All Whites, Ferns, and other international teams

Official 2010 Fever Tour to SAfrica

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tour tee shirt: http://picasaweb.google.com/WhiteNoiseNZ

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Awesome job guys...cant wait to get mine.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

A mate of mine works for Flight Centre and can get us a sweet deal on these:

www.cashpassport.com

Main benefits as we discussed
- 2 cards not one.
- if both cards lost then new cards delivered free of charge within 2 days & emergency funds usually within 20 minutes if needed.
- no $20 joining fee
- reloadable online
- card is not embossed so prevents anyone taking an imprint (reduces that kind of c/card fraud)

He can waive the setup fees and such.

He'll be at our booze up at 4Kings on the 30th.

BigDunc already has one.

Note that we're not making money off of it, we're just endorsing it.

Smithy2010-05-19 23:20:35

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Mods, any idea how much people confirmed on the tour?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

tomrewi wrote:

Mods, any idea how many people confirmed on the tour?

Fixed.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

tomrewi wrote:

Mods, any idea how much people confirmed on the tour?

We're just shy of a ton.

About 90 or something, including those joining from other countries when we get there.

AFAIK the biggest tour from NZ by a country mile.

Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hi Smithy, when are we getting the t-shirts, at the pre-tour p!ss-up?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

23 SLEEPS!!!!!

End of an era. Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

98united99 wrote:

Addicks wrote:

Everywhere uses different plugs to us. Take one adapter, and an NZ powerboard if you have several things electronic.

There might be busses to Pretoria from O.R Tambo.

exactly take a universal adaptor then a 4 way multi then you'll be sweet

bought my adapter this morning, so I am sorted for bringing my decks over. All you on the tour who love thumping old school drum and bass, you know where to come.

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

i love drum n bass, when you say old skool, you mean jungle?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Smithy wrote:

Be careful with these. On top of the NZD4 per transaction, they gouge a margin of 5.95% on the currency conversion rate (eg if you withdraw rand from a SAf ATM using a NZD Cash Passport ATM card). It's all in the small print (Clause 9.4 of the Terms & Conditions).

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Any of these White Noise WC tee's coming to Melbourne for sale at all?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I've also heard that a credit card that is unembossed can be hard to use.

Not really gauging, you'll get a conversion fee and a transaction fee no matter which way you do it. These are similar to ANZ travel cards. Think ANZ fee is 2.5%, but $7.50 per transaction.

14/11/09

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Addicks wrote:

Not really gauging, you'll get a conversion fee and a transaction fee no matter which way you do it. These are similar to ANZ travel cards. Think ANZ fee is 2.5%, but $7.50 per transaction.

Yeah basically it's all gauging, just different formulas to give you the sense of a choice over your reaming.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Still think Westpac Travel Card is the best way...I may be biased though coz I already have one =S

End of an era. Vinnie - It's over.

If anyone cares for my inane babbling follow @iluvnix17 on the Twitter.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

BTW - anyone wanting to take over a cheap flag should pop down to '2 cheap' on Courtenay Place. Has a large silver fern flag with 'New Zealand' written on it. $5.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

paid a deposit for my travel card, awaiting it to be sent to my local flight centre, thanks smithy's friend

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Guys I'm having a last minute change of heart about going to SA & going over for our second & third game only.

May talk to my bank about a loan.

I'm skint now anyway..so wtf.
What do people think is the best thing to do re travel between both Game Towns & the arrv/dept town of J'burg?
Would overland be easy or would domestic flights be the better option

I've tried looking through this thread but I can't really find the relevant info, plus I'd be leaving via Sydney.

"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Traitor wrote:

i think there is another thread on DIY tours floating around somwhere Traitor

Founder

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Cheers, found that.

"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah, it is several of percent more in FX exchange fees than a general bank. Unfortunately Travelex don't currently have cards that can be loaded in South African Rand. Gutted. Until they do, this is still one of the safest way of travelling with money - difficult to skim, 2 cards, not attached to your bank acount etc. I'm taking mine as a back up as it's reloadable from internet banking. If I'm boozed at one of the games and loose my bank card I'm done like a dogs dinner 'cos I won't be getting another one for at least 7 days - at a cost too. Travelex don't charge for replacement cards and can get them to you in less than 2 days with some back up cash in 20 minutes to tide you over. Sweet. It's all about spreading the risk aye. Bank card for normal day to day stuff and travelex card for at the games and when out in the bars so if I get pick pocketed, who gives a damn - got the other one back in my suitcase.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'll go to 2014 or 2018 or 2022 and any later but not 2010

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

laylay wrote:

I'll go to 2014 or 2018 or 2022 and any later but not 2010

dude, if this WC goes well for me am thinking of Brazil in 2014, football and hot Latin girls in play, will be like wow!

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

The power point converter for South Africa is at Dick Smith for $15.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Bevan, credit union loan application submitted 3 hours ago.
If successful may see you in Nelspruit.

"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Are you chaps returning on the bus same night after the two nthrn matches? That's going to be one messy bus ride back!

Normo's coming home

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yeah, pretty sure we are :-) I'm picking very messy and very noisy.

Its no longer a problem.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Just been looking at the SIM cards we got with FIFA tickets. Looks like these are the two plan options we get....
1) Call per second (default)
2) Zone

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Toffeeman wrote:

Yeah, pretty sure we are :-) I'm picking very messy and very noisy.

I am assuming that we can drink on the bus, and that there will be a toilet on there as well. I have the bladder of an old women with severe bladder problems, so need to use the bathroom every 7 minutes when drinking beer (normally right when James Dean gets to the "interesting" point of his story).

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Frankie Mac wrote:

Toffeeman wrote:

Yeah, pretty sure we are :-) I'm picking very messy and very noisy.

I start talking about football tactics and jonesy shoots to the loo.

The conversation is unaffected

Normo's coming home

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

2ndBest wrote:

Just been looking at the SIM cards we got with FIFA tickets. Looks like these are the two plan options we get....
1) Call per second (default)
2) Zone

i gotta have a look at mine as well and get it sorted soon

right now i'm composing a checklist so am in the middle of packing my bags too

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Smithy has secured a great deal at the hotel bar for us.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Ooooooh Smithy we love you.

Its no longer a problem.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hey guys best of luck over in SA. How many people from this tour are going?

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

100 or so according to Smithy. You guys are in for a hell of a trip with the way the boys are playing. C'Mon All Whites.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Less than two weeks to go...excitment building. Good on ya Smithy.

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

nice, a lot more than I thought!

I've received messages from other non YF tour people, I'm sure we'll have a massive meet up sometime in between!

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm still hoping for an open training session in SA. Would be awesome to be able to go to one while we're there..

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I just hope I've still got time to get the Italy game tickets when/if this bank loan comes through this week.

"Sharing rewards the weak"- Steven Colbert

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almost 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

don't think all the NZ games are sold out yet so there's hope

does anyone know what's happening with the car/taxi pool to the Netherlands Denmark game on day one at 1330 local time?

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