D'oh, it's only a game! Kids being allowed out early...!

[creese]

If I had the thousands required, I'd have gone to south africa and seen a couple of games.

 

The world cup see's people of every colour, race, size, country and class, all together, having a good time. It has brought life and prosperity to a country that deserves it, and has put on one of the best world cups I have ever seen.

 

How many thousands would you need?

[Rydra]

a couple of my mates went over there for it. about £1000 or more for the flights, and I'd bet on at least £100 per night in the hotels, if not more. And like hell would the wife let me go without her coming along too. So 2-3k for one, £5k as an estimate for 2 including travel, tickets and living costs etc.

[3s-gtech]

We've organised showing the game in the hall on the projector, with consent from parents they can stay till the end. They're not allowed home early though.

[creese]

a couple of my mates went over there for it. about £1000 or more for the flights, and I'd bet on at least £100 per night in the hotels, if not more. And like hell would the wife let me go without her coming along too. So 2-3k for one, £5k as an estimate for 2 including travel, tickets and living costs etc.

 

I've not looked a current costs but I did 3 weeks in February for £400 flights. B&B is about £10+. I hired a car for about a week. Living cost are cheaper than here, you can get a meal easily for £5 - £10. Travel is the problem as it's hundreds of miles between games. I stayed with an African family, so paid them bed and board.

 

£5k seems a lot, especially if the England games end after today.

[ZeroHour]

I am in Scotland so you can imagine its a no up here....

[BandyQuill]

our aerial has mysteriously broken on the roof over our office, i really dont know how 8-)

 

our kids finish at half 2 anyway so its just support staff left here...

[Rydra]

The airline companies aren't stupid; Same reason they bump up costs for school holidays. When people don't want to fly, flights are cheap. But when everyone is flying, they all bump up the costs.

 

If i wanted to go out to South Africa next week for 1 week leaving midweek, £2,000. If I go on 30th July, £1600.

 

So at £1,000 per person for flights, and £100 per night in a hotel as a guess (all the 'good' hotels near the stadiums will be booked out for the football teams, so availability will be low). The costs soon rack up.

[ICT_GUY]

I have just finished installing the new 42inch LCD in the new computer suite, Iplayer works just dandy. I might go and watch DrWho at 3pm just to annoy the teachers who are busy in a staff meeting.

[creese]

The airline companies aren't stupid; Same reason they bump up costs for school holidays. When people don't want to fly, flights are cheap. But when everyone is flying, they all bump up the costs.

 

If i wanted to go out to South Africa next week for 1 week leaving midweek, £2,000. If I go on 30th July, £1600.

 

So at £1,000 per person for flights, and £100 per night in a hotel as a guess (all the 'good' hotels near the stadiums will be booked out for the football teams, so availability will be low). The costs soon rack up.

 

£588 leaving tomorrow, returning 8th July. London to Jo'burg. Kenya Airways.