Linux Beer Hike in Slovakia

palfreman writes "The Linux Beer Hike is less than a month away. This year it is in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, following last years success in County Clare, Ireland, and the 2001 event in Bouillon, Belgium. This year the dates are Saturday, August 9 to Sunday, August 17. There is also registration site and a members mailinglist. I'm driving from England, a 2400 mile round trip!"

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Serious health Warning for beertravellers

[Jarth]

To bad i couldn't find a joke to insert but ... There's currently a true tick-plague going on in almost the whole of eastern europe. People you'd better get that vacination now since it takes about three weeks to kick in. Pluspoint is the ticks concerned are not spreading the dreaded Lyme's Disease but merely Tickborne Encephalitis. English Health Information here Dutch Health Information here

For the Strong Bad-impaired

[bytesmythe]

I have to reply to my own post to protect my dignity.

Yes, everyone, I realize there are ways across the ocean. Chunnel, ferry, etc.

There's a chance you haven't seen this and therefore didn't get the reference. ;)

(If you haven't seen it and you watch it and get hooked on it and spend lots of time clicking all over the entire site to find all the funny bits, it isn't my fault .

Re:I always suspectedd these two words are close

[geeklawyer]

Its an informal gathering of geeks who hang out in some venue like a church hall for a week and hack and give talks. We also go on walks around interesting areas in the locality; mountains hills whatever. We also go siteseeing a lot caves and castles being a perennial favourite. In truth less walking goes on than I think should happen but hell its a holiday people do what they want.

Then in the evening we invade the local pubs and get blasted (well I do). When the beer hike hits town its a shock and awe thing; we invariably pick a small village with pubs or restaurants that are normally used by 4/5 locals; and all of a sudden they are swamped by 40/50 geeks, its anarchy.

At the moment we only do European country in which some sucke^Hvolunteer has arranged a hall with Net connectivity and power and scouted out accommodation etc. There talk of a US version since so many Americans come but thats not happened so far.

Its totally informal and fun - those of who go are always keen for the next one.

Re:Scary title

[reminor]

Wrong !

According to this,

Slovene word for Slovenia is Slovenija
Slovak word for Slovakia is Slovensko

Re:2400 miles? That's nothing!

[nacturation]

Some lower ones:

Canada: 3.46 per square km
Russia: 8.53

Some higher ones:

China: 137.71
Micronesia: 193.55
India: 351.76

And the highest?

Holy See (Vatican): 2045.45 (pop 900, land: 0.44 sq km)