GB European Seminar - interested?

jl5555 said:

As a veteran of well over 100 transatlantic or transpacific longhaul flights I highly recommend the following to acclimate to time zones:

Ambien (or some variant thereof)

That's it.

Get on the plane, pop your ambien, put in your earplugs and eyeshades and sleep the entire time. Ignore the food and all other offerings till landing. You will still be whacked somewhat but better than nothing. I cannot stress the ambien enough. This is especially true if you want to be fresh to athletically perform when you arrive in Europe.

What you do once you get there is up to you. I think that a short 1-2 hour nap once you arrive is not a bad idea but no longer than that. You should remain awake the rest of the day and eat and go to sleep at normal times. Happily, the spaniards like to eat late, very late and go to bed late which helps for quick trips from the states.

great advice (I guess that ambien is a kind of light sleeping pill?).

What a pity that you can´t come Gregor but world cup is world cup!

VERY IMPoRTANT!!!!!

They are runing out of individual rooms, in fact they just increased the offer to my request because bjonic couldn't book.

PLEASE BOOk as soon as possible because I can not warantee availability for much longer ( maybe a matter of some days)

Also as COach is very bussy and can not give it himself please pm serotonin or me your name for making the list that will go to the sports center security.( is just for granting access the seminar days)

Thank you.

Important again!!!, I talked today to the hotel reservation and they told me only 6 people did reserve with "gymnastic seminar" remark and they are running out of rooms (at least good price ones). I suppose somebody did not write the note at their booking so they are not accounted but still numbers don´t match as we are going to be more than 15 people. So please if somebody didn´t book yet and are planing to do it in this hotel do it soon or you will not have the price I announced or worst no room at all.

Now for something completely different:

Our original idea was to use serotonin´s car and mine to do the transport from the hotel to the sports center. due to the number of people involved right now is impractical, only if somebody is renting a car will be doable. If not we´ll rent a bus, the price for person/day will be around 8 euros which is not bad, The bus will pick you up at hotel directly and after seminar return to the hotel.

Also thank you to all the people that pm with their name for the list.

I was not 100% confident on how the website worked to be honest and although I wrote I was a member of the gymnastics seminar, is there anyway we can find out if the hotel has our names down for the actual seminar, can you ask them? They might not tell you though so i'm not sure.

Well, this is gonna be interesting. I am going to Japan right before this trip. I come back from there on the 15th and fly out again to spain on 17th. Someone is gonna be seriously jet-lagged.

Hi all. I'm new to the forum, been reading it for about a year now after I got the book, and recently started doing the WOD's. Safe to say I'm hooked Just registered for the seminar as well and booked the hotell, flights later today. Really excited about that and about trying to be a bit more active on the forum as it seems like a great place. Never been much of a poster before. Think this is my first ever post on any forum actually.

Welcome Christian! I'll add your name to the list for the gym.

@brady. Sorry I didn't explain properly. Those who already have booked hotel don't have to be worried about being on the list that the hotel has. It is more for having enough rooms than nothing else. What happens is that I am worried about some people not booking in time for the good prices,it is even provable that they run out of rooms, that is.

Of course there is not any kind of obligation to book at this hotel, this is just for those wanting to be with the group and have this very low price. There are lots of nice hotels in Mallorca to chose. As a note I went yesterday to visit the hotel to check it out, rooms are ok and clean, staff seem nice and helpfull, dont expect great luxuries dough, the greatest thing about this hotel is that you have the beach at 60m( for that wet and sandy WU . ) and plenty of bars and shops around, next hotels in a similar quality and place were almost 50% more expensive)

edit: tipos due to iphone corrected!

Very warm welcome to you Christian

since I don't have a clue and speak about 5 words in spanish (or any other language for that matter!)

Don't worry, about this as 99. % of people coming to mallorca doesn't speak a word of spanish. The place where the hotel is, is frecuently visited by germans but don't worry as it's a very tourist place lots of people knows english. And the airport and hotel is really close by bus or taxi (thursday morning is a bad time for me to go to airport as im still working). Anyway Alvaro and I will prepare a guide (maps, routes, which buses.......) for not getting lost.

Thanks for the welcomes.

Just booked the flight as well now. Will be arriving at PMI 16.50 on the 18th. As alot of other people it seems. So the idea about meeting up at the airport sounds like a good idea! One month to go!

cdx and christian we could meet up at the airport..make a little scandinavian trio anyone else wanna join in around 17.30ish?

I'm also arriving at 16:50 on the 18th, I think we're all going with the same plane from Zurich haha.

Anyway, I'm in Razz and I happen to know some Swedish so make it a Scandinavian trio+half! ^^

I'm not going to the seminar, but just wanted to say, welcome Christian!!! This is a great forum if I do say so myself, and its always nice to get new members

The newguy

Thanks Newguy, appreciate it.

I am indeed on the plane from Zurich, no direct route in November... Those of us on it could just meet at the gate there?

And hook up with those arriving 17.30 somewhere at PMI.

If only I was arriving earlier, looks like i'll be travelling solo to the hotel, we should all arrange to meet in the hotel bar, if there is one.

Sounds like a plan Christian! I'm going from Holland to Zurich, we all should have some kind of recognition btw! Gogo post pictures in Biomieg's thread! XD

And yeah Breaks, we totally should! What time do you arrive?

Who has dinner plans on the 18th ?

Breaks when are you arriving? We sure should go out to eat somewhere the 18th.. or hotel bar

Plenty of bars and restaurants around the hotel, even in november when some of them close. Being the hotel so close to the airport and with the actual airport delays maybe it will be better to join at the hotel, I' ll try to show up on thursday at least to say hello or in case you need something.

Yeah, dinner sounds like a plan

Posting some pics in Biomegs thread might be a good idea, i'll try and get one up before we leave. If not, i'll be the guy hanging from the xtreme rings at the gate. Should probably spot me easily

posted my pic in the thread, should be easy to recognize although I'll most likely be wearing more clothes in the airport

It took a while because I had to wait for payday but finally booked flights and hotel.

Arriving at 1720 on the 18th NOV and booked the Hotel Roc Leo. See you all there!

I'm arriving 18.20 just worried about taxis etc and being in a strange land

I will be the one wearing a leotard and nothing else j/k i'll post pics too (this is why I am so keen on the gymnastics bodies apparel idea - check the thread in this, the community, section)

Don't worry you will have a complete briefing about all that kind of things. ( Actually you dont need a taxi to the hotel )

Posted a pic as well. And I am really glad we're going to mallorca, it just started snowing a bit here...

Hey all. Long time lurker, first time poster. My buddy and I are all booked for the Friday day of the seminar and at Roc Leo. Can't wait to meet everyone!