HI
THIS IS MY FIRST POST ANYWHERE!
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN THE LOCAL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE FOR NEXT SUMMER?
I'VE JUST RETURNED HOME TO THE WIND AND RAIN AFTER A GREAT TIME NEAR CARVOEIRO BUT THE SLIDE AND SPLASH WAS SO BUSY! I KNOW ITS PEAK TIME AND 'WHAT DO YOU EXPECT' BUT THERE WERE LOTS OF LOCALS AS WELL AS TOURISTS!
TO ADD EVERYONE WAS POLITE, FRIENDLY AND HAVING A GREAT TIME, THERE WAS NO HASTLE JUST LOTS OF QUEUE'S!

Rog,

If you avoid the month of August, you can cut down your waiting time anywhere considerably.

As some Algarvios say - the first weekend of August someone flushes a bog up north and all the shit ends up down here.

Rog

If you can go Whitsun, it is usually pretty good, are you also tied to the UK school hols? Then Whitsun would be best. If you are based in Scotland you obviously have the advantage of the schools breaking earlier which means you get there early July which also avoids the crush.

Anyway, congrats on your first posting, and welcome to the forum. Happy posting As a "posting" novice you may not know that writing entirely in capitals is considered shouting in the wonderful world of IT communications, I thought I would let you know just in case you were not aware and before some moron has a go

Maddi

Bear in mind Euro 04 is being held during June / early July. Some games being played on the Algarve @ Loule' so bound to be v. busy at this time. Fans intend using the Algarve as a base and travelling to other venues from there & prices of accommodation etc. will reflect this!

Unfortunately, Wales are going to struggle to make the finals

Regards to all in CVO

I will be in CVO for the whole of the football next June and will be travelling to the Faro/Loule stadium as well as the venues in Lisbon.To that end can anybody give me a estimated driving time as i am ashamed to admit i have neve tried it despite countless tours of duty!

Sorry CM, can't quite grasp if you mean to Lisbon or to Loule, if you mean Loule - 30 mins from cvo on a normal day, but obviously these will not be normal days . Lisbon (an oft repreated question) attracts estimates between 2 and 4 hours now (don't think there is such a thing as a normal day in Lisbon, even without the football )

Maddi

CVO to Lisbon Thanks for info

Hello CM,
Where are you getting your tickets from for next summers games? Any idea on prices?
Matt

Hi

Don't want to be a spoilsport but didn't someone post on here a while ago that they had their tickets and they were now all sold out (via official means). Can't find the post now but it was news that put a block on us being out there for some of that period. Anyone remember?

Maddi

Matt

The best way to get tickets is become one the biggest users of paper from a sponsor of the event (Portucel Paper)!!!!!!!!!

There will be tickets for the general public but you will have to pay over the odds. Residents had to register at the Post Office a while back but a little bird tells me most of these will filter into the black market!

I however will be "going corporate" with members of my family and a few close friends (if anybody drops out i will drop you a line)

Most of my waking moments over the last six months have been spent organising around this event so i will be able to see Rooney A.K.A. SHREK ,burst the onion bag in the flesh!

Spare a small thought for those of us that unbelievably don't like the game of 'kick and giggle' (sorry, football).

My family like to come out in June, and this year for the six of us the flights with British Airways cost £858. Next year the price is £2,519, just for flights!! (and yes, this is the CHEAPEST BA economy fare, even booking this far in advance)

Is CVO going to be a ghost town next June? I cant believe people will pay this, and equally don't think there will be enough footy fans to fill the whole place. (more likely to be found in Praia de Rocha and Albefuira I think, but perhaps I am typecasting a bit too much?)

Graham

Graham - yes I have noticed that for next summer BA have gone from producing a half decent service at a reasonable price to Faro to, same service at rip your eyes out prices! Not good eh?

Graham

The events of next June are about much more than footy.
Portugal being awarded this honour is about a whole country being thrust into the forefront of the wider world.

Spain amongst others bid for this chance to show off what they could do given a chance and it really is a big chance to shine.

My wife and children (and most of the female members of my family)
deplore football in every way but would not miss a chance to see a country they love and its people host a major event.

It is going to be costly but ........

CM - I have absolutely no problem with that, and I hope that the new multi million Euro stadium near Faro will find a use after the three games that it has scheduled. I DO have a problem with blatent profiteering from British Airways - by all means increase the prices as your planes get fuller, as all airlines do, but to start off with a 300% increase over the previous year's prices is disgraceful.

PS Before anyone suggests Easyjet etc, my (mainly legs) 6'5" frame just does not seem to be in compliance with their view that the average passenger is 5'3", and as I discovered when I did once try it they are quite anti people needing to stand up for the duration of the flight.

Graham

It might be worth your while going out thru "aer lingus" here in ireland,cork, dublin or belfast airports.give me a shout if i can be of any help whatsoever
gerry cullen.