimen

So no one except Speaker will go on summer holidays? Not even a week of Greece or Turkey? Come on.

I'm going to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for a few days next week. No 40 degree (C) weather, no massive forest fires. Looking forward to it :cool:

Speaker · Jun 26, 2003

Originally posted by test_specimen
So no one except Speaker will go on summer holidays? Not even a week of Greece or Turkey? Come on.

Well, I'm not exactly on vacation, per se. I am working 40 hours a week....

Goonie · Jun 26, 2003

Originally posted by test_specimen
Canadians do it by moving from one appartment to the next, most normal people do it by going on vacation.

What?

The Great Escape

hope lost

:yeah:

Deity

:yeah:

Deity

Deity

Deity

Dreamin' of a RED X-mas!

A Client of Ron Kuby

Rebirth

Antipodean

Deity

hope lost

Gainy

Guest

On the can.

Its all in this life

Should be medicated...

Eatibus Anythingibus

Deity

Lonely End of the Rink

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