so do you camp out or stay in hotels when you go to glasto? how much is airfare from vegas to england for three people? and back? this last trip we took to vegas we spent about 360 on airfare and our stay at the venetian was free. meals and gambling and shopping about 2,000!

row 18 in the front section but way to the left...

i think i might have gotten the best seat so far out of every one...For San Diego i got in the Pit Row N 14 ROWS from the stage

I'm very upset with how the presale worked; I was blocked out from buying tickets for fifteen minutes or so because the promotion code didn't work. Randomly, it let me in, and then when I try to get tickets, all of them are gone. Guess I'll try my luck at the general sale.

so do you camp out or stay in hotels when you go to glasto? how much is airfare from vegas to england for three people? and back? this last trip we took to vegas we spent about 360 on airfare and our stay at the venetian was free. meals and gambling and shopping about 2,000!

 

Glastonbury is an all camping affair. It is held on a farm in a little village called Pilton, in Somerset. It is miles from hotels. The festival is run by the guy who owns the farm-he makes no money from the festival-all the profits go to charity.

 

Basically you get there weds/thurs set up your tent and you live there till mon/tues. You can camp just about anywhere and everything you need is there, we just bring some sleeping bags, food and camp stove. We are regular campers, we go to the National Parks in the US, so we love camping.

Our airfares to the UK are really low this year-we were able to go with United for $550 return. Because I have family over there we don't need hotels or rental cars, so it is very cheap for us.

^Wow, Glastonbury sounds amazing!

I recently received an invite to go to Egypt, only have to pay the airplane ticket.

Mommies or Coldplay?

 

anyway, what I have learned from everyone's experience today was:

(a) don't have high hopes

(b) try the pre-sale

© search for single tickets.

Glastonbury is an all camping affair. It is held on a farm in a little village called Pilton, in Somerset. It is miles from hotels. The festival is run by the guy who owns the farm-he makes no money from the festival-all the profits go to charity.

 

Basically you get there weds/thurs set up your tent and you live there till mon/tues. You can camp just about anywhere and everything you need is there, we just bring some sleeping bags, food and camp stove. We are regular campers, we go to the National Parks in the US, so we love camping.

Our airfares to the UK are really low this year-we were able to go with United for $550 return. Because I have family over there we don't need hotels or rental cars, so it is very cheap for us.

 

please tell me they have showers! camping is fun but i hate bugs =( that is wonderful that you have family and are from england so you know your way around. isn't the festuval run by michael something? i hope it doesn't rain while you are there. i remember seeing the mud pits!

please tell me they have showers! camping is fun but i hate bugs =( that is wonderful that you have family and are from england so you know your way around. isn't the festuval run by michael something? i hope it doesn't rain while you are there. i remember seeing the mud pits!

 

Yeah they have showers. I tend to avoid them and be content with a make-shift shower (a bucket with holes in it dangled from a tree). I'm an outdoorsy type anyway-we keep goats and chickens. michael eavis is the guy who runs glastonbury.

i don't mind the rain, i have a nice camp spot under trees on a hill. its very nice! rain is very nice when you spend 300 days in the sun in vegas.

^Wow, Glastonbury sounds amazing!

I recently received an invite to go to Egypt, only have to pay the airplane ticket.

Mommies or Coldplay?

 

anyway, what I have learned from everyone's experience today was:

(a) don't have high hopes

(b) try the pre-sale

© search for single tickets.

 

 

Egypy is awesome! I was there in 2001! If you can ride a donkey to the Valley Of The Kings in Luxor! It is terrifying but the best thing ever. One of my best places I have visited along with India, Syria, Morocco and Peru.

Egypy is awesome! I was there in 2001! If you can ride a donkey to the Valley Of The Kings in Luxor! It is terrifying but the best thing ever. One of my best places I have visited along with India, Syria, Morocco and Peru.

 

i've heard egypt is full of scammers and is a tourist trap these days. i've been wanting to go there, but might end up in jail if i get hounded by people all day trying to scam me, i'll knock someone out. i just spent 2 weeks in thailand and cambodia a year ago, by far the best trip i have ever been on. will be in south africa for the world cup in 2010. can't decide what to do this year....

i've heard egypt is full of scammers and is a tourist trap these days. i've been wanting to go there, but might end up in jail if i get hounded by people all day trying to scam me, i'll knock someone out. i just spent 2 weeks in thailand and cambodia a year ago, by far the best trip i have ever been on. will be in south africa for the world cup in 2010. can't decide what to do this year....

 

People will try and sell you stuff, not scam you! Just remember you are very, very rich to them. The main tourist areas are traps but you should get a good local guide-I had a Professor of Theology, Philosophy and History from the University take me round. Saqqara and the Stepped Pyramids are much quieter and well worth a visit.

If people sell you something just smile, touch your heart with your right hand and say 'Shokram' (thank you). Do not react negatively because that will incite a scene. The middle-eastern culture is to be welcoming and friendly and make a fuss so it is not unusual for them to offer you tea and want to chat. Yes there are scammers but none more so than the US. Also if you have anyone do something for you Bakeesh (tipping) is very important-remember the average police officer makes about $150 per month.

In Syria I lost time with so much fuss! Packs of school children would run up to me to say 'hello, how are you?'. It was like being a celebrity. Police officers/shop-keepers/museum guides would invite me home for dinner! Just for dinner, no motive, they just are so friendly they didn't want money just my conversation and company and just to be so darn friendly. When was the last time a perfect stranger asked you to dinner in the US?? And would you accept?? It really is a whole different culture!

People will try and sell you stuff, not scam you! Just remember you are very, very rich to them. The main tourist areas are traps but you should get a good local guide-I had a Professor of Theology, Philosophy and History from the University take me round. Saqqara and the Stepped Pyramids are much quieter and well worth a visit.

If people sell you something just smile, touch your heart with your right hand and say 'Shokram' (thank you). Do not react negatively because that will incite a scene. The middle-eastern culture is to be welcoming and friendly and make a fuss so it is not unusual for them to offer you tea and want to chat. Yes there are scammers but none more so than the US. Also if you have anyone do something for you Bakeesh (tipping) is very important-remember the average police officer makes about $150 per month.

In Syria I lost time with so much fuss! Packs of school children would run up to me to say 'hello, how are you?'. It was like being a celebrity. Police officers/shop-keepers/museum guides would invite me home for dinner! Just for dinner, no motive, they just are so friendly they didn't want money just my conversation and company and just to be so darn friendly. When was the last time a perfect stranger asked you to dinner in the US?? And would you accept?? It really is a whole different culture!

 

great points. in cambodia, kids were trying to sell shirts for .50. insane. my wife would just give them money and let them keep the shirt, it's really sad. we visited orphanages and donated food, etc.

 

the reason i brought up people hounding is because my mom just visited and had people steal her money right out of her hand, take her camera to take a picture then not give it back until she gave them $20 and stuff like that. of course she was unloading off of a tour bus, i'm sure that's a big no no...

 

my father was middle eastern (passed away 6 months ago), so i've got arabic blood running through me. i guess it's pretty safe to go there now too? i was also told by my mom that they were slaughtering animals in the streets and my it bothered her to see and she's not even vegetarian. my wife and i are vegan (yeah chris martin!). i worry about how hard it would be to eat and witness that stuff. thoughts? thanks again!

great points. in cambodia, kids were trying to sell shirts for .50. insane. my wife would just give them money and let them keep the shirt, it's really sad. we visited orphanages and donated food, etc.

 

the reason i brought up people hounding is because my mom just visited and had people steal her money right out of her hand, take her camera to take a picture then not give it back until she gave them $20 and stuff like that. of course she was unloading off of a tour bus, i'm sure that's a big no no...

 

my father was middle eastern (passed away 6 months ago), so i've got arabic blood running through me. i guess it's pretty safe to go there now too? i was also told by my mom that they were slaughtering animals in the streets and my it bothered her to see and she's not even vegetarian. my wife and i are vegan (yeah chris martin!). i worry about how hard it would be to eat and witness that stuff. thoughts? thanks again!

 

 

yeah keep your camera on you! you wouldn't let a stranger in New York take your camera. i had good experiences with official guides who let us climb in to tombs and take our pics-we gave them a $1.

if you go to a market stay away from the livestock, meat section-you can usually smell it before you get there. killing animals is very upfront, but I accept it that that's the way it is.

a good tip is to take chewy kids vitamins, crayons, paper and give those to kids-i give money too! i know there is a lot of western moralising about giving kids money and encouraging begging! these kids are poor, a hungry kid is a hungry kid and it is my money.

i was in egypt shortly after 9/11 and I experienced a lot of warmth, i was not scared at all walking in cities or tourist attractions. strange i am more scared walking round parts of vegas and i live here. my fave parts was camping out in the remote desert with camels. its beautiful, try and sail on a felucca on the nile and go down to aswan dam too. Geez I so wanna go back to egypt! I have a date to meet various people and friends in 2011-10 years after the original trip!

I got Section 3 Row GG at Mansfield, I don't think I could've gotten much better what with all of the reserved seats...