Didsbury Dave said:
Tonster said:
Managed to go from Manchester for Rome, it's a bit of a drag to Gatwick but for those who haven't booked and it's £300+ from the North West, it's a bargain by comparison.
A bit of a drag? Fuck that. Going to gatwick or whatever just to hop over to Europe has always struck me as a collosal waste of time. It's like tripling your journey time. The thought of landing back in the uk and facing another five hours plus to get home does not appeal to me one little bit.
Never done a trip via an airport down south like that, can imagine it being absolute hell - it's bad enough going through airports when you're hungover after a City trip nevermind with a 5 hours drive at the end of it! If I do a euro trip I'll do it direct or I'll book a few extra days and do a bit of travelling through europe using trains out there where I can sink a few beers in peace. Managed to get flights from liverpool direct to barca for 87 quid going wednesday morning and coming back on friday afternoon, not quite the 55 quid Rome return ryanair flights we had for Roma but I'm quite happy with that. Yea I did Barca last year but I'd pay 130 (including apartment by placa reial) to go to barcelona on the piss with my mates anyway, nevermind that City are playing and who knows, this could be a MASSIVE game in our history