EuroMeet 2012 - Istanbul

[kully]

Crikey, the 6th meet already.

EDIT: Definitely the 14th-15th April



**** We meet at 10am at Ara Cafe on Saturday. ****

Who's in?




Here is a Google map for the weekend, please add whatever you like to it: http://g.co/maps/4zbfr



Ok, so far I have confirmed

Simon (SimonSawSunlight)+ Lisa (Berlin)
Miguel (migtex) + Gina (Portugal)
Andrew (StandardDeviant) (England / Germany)
Lorenzo (CamarilloBrillo) (Italy)
Jon (jonManjiro) (Japan)
Andrea (jamais) (Austria)
Martin (morback) (Turkey)
Richard (semrich) (Turkey)
Simon (OurManInTangier) (England)
Alkis (Telenous) + Des (Greece)
Martin (MartinP) (Holland)
Bob (BobYIL) (Turkey)
kully (kully) (England)
Simon (RedNomis) (Germany)
Rob (x) (England)
Bastian (bastian a.) (Germany)
Henning (smart_engine) (Germany)
Lluis (sinetsin) (Spain)
Taylan (taylan) (Turkey)
Jan (jbielikowski) (Poland)
Tom (tom.w.bn) (Germany)
Mustafa (smbilgin) (Turkey)

= 25

Some information on getting to the city from the airports (thanks semrich)

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/g...transport.html
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-....Transfer.html
http://www.sgairport.com/havaalani/e...asimrehber.asp

Some information on getting film &c. whilst out there (smbilgin)

http://www.kristalfotograf.com/?sayfa=Iletisim
http://www.pamukticaret.com/anasayfa.asp

And a note from smbilgin again on travel within the city:

http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/s...&postcount=217


I've created a flickr group as per usual for us to share our snaps once we come back.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1886292@N25/

[kully]

Previous EuroMeets have been:

2007 - Paris
2008 - Berlin
2009 - Barcelona
2010 - Florence
2011 - London

I have happy memories of just wandering about Paris that first meet with the spring sunshine, looking about an empty penthouse in Berlin which we somehow managed to get in to, a fellow RFF'er getting my gear to safety in Barcelona during an alercation with a drunken dude, walking about Florence on the Saturday night with a 5 litre bottle of red wine...

Come along, it'll be chilled out, we'll snap, eat, drink, walk the whole weekend and sleep on the journey home.

[said]

The Weekend before (07-08th April) would be nice.

[Asim]

what is euromeet? i'm in turkey and wouldn't mind a nice time around istanbul.

[kully]

Hey Asim, it is a meet in Europe It will be a nice time in Istanbul.

Said, why the week before? Is something happening in Istanbul that weekend?

[skibeerr]

Hi Kully, can't make it ; Melbourne 's a bit far for a week end.

Have fun you all, I really enjoyed it last year.

Cheers,

Wim

[exiled4979]

no matter when or where in europe, I'm coming, just to meet people from RFF

[said]

Nothing special in istanbul. But at this time there are eastern holidays in germany and we are planing already a trip to istanbul at this time.

[SimonSawSunlight]

thanks kully

[Michiel Fokkema]

Istanbul! Sounds great.I'm planning to go with the family a few weeks later. But I'm probably to busy any other weekend anyhow.

[santela]

I just booked my flight this morning before seeing this thread! I'm gonna be in town end of the month.

[kully]

Hey everyone, shall we say the 14th-15th April? We can then start booking flights cheaply before the prices start to go up.

[kully]

Hey Wim, bloody hell man, I never knew you went to Aus!

[OurManInTangier]

I'll be aiming to make it three in a row. Besides, Richard/Semrich makes it look even more appealing than all those hopelessly romantic thoughts and impressions I've had of Istanbul down the years.

[SimonSawSunlight]

april 14/15 works for us! go go go!

[kully]

April 14/15 it is. I'll probably fly in a day or so early and I know some fly in a few days before and stay a day or so after.

[SimonSawSunlight]

yes, lisa and me are planning to stay for about a week.

[sinetsin]

Sounds good for me too!!
Also the few days more before/after if i can work it out..

[tom.w.bn]

This isn't some kind of a closed meeting, is it?

[SimonSawSunlight]

we usually pick on the new kids during the first day, but no it isn't private.

[kully]

not at all tom, as long as you can wear a conical hat and set fire to the crosses you'll fit in fine.

[tom.w.bn]

Originally Posted by SimonSawSunlight

we usually pick on the new kids during the first day, but no it isn't private.

That's much better than being ignored

I'm interested but I'm coming back from a short vacation with my daughter on wednesday and have to look if I manage to leave on Friday for another 3-4 days. I'm optimistic.

[tom.w.bn]

Originally Posted by kully

not at all tom, as long as you can wear a conical hat and set fire to the crosses you'll fit in fine.

I'm afraid but I can't bring my magic wand as dangerous weapons are not allowed in the plane and my magic broom was destroyed in the last quidditch game. (watched too many Harry Potter movies with my daughter lately )

[SimonSawSunlight]

do they persecute black magic in harry potter now??

this is so wrong.

[tom.w.bn]

Originally Posted by SimonSawSunlight

do they persecute black magic in harry potter now??

this is so wrong.

I only know that it's still prohibited to use magic in the world of the ordinary human beings (=Muggle)