70K Before Wacken 2013

[xforeverxmetalx]

My boyfriend will probably want internet and all that silly stuff too. He may not be able to get it but regardless we still need a basic phone to call everyone we wanted to meet up with while we're in Europe. He will have to buy newspapers and read those instead

Maybe just use wifi?

 

[Koldawne]

Maybe just use wifi?

Not reliable enough. Last time we were there we didn't find enough places that had a good connection and the hotel ones sucked also, so even though we had a phone we were still effectively "cut off".

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

Not reliable enough. Last time we were there we didn't find enough places that had a good connection and the hotel ones sucked also, so even though we had a phone we were still effectively "cut off".

Ah too bad.

I'll almost definitely be getting data for my phone while I'm there. There are tons of travel apps, plus internet = researching what to do, where to go, where to eat etc on the go. Also makes long train rides more interesting.

 

[MetallKopp]

On my first trip I just went to some shop in Hamburg airport and bought prepaid. They also set it up so I didn't have to figure out how to activate it. Simple. I think it was 20€ or something like that.

'kay, I'm not familiar with that sector. Ever tried at one of the shipyards? Could be that they appreciate the language advantages, and usually shipyards also tend to take foreign people into account. Also the salary is reasonable.

 

[Koldawne]

Ah too bad.

I'll almost definitely be getting data for my phone while I'm there. There are tons of travel apps, plus internet = researching what to do, where to go, where to eat etc on the go. Also makes long train rides more interesting.

I'm going to get an e-reader for those. I brought books last time but I just don't have the space - I'd rather bring back souvenirs. As it is we'll just be bringing the bare minimum and doing laundry often.

 

[Finnchick]

'kay, I'm not familiar with that sector. Ever tried at one of the shipyards? Could be that they appreciate the language advantages, and usually shipyards also tend to take foreign people into account. Also the salary is reasonable.

I have checked some so far and there are some finnish companies too but I just have to find a way to find them all. I just got here so only getting started with this. When I still lived in Finland I noticed that it's almost impossible to get a job from here before living here

 

[agresionpower]

Not reliable enough. Last time we were there we didn't find enough places that had a good connection and the hotel ones sucked also, so even though we had a phone we were still effectively "cut off".

I don't know about other places, but if I go to the city center over here you've got free wifi pretty much anywhere.

 

[Koldawne]

I don't know about other places, but if I go to the city center over here you've got free wifi pretty much anywhere.

Maybe we were doing it wrong. We managed in a couple of places but not too many. There was a coffee shop just outside of the train station in Munich that had wifi but I can't remember too many more.

 

[Zachia]

Moin

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

Alright. I'm starting to figure out the first semi-concrete plans for my post-college Europe trip.

2015-2016:
Hellfest
Tuska
Dong
Wacken
Metalcamp

 

[Quark]

Back in Belgien.

Next time I want to have FUN in NL and no photo bullshit.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

I'll just hope none of them clash.

Dong and Metalcamp are basically required. Wacken is an almost definitely. Then I'd really like to do Tuska, and then Hellfest to finish it off. Or I might replace Hellfest with Graspop.

 

[Quark]

On my first trip I just went to some shop in Hamburg airport and bought prepaid. They also set it up so I didn't have to figure out how to activate it. Simple. I think it was 20€ or something like that.

You still have it?
Can I...?

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

You guys should all make 2015 or 2016, whichever it ends up being, your return to Wacken. Forget the bands if you want, we'll just hang out.

 

[xforeverxmetalx]

Actually, I'll try to organize some sort of international forum meeting (Germans welcome) somewhere in Germany around then. May be easier than convincing you all to spend 130 euro or whatever it is now.