EUROMEET 2014, preliminary discussions

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Arles is also on my list, but not sure if I can make it this year; never been there.
Other "WWI" places to visit: Luik (Liège), Verdun, Soisson, Peronne etc...

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

As I make frequent visits to Belgrade, I would vote for it. Sarajevo is great and I would prefer if there were no clashes recently...

 

[Roger Hicks]

Dear Martin,

Well, of course I'd back Arles,which is probably also the cheapest place to stay on the list. Drawbacks to such of the others as I have visited:

Riga: Didn't go through the centre but the outskirts were dull (true of most cities in all fairness). More to the point I found Latvia in general surprisingly expensive and dull. Good beer, though.

Lisbon: beautiful, especially Alfama, fairly expensive for half-decent hotels.

Malta: utterly stunning (see http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/pst malta.html ) but quite hard to get to. Of course there are plenty of flights but not everyone wants to fly (or lives that near an airport). Also quite expensive unless you can book a package.

St. Petersburg: again, beautiful, but a lot of hassle with visas as compared with the EU.

Cheers,

R.

 

[raid]

Copenhagen, some day during June 1-3.
Oslo, some day during June 5-9.

My wishlist is complete. I am not a European, so ignore my wishlist.

 

[raid]

also beer

Will you be in Berlin in June?

 

[jippiejee]

I like that Valletta, Malta suggestion a lot actually. Hostelworld.com suggests private rooms available from €15, so it doesn't have to be very expensive if you choose basic accomodation.

 

[jamais]

I just sent a message to those who have expressed an interest over the last few years...

Thank you - I'm interested. Gdańsk is a great idea - as well as one of the other beautiful cities in Poland (Wrocław, Kraków, ...). Could Ankara be an option? Bratislava/Vienna/Budapest and Verona/Venice would be most easy to reach for me though. 10./11.05. and 17./18.05. are my preferred weekends. 24./25.05. is definately not possible for me.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

Will you be in Berlin in June?

probably, yes

 

[jippiejee]

Around this time of year the light in Northern Africa is beautiful btw... anywhere in Morocco/Algeria would be great now too.

 

[raid]

Algeria and Morocco are located in Africa.
If the Europe Meeting is held outside of Europe, why call it so?

 

[jonmanjiro]

Algeria and Morocco are located in Africa.
If the Europe Meeting is held outside of Europe, why call it so?

Those places are only a "stone's throw" from Europe, so why not? The year before last the Euromeet was held in Istanbul, and despite being the only Euromeet not held in Europe proper, I suspect that particular Euromeet had the highest number of attendees of any Euromeet held so far.

 

[jippiejee]

Algeria and Morocco are located in Africa.
If the Europe Meeting is held outside of Europe, why call it so?

Why wouldn't europeans meet on some common backyard grounds just outside their doorsteps? Northern Africa is covered by most budget airlines on top of that, and a fun change of the regular flintstones background loop to make urban photography a little more interesting. Yet, still close enough to make a great destination for a european meetup I'd say.

 

[user237428934]

Those places are only a "stone's throw" from Europe, so why not? The year before last the Euromeet was held in Istanbul, and despite being the only Euromeet not held in Europe proper, I suspect that particular Euromeet had the highest number of attendees of any Euromeet held so far.

Geographically the Euromeet in Istanbul was in Europe, with one short trip to Asia. 🙂

 

[Vobluda]

Algeria and Morocco sounds good.

 

[user237428934]

Algeria and Morocco sounds too exotic for me. I wouldn't go out there without the group. My goal for a Euromeet is to add a few days to explore the place on my own.

 

[user237428934]

What's wrong with the northern north/eastern destinations in the beginning of the thread?

 

[Kent]

My "wishing well" short-list has come down to one entry: Belgium. I have been there only twice and there is much more to see.

But since I do not really know if I can participate at all, ignore that. 😉

 

[P3tr]

What's wrong with the northern north/eastern destinations in the beginning of the thread?

There's nothing wrong with these destination. And I still prefer them.

On the other hand, how about Euromeet 2014 in Tokyo? 😛

 

[David Hughes]

HI,

FWIW, I'd prefer somewhere like Koln because it's on the rail network and easy for us in the UK or Ireland. Plus all the aggro of flying gets me down: or rather all the aggro before you actually and then after flying.

Regards, David

PS Sorry about the umlaut, it crashes my browser...

 

[bonatto]

HI,

FWIW, I'd prefer somewhere like Koln because it's on the rail network and easy for us in the UK or Ireland. Plus all the aggro of flying gets me down: or rather all the aggro before you actually and then after flying.

Regards, David

PS Sorry about the umlaut, it crashes my browser...

agreed, easy rail access makes it more likely I'll be able to make it.