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Pre season in SPAIN

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  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,679
    RZA said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    Thanks RZA. 51 years old and never booked a flight before..........

    As long is the airport code is (GIB) in brackets then you have the right one :)

    There's only one airport.
    The Rock hotel is excellent. The final scenes of Ice cold in Alex were filmed in the bar.
  • RZA
    RZA Posts: 176
    Baldybonce said:

    RZA said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    Thanks RZA. 51 years old and never booked a flight before..........

    As long is the airport code is (GIB) in brackets then you have the right one :)

    There's only one airport.
    The Rock hotel is excellent. The final scenes of Ice cold in Alex were filmed in the bar.
    Yeah I thought there was.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    edited May 2013
    Thanks TP. Found this: Its 2km from the ground.......

    Asur Campo de GibraltarRating:
    4.0 Stars
    Double Single Use
    flight + hotel
    £413
    per person
    includes taxes and fees
    BOOK NOW

    LGW 7:45 GIB 11:40 Direct 2h 55m
    Show Flight Details


    GIB 12:10 LGW 14:00 Direct 2h 50m


    (£ 384 for 2 nights). The drawback is flying with EasyJet (again, any experience guys ?).
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Easyjet are fine - much better than the slimebags called Ryanair. (then again, Ryanair dont fly there , i dont think)
  • RZA
    RZA Posts: 176
    Easyjet are alright, nothing special, just another low cost carrier but they do the job fine. Don't expect much legroom though and keep your bag as small as possible.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    One of the things about the Rock Hotel is that its quite a schlep from the ground - not easily walkable.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,679
    Have a look at Mygibraltar. co .uk for some ideas. The Elliot looks ok.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Panaroma pic from Rock shows the ground (foreground left) and Spain (background)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gibraltar_Airport_panorama.jpg
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,679
    The History Channels `Most extreme airports' ranks Gibraltar 5th.
    The take off and landing are quite interesting.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    Will be staying at the Asur. We have been there before and it's decent - good breakfast. Just a walk through the border and accross the runway to get to the stadium.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Baldybonce said:

    The History Channels `Most extreme airports' ranks Gibraltar 5th.
    The take off and landing are quite interesting.

    Yes, when i was there last year they had fog which apparently is very unusual in Gib. We were on the boat in the bay in front of the airport when we suddenly heard a Jets engines start screaming - looked up and saw a BA plane through the fog abort landing and decide that Malaga was a better option !
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,679
    Miserableoldgit said:

    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

    yep.
    the runway is very short, it's like being fired out of a gun. sniggers.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Miserableoldgit said:

    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

    Especially if you're not great with heights and rickety old cable cars.!
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    The_President said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

    Especially if you're not great with heights and rickety old cable cars.!
    Learnt that lesson in Cape Town going up Table Mountain.....My White Barmy Army shorts have never been the same......

  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Miserableoldgit said:

    The_President said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

    Especially if you're not great with heights and rickety old cable cars.!
    Learnt that lesson in Cape Town going up Table Mountain.....My White Barmy Army shorts have never been the same......

    Ah, the Cape Town cable car is vastly better than the Gib one - and about 50 years younger too. The only problem i had with the CT one was at the last minute you go through a huge ravine - dont look down !
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    The_President said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    The_President said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    So....Brown trousers and not jeans required then ?

    Especially if you're not great with heights and rickety old cable cars.!
    Learnt that lesson in Cape Town going up Table Mountain.....My White Barmy Army shorts have never been the same......

    Ah, the Cape Town cable car is vastly better than the Gib one - and about 50 years younger too. The only problem i had with the CT one was at the last minute you go through a huge ravine - dont look down !
    Then you don't want to go on the Senntosa-Singapore cable car then...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Went on the O2 - Excel cable car a couple of weeks ago - nearly shat myself on that too.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,083
    Miserableoldgit said:

    Thanks TP. Found this: Its 2km from the ground.......

    Asur Campo de GibraltarRating:
    4.0 Stars
    Double Single Use
    flight + hotel
    £413
    per person
    includes taxes and fees
    BOOK NOW

    LGW 7:45 GIB 11:40 Direct 2h 55m
    Show Flight Details


    GIB 12:10 LGW 14:00 Direct 2h 50m


    (£ 384 for 2 nights). The drawback is flying with EasyJet (again, any experience guys ?).

    Surprised you're going MOG. I know it's none of my business, but you have been posting stuff on here for a long time, saying how skint you are.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    MOG - hopefully, we can meet up at the Vic.
    You going to the St Mirren game too?

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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Covered End said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    Thanks TP. Found this: Its 2km from the ground.......

    Asur Campo de GibraltarRating:
    4.0 Stars
    Double Single Use
    flight + hotel
    £413
    per person
    includes taxes and fees
    BOOK NOW

    LGW 7:45 GIB 11:40 Direct 2h 55m
    Show Flight Details


    GIB 12:10 LGW 14:00 Direct 2h 50m


    (£ 384 for 2 nights). The drawback is flying with EasyJet (again, any experience guys ?).

    Surprised you're going MOG. I know it's none of my business, but you have been posting stuff on here for a long time, saying how skint you are.
    Money IS very tight CE, but hopeful I can pull this off. (Still TBC & booked......)

  • Viewfinder
    Viewfinder Posts: 4,915
    The_President said:

    Panaroma pic from Rock shows the ground (foreground left) and Spain (background)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gibraltar_Airport_panorama.jpg

    Interesting photo. There's not much room for pilot error at either end of the runway - and a road crosses it about half way along. Could be hazardous!

  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,414
    Viewfinder said:

    The_President said:

    Panaroma pic from Rock shows the ground (foreground left) and Spain (background)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gibraltar_Airport_panorama.jpg

    Interesting photo. There's not much room for pilot error at either end of the runway - and a road crosses it about half way along. Could be hazardous!

    I have landed there as a passenger hundreds of times. The only mishap I can recall was a Monarch A320 that landed the nose-wheel too heavily and damaged the hydraulics - this was 12+ years ago.
    Although about 20+ years ago a plane did slightly overshoot - no injuries.

    Incidents at Gib airport are surprisingly rare.

    The Elliot hotel is better than the Rock (IMO).

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    Now booked the Assur hotel, staying Monday to Friday. Anyone up for a beer in Gib before the game? Suggest The Lord Nelson in Casemates Square. Ten minute walk to the stadium...
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    Take that as a no then...
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Still hopeful...........
  • POSLCAFC
    POSLCAFC Posts: 82
    When can we buy Pre-Season tickets England games e.g. Portsmouth, AFC Wimbledon, D&R
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,083
    POSLCAFC said:

    When can we buy Pre-Season tickets England games e.g. Portsmouth, AFC Wimbledon, D&R

    Why would you ? They're not exactly gonna sell out are they ? Pay on the door.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,196
    edited June 2013
    St. Mirren game will be at the Hotel where the team are staying. KO at 11AM. Spectators will be able to go and watch.

    That's all the info I have, I am sure the OS will have more news soon.
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    Many planning on doing these then?
    We are out for the Gib game via Malaga. Out Tues back Fri - two nights in gib, one in Marbella - £230 all in.

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