andybarton Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share #21 Posted October 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hsin Don't they allow you free passage throughout the EU once you are resident in one member state? If not, that's a bit unfair ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Hi andybarton, Take a look here One Challenge (Europe) 2008. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Rona!d Posted October 23, 2007 Share #22 Posted October 23, 2007 Where have St. Petersburg and Florence gone? I guess no Ryan Air-spots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share #23 Posted October 23, 2007 I thought I would keep it simple and only offer the top 5 spots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 23, 2007 Share #24 Posted October 23, 2007 Hsin Don't they allow you free passage throughout the EU once you are resident in one member state? If not, that's a bit unfair ... Yes it's unfair but as I"m sure Hsin will know (probably more than I) it's to do with the special visa agreement between some EU member and non-member states - known as the Schengen Agreement - which allows someone to move freely between those states once they have a visa for any one of them. The 15 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. All these countries except Norway and Iceland are European Union members. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted October 23, 2007 Share #25 Posted October 23, 2007 Where have St. Petersburg and Florence gone? I guess no Ryan Air-spots I would rather walk than fly Ryanair! BTW - when does voting close on the 2008 venue choice? Same as end of voting on the Challenge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share #26 Posted October 23, 2007 I would rather walk than fly Ryanair! BTW - when does voting close on the 2008 venue choice? Same as end of voting on the Challenge? 19/11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 24, 2007 Share #27 Posted October 24, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) What happens if there's a dead heat between two or more destinations, a second play off poll? <grin> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share #28 Posted October 24, 2007 The pollmeister has a deciding vote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted October 26, 2007 Share #29 Posted October 26, 2007 I am going to Vienna in November, so unless it is tremendously exciting, I won't be going next year too. For me the others are all game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huwge Posted October 26, 2007 Share #30 Posted October 26, 2007 I think Krakaow, but it'll probably be immaterial as business will interrupt and prevent me participating like this year. Of the others, I'd have to say Barcelona - but that's mainly because of the food and not the photo opportunities. Huw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 27, 2007 Share #31 Posted October 27, 2007 It's looking like a close race at the moment. Someone I know was in Barcelona last week, his album's here... A weekend in Barcelona Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beramos Posted October 27, 2007 Share #32 Posted October 27, 2007 ... Someone I know was in Barcelona last week, his album's here... A weekend in Barcelona Steve, in the page 2 there are a man drinking. "No idea what he is drinking, but it is an interesting bottle" the name of this "bottle" is "PORRÓN". Thanks for this great report of atmosphere on the streets in Barcelona. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 27, 2007 Share #33 Posted October 27, 2007 Bernardo, thanks. I didn't know the name, but they were standard souvenirs from Spain when the package holiday market first took off in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beramos Posted October 27, 2007 Share #34 Posted October 27, 2007 Steve, The Porrón is a container common and widely used throughout Spain. Normally it is used for drinking wine. Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chouhsin Posted October 27, 2007 Share #35 Posted October 27, 2007 Yes it's unfair but as I"m sure Hsin will know (probably more than I) it's to do with the special visa agreement between some EU member and non-member states - known as the Schengen Agreement - which allows someone to move freely between those states once they have a visa for any one of them. The 15 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. All these countries except Norway and Iceland are European Union members. Brian Brian is absolutely right. In fact it is quite complicated. For example, Ireland is an EU country, an Euro currency country, but not a Shengen visa country. As a foriegner, even having my French residence card, I still need to apply for a visa to go to Ireland. A trip to a non Shengen country can sometimes be extremely expensive for me. Lets take UK for example. Only 2 hours from Paris, I have to pay 350 Euro for the "entry ticket". Almost 3x the price of a round trip EuroStar ticket! With this price, I can almost go to Canada! (50 a visa and some 500 for airplan ticket) Hsin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share #36 Posted October 27, 2007 Toronto next year, then! Madness... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 28, 2007 Share #37 Posted October 28, 2007 Can I change my mind (and my vote)??? Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted October 28, 2007 Share #38 Posted October 28, 2007 Brian is absolutely right. With this price, I can almost go to Canada! (50 a visa and some 500 for airplan ticket) Hsin ...knew we should have done the 'New York' challenge !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted October 28, 2007 Share #39 Posted October 28, 2007 Toronto next year, then! Madness... Are you serious ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 29, 2007 Share #40 Posted October 29, 2007 Are you serious ? I hope not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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