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In a couple of days, I'm a-headin' out for the biggest trip of my life. I'm flying to the UK for 8 days.  One of my friends lives and works in Wales now, and he said that if I could make it over there this summer, he'd take a week off and road trip me around Scotland, England, and Wales. The timing sucked financially, but I'd never forgive myself if I passed on the chance, so I busted my ass for the past few months, doing all the overtime they had available at work to make it happen. I've wanted to go to the UK since I was a kid. I'm a big Angophile, and have a longer list of things I want to experience there than I'll have time to do, I'm sure. ...To name a few, there's the endless attractions in London, Stonehenge and Avebury, Scottish castles (and haggis), scotch, White Cliffs of Dover, scotch, a little more scotch, Hadrian's Wall, Bath, Welsh fish n' chip shops, scotch, pubs, Bass, pubs, Newcastle Brown, pubs, pubs, scotch, and the best Indian food this side of India.  One aspect of the trip weirds me a bit. For at least two or three of the days, he booked us into a couple different hostels, one in Bath and one in Edinburgh, I believe. I was thinking it sounded cool for a day or something, since it's the stereotypical Euro-travel thing to do, but I don't really know what I'm in for. The imagery I get of a hostel is dorming with snoring strangers, having to be in by a curfew, and elbowing around in group toilets with unwashed backpacking hippies and fratboy douches.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not  about it. I'll be too psyched about the whole trip to be too fazed - and, besides, I can summon a mighty natural defense mechanism with my caustic nocturnal beer farts - but does anyone have any idea what I'm in store for with the hostel thing? Fuck, I'm giddy! I've been useless at work all week. 
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just remember not to pack anything liquid! (shampoo, cologne/perfume, drinks, ect.) cause their will just make you throw it out anyway.
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just remember not to pack anything liquid! (shampoo, cologne/perfume, drinks, ect.) cause their will just make you throw it out anyway.
Thanks, Lor. Yeah, they're still not allowing liquids in the cabin or in your carry-on, but the UK is finally allowing you to bring electronics again and a small carry-on, about the size of a laptop case, which is a big relief. I can have some entertainment with me for the trip, and keep my most expensive stuff from the mercy of the cargo gauntlet.
...The scotch and beer I'll have to check for the trip back, on the other hand... 
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Don't see the movie Hostel before your trip. I'm just saying. Other than that, have a great time and if you see Nowhereman in your travels, what with going to Wales and all, call him a cunt(!!!) for me.
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...The scotch and beer I'll have to check for the trip back, on the other hand...
prolly better off shipping that back home. (i suggest DHL for thefact their a euro company)
but enjoy yoru trip.
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack.
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Thanks, Joe. Hostel = no. Cunt = yes. But, what do I do if I encounter a hostile cunt?
Thanks for the tip, Sneaky; you're right, that's probably the best way to go. I'll look into DHL and shipping options, in general, when I'm over there.
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But, what do I do if I encounter a hostile cunt?
Punch her in the tit and run.
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But, what do I do if I encounter a hostile cunt?
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(i suggest DHL for thefact their a euro company)
And because your mother is the stateside president or some shit....
Good luck actually trying to get your stuff on arrival, Crowman.
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Crawford, you are going to have a kickass time! I'm so jealous! fuck, I need a vacation...
As to your question about hostels - most hostels have a safe at the front desk that you can put valuble belongings in, like your passport or extra traveller's checks you don't want to carry around. Do you know which particular hostels you'll be staying in? You can prolly find out what they specific rules are for them online, if you do. I don't recall if hostels have "hard" curfews - if they do, you prolly have to show a form of ID to get in past the curfew hour, though - but usually after a certain hour a "curfew" entails being quiet out of respect for the homes that surrond the hostel.
As for the number of people in a room - you'll be sharing a room with anywhere from 2-6 other people. Most backpackers are cool, though you will prolly also run into the fratboy types as well. You're sharing a room, not becoming friends with 'em, so as long as you're polite enough and stuff, you shouldn't have a problem. Every hostel I've ever stayed in had didn't have communal bathrooms - i.e., a giant bathroom with a number of showers and toliets, but rather had one or two individul bathrooms that people have to wait in line for. If you're going drink to the point of sick, keep this fact in mind - you'll be waiting on a line to get in, which can prove to be...not fun.
Have a great time!
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(i suggest DHL for thefact their a euro company)
And because your mother is the stateside president or some shit....
Good luck actually trying to get your stuff on arrival, Crowman.
christ your a cranky bitch about that still and its a year later. its not my fucking fault that your piece of shit plastic horse had issues - you weren't around when delivery was attempted. your the only one i've ever had issues with. and again, they were fairly new to personal courier then.
god this is why i refuse to buy ponies for you. such a fucking bitch.
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack.
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(i suggest DHL for thefact their a euro company)
And because your mother is the stateside president or some shit....
Good luck actually trying to get your stuff on arrival, Crowman.
christ your a cranky bitch about that still and its a year later. its not my fucking fault that your piece of shit plastic horse had issues - you weren't around when delivery was attempted. your the only one i've ever had issues with. and again, they were fairly new to personal courier then.
god this is why i refuse to buy ponies for you. such a fucking bitch.
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its not my fucking fault that your piece of shit plastic horse had issues - you weren't around when delivery was attempted.
I....was....working...like people tend to do. And when I had a day off, and called twice to confirm delivery, and they still schedualed it for the following day (when, alas, I was again working).
That treck across town to thier warehouse in an area of the island I didn't even know existed....was not my fault.
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Literal translation: Get Sneaky a soda, bitch!
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Literal translation: Get Sneaky a soda, bitch!
*le sigh*
Awesome.
Dear, sweet Harley Kwink...I'm madly in love with you. Marry me! We can go to Canadia. Or Boston or something. It'll be grand...You know the cookies are a given. They are ALWAYS a given. You could dump me tomorrow and you'd still get the cookies. Boston..shit, wherever dyke weddings were legalized. And where better to rub their little piggie noses in how bad they suck than right on their doorstep? What are they gonna do? Be jealous of you? Stare furiously at your tah-tahs? Not willingly give you cookies, but instead begrudgingly give you their cookies? Woman, time to wake up to the powers you wield - Uschi
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(i suggest DHL for thefact their a euro company)
And because your mother is the stateside president or some shit....
Good luck actually trying to get your stuff on arrival, Crowman.
christ your a cranky bitch about that still and its a year later. its not my fucking fault that your piece of shit plastic horse had issues - you weren't around when delivery was attempted. your the only one i've ever had issues with. and again, they were fairly new to personal courier then.
god this is why i refuse to buy ponies for you. such a fucking bitch.
Literal translation: Get Sneaky a soda, bitch!
And, to be fair, one of my favorite friends there is blind and I take every opportunity available to make fun of that and we're still friends. That guy never fit there. He never got the spirit of the RKMBs. We're gonna keep an eye on the obits, see if he finally left or if he really did have a heart attack.
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just remember not to pack anything liquid! (shampoo, cologne/perfume, drinks, ect.) cause their will just make you throw it out anyway.
Thanks, Lor. Yeah, they're still not allowing liquids in the cabin or in your carry-on, but the UK is finally allowing you to bring electronics again and a small carry-on, about the size of a laptop case, which is a big relief. I can have some entertainment with me for the trip, and keep my most expensive stuff from the mercy of the cargo gauntlet.
...The scotch and beer I'll have to check for the trip back, on the other hand...
your welcome.
thats right i forgot that they banned eletronics too...
seriously your telling me. im glad now all those parents with bored children have some peace and quite. not to mention those poor passangers around the little buggers.
enjoy your trip! take lots of pictures and let us know how it went!
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The imagery I get of a hostel is dorming with snoring strangers, having to be in by a curfew, and elbowing around in group toilets with unwashed backpacking hippies and fratboy douches.
that sounds a lot like Eugene.
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Thanks, everyone. And thanks for the insight into the hostel situation, harley. That's exactly the type of thing I was curious to know. I fully intend to have a blast, take many pics, and report back. ...After the liver transplant I'm going to need upon my return, that is. 
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The imagery I get of a hostel is dorming with snoring strangers, having to be in by a curfew, and elbowing around in group toilets with unwashed backpacking hippies and fratboy douches.
that sounds a lot like Eugene.
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And, it's D-Day; I'm off to the airport. Thanks again, everyone. See you in a few.
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Jesus, what a whirlwind! It was fucking incredible!
Avebury, Stonehenge, Bath, Wales, Edinburgh, the Highlands, Hadrian's Wall, London... I've got about a thousand pictures and I need a liver transplant! (Still getting used to driving on the right side of the road again...)
Great beer and scotch, great food, incredible sights, great experiences... and still so much I didn't get a chance to do. Oh, well... next time.
Here are a few random pics...
London...
Stonehenge...
Scottish Highlands...
Big Ben...
Avebury...
Bath...
And I've got hundreds more. I'll probably keep littering a few here and there.
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Great pics! 
Dear, sweet Harley Kwink...I'm madly in love with you. Marry me! We can go to Canadia. Or Boston or something. It'll be grand...You know the cookies are a given. They are ALWAYS a given. You could dump me tomorrow and you'd still get the cookies. Boston..shit, wherever dyke weddings were legalized. And where better to rub their little piggie noses in how bad they suck than right on their doorstep? What are they gonna do? Be jealous of you? Stare furiously at your tah-tahs? Not willingly give you cookies, but instead begrudgingly give you their cookies? Woman, time to wake up to the powers you wield - Uschi
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Thanks, everyone! Here's a few more... London...  Wales...  Falls of Dochart, Scotland...  Alloa, Scotland... eatin' haggis, neeps, and tatties, and drinkin' McEwan's...  Avebury...    I've a shitload I took at Doune Castle, where they filmed Monty Python and the Holy Grail that I need to upload, too. It's like sorting through a haystack, though.
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Thanks, everyone!
Here's a few more...
London...
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Best. Picture. Evar!!!1!
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Thanks, Harley.
I figure I'll throw some more pics out, here and there, if anyone's interested...
A heathery meadow in the Scottish Highlands...
The William Wallace (y'know, "Braveheart") National Monument in Scotland...
Surveying the valley below the Monument...
In Edinburgh...
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Heh...she's totally checking out your ass...
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Excellent pics, Crawford! It must have been a fantastic trip!!
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Should I hide my valuables in my anus or my friend's anus?
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