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A quiet pint down the pub got out of hand very quickly after two Newcastle students found themselves in Amsterdam.

When boozed-up pair, named only as Nick and Ed, set off for a Saturday evening drink in the city centre, they had no idea their night would finish in the Dutch capital.

Things started to get out of hand when they played a drinking game - ‘odds’.

“We had a few drinks in the pub and were walking around town playing the Odds game together,” Nick said.

“As a joke we said ‘Odds on Amsterdam, one in three, and we both said three at the same time.

“So we had to do it. We went straight back home and packed our bags.”

After going back home to pack their bags, the duo bought tickets for a 5:55am flight, landing in Amsterdam later on Sunday morning.

Nick added: “We were saying to each other, ‘don’t think about it, don’t think about it, just do it’.

“We never thought we’d actually do it.”

(Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Unlike James O’Kane, who ended up in Amsterdam after a heavy night in February, the pair appear to remember every step of their journey.

Nick and Ed could have bailed at any minute - but stuck doggedly to their drinking game.

After spending 24 hours in the city, the reality of the situation started to sink in - with only £20 to his name, Nick had to dip into his overdraft.

He says he is now looking for a cash converter or pawn shop to sell his iPod for money.

Top of the shopping list is a jacket as the cold weather and rapid packing left Nick wearing two T-shirts and two sweaters.

He has already organised a Tinder date - but hopes he won’t have to pay for any drinks or dinner.

Asked what their mums thought of the escapade, Nick said: “My mum wasn’t terribly impressed. She said I was an idiot.”

Neither explained why they were wearing suits.