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Thread #59284 Message #957686
Posted By: Marje
22-May-03 - 11:28 AM
Thread Name: England/Ireland in August: advice?
Subject: RE: England/Ireland in August: advice?
Insufferable heat? Some chance! It's about 14 degrees here now (that's about 58 to you in our former colonies :-)) and damp and windy. It's true that early August is a busy time, but the total number of people in these islands is probably much the same, there's just more of them in transit and in the pretty places - if fact, most of them go west, so you may find the east a bit quieter. Ireland has a long school break in the summer, so I should think the holidays (vacations) are pretty spread out over there.
It sounds as if naff and hokey mean the same, so we've both learnt something.
Not sure about guitars on Ryanair - you'd need to check their terms and conditions. Often you can put instruments in the overhead lockers if there's room, but a guitar might be too long and might have to go in the hold, especially if the flight is busy. It'd certainly be over the size limit for the standard cabin baggage. One word of warning: Ryanair is said to be very strict about their baggage weight limit, which I think is just 15 kg, and charge a packet for extra weight (someone said it was £4 per kg, which is probably more than most luggage is worth). In fact their fares are so cheap that you'd be tempted to kidnap a passer-by, buy them a seat and take them with you, just to get the extra baggage allowance....Seriously, you may have to wear all your heaviest clothes and pack your hand baggage with heavy stuff (but nothing sinister like knitting needles that could be used as a weapon, or they'll confiscate it).
Don't let that put you off, I'm sure you'll sort it somehow. I should think you can do without knitting needles anyhow.