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"B Vaughan" wrote in message news On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:35:37 +0100, "szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote: "Fritos" wrote in message news:qt9ld.49$pP5.3@trnddc05... My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. Taking along the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an excellent travel choice! That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Lana |
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in article , szozu at hoppbunny at
hotmail com wrote on 11/13/04 9:29 PM: "B Vaughan" wrote in message news On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:35:37 +0100, "szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote: "Fritos" wrote in message news:qt9ld.49$pP5.3@trnddc05... My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. Taking along the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an excellent travel choice! That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Lana Try "No sh*tting in the Toilet" by Peter Moore - unless you're from Brisbane in which case you'll hate it.... |
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in article , szozu at hoppbunny at
hotmail com wrote on 11/13/04 9:29 PM: "B Vaughan" wrote in message news On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:35:37 +0100, "szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote: "Fritos" wrote in message news:qt9ld.49$pP5.3@trnddc05... My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. Taking along the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an excellent travel choice! That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Lana Try "No sh*tting in the Toilet" by Peter Moore - unless you're from Brisbane in which case you'll hate it.... |
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in article , szozu at hoppbunny at
hotmail com wrote on 11/13/04 9:29 PM: "B Vaughan" wrote in message news On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:35:37 +0100, "szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote: "Fritos" wrote in message news:qt9ld.49$pP5.3@trnddc05... My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. Taking along the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an excellent travel choice! That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Lana Try "No sh*tting in the Toilet" by Peter Moore - unless you're from Brisbane in which case you'll hate it.... |
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"szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote in message ...
"B Vaughan" wrote in message news That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Ha! Yeah, the radio show is brilliant. I personally loved the books too, but what I am indeed waiting for is the upcoming movie. And yes, in the past I used to assume that there would be a towel at my destination to use, but now I carry one with me. It is the most essential of all travel items. http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/featu...thegalaxy.html http://douglasadams.se/movie/ Althoug the BBD recently redid the radio show of Hitchhiker's Guide so that is cool too. |
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"szozu" hoppbunny at hotmail com wrote in message ...
"B Vaughan" wrote in message news That's one of the very few books that I was never able to finish. I think you have to be in the right mood to read it. I first became familiar with it in the 70's in the UK where it was presented on the radio. I found it was absolutely hilarious and when I read the book, the radio voices remained in my head. Ha! Yeah, the radio show is brilliant. I personally loved the books too, but what I am indeed waiting for is the upcoming movie. And yes, in the past I used to assume that there would be a towel at my destination to use, but now I carry one with me. It is the most essential of all travel items. http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/featu...thegalaxy.html http://douglasadams.se/movie/ Althoug the BBD recently redid the radio show of Hitchhiker's Guide so that is cool too. |
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Fritos wrote:
I've been having a good time reading the snoring and hostel stories. I tried the StudentUniverse advice and found a cheaper flight to Rome than what I was going to spend on Travelocity, so I'm kind of psyched. I've got my earplugs packed for dorm living, but what else do I need for a successful budget trip? My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. Check out www.bugeurope.com (they also have a site for Aus and NZ) for excellent tips and a wicked reader-reviewed database of hostels. I didn't use my lonely planet once for a place to stay thanks to that site. -- -Skorch www.gonzotravel.net |
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:37:26 +0100, B wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:57:58 GMT, Fritos wrote: I've been having a good time reading the snoring and hostel stories. I tried the StudentUniverse advice and found a cheaper flight to Rome than what I was going to spend on Travelocity, so I'm kind of psyched. I've got my earplugs packed for dorm living, but what else do I need for a successful budget trip? My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. If you're staying in hostels, you need something like a towel. However, an actual towel takes a long time to dry. I suggest using large squares of kitchen gauze, which you can find in most hardware stores. Bloke I met at a hostel once didn't bring a towel to his Europe sojourn and just used hostel sheets to dry himself the whole time. Was too poor (or too tight) to buy a towel. And obviously didn't think of stealing one from the hostel, which is very common... |
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what else do I need for a successful budget trip? My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. If you're staying in hostels, you need something like a towel. However, an actual towel takes a long time to dry. I suggest using large squares of kitchen gauze, which you can find in most hardware stores. Bloke I met at a hostel once didn't bring a towel to his Europe sojourn and just used hostel sheets to dry himself the whole time. Was too poor (or too tight) to buy a towel. And obviously didn't think of stealing one from the hostel, which is very common... I like the large thin Turkish towels they use in Turkish baths - these dry fast and are useful for other things as well as drying yourself. A Palestinian-type scarf can do the same job. The most impressive bit of traveller's towelmanship I have ever seen was when I was hitching from Thessaloniki to Istanbul in 1981. The guy just ahead of me in the queue for a lift was an Austrian going the same way who had come all the way from home wearing nothing but a pair of very brief denim shorts and flip-flops. His entire baggage was in a rolled-up towel that he carried in one hand in a bundle about the size of a large loaf of bread. ======== Email to "j-c" at this site; email to "bogus" will bounce ======== Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/purrhome.html food intolerance data & recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files and CD-ROMs of Scottish music. |
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what else do I need for a successful budget trip? My one friend said reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and packing a towel were a must. If you're staying in hostels, you need something like a towel. However, an actual towel takes a long time to dry. I suggest using large squares of kitchen gauze, which you can find in most hardware stores. Bloke I met at a hostel once didn't bring a towel to his Europe sojourn and just used hostel sheets to dry himself the whole time. Was too poor (or too tight) to buy a towel. And obviously didn't think of stealing one from the hostel, which is very common... I like the large thin Turkish towels they use in Turkish baths - these dry fast and are useful for other things as well as drying yourself. A Palestinian-type scarf can do the same job. The most impressive bit of traveller's towelmanship I have ever seen was when I was hitching from Thessaloniki to Istanbul in 1981. The guy just ahead of me in the queue for a lift was an Austrian going the same way who had come all the way from home wearing nothing but a pair of very brief denim shorts and flip-flops. His entire baggage was in a rolled-up towel that he carried in one hand in a bundle about the size of a large loaf of bread. ======== Email to "j-c" at this site; email to "bogus" will bounce ======== Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/purrhome.html food intolerance data & recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files and CD-ROMs of Scottish music. |
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