Anyone from here in LONDON Friday Feb 15 or Sat Feb 16 ??

ozstamps · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 16:25:44 pm

Taken from another thread, to keep it all in one place.

In view of the great stampboard dinner success in Campbelltown NSW late 2007 :

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=3068

And the upcoming Canberra Stampboards Dinner on Friday March 14 at 8.30pm - with 10 starters ALREADY -

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=4191

We thought we may try and organise a small London Doo for Friday Feb 15, or Sat Feb 16 .. all details below.

Peteski76 wrote:

Glen,

If you're here in London we should arrange a Stampboarders get together, if your trip coincides with Stampex (27 Feb - 1 Mar) I'm sure we could get a good contingent together...we might even be able to beat the record number of stampboarders in one room currently held by the Campbelltown gathering last year... :!:

I'm not sure we can promise you snow in London though, most of the UK and Ireland had a fair bit of snow in the last week and London didn't see any, but I can give you a cast iron rain guarantee if that works for you :wink:

Peter

Margo and I just booked a day trip to London from Europe today, to kill some time there. We arrive about 4pm Friday Feb 15, in London.

We'll catch up with a small group of other frequent flyer folks we mostly know - near all are from the USA and are also flying in - on Friday early evening Feb 15, at AllBarOne on Dean Street in Soho. Our details from post 74 onward -

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthre ... 626&page=3

I have made about 30,000 posts on that Bulletin Board as ozstamps over 8 years, so am pretty well known there and have been to, or organised 100+ of these, and they are fun.

100% casual affair and all are welcome and will have a great time I guarantee ..... just a chatty drink/dinner booze up with nice folks, who are all there to have fun. Most of them are not Brits either.

VERY informal night, and we'll somehow drag our bodies back to Heathrow Sheraton in the wee hours to snooze after all that is over, as we will have been on planes and in airports for 40 hours or so to that point we then go out to party - literally.

Sydney-San Francisco (14 hours) SFO- Frankfurt (10 hours) then Frankfurt-Paris-London non stop.

OR if anyone London based is likely to be around Heathrow area late lunch timeish Sat Feb 16, to save the schlep downtown and Soho parking hassle Friday night, we can maybe catch up for a drink early afternoon then in the LHR Hotel strip, as our flight to Morocco is not until 5am sat, via Paris. :idea:

Any of you Londoners let me know if you may be about, and we can lock something in. :mrgreen:

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 20:24:33 pm

Hi Glen,

I'll join you on Friday night for a few :!:

beers.

Peter

The Pom · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 09:40:18 am

If you can get Glen to buy you a beer, he may well be using the sterling banknotes I posted him to pay for this lot!

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=3634

It all goes round in circles!

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 30, 2008 02:37:48 am

I am working! In London so subject to everyhting could make it, perhaps firm up nearer the time

regards

Peter

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2008 03:19:18 am

I meant the Firday evening! finish work in cnetral London at 5.15 pm

GlenStephens · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 19:50:43 pm

Perfect .. well four members comprises our first ever international stampboards Doo!!

What are the statistical chances of the 2 x Brits BOTH being names PETER!

Glen

pertinax · **Posted:** Mon Feb 04, 2008 22:57:41 pm

Looks like I just miss out - landing in LHR at 7am Sunday 17th Feb.

admin · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 00:34:40 am

Move your flight forward a day .. OR get to Canberra in March you lazy sod!

The Pom · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 01:28:11 am

I'll be away skiing, so can't make it I'm afraid!

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 01:42:44 am

The Pom wrote:

I'll be away skiing, so can't make it I'm afraid!

...looks like Canberra for you too in that case :lol:

gavin-h · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 04:57:06 am

G'day!

Count me in - just managed to find a 4* hotel overlooking Hyde Park for £100 for 2 nights. :!:

Look forward to a pint and a bite with what seem like "old friends".

ps: if anyone's interested in a website with cheap London hotels, try http://www.londonnights.com

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 23:58:54 pm

personally i stay at my aunt's if necessary!

But I commute daily and look forward to seeing people in the evening

ozstamps · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 19:03:35 pm

Great stuff Gavin!

Well who would have thought -- 5 Stampboarders in London for our first International Meeting!

And we just miss Pertinax, or the ozzies would balance out the Poms.

GlenStephens · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 19:20:44 pm

And if any of your Brits care to sign up to flyertalk.com just to pop in and say 'hi' to these others - please go right ahead - be a nice touch!

(SkiAdcock) Sharon from LA is the hostess of the weekend event, and I know her very well. Nice bunch of people.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthre ... 626&page=3

Glen

gavin-h · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 20:07:17 pm

Just registered and (I think) posted a response there.

Looking forward to it...

Gavin

ozstamps · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 20:31:28 pm

Great work Gavin .. hopefully the two Peters can follow suit.

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2008 03:37:52 am

Glen

I have registered and posted a message

Peter

GlenStephens · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 13:35:27 pm

Great to see.

Sharon just posted some photos up of many of the attendees which is really useful so you can know WHERE this group is in the first instance!

Add a link to one of yours if you wish, so they likewise can keep an eye out:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthre ... 626&page=6

Glen

gavin-h · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 19:56:07 pm

Glen,

Thanks for Useful link to the photos.

What time are you and Margo planning to be at All Bar One?

Gavin

ozstamps · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 20:31:31 pm

Gav .. we arrive into LHR from Paris about 4pm.

Assuming fast customs passage we can either schlep bags on tube to Paddo or check into Hotel first.

Have not decided yet!

gavin-h · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 21:20:09 pm

Glen,

If you're coming into Paddington Station, let me know - I'm staying just round the corner and could meet you there if you like...

Gavin

ozstamps · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 22:43:08 pm

Well this is us to look out for, from Paris late last year.

Glen

gavin-h · **Posted:** Mon Feb 11, 2008 23:38:27 pm

This was me in Spain last year...

...not quote so blonde at the moment, but by Friday you never know!!!

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 00:29:39 am

gavin-h wrote:

G'day!

Count me in - just managed to find a 4* hotel overlooking Hyde Park for £100 for 2 nights. :!:

Look forward to a pint and a bite with what seem like "old friends".

ps: if anyone's interested in a website with cheap London hotels, try http://www.londonnights.com

Tried that for the 15th and get an error message.

What hotel did you end up with Gav?

Maybe we will not bother with ther Night Bus back to Heathrow that night with bags!

We'll be stuffed by that time of night.

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 00:51:17 am

Quote:

Shaftesbury Premier London Hyde Park
78-82 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington,
London,
W26QA
Tel: 02072624521
Fax: 902077451244

From my reservation, this is the Hotel.

This is showing availability for Friday Night right now (1:45pm Monday here) at £59 for a Double Room - IIRC, Breakfast is £10 each on top of that...

http://www.londonnights.com/search-results.aspx?o=priceLow

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 00:55:06 am

How weird- I get on your link:

sorry no hotels meeting your requirements were found.

please click here for a new search or use you back button to return to your last search

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 00:59:07 am

ozstamps wrote:

How weird- I get on your link:

sorry no hotels meeting your requirements were found.

please click here for a new search or use you back button to return to your last search

Glen,

This site doesn't retain the previous searches, just put the arrival date in and it comes up as £75 a night for a Superior Double-ensuite in the Shaftesbury Premier London Hyde Park 4*.

Peter

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 00:59:43 am

Bizarre - checked on "Preview" before I submitted, and checked again now, and fine both times.

I wondered if it's because you're on a non-British IP address, but thinking about it, I'm on a German IP here and it's fine.

:idea:

Maybe Margo could try it...

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:02:12 am

gavin-h wrote:

Quote:

Shaftesbury Premier London Hyde Park
78-82 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington,
London,
W26QA
Tel: 02072624521
Fax: 902077451244

From my reservation, this is the Hotel.

This is showing availability for Friday Night right now (1:45pm Monday here) at £59 for a Double Room - IIRC, Breakfast is £10 each on top of that...

http://www.londonnights.com/search-results.aspx?o=priceLow

That site does not work for me but this does at 59 quid INCLUDING Breakfast!

Room Type Fri Save
Price Rooms
Deluxe Single - Inc. English Breakfast

You Are Saving 84.6% £ 325
£ 50 £ 275
£ 50 0 1

Deluxe Double - Inc. English Breakfast

You Are Saving 85.1% £ 395
£ 59 £ 336
£ 59 0 1

Deluxe Twin - Inc. English Breakfast

You Are Saving 85.1% £ 395
£ 59 £ 336
£ 59 0 1

Deluxe Triple - Inc. English Breakfast

You Are Saving 81.8% £ 490
£ 89 £ 401
£ 89 0 1

http://www.londonpremierhotels.com/inde ... lstRooms=1

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:06:04 am

ozstamps wrote:

That site does not work for me but this does at 59 quid INCLUDING Breakfast!

What a bargain, a taxi back home will cost me between £50 and £60 - thats the going rate for living 20Kms out of the centre (Zone 4) :cry:

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:10:50 am

Excellent

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:15:38 am

Peter a single room is 50 quid - INC Breakfast!

Deluxe Single - Inc. English Breakfast

You Are Saving 84.6% £ 325
£ 50 £ 275
£ 50 0 1

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:17:41 am

So are you booked in, then, Glen?

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:21:42 am

Just phoned them, and went from curry muncher to curry muncher, and booking direct is 16 quid more than web .. but we will book that for sure.

Good find Gav.

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:34:03 am

Great stuff, Glen,

I can meet you both there when you've checked in if you like...

ozstamps · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 01:50:00 am

Sounds like the plan.

We'll be there by about 6pm is my guess. Assuming Frog Airways from Paris is on time.

If the Peter's want to rendezvous there first and maybe hook up with you in the bar or whatever, we can go together.

PennyBlack was coming straight from work IIRC.

gavin-h · **Posted:** Tue Feb 12, 2008 02:07:34 am

Fine by me!!!

That's a plan, then:

In the bar of the Shaftesbury Premier London Hyde Park, 78-82 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington from 6:00pm.

And then moving on to AllBarOne, Dean Street.

Any other UK/London members able to make it would be more than welcome?

gavin-h · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 02:15:20 am

Three days to go...

...any more takers :?:

gavin-h · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 01:36:57 am

[Bump]

Tomorrow, if anyone else is passing through the Smoke...

...details as above.

I guess Glen and Margo will be airborne right now.

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:59:37 am

Gavin

plan to se u at All bar One tomorrow nite

Peter

gavin-h · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 04:23:49 am

Checked into the hotel and had a walk round. Waiting for Glen and Margo, then we'll paint the town red

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 04:33:55 am

Gavin,
I'm just about to know off work and will probably have a pint with the team before heading on to Soho to meet up...don't have too many beers at the hotel or I'll be the only stampboarder amongst the flyertalkers :lol:

Peter

gavin-h · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 04:37:18 am

Peter,

I'll try not too :!:

Don't want Margo to have to carry me back to the hotel :wink:

iomoon · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 05:08:18 am

Have fun guys!

I'm somewhat envious having spent the first eighteen years of my life in Paddington.

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:03:43 pm

I'm feeling a ittle delicate this morning...it was very nice to meet Glen, Margo, Gavin and Peter

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:20:07 pm

Hey,

How about a picture of all of you together?

Cheers
Andrew

Peteski76 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:43:13 pm

crosscrescent wrote:

Hey,

How about a picture of all of you together?

Cheers
Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Glen's camera was in action last night ( :!:

including a few snaps taken at the Groucho club where no photos are allowed :!:

), so as soon as Glen gets a chance I'm sure he will oblige...

crosscrescent · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:44:47 pm

Peteski76,

We will wait patiently.
Hope you all didn't paint the town too red. :wink:

Cheers
Andrew

PennyBlack1840 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 16, 2008 22:51:39 pm

Great meeting you all last night - I wouldn't say we painted the town red, but we did almost get ejected from a quite exclusive club.

Feeling great this morning and even managed to get to the charing cross collectors market by 8am!

MargoZ · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 00:47:03 am


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