Past Meetings

grandmaR will sail into Rotterdam and we agreed upon a meeting.

Start of the meeting is at the Golden Tulip Rotterdam Centre lobby between 6PM and 7 PM (The hotel is at Leuvehaven 80 3011 EA Rotterdam).
ATLC will guide us to a local restaurant thereafter.

We will be in Paris the week of Sat., 11 April thru 16th (Easter Week), would like to meet VTers sometime while there.

We are coming to the City to see the ABB perform for their 40 anniversary at the Beacon. We are checking out the Monday 3/23 performance but will be in NYC from Sat 21 March - Tue 24 March. (UPDATE: Just bought tkts to the Saturday night concert, too! Covering our bets just in case Dickey Betts shows up!)

If anyone wants to get together for a leisurely early dinner at 6pm on Sunday, let me know.

L`Express
249 Park Ave. South
New York, NY
http://www.lexpressnyc.com/index.php

See you there!!!

Here is my cell: 407 733 3060

Ancient rockers, that we are:
- Patty and Steve.

EAT A PEACH, Y'ALL!

There are quite a few Brisbane VTers, so I thought it might be fun to have a get together so that we can put faces to the names. At this stage, I am thinking that somewhere pretty central might be a good idea, so here are a few suggestions that we can maybe consider and vote on. Chez Laila at Southbank, The Deck overlooking the river at Merthyr Bowls Club at New Farm or maybe the Gardens Cafe in the city. Can anyone suggest any more suitable places? I lean more towards a place that has a nice outlook, supplies liquor, coffee and food all as options for those who wish to partake of one or all of them. Have a think about it and let's all make an effort to get there if possible and of course it goes without saying that out of towners or indeed folk from ouside of Australia will also be most welcome. In fact, it would be really great to have some visitors along to make the conversation even more interesting. Please indicate your interest ASAP so that I can start organising bookings etc. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I look forward to hearing from as many of you as possible. Looking at a 1pm start.

UPDATE: One member has suggested a barbecue in New farm Park which is easily accessibly by City Cat. I really like this idea as it will be far more relaxed and if there are quite a few people we can easily move around and chat. If there are no objections, we will probably go with this idea. If you wish to come but don't like the BBQ idea, please contact me ASAP.

UPDATE UPDATE: New Farm Park it is. 1pm Sunday January 18,2009. Bring your own meat and drinks and maybe a small salad, sweet or nibblies to share. I will advise everyone closer to time of the exact location of the meet.

Fellow VTers

You are cordially invited to come along and participate in the delights and delicacies offered by the Manchester Christmas Markets.

As we did last year, we will meet outside Starbucks on the corner of Princess Street (which runs alongside Manchester Town Hall) and Clarence Street. At the request of some attending, we will meet earlier at 11:00am.

This is a very informal meeting, giving VTers chance to spend time at the stalls around the various market sites and we will have a number of reconvening locations and times so that we can re-group before moving on to the next market area.

The day will finish at The Old Wellington Inn on Cathedral Gates near the Triangle Shopping Centre, Harvey Nicks and Selfridges.

Wrap up warm and bring something to keep the rain off (preferably not an umbrella as the Markets tend to be very busy and brollies get tangled up and there is the potential for accidents).


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Will be travelling in Dublin from Nov 5 to Nov 12. This will be my first visit to Dublin. Would be great if I can meet some locals or some travelling VT'ers.

We can meet up for a drink or a walk or dinner, etc..... Let me know if you might be interested to share some travelling stories :-) I am happy to meet you on a different day and at a different venue, just send me an email.

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008

Time: 6pm onwards

Venue: The Brazen Head, 20 Bridge Street Lower, Dublin 8
Getting There: Temple Bar area, Finding the Brazen Head is easy. We are located only five minutes from the Guinness Storehouse, The Jameson Distillery and Christchurch Cathedral. If you are coming from O'Connell Bridge make your way down the left quay towards Heuston Train Station, go past Dublin Corporation Offices, past the Four Courts and finally turn left at the fourth bridge (Merchants Quay) onto Bridge Street Lower.

Phone: + 353 (0) 1 677 9549, + 353 (0) 1 679 5186

See you soon!!
http://www.brazenhead.com/index.html

Hi everyone, I am coming back to Tokyo this year and will hold my second annual Shinjuku VT meet. Last year was so much fun that I have to do it again. This year will be twice the fun and maybe twice the people.

Time: 7pm

Where: We will meet on the east side of Shinjuku station, just outside the gate. There is a huge parking area with lots of taxis and such. I will hang around and wait till about 7:15, so try to make it by then.

Place: We are going here, Sangoku-ichi. It is an udon restaurant. Prices are good, the food is good and it is a great place to have a party.

They are 3 branches in Shinjuku; we will go to the one closest to the east exit of Shinjuku station.

The number is 03-3354-3591.

address:

住所 新宿3丁目24-8　モアセン
2479;ービル

You can check out the website here (also the map)
http://www.sangokuichi.co.jp/shops/shop_east.html

We WILL be doing nomihodai (all you can drink). We got a great deal, 1,500 yen for 2 hours! Its a steal at that price!

Also, two of my friends will be visiting from New York. Thought it would be great to show them how great Tokyo is.

Hope to see you in Tokyo!

Well, they say that everything is bigger in Texas, and the members of VT Texas Edition want to prove this to you. Having experience with large meets in Australia and New Zealand, we would like to host everyone in town for a weekend of big food and fun.

Virtual Tourist 1st Annual Big Texas Meet
September 26th through 28th, 2008 Fort Worth Texas

Link to Map

Agenda
Friday September 26th
6:30pm till ??
Cattlemens Steakhouse - 2458 N Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Late Nighters
Sundance Square Bars and Honky Tonks

Saturday September 27th
9am Early Risers (suggestion)
Moes Café 4705 River Oaks Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76114 (817) 378-9262
10am-2pm (or so)
Ft. Worth Museum District 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ft. Worth, TX
Several Choices: Kimbell Art Museum, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Amon Carter Museum, Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
12 noon Lunch Suggestion Authentic Texas BBQ
Railhead Smokehouse 2900 Montgomery St, Fort Worth, TX
2pm to 4pm Leisure or longer at museums
4pm Historical Exhibition Cattle Drive
Ft. Worth Herd Cattle Drives 131 E. Exchange Avenue (in Stockyards)
5:30pm Official VT Meeting Dinner Tex-Mex
Joe T. Garcias 2201 N Commerce St, Fort Worth, TX 76106
8pm Official VT Meeting Event Texas Western Rodeo
Stockyards Championship Rodeo 121 E. Exchange Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76164

Sunday September 28th
All Day Recommendation World Class Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Thanks for coming!

Well hello there all the VT members, either residents or visitors to Dubai. I am posting on Behalf of Hamed (VT name smarty29) which this meeting was his idea. We are planning a get-together for Friday August 29th, 2008 to be started at 8:00 P.M. in Irish Village. The meeting is almost before starting the Holy month of Ramadan (for the Hijri year of 1429). Irish Village is one of the best meeting places in my opinion and they have a wide range of food and beverages on their Menu.
If you are interested to attend please sign in so we can arrange a table in advance. The meeting is planned for the purpose of having some friendly chat, lots of laugh, taking a delicious food and probably shooting some photos to be our memory for the coming years and possibly forever :-). To make it easier for everybody, please check their official web site which a location map and contact details of the club is available on the site. Their URL is as following:

http://www.irishvillage.ae/

The Location map URL:

http://www.irishvillage.ae/contact_us/map/


The Aviation Club is situated on the north side of Al Garhoud Bridge adjacent to the Emirates Airlines Training Centre. Tel: 04 / 2824750/2
Ample car parking is available.

You all take care and hopefully will see you all in the meeting :-)

****IMPORTANT NOTICE****
Because of the heat I will get indoor of the Irish Village as they have aircondition. I try to find a table so will sit there until all the members get in and then maybe we can bring and join two tables together so it can accommodate more individuals. Preferebly on the smokers side of the indoor section!! :-) So when arriving at or about 8:00 P.M. just get inside the Pub and look for members table.

All Carolinians and Virginians, Georgians, hell anywhere in the South: Pay heed! A VT meet is in the making. Apparently there haven't been many (if ANY!) VT meets in the NC area, so be a part of VT History! Come one - come all... bring guests and your great travel spirit!

We plan to have a leisurely meal on Saturday August 23rd around 1pm. It will be at The Federal (http://www.thefederal.net/menu/menu.html)

FEDERAL: 914 West Main Street Durham NC 27701 ph# 919.680.8611

Seems like it has about everything we could ask for: Reasonable enough prices & interesting menu plus a full bar.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

anybody in KL on Singapore National Day??

Hello,
I'll be in Bali from 8 to 11 Aug & will be meeting up with Winnie, It'll be nice if we can have more VT members to join in & make the circle bigger.
Cheers!
Ven

Hello everyone, I will be traveling around Osaka in mid July would love to have a VT on Sunday July 20th (Monday July 21st is a holiday).

Meet time will be 7pm. Lets do dinner and then a few drinks. Should be a really fun and relaxing time. Anyone who comes is welcome to bring friends. The more the merrier.

Not sure where to go, yet, but I give more information later.

Hope you can make it. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

Yes, it's time for another VT meeting! Marion (Mazzap) and her family will be visiting Malta yet again and so will Ian (Dick_33) and his partner. I'm not exactly sure about the venue just yet, but was thinking about Zeppi's in Balluta Bay, St Julians at 8pm....any suggestions are welcome.

Zeppi's restaurant has a small outdoor section with a nice view of Balluta Bay which is ideal for the summer months. The food is really good and reasonably priced.

Looking forward to seeing all my VT friends, those I've met and perhaps some new ones too. Do join us if you're visiting Malta! Write to me if you need transport!

CHANGE OF VENUE - FROM ZEPPI'S TO PICCOLO PADRE
Address: Piccolo Padre, 195 Main Street, St Julians
Tel 21344875
Time: 8pm

Football (Soccer for the Americans) enthusiasts her is your chance!

We are a few football enthusiasts on virtual tourist that from time to time gets to debate football in the miscellaneous forum, as we now have a enormous well attended Euromeet2008, we thing it would be a great opportunity to show our own skills be on the forum. The ABC team has made arrangements with a local club for us to use there training field and changing facilities Saturday afternoon.

All are welcome to participate no matter skills, sex, age, physical condition. We need more then 22 players and referee and linesmen.

To make it a even and fun game for all my idea is to use a system where each player rate themselves from 1 to 5 as a footballer. And then use this rating draw teams with even strength.

Now we just need to know who will like to play?

yet to be finalised but will be on the Asian side maybe at haci abdullahs
No 9/a 80070 Bayoglu / just of Istiklal caddesi time to be arranged but it will be early evening

Hi Friends. I am Ken from Manila. I will be traveling to Mumbai in April 2008. Id like to meet some VTers in Mumbai over a simple and light indian dinner. Any suggestion as to the time and place? I will be in India from April 15 to 30 to visit my sister in Mumbai.

Date: April 23
Place: SHIV SAGAR
Time: 5 pm

Email me for further inquiries and suggestions: subillagak@dls-csb.edu.ph

Thanks much.

Ken (Pinoy_traveler)

Hello guys! I'm coming to Manila next month and looking forward to see you. If you are interested for Intramuros walk let's do it together.

MAX's Intramuros
Date: April 19, 2008 at 2 p.m./Saturday

Best regards,
juliet

Hi!

We are planning a Osaka VT Meeting to welcome Anu and Niko from Finland (VT name = Huputiti).
If you are living or staying in/around Osaka, why don't you join us?
If you can join us, please subscribe here or email me(AyurinHiro), so that I can reserve seats at the restaurant :-)
See you soon!

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DATE : March 30 Sunday 2008

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MEETING TIME : 17:00 (5:00pm) in the evening

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MEETING PLACE : In front of STARBUCKS COFFEE(Tenmabashi Keihan City Mall branch)
How to get there
(1)Get off at Tenmabashi Station (Subway Tanimachi Line station No.T22)
subway map
(2)Then go out from "EXIT 2"
(3)Then you'll find STARBUCKS COFFEE(Tenmabashi Keihan City Mall branch).
(4)Please wait in front of it (outside)

In case we can't find each other, I will send my mobile phone number to the participants :-)

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PLAN :
17:00 Meet up
17:30 Cherry blossoms viewing in the evening
at "Kema Sakuranomiya" (near Tenmabashi station)
Like this...
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/355c4/#TL
19:30 Dinner together at an Izakaya restaurant(Japanese casual restaurant)

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COST
Dinner will cost about 2000 -- 3000 yen per person
(depends on what we drink & eat)

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COMING FRIENDS :
1.2.Anu and Niko(VT name = Huputiti) from Finland
3.4.5.Akihito (VT name = Akihito&Masako) and
__his wife Masako and his son Kyohei from Japan
6.7.8.My husband's co-worker Eiji and his wife Mariko and son Yuya from Japan
9.Takako (Ayurin's mother) from Japan
10.11.Ayurin (It's me!) (VT name = AyurinHiro) and
__my husband Hiroyuki from Japan

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See you soon!
Ayurin

Hi. I'm visiting Barcelona between the 27th and 30th of January and would like to meet other VT members for a drink? If you'd be around and like to come along that@d be great,
Venue: Cafe Opera Time : 8pm
Thanks
Beth x

One of our VT'er friend Santi is visiting from Madrid. We will be meeting in Cafe Opera at around 8pm for a drink. Then we can head off to dinner later. Will love to meet other VT'ers from Spain or travelling VT'ers from all over the world. Look forward to seeing you soon!!

Date: Saturday, Jan 12, 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: Cafe Opera,
La Rambla, 74, Barcelona
Hours: 08:30 h - 02:00 h
Telephone: (0034) 933 177 585
Metro: Liceu
http://www.cafeoperabcn.com

Get into the Christmas spirit while we browse the traditional wooden chalets and twinkling stalls and soak up the unique bustling atmosphere.

You'll find enticing gifts including decorative pottery and ceramics, handcrafted toys and decorations, jewellery and Christmas trees, plants and bulbs from Holland. Continental sausages, roasted almonds, crêpes as well as Bavarian beer and Glühwein provide the perfect alfresco snack.

We'll meet up at 3:00pm for a walk through the various markets around Manchester city centre and then progress onwards for a meal at one of Manchester's eateries.

I'm suggesting we meet outside the Starbuck's on the corner of Princess Street, opposite the Town Hall and walk through from there. It may be that we end up just going for drinks afterwards or a meal, whatever people fancy on the day. There's lots of food (and drink) choices in the markets so people may well fill themselves up as we wander around!

*** If you're coming from farther afield, feel free to contact me regarding pointers for accommodation ***

Hello All,
Trying to set up a VT Meet while I'm in Dubai. How is Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at the Capanna Nuova Restaurant in the Dubai Marine Beach Resort & Spa? Their web site states they open at 7pm, so how would 7:30pm be? Hope everyone can attend. It will be nice meet those who have helped plan my trip and also some new folks who may be traveling to Dubai at the same time. Thanks!!!
Connie, Buffalo NY

On November 3, come to Bridgeville, Delaware, to watch the Pumpkin Chunkin' contest. Bridgeville is sort of in the middle of nowhere, so about two hours?or less?from many of the Mid-Atlantic's somewhere spots: Baltimore, DC, and Philadelphia.

We'll meet at that fabulous Jimmy's Grille in Bridgeville, probably around noon. Better fried chicken, biscuits, and pies you'd be hard pressed to find, and then we'll carpool to the Pumpkin Chunkin' field.

Cost is $7 per person, and $2 per car for parking.

We can (and should) bring food and beverages, including beer, wine, whatever; folding chairs and blankets are helpful, too.

If anyone wants to travel in for this major fest, we'll have drinks and dinner in Baltimore the night before.

This link should explain all: http://www.punkinchunkin.com/main.htm

And, this is an outdoor festival in a cornfield in rural Delaware in November. You can probably do the math on this one, but dressing in layers would make sense. And, you probably can't go wrong with anything plaid, plaid and flannel, plaid, flannel and quilted, or made by Carhart.

C'mon, it's time to release your inner hillbilly!

More specifics will be forthcoming closer to the date.

And, about the photo, it's from the Rapa Scrapple factory in Bridgeville. Sort of a landmark (maybe the only one) for me as I drive through the town to the beach.

Hi everyone,

We will be meeting to welcome Al and Mary aka Al_Mary from the United States.

We will meet at the Restaurant Zeughauskeller at 7pm. Beforehand, I will pick up Al and Mary at their hotel around 6.30 pm.

After having dinner together, those who want can move to another place to have tea or coffee etc.

Please note:
Since I had to make a reservation at this busy restaurant, there are only the 8 seats for the members that signed up by last Sunday. So, if you want to meet us after dinner, when we move to café, please contact me.

Thanks and see you soon!

Sonja

Hey everyone, I will be in Tokyo on Friday October 12th and would like to meet up with lots of people in Shinjuku. I know there are lots of VTers in Tokyo, so lets get together for some drinks.

Time: 8pm

Where: We will meet on the east side of Shinjuku station. There is a huge parking area with lots of taxis and such. I will hang around and wait till about 8:15, so try to make it by then.

Place: TBA, but somewhere in Shinjuku. Let?s check out some bars in Hyakunincho (Little Korea), like $1,000,000 Lion, The Ghetto (1-1-10 Hyakunincho Shinjuki-ku www.theghettotokyo.com)

I heard about some other cool bars in Shinjuku too so i think we're going to hop around a bit.

Hope to see you in Tokyo!

Mr. Sparkle

Hello all Bucuresti VTrs and visitors!

I'll have a business meeting for 3 days in Bucharest. I'll have one vacation day after it, and I'm really looking forward to see how the city has changed (my last -and only so far- visit was back on 1987!)

It would be perfect if we could organize a VT meeting on Friday 28 evening. If you live here and this date suits you, or in case you're visiting the city, please sign up. The more the better!!

We can meet at Galleron at 19:30:

http://www.grandcafegalleron.ro/index_en.html

See you!

Isa

Ill be visitng Istanbul from 24-27 September 2007 along with two of my colleagues. Hoping to meet VT Members from Istanbul to get an idea about the city and of course to meet as many as VT Members from all over the world.

DATE : 24 September 2007, MONDAY
EVENT : DINNER
TIME : 1930PM
LOCATION : RESTAURANT IN SULTANAHMET (any recommendation?)

All VT Members and friends are invited.

If you have any suggestion or recommendation please do not hesitate to email me at daryll@vtmail.com

DENIS

Let's meet in the "land of beautiful horses"=Cappadocia and taste several delicious vine:)

anything else?
-hot air balooning,
-riding a horse
-hiking
-watching the sunset
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.
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any suggestion??

***If you are signing up to attend this meeting after June 1, please send me an email and let me know so that I can forward to you the information I have already sent out. Thanks!***

Come to the beautiful New Hampshire Seacoast this September 21-23 to see your VT friends and meet new VTers! Just 45 minutes north of Boston, Portsmouth, New Hampshire is a quaint New England seaside town with lots of history, great restaurants, museums, theatre and a working harbor offering day cruises, whale watches and deep sea fishing to visitors.

The city is also within an hour's drive of New Hampshire's Hampton Beach area and Portland, Maine.

How to Get There

Portsmouth is accessible via either Boston's Logan International Airport (BOS) or Manchester, New Hampshire's Manchester-Boston International Airport (MHT), each about 45 minutes away. Bus service to Portsmouth is available from both (www.cjtrailways.com). Portsmouth is also home to Pease International Tradeport, offering limited flights to and from Chicago and several Florida cities. The discount airline Skybus (www.skybus.com) also offers flights directly to Portsmouth (their Web site says "Boston", but it's Portsmouth.)

Where to Stay

Several hotels are available in Portsmouth, in a variety of brands and price ranges. There are three hotels and a few B&Bs in the immediate downtown area, within walking distance to all attractions, and several more hotels and B&B's a short distance away. I have a listing of low-cost and regular hotels, just email me and I'll send it your way!

Other Stuff You Might Need

Also below are some links that you may find helpful in getting to know the area better, or for finding answers to any questions you may have. If you can't find what you're looking for, please don't hesitate to email me.

http://www.portsmouthnh.com/visitors/transportation.html
http://www.portsmouthnh.com/index.cfm
http://www.chamberworks.net/portsmouthchamber/visitors/welcome.cfm
http://www.seacoastonline.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire

Local Weather Forecasts: http://www.wunderground.com/US/NH/Portsmouth.html

Our Meeting Itinerary!(NOTE THAT SOME INFO HAS CHANGED)

On Friday the 21st there will be a drop-in happy hour from 4:30-7 PM at the Portsmouth Brewery (www.portsmouthbrewery.com). Dinner on Friday night will now be at 7:30 PM at The Rosa (http://www.therosa.com) which is a great, casual Italian place with really good pizzas and lots of other fab stuff, even seafood. **Note** For anyone who is planning to drive to The Rosa, rather than walking, they have their own free parking lot across the street.

On Saturday those who are interested can take a narrated Historic Isles of Shoals/Portsmouth Harbor cruise. The boat sails at 1:25 PM and returns to port at 4:15 PM. The cost is $25 for adults. If more than 25 people decide to go we can get a group rate, so let me know if you're interested. However, you don't need a reservation to go, so if you're one of those last-minute decision makers you can still come. If you want to read more about the boat tours you can visit the Steamship Company's web site: (www.islesofshoals.com).

If you don't have sea legs there are still a lot of fun things to do. Portsmouth is home to the beautiful Strawberry Banke Museum (www.strawberybanke.org) and the Albacore Park Maritime Museum (www.ussalbacore.org) as well as many, many unique shops, boutiques and historic homes. The city also has a theatre and a very cool independent book shop (www.riverrunbookstore.com).

Saturday night's drop-in happy hour will be at Poco's Bow St. Cantina (www.pocosbowstreetcantina.com) from (approximately) 4:30-7 PM. Dinner on Saturday will now be at The Oar House (http://www.portsmouthnh.com/oarhouse) at 7:30 PM. The Oar House serves traditional New England seafood (Lobsters!!) and also has NON-seafood items for all of you people who don't eat fish (or meat).

After dinner Saturday night those who are up for it can join us for some dancing at the Portsmouth Gaslight Company's nightclub (www.portsmouthgaslight.com/club.php). There is a small cover charge to get in. Note that if you are from outside the U.S. you MUST show your passport as ID to get into the club. People with out-of-state U.S. drivers licences can use those without a problem.

Sunday morning starting at 10:00 people will be meeting for a casual breakfast/brunch at Popovers on the Square (www.popoversonthesquare.com). This is a really nice, casual little bakery/cafe with tables outside. This will be sort of a drop-in event, as I'm not making reservations, so come when/if you can!

If you'd like to join the Misc. Forum discussion about this meeting go to this link: http://forum.virtualtourist.com/discussion-356056-2-1-Miscellaneous-0-0-World-discussion.html#answerID_2460781