Faroe Islands (Away) Wed 8th Jun 05

[loscherland]

Are people flyin to the Faroes from Billund with Atlantic Airways & if so, HOW do u book flights on the site (Or can you) All i can find is the flight info but no option to book flights (& no info on prices either???)

[Paulie]

Are people flyin to the Faroes from Billund with Atlantic Airways & if so, HOW do u book flights on the site (Or can you) All i can find is the flight info but no option to book flights (& no info on prices either???)

To be honest that website is not the best. We're flying from Gatwick via Billund on the Monday morning but got our flights on Opodo. Two things to bear in mind if you're using Opodo, their website is extremely slow, or at least it was when I used it so you are probably better off just ringing them. Secondly you have to be able to provide them with a UK postal address for the tickets to be sent to as they don't post tickets abroad. Otherwise they were fine though. Out tickets were posted out to my friends address in england within a few days of the booking being made.

[Cowboy]

From the London Club newsletter

"In response to my request to increase our allocation the FAI have responded by allocating 49 tickets to the club. On that basis, I am pleased to confirm that any member who is a Block Booker of any category and who confirmed their ticket request will be allocated a ticket for this game. This leaves us with 3 tickets left to be allocated among 6 members who are not Block Bookers. There are a few more avenues still to explore and I am hopeful of being able to secure a ticket for each of those 6 non Block Bookers. I will keep those 6 advised in due course."

Great work by the man from Wicklah :)

[Paulie]

i have a bit of a problem. i was going to surprse me bro for his 21st by going to the faroes. 3 day trip ( 7,8,9) and accomodation sorted.thought his exams would be finished but he came home last nite and said he has exams on 9th and 10th of june.what the fcuk???? any advice.not looking good :mad: :(

Now is the time to ruin the surprise part. What I mean is that to give him any chance of getting the exams deferred for a while or even until he gets back (if this is possible at all) he would probably need to give them as much notice as possible. I suggest telling him your plans and then leave it to him to see what he can do.

[green army]

Now is the time to ruin the surprise part. What I mean is that to give him any chance of getting the exams deferred for a while or even until he gets back (if this is possible at all) he would probably need to give them as much notice as possible. I suggest telling him your plans and then leave it to him to see what he can do.


yeah told him last nite. talked to the college to day and he cant get out of it which is a bitch cos he starts exams and then has a 2 week break till another exam. gutted.so am going on me own. :(

[Colie]

yeah told him last nite. talked to the college to day and he cant get out of it which is a bitch cos he starts exams and then has a 2 week break till another exam. gutted.so am going on me own. :(

My cousin had his wedding on the day of the home Iran game! :eek:

[Colie]

For ticketless fans,proves worth to some degree joining the RISSC in Dublin/London/elsewhere to improve chances of getting tickets!
Am unsure of current contact details.......try a Google search? :o

Still think we'll be able to get tickets over there. They had c 1500 spare for the France game.

[Fatboy]

Who else is booked with StandUp? With the amount of people on here now the whole plan (66 seats) will be foot.ie people.
(Though if fatboy is on board I'm sure a couple of seats will be out of action).
:D

Yeah hats right pick on the fat one, I actually lost 5lbs I'm only 298lbs now!

[Green Tribe]

Yeah hats right pick on the fat one, I actually lost 5lbs I'm only 298lbs now!

you're doing well fatboy, stay off the blubber in the faroes though, I would imagine that would ar$e your diet up altogether :D

[Peadar]

Thinking of switching from the day trip to the 2 day package.
Will need to pack a load of Tayto and Cidona in case the Puffin pie doesn't agree with me. :)

[Babysis]

Thinking of switching from the day trip to the 2 day package.
Will need to pack a load of Tayto and Cidona in case the Puffin pie doesn't agree with me. :)


You would want to speak to Pat o, as thats all hes planning on eating for 4 days. If your nice he might share :D

[Green Tribe]

Thinking of switching from the day trip to the 2 day package.
Will need to pack a load of Tayto and Cidona in case the Puffin pie doesn't agree with me. :)

Tayto.........hmmmmmmmmm...........

slurp..............

:D

[Colie]

Thinking of switching from the day trip to the 2 day package.
Will need to pack a load of Tayto and Cidona in case the Puffin pie doesn't agree with me. :)

Don't worry about that Peadar, no doubt theres a Centra there, they're bleedin everywhere these days!

[Green Tribe]

Don't worry about that Peadar, no doubt theres a Centra there, they're bleedin everywhere these days!


:D :D

[Fatboy]

you're doing well fatboy, stay off the blubber in the faroes though, I would imagine that would ar$e your diet up altogether :D

Its not going to well today I ate nearly a whole cake! I went swimming, so embarassing I had bigger boobs than some of the women!!
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[Green Tribe]

Its not going to well today I ate nearly a whole cake! I went swimming, so embarassing I had bigger boobs than some of the women!!
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they're just jealous ;) :D

[Fatboy]

they're just jealous ;) :D

Whos just jealous?

[Green Tribe]

Whos just jealous?
the women in the pool... here better keep it on topic or you'll get it from a moderator or someone! :D

[Paulie]

I don't know if any of you listen to The Right Hook radio show on Newstalk FM. They do a travel show every Tuesday just after the news at 6:30pm. He said last night that they would try to do a spot on The Faroes some Tuesday between now and the game.

[horney]

747 are complete robbers they want 789 euro for a day trip
sadlier travel do a 2 night trip bb for 640 :ball:

[Cowboy]

with 747 you cant be sure your even going to land at the right airport or they could cancel the whole thing when its too late to book anything else.

[Paulie]

You're as well off without them. Inept does not even get close to describing 747.

[Condex]

I want to go but don't really want to be stranded on a rock in the North Atlantic for a whole week!!

[pineapple stu]

747 are complete robbers they want 789 euro for a day trip
sadlier travel do a 2 night trip bb for 640 :ball:
:eek:

Paying E410 for travel and E7-ish for accommodation for the entire week!

Agent travel is ridiculously expensive, even allowing that you'd be staying in a B&B!

[gspain]

with 747 you cant be sure your even going to land at the right airport or they could cancel the whole thing when its too late to book anything else.

Cancel the trip when it is too late to book anyhting else. you bet!!!

747 - Albania 2003. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[gspain]

I want to go but don't really want to be stranded on a rock in the North Atlantic for a whole week!!

Standup are 560 for a day trip incl tax. Seen a few others advertised too.

[Cowboy]

Just spoke with the lovely Emma and tickets are being processed and will start going out today

[Cowboy]

Tickets arrived

[Paulie]

Yeah mine arrived yesterday as well. We're in block 21.

[MariborKev]

Yeah mine arrived yesterday as well. We're in block 21.

Anyone got a seat plan? :D

[Paulie]

[QUOTE=Maribor]Anyone got a seat plan? :D[/QU

There's a little diagram of the venue on the back of the tickets but I have no way of transferring that into an email (i.e. scanning or something like that).

[Ash]

Block 21 here too.

Just got booked into hostel on Vagar for 1st 2 nights - we flying in Sun 5th

[finn]

ash,

you planning on camping in Torshavn?

P

[Ash]

Yep, thats the plan anyway.

I emailed torsinfo@post.olivant.fo a while back looking for prices and
availability to book tent space but heard nothing back yet

There'll be 4 of us

[finn]

Yep, thats the plan anyway.

I emailed torsinfo@post.olivant.fo a while back looking for prices and
availability to book tent space but heard nothing back yet

There'll be 4 of us


I would try again as I have just checked, and they got back to me within an hour when I wanted to book, the lady said she would book the site for me.

is the hostel you booked in Sandvágur? if so I might try to book in for the monday night as I have not had any reply from the hostel in Vestmanna

P

[Ash]

Just emailed again so hopefully they'll get back to me.

The hostel we booked is located between the villages Sandavágur and Midvágur
on the island of Vágar

email giljanes@post.olivant.fo for bookings

Costs about 18euro per night
==
The Youth Hostel á Giljanesi

The Youth Hostel á Giljanesi is located between the villages Sandavágur and Midvágur on the island of Vágar. It has a great view
over the southern islands and only 10 min. walking distance to both nearby villages, where you can find post office, bank/ATM
and shops.

Arriving from the airport the youth hostel is only a 10 min. buss ride away. There is a buss in connection with every flight, and you
just tell the driver that you want to get of at the hostel.

Arriving with buss from Tórshavn or other parts of the country, do not get of at the first stop in Sandavágur, but again tell the
driver that you want to get of at the Youth Hostel. It takes 45 min. by buss from Tórshavn to Á Giljanesi


Facilities:

- Eight small rooms with 1,2,3 or 4 beds.
- Fully equipped guest kitchen.
- Big living room with dining tables, sofas and TV.
- Nice and clean new bathrooms.
- Space for camping
- Buss and taxi service

Prices:

- Camping 60 kr. per person
- Shared room 140 kr. and 120 kr. for members
- Single room 220 kr. and 200 kr. for members
- Double room 350 kr. 300 kr. for members

We offer discounts for groups and for children.

You are welcome to bring your own sheets or sleeping bag, but you can also rent sheets from us for 50 kr.

We do not ask for a deposit when you make reservations!
But if you have made reservations and for any reason cannot come, we kindly ask you to please write or call us to let us know - even if it is last minute. Thank you.

We are happy to give information on tours or hikes on Vágar or help you to plan the rest of your trip around the islands.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

Á Giljanesi
Phone: +298 332900
Fax: +298 332901
E-mail: giljanes@post.olivant.fo <mailto:giljanes@post.olivant.fo>
Website: www.giljanes.fo <http://www.giljanes.fo>

[Paulie]

I just saw this on another site. A shame about the standard of the beer but them not being able to kick out drunks is definitely in our favour.


Faroe Islands
Some of the worst beer in the developed world- tasteless, sharp, acidic, and very over-priced. Still, the locals don’t let get in their way of oblivion, so good luck to them! For years alcohol was strictly rationed on these rocky outcrops, and with good reason – the lack of genetic variety has obviously hampered their ability to process the booze (this is especially true amongst the Inuit population, who share a genetic trait with those of oriental descent that does affect the body’s processing of alcohol).

Couple this with a strange, yet entertaining law, that prevents bars from ejecting drunken customers, this provides every bar with it’s very own cabaret show. Which is handy, seeing as there’s only 3 proper pubs in the whole of the capital city! One legacy of the prohibition days are “key clubs” – local hideaways for fisher-folk, described by Tom Small and Maurice as “something out of Star Wars”. Stories also abound of the locals “coming out of the trees” in the early hours armed with bottles of vodka and whisky, although the more cynical of us suspect that this may be a case of the DT’s. Class, pure class. Special respect is due for the ability to get so drunk on such poor beer.

[Babysis]

I just saw this on another site. A shame about the standard of the beer but them not being able to kick out drunks is definitely in our favour.


Faroe Islands
Some of the worst beer in the developed world- tasteless, sharp, acidic, and very over-priced. Still, the locals don’t let get in their way of oblivion, so good luck to them! For years alcohol was strictly rationed on these rocky outcrops, and with good reason – the lack of genetic variety has obviously hampered their ability to process the booze (this is especially true amongst the Inuit population, who share a genetic trait with those of oriental descent that does affect the body’s processing of alcohol).

Couple this with a strange, yet entertaining law, that prevents bars from ejecting drunken customers, this provides every bar with it’s very own cabaret show. Which is handy, seeing as there’s only 3 proper pubs in the whole of the capital city! One legacy of the prohibition days are “key clubs” – local hideaways for fisher-folk, described by Tom Small and Maurice as “something out of Star Wars”. Stories also abound of the locals “coming out of the trees” in the early hours armed with bottles of vodka and whisky, although the more cynical of us suspect that this may be a case of the DT’s. Class, pure class. Special respect is due for the ability to get so drunk on such poor beer.


I read that before. Its sounding more and more like something out of Father Ted. Keep getting this strange mental picture of locals hiding in trees with bottles of Vodka, brilliant. i can not wait :D

[Schumi]

a strange, yet entertaining law, that prevents bars from ejecting drunken customers
What are the bets that that law will be repealed after the Ireland match? :D

[Paulie]

I sent a query off to Heidi in the Smyril Line Office about the Faroese currency. As ever she was very helpful. Here's what she had to say:

I can understand the confusion, but the Faroese Krona is the same currency as the Danish Krona - we are a part of Denmark and thus we use their currency. So you will get by just fine with Danish money.

It's just as well we have a reliable source as the banks I had asked here about it hadn't a clue.

[OneRedArmy]

What are the bets that that law will be repealed after the Ireland match? :D

I seem to have the image lodged in my head of a very drunk customer being forcibly dragged back to the bar as he attempts to sneak out of the hostelry for the 5th time, pleading with the bouncers "I promise I'll be fine this time", "sure I'm grand to go", "I've only had one or two" etc.

Turn up for the books :eek:

[Peadar]

Its sounding more and more like something out of Father Ted.

I was thinking along the lines of The Wicker Man and imagining one of our young maidens being offered up to the Gods! :eek: :D

[Ash]

Couple this with a strange, yet entertaining law, that prevents bars from ejecting drunken customers, this provides every bar with it’s very own cabaret show.

So if you cant find any accomodation, turn up to the pub with your sleeping bag
and get rat ars*d :D

[Peadar]

turn up to the pub with your sleeping bag


So long as it's not the sleeping bag (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=269648&postcount=28) that Jim Smith leant to Shelsman. :eek: :D

[Babysis]

I was thinking along the lines of The Wicker Man and imagining one of our young maidens being offered up to the Gods! :eek: :D

Given there are not too many females going, I think I will stick to the father Ted idea instead, thanks very much :eek: :D

[Peadar]

I think I will stick to the father Ted idea instead

Have you seen The Wicker Man?
It will set you up nicely for the trip. :)

[Babysis]

Have you seen The Wicker Man?
It will set you up nicely for the trip. :)

Some but not all of it to be honest. one of those filsm thats always on far too late, and I fall asleep :o I do know the gist of it - so thanks but no thanks :D

[Cowboy]

Guys Emma from FAI kindly called me today to say that some more tickets have been made available from Faroes association, she is currently offering them to block bookers so perhaps theres a good chance that some of you will get sorted.

[Babysis]

Well what a way to start a monday morning. Ive just got 2 tickets-Pat O, we have tickets. Happy happy days. I will of course keep an ear out for any others. As soon as i hear any, I will let you all know. :D

[finn]

Well what a way to start a monday morning. Ive just got 2 tickets-Pat O, we have tickets. Happy happy days. I will of course keep an ear out for any others. As soon as i hear any, I will let you all know. :D

Babysis, did you hear by phone or mail?

Thanks

Pete