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Rumpelteazer · 03-18-2012, 04:34 AM

I'm up way too early for a Sunday morning but I've done some useful things already. I copied my music and ebook libraries and ripped films to my external HD so I can take them with my on holiday next week. I printed my packing lists for later today because I'm always paranoid I forget things. And I've, finally, ordered a Decal Girl skin for my Kindle Keyboard. It was very hard to choose which one I wanted but in the end I ordered the Beauty Branch, I think and hope it'll go nicely with my Oberon case.

Stitchawl · 03-18-2012, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

I printed my packing lists for later today because I'm always paranoid I forget things.

I think a printed packing list is the single most important pre-trip plan that one can make. I'm always amazed that so many so-called 'experienced travelers' don't make one, yet usually find themselves forgetting this or that, rationalizing with with 'Oh well, I can always buy another one when I get there...' Even my wife thinks 'So long as I have my passport and my credit cards, I'm covered.' I think she's nuts!

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 03-18-2012, 04:58 AM

As long as you have credit cards and passport AND spare undies in every bag. Then you can always buy stuff. I went to Darwin and for some reason did not pack undies. I had to live on my spares(back inside pocket of my handbag) for the first day until I could get to the shops and buy some more.

Rumpelteazer · 03-18-2012, 05:23 AM

I've got standard packing lists in Evernote. Considering we're staying in the Netherlands and are close to several towns and cities it isn't a big problem if I forget something but I'd rather not. Most important is not to forget my wallet, the pill, my Kindle and my chargers.

I've just packed most things. I'm waiting for the laundry to get done to pack the rest of my clothes and later today I'm packing the box with stuff as toilet paper, bin bags (don't know if those are provided in the cottage we've rented), games and some food and drink for the first day. Tomorrow morning I can pack the last things as my toiletries, chargers and notebook.

Tomorrow my parents are bringing us to the holiday park but first we go visit my grandmother. My father plays billiard twice a week with a friend which is in the same town as the holiday park. So the four of us are going to have dinner either at the park or in town and then my father is going to play billiard and will pick my mother up on the way back.

kindlekitten · 03-18-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I'm downloading the first season right now...

Err.... I might be the only person left on the planet who didn't read LOR... I tried. God knows I tried! I just couldn't get into it...

Stitchawl

I guess that's the problem

Rumpelteazer · 03-19-2012, 12:35 PM

We're at the holiday park right now. It's a really nice cottage and the village is a short bicycle ride away. Our parents brought us and after unpacking and setting up some thing we went into the village. We had planned to eat at a restaurant but most are closed on Monday so we got some take-away at the park.

On Wednesday there's market in the village and on Saturday in a town further away, we plan on visiting both. There's also lots of great walking and cyclling areas around so if the weather's going to be as good as they are predicting we'll go cycling/walking too.

Stitchawl · 03-20-2012, 03:33 AM

Spring sprung! I have proof!

We found a new garden to explore, and it's right in our own neighborhood. After taking a ride for a few hours today, we pointed ourselves back towards the house. About 2k before we reached the house we saw a sign for this place and decided to take a walk. Glad we did. I only had my cell phone camera with me so I really couldn't do justice to what we saw in this little gem, but there were winding stone paths through bamboo glades, several koi ponds, plenty of stone lanterns nestled into the mosses that were all around, and even an old tea ceremony house complete with its own tiny well... If the sun is out tomorrow, I'll go back with my camera!

Stitchawl

silvan4now · 03-20-2012, 04:35 AM

Listening to some nice music on local radio

Rumpelteazer · 03-20-2012, 12:25 PM

Waiting for the pasta to cool so I can finish making a pasta salad for tonight's dinner and probably tomorrow's lunch.

Today we went into the village again, had another look around, ate ice cream whilst sitting in the sun and did some shopping.

The bungelow park only has a wireless hotspot in the main building and in the bungelows there's a wired connection. Because I suspected that there would be only one LAN outlet I had packed an old network switch. Yesterday after hooking everything up it didn't work, luckily I soon saw a cross-cable pictogram on the switch

. I had brought several network cables but no cross-cable. Luckily we're close enough to the main building to connect to the hotspot but it's very slow. Today we found a "real" (read: independent, small and actually having knowledge about computers) computershop in the village who made a cross-cable for me so now both my sister and me have fast internet.

badgoodDeb · 03-20-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Waiting for the pasta to cool so I can finish making a pasta salad for tonight's dinner and probably tomorrow's lunch.

Today we went into the village again, had another look around, ate ice cream whilst sitting in the sun and did some shopping.

The bungelow park only has a wireless hotspot in the main building and in the bungelows there's a wired connection. Because I suspected that there would be only one LAN outlet I had packed an old network switch. Yesterday after hooking everything up it didn't work, luckily I soon saw a cross-cable pictogram on the switch

. I had brought several network cables but no cross-cable. Luckily we're close enough to the main building to connect to the hotspot but it's very slow. Today we found a "real" (read: independent, small and actually having knowledge about computers) computershop in the village who made a cross-cable for me so now both my sister and me have fast internet.

Hooray for fast internet!! And also for pasta salad. Yummm....

orlok · 03-20-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Spring sprung! I have proof!

Rumpelteazer · 03-20-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Hooray for fast internet!! And also for pasta salad. Yummm....

Pasta was okay. The store where I always buy the pesto (traditionally made) had run out so I had to get pesto at the supermarket. Those always have less taste than the freshly made pesto.

As for internet, I wouldn't rent a cottage in a park without internet.

Tonight I'm going to see if I can get a fire going in the fireplace and watch a film with some nice snacks (diet is on hold until next week

)

poohbear_nc · 03-20-2012, 08:18 PM

The crisis is over! Finally!

Mr. Mouse was located, unharmed, under the kitchen stove .... hidden amongst the ping pong balls. He has been restored to Stella's loving paws and peace reigns again in our humble domicile.

[Mr. Mouse is an oversize catnip mouse that Stella carries around in her mouth like a puppy with a chew toy. He no longer has any fur.]

Stitchawl · 03-21-2012, 07:37 AM

Stitchawl

Rumpelteazer · 03-21-2012, 03:23 PM

Good news today, I got back my money from the computer store, they never did call me back about what was happening. Also my mother messaged me that the broken roof tiles have been replaced today so my room should stay dry when it rain (seeing is believing).

I've been looking at the latest tablets today and I think the Galaxy Note 10.1 looks very interesting. It's got a dual core processor, which is slower than the quad core the Transformer Prime has but the screen is very good for handwriting and drawing and I would like to be able to do the latter. But now I'll wait what the (customer) reviews have to say about it before buying one.

03-18-2012, 04:34 AM	#33421
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm up way too early for a Sunday morning but I've done some useful things already. I copied my music and ebook libraries and ripped films to my external HD so I can take them with my on holiday next week. I printed my packing lists for later today because I'm always paranoid I forget things. And I've, finally, ordered a Decal Girl skin for my Kindle Keyboard. It was very hard to choose which one I wanted but in the end I ordered the Beauty Branch, I think and hope it'll go nicely with my Oberon case.

03-18-2012, 04:58 AM	#33423
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	As long as you have credit cards and passport AND spare undies in every bag. Then you can always buy stuff. I went to Darwin and for some reason did not pack undies. I had to live on my spares(back inside pocket of my handbag) for the first day until I could get to the shops and buy some more.

03-18-2012, 05:23 AM	#33424
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I've got standard packing lists in Evernote. Considering we're staying in the Netherlands and are close to several towns and cities it isn't a big problem if I forget something but I'd rather not. Most important is not to forget my wallet, the pill, my Kindle and my chargers. I've just packed most things. I'm waiting for the laundry to get done to pack the rest of my clothes and later today I'm packing the box with stuff as toilet paper, bin bags (don't know if those are provided in the cottage we've rented), games and some food and drink for the first day. Tomorrow morning I can pack the last things as my toiletries, chargers and notebook. Tomorrow my parents are bringing us to the holiday park but first we go visit my grandmother. My father plays billiard twice a week with a friend which is in the same town as the holiday park. So the four of us are going to have dinner either at the park or in town and then my father is going to play billiard and will pick my mother up on the way back.

03-19-2012, 12:35 PM	#33426
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	We're at the holiday park right now. It's a really nice cottage and the village is a short bicycle ride away. Our parents brought us and after unpacking and setting up some thing we went into the village. We had planned to eat at a restaurant but most are closed on Monday so we got some take-away at the park. On Wednesday there's market in the village and on Saturday in a town further away, we plan on visiting both. There's also lots of great walking and cyclling areas around so if the weather's going to be as good as they are predicting we'll go cycling/walking too.

03-20-2012, 03:33 AM	#33427
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Spring sprung! I have proof! We found a new garden to explore, and it's right in our own neighborhood. After taking a ride for a few hours today, we pointed ourselves back towards the house. About 2k before we reached the house we saw a sign for this place and decided to take a walk. Glad we did. I only had my cell phone camera with me so I really couldn't do justice to what we saw in this little gem, but there were winding stone paths through bamboo glades, several koi ponds, plenty of stone lanterns nestled into the mosses that were all around, and even an old tea ceremony house complete with its own tiny well... If the sun is out tomorrow, I'll go back with my camera! Stitchawl

03-20-2012, 04:35 AM	#33428
silvan4now Groupie Posts: 173 Karma: 224260 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	Listening to some nice music on local radio

03-20-2012, 12:25 PM	#33429
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Waiting for the pasta to cool so I can finish making a pasta salad for tonight's dinner and probably tomorrow's lunch. Today we went into the village again, had another look around, ate ice cream whilst sitting in the sun and did some shopping. The bungelow park only has a wireless hotspot in the main building and in the bungelows there's a wired connection. Because I suspected that there would be only one LAN outlet I had packed an old network switch. Yesterday after hooking everything up it didn't work, luckily I soon saw a cross-cable pictogram on the switch . I had brought several network cables but no cross-cable. Luckily we're close enough to the main building to connect to the hotspot but it's very slow. Today we found a "real" (read: independent, small and actually having knowledge about computers) computershop in the village who made a cross-cable for me so now both my sister and me have fast internet.

03-20-2012, 08:18 PM	#33433
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,873 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	The crisis is over! Finally! Mr. Mouse was located, unharmed, under the kitchen stove .... hidden amongst the ping pong balls. He has been restored to Stella's loving paws and peace reigns again in our humble domicile. [Mr. Mouse is an oversize catnip mouse that Stella carries around in her mouth like a puppy with a chew toy. He no longer has any fur.]

03-21-2012, 07:37 AM	#33434
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Stitchawl

03-21-2012, 03:23 PM	#33435
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,365 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Good news today, I got back my money from the computer store, they never did call me back about what was happening. Also my mother messaged me that the broken roof tiles have been replaced today so my room should stay dry when it rain (seeing is believing). I've been looking at the latest tablets today and I think the Galaxy Note 10.1 looks very interesting. It's got a dual core processor, which is slower than the quad core the Transformer Prime has but the screen is very good for handwriting and drawing and I would like to be able to do the latter. But now I'll wait what the (customer) reviews have to say about it before buying one.