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Posted by chandler, 12:03, 5th June 2003:
 
Ok, I have a question. Anyone know what sort of figure i would be looking at if i wanted to spend 6 months going round the world. Ideally not working anywhere on the way. and visiting all the cool places.

how much is that likely to cost? including travel and living costs. Any ideas anyone?

Just trying to work out how much me and emma would have to save up.
Posted by ilovebeerme, 12:07, 5th June 2003:
 
Totally depends mate. Some of my friends did 10 months and took about £9k but they are posh and did parachutes and boat trips and all that stuff. Another mate is doing it right now based on $10 a day and getting on fine.

Find out where you are going and the typical local prices there and plan that way. Stay in sleazy hostels with hookers in them for not much or decent places for a bit more. Take a tent and save cash sleeping outside.
Posted by chandler, 12:09, 5th June 2003:
 
yeah, i need to think bout that stuff. would be nice to do a bit of the posh stuff in some places but backpack other bits of it.

cheers.

i was thinking after i finish my degree next year i might take 6 months off to explore this little globe of ours. (with emma of course)

China, Canada and Cuba and Austrailia are all on the list
but id like to visit loads of others too.
Posted by jlittle, 12:25, 5th June 2003:
 
Plan in advance - there are plenty of sites you can find with google that will give you advice.
Posted by beargod, 12:27, 5th June 2003:
 
I would tent most of it if I were you
Posted by chandler, 12:28, 5th June 2003:
 
we could just take that inflatable chill out room :D
Posted by jlittle, 12:32, 5th June 2003:
 
I would not tent it - means carrying a tent the while trip, which can be fucking annoying. stay at hostels
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:36, 5th June 2003:
 
I'm tenting it right now....

thinkunsexythoughts!thinkunsexythoughts!thinkunsexythoughts!thinkunsexythoughts!
Posted by chandler, 12:37, 5th June 2003:
 
LOL. stop looking at vicky's profile picture and do some work ap
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:41, 5th June 2003:
 
haha! "work"
Posted by chandler, 12:48, 5th June 2003:
 
LOLOLOLOL
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:50, 5th June 2003:
 
;)
Posted by November Eclectica, 14:19, 5th June 2003:
 
If you come to the US, in the Washington DC area, I would let you stay with me and also show you the sites.

That is what Foghorn is going to do. You still coming to see me .. right honey?
Posted by chandler, 14:22, 5th June 2003:
 
coool! cheers Nov

Wow so thats:

Holland - stay with Miki
US - stay with Nov

any other offers?
:D
Posted by jlittle, 14:23, 5th June 2003:
 
If you come to Manchester, i'll show you where a good B abd B is :)
Posted by chandler, 14:28, 5th June 2003:
 
lol
Posted by cal, 17:42, 5th June 2003:
 
if you come to keysoe, i'll be busy
Posted by chandler, 17:42, 5th June 2003:
 
:P
Posted by t.m., 21:12, 5th June 2003:
 
if you come to australia , I promise to get drunk with you............ and pitch your tent on my lawn (true australia hospitality that)!
Posted by chandler, 22:43, 5th June 2003:
 
excellent. where in oz are you. i know people in brizzy. so thats that bit of oz sorted
Posted by cal, 08:29, 6th June 2003:
 
"brizzy"?

(twat)
Posted by arsepuppy, 08:58, 6th June 2003:
 
Chay, I really want to beat the living shit out of your vocabulary.

"Lil"

"Loadsa"

"Snuffles"

"Brizzy"

*thud*



;)
Posted by Rosie, 09:03, 6th June 2003:
 
LOL!!!
Posted by chandler, 09:11, 6th June 2003:
 
I am very sorry if the Austrailians that I have worked with for the last eight months always refer to Brisbane as Brizzy. It is like we work in Stony Stratford but we call it "Stony". My humble appologies, i did not realise that using the full words for everything was a requirement of posting here.
I have made sure not to abbrieviate any other words in this post for fear of damaging your delecate sensibilities.

edited - to change "8" to "eight" in case the short version confuses you

(TWATS)
Posted by arsepuppy, 09:15, 6th June 2003:
 
I just hate the words "Lil" and "Loadsa", that's all.

HATE HATE HATE.

They make me turn into this guy:

Posted by t.m., 09:35, 6th June 2003:
 
See I live near Brizzy - On the Gold Coast (Goldy?)......... Bob scares the freakin' shit out of me!!!!!
Posted by chandler, 09:37, 6th June 2003:
 
goldy! heehee
there isnt anything wrong with calling it Brizzy is there t.m.?
ive been using lil and loadsa cos ive been texting emma and it saves space, and it just kinda (!) flows onto here.
Posted by arsepuppy, 09:38, 6th June 2003:
 
Surely "ickle" is better than "lil" ??
Posted by chandler, 09:42, 6th June 2003:
 
ickle is indeed good, but uses up more characters on a txt. i just havent learnt to switch properly twixt text and posting
Posted by t.m., 09:46, 6th June 2003:
 
Brizzy , Brisvegas , B-Town it is all as bad as each other . Australins abbreviate EVERYTHING.

Chandler = Chando
Bottle Shop = Bottlo
Service Station = Servo


We are pretty wrong.
Posted by chandler, 09:48, 6th June 2003:
 
see ap its not my fault its hanging around with three aussies for 8 months, they've corrupted me.
Posted by t.m., 09:50, 6th June 2003:
 
but fuck we can play cricket/rugby/netball
Posted by chandler, 09:52, 6th June 2003:
 
well there isnt much else to do is there. after you've tied your kangaroo down sport you've got the rest of the day to play games
Posted by chandler, 09:52, 6th June 2003:
 
(and steal stuff)
Posted by t.m., 09:54, 6th June 2003:
 
no, we even have to import our thieves...........

most australians are in London anyway , so maybe you guys should be worried!
Posted by chandler, 09:56, 6th June 2003:
 
we are, we've finally managed to get rid of our aussies. two went back to brizzy and the other had gone to london to join all the others.
Posted by Rosie, 10:02, 6th June 2003:
 
Chay my friends travelled around europe for a couple of months and they took a grand between them.
Posted by chandler, 10:04, 6th June 2003:
 
cool