The Travel Thread

[Magic]

Oh you're in India? Never realised, tell us more.

[Kikó]

How's Scotland you massive knob?

[Giggles]

What's the cuisine like Kiko?

[Magic]

Shit, freezing and inhabited by more brown people than where you are.

[Magic]

Excellent, so I accidentally 'held my fare' with RyanAir and it had absolutely no option to remove. Since the site said 'only 3 seats left at this price!' I didn't want to start again so I just went to checkout and buy now thinking it won't 'hold it' and just buy me the fucking tickets.

Nope, it held it and charged me £15. So now I have to buy the tickets, but I have no idea if my seat reservations are still there, because the price has went back down to unreserved. :)

#phonics

[Magic]

Apart from that clanger it's all done. Just need to sort travel insurance, child passport and getting to the airport that's 2 hours away in time for a flight that leaves at 7am. :sick:

[Bernanke]

Cherno is booked. :cool:

[John]

Apart from that clanger it's all done. Just need to sort travel insurance, child passport and getting to the airport that's 2 hours away in time for a flight that leaves at 7am. :sick:

How do you go about fitting phone lines when you can't even navigate booking a plane ticket without arsing it up?


Cherno is booked. :cool:

:sick:

[Magic]

I don't fit phone lines, I move customers away from traditional telephony.

I lodged a complaint with RyanAir. It says it might take 21 days for a response because they are extremely busy. :harold:

I've also been in a LIVE CHAT queue of 50 people (apparently) for over an hour.

[Boydy]

My first thought when I saw 'Cherno' was Baz's old definition of it that essentially meant jailbait. Best stick to the full name for that.

[Magic]

Jesus Christ he's made it an entry in urban dictionary.

[Giggles]

You're always onto a loser with those Ryanair cunts.

[John]

My first thought when I saw 'Cherno' was Baz's old definition of it that essentially meant jailbait. Best stick to the full name for that.

His thread on it is one of the worst ever.

Though one of the few to top it is Magic starting a thread to tell us blacks and gays should be excluded from getting MBEs.

[Magic]

I don't recall this.

[Giggles]

Do people think Baz started that word? It's been about for years.

[niko_cee]

More importantly, how has that funny one from Harry Potter turned out?

[Baz]

Cherno is booked. :cool:http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/selena-gomez-chemo__oPt.jpg

[Pen]

Berlin's a great city but I imagine I just did all the touristy stuff, so nothing more to add than those really.

I had been there before too, and it really is great for the touristy stuff and just hanging around. Have to say though that only thing I think Berlin could do better is pubs/bars. I guess that's more down to me not liking beer, but pretty much all the big cities I've been to have a better selection of bars and pubs. Same goes somewhat for restaurants too, though there's a ton of nice places if you don't mind spending a bit. Overall, it's one of the best places to have a long weekend in.


Lljubljana is lovely but it's 'doable' in a couple of nights as it's not big, so you might want to plan a few day trips which would be well worth your time. Lake Bled is the obvious one, and if you can spend a bit more time there get the Bohinj railway down to Nova Gorica and back (you could cross over into the Italian border from Nova Gorica). There's also the Vintgar gorge near Bled. If you want to cross over into Croatia then Zagreb's worth a visit, and on the coast I think Rijeka's meant to be nice but haven't been. Anything else is probably too far down I imagine. Slovenia is the most beautiful country I've visited.

Thanks for this. We have already decided to go to lake Bled and a few other places (Nova Gorica is on the maybe list). Trieste is the only place outside of Slovenia we've been thinking as we have hopes of doing Croatia (and Albania, Motenegro and Bosnia) next summer.

[Magic]

Bastard. :(

Do a picture blog for me xxx

[Pen]

Let's see if we can make the trip happen first. Not that it should be too difficult to do as flights to Croatia aren't very expensive and the rest are very close to the Eastern parts of Croatia.

[Kikó]

What's the cuisine like Kiko?

Only ate in the hotel in Bangalore and it was good. This place is ropey so far so I may be shitting my guts out within the hour.

[Magic]

I thought you'd started shitting them out on here given your recent post quality.

[Giggles]

Meeeeeeeeeeeeee-ow.

[Kikó]

What a cunt.

[Kikó]

I thought you'd started shitting them out on here given your recent post quality.

It was proper good. I'd recommend the trip.

http://i.imgur.com/4v5VePT.jpg

[Foe]

It was proper good. I'd recommend the trip.

http://i.imgur.com/4v5VePT.jpg

India donning it by providing a (very dangerous) climbing frame for the kids.

[Giggles]

Is that scaffolding?

[Kikó]

Yeah, they're reworking the stone to make sure it stays brilliant white. While this place is interesting, it's tiring to be looked at as a walking ATM machine. White and Western means try and sell them any old crap.

[ScousePig]

I had been there before too, and it really is great for the touristy stuff and just hanging around. Have to say though that only thing I think Berlin could do better is pubs/bars. I guess that's more down to me not liking beer, but pretty much all the big cities I've been to have a better selection of bars and pubs. Same goes somewhat for restaurants too, though there's a ton of nice places if you don't mind spending a bit. Overall, it's one of the best places to have a long weekend in.



Thanks for this. We have already decided to go to lake Bled and a few other places (Nova Gorica is on the maybe list). Trieste is the only place outside of Slovenia we've been thinking as we have hopes of doing Croatia (and Albania, Motenegro and Bosnia) next summer.

Berlin's famed for its nightlife isn't it? I went to one or two Bierkeller's when I was there which were okay, but the only thing I remember was the striking heat. It was still mid-20s at midnight iirc.

I've been to coastal Croatia which is great, and Bosnia too. They're a fair distance from Slovenia and northern Croatia though. There's nothing much in Nova Gorica by the way, you'd just go there to start/end the railway trip.

[Pen]

Most of the people I know think highly of Berlin's nightlife, but it's not as good as I've experienced in other major cities (tbf I haven't seen much of nigthlife in Berlin). Kreuzberg would probably be more to my liking as far as nightlife goes there, but I haven't had time to spend many nights there during my stay. Maybe what I'm getting at is that it's easier to find decent bars and pubs all over the city with less effort in other big cities.

[Baz]

My mates stag do has changed from Newcastle to Edinburgh to Dublin and now to Krakow. Kraków is looking like it might stick though. How is it?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've never been but I've always heard good things about it.

My Dad, who generally hated Poland, even liked it especially the salt mine.

[Raoul Duke]

Krakow is pretty cool. There's a main square with a load of bars around it.

[Baz]

There's murmurs of £1 pints. Or at least very cheap. How true are we talking?

[Raoul Duke]

I went years ago and can't remember. Can't have been too bad.

[Giggles]

Was there last summer. Pretty cheap and a good holiday but not sure what it'd be like for a messy one.

[Magic]

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:harold:

[Foe]

Barcelona is quite a cool city with some stunning architecture.

Walked up mount tibidabo today accidentally. Legs are on fire now.

[wullie]

How do you accidentally walk up a mountain?

[Magic]

This is Foe we're talking about. He's one pair of jeans away from full Boom mode.

[Giggles]

Walked up a mountain accidentally. You're like so awesome man.

[Baz]

Some unnecessary stick. Never change, TTH.

[Giggles]

Some unnecessary stick. Never change, TTH.

Quite necessary. He just said he accidentally walked up 1600 feet of a mountain in the hope we'd all swoon the tool.

[Foe]

The map suggested there was a venicular / tram. However when we started walking we didn't find either (apparently they weren't running) and just kept going until the top. Cracking view but not worth the effort.

[Bernanke]

Kiev has been amazing.

https://i.imgur.com/dzQAxH6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/oDqNMvB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/luBfOes.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NQFWsUm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/q18wqKT.jpg

[Lewis]

You look like Amigo if he left home and came back a badass (by which I mean he parks across the lines and puts kitchen roll in the recycling).

[Spoonsky]

Cherno. :drool:

[Boydy]

You look like Lund's son in season 2 of The Killing.

[Magic]

Post some proper pics please.

[Raoul Duke]

Only one of your pictures works for me.

Still, nice utilisation of the Tactical Turtleneck though.

[Bernanke]

Imgur shat the bed. I'm on a phone at the moment, I'll get a batch up tomorrow.

[Bernanke]

I need to resize a bunch of pics so I'll start small with me in front of large Soviet structures and a Pripyat sneakpeek:

http://i.imgur.com/RzkVSlz.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/1RinSJT.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/7DLpkyv.jpg

[John]

Yev will wank himself daft over that first one.

[Magic]

Is the Euro likely to drop or gain in value against the pound between now and the end of the year? It's 1.26 at the moment.

[niko_cee]

Hopefully it'll drop when the UK votes to stay in the EU. 1.4 would be nice, although probably unrealistic.

[Magic]

Should I hold off buying then?

[niko_cee]

Dunno. It's been bouncing around this level since the referendum was announced. I need some for July and am holding off, probably until the last minute, but that may or may not be a wise thing to do.

[Lee]

Amsterdam in two weeks. Very much looking forward to it. We're now booking some time in Rome for September which is nice, as we'd abandoned the idea before. Those two with a fortnight in Corfu in July mean that this summer will be brilliant.

[Davgooner]

Anyone flown BA first class? Booking the last flights for the US next year, and 747 first class is coming in under £2k for NY-LHR.

[Raoul Duke]

Isn't that about twice the price of a normal flight?

[GS]

Why would you bother paying first class? It's a flight and it's over in about seven and a half hours.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd do it, they have those beds right?

Probably not worth it if you can sleep in a normal seat though.

[GS]

You still wake up feeling like shit and, again, it's over in a few hours. What's even the point?

[Kikó]

7 hours is too short. 12 hours and then it's worthwhile.

[Foe]

7 hours is too short. 12 hours and then it's worthwhile.

We need a graph of where the bitches are going to be.

[Baz]

If you can afford it, why not always fly first class? :confused:

[Kikó]

Guernsey coast is very nice
http://i.imgur.com/LLdQgjp.jpg

[Davgooner]

Isn't that about twice the price of a normal flight?

About four times economy, twice premium economy on that flight, so it's tempting as a one-off. As Kiko says, it's potentially not worth it so much on a shorter flight, although it appears first class on long-haul is closer to £10k, so that's a complete no-go.

[ItalAussie]

Couldn't find one to post in.

I'm in Haneda International Airport, in Tokyo. I'm spending the next two weeks in Kyoto for a research visit, then a bit over a week in Tokyo after that for a holiday.

Today I'm going through Osaka to check out the aquarium, which is one of the biggest in the world.

Whale sharks :cool: :

https://s2.graphiq.com/sites/default/files/251/media/images/t2/Osaka_Aquarium_Kaiyukan_4634477.jpg

Anyway, use this thread to tell us where you're going, and to make suggestions on what to do when we get to places.

[Pleb]

http://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?258-The-Travel-Thread&highlight=travel+thread

:baz:

[igor_balis]

Me and my mate are going to Munster, Germany to hang out with this crazy Israeli bloke we know. Should be pretty good. Might be going Dublin to watch Dinosaur Jr with some other mates as well. Travelling is COOL.

[hfswjyr]

Couldn't find one to post in.

I'm in Haneda International Airport, in Tokyo. I'm spending the next two weeks in Kyoto for a research visit, then a bit over a week in Tokyo after that for a holiday.

Today I'm going through Osaka to check out the aquarium, which is one of the biggest in the world.

Whale sharks :cool: :

https://s2.graphiq.com/sites/default/files/251/media/images/t2/Osaka_Aquarium_Kaiyukan_4634477.jpg

Anyway, use this thread to tell us where you're going, and to make suggestions on what to do when we get to places.
Haven't been to Tokyo, but that aquarium (and universal studios) in Osaka, as well as everything in Kyoto are amazing. I think they've got the world's largest tortoise shell at on display at that aquarium.

[Shindig]

Currently in Kelso wondering what's the point of it all.

[Kikó]

I'm Ilkley after a wedding yesterday (the guy who married is the son of the Theakston family which meant plenty of ale). I've pretty much done a tour of the British isles this last fortnight and it's made me miss the countryside and fresh air.

Got to get out of London soon for sure.

[Samadini]

It's properly mad how much you can tell the difference in air quality when you go visit somewhere from London. Sounds like bollocks, but it's genuinely a bit of a shock when you breathe in the fresh stuff.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thirded, such a huge thing as well for your state of mind / quality of life / whatever. I never want to live in London again.

[Magic]

From the outside in it really is shambolic. Water quality too. Don't realise how lucky I am living in a city suburb but so far away from anything like a smog hell.

[Spikey M]

London is shit. I could double my wage by working there. I would rather half it than do so.

[GS]

I could get a 60% pay increase if I moved over - but there's no chance. It's an absolute dive.

[Magic]

I wouldn't mind contracting/consulting there but fuck it as a permanent solution. Great tourist destination as well. Edinburgh is miles better.

[Kikó]

I wouldn't go as far as calling it a dive. It's pretty brilliant if we are being honest.

Just too many people going at 100 miles an hour always.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, London is great. Better than 90% plus of the rest of the country.

Jersey has been decent these past 4 days.

[Kikó]

Where are you staying? I was in the Pomme d'or which was lovely.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's definitely worth living in London for a period, but it drives you mad after a while. Especially these days when every man and his dog is after a piece of the action there. What a top, top cliché sentence that was.

[Clunge]

Living on the outskirts (Guildford) suits me perfectly. Just jump into London when I fancy it.

[Foe]

My only family in England are from Guildford.

It's bloody warm here - two weeks until I head to France too.

[Shindig]

Aye, the Borders were pretty sun drenched for most of the weekend. Pity Jedburgh's had the life sucked out of it. Was down there on Friday night and, compared to the last time I went (8 year ago?), the place was just silent. Was talking to the cabbie that brought us back and he pins it all on the young'ns either buggering off elsewhere or drinking at home.

[Clunge]

My only family in England are from Guildford.

It's bloody warm here - two weeks until I head to France too.
I'm pretty chuffed of all the places I could have wound up, I wound up here. It's about three hours from where my family live, and 30-40 mins on the train into London.

And as if to prove my own point, I'm writing this from a train as I go to meet some friends in Clapham for a sunny Sunday pint or four.

[Spikey M]

Alright mate, it's Guildford.

[Spoonsky]

Single best things to do in Scotland, go.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Avoid all towns and cities at all costs. The fewer people around, the better.

If you follow that rule, having been to most of it myself over the years, it's a great place to be.

[Lewis]

Single best things to do in Scotland, go.

I think you've covered it.

[Spikey M]

You're not old enough to do anything that's worth doing in Scotland.

[Shindig]

Single best things to do in Scotland, go.

Haggis
Whisky
Heroin
Susan Boyle
Frankie Boyle
Boil.

[GS]

The mountains and lochs and Edinburgh. Avoid everywhere else.

[Foe]

The mountains and lochs and Edinburgh. Avoid everywhere else.

Bingo.

[ScousePig]

How much longer are you in God's country Kiko? I'm about 15 minutes from Ilkley.

[ScousePig]

London's a pretty big place last time I checked chaps. Pretty harsh to tar the whole place with the same brush.

I'm in London first week of the summer holidays for my sister's phd graduation. Then I'm getting the Eurostar to Paris with my girlfriend. Should be nice.

[Kikó]

I've left sadly.

[Shindig]

The mountains and lochs and Edinburgh. Avoid everywhere else.

Yeah, I liked all that Hollyrood greenery. And the castle was cool. Skip the borders. They're nice villages and towns to look at but ultimately you could get what you need from them in 20 minutes.

[niko_cee]

Where are you staying? I was in the Pomme d'or which was lovely.

I have a funny story about that place . . .

I was staying at the zoo, which is called Durrell these days. Glamping they call it.

[GS]

The main problems with London are how crowded it is and how dirty it is. Using the tube is the absolute pits - it's roasting, completely over-crowded and you basically need to shower in bleach after venturing down into the system. That and the unions can grind the entire city to a halt, much to the chagrin of your average tourist who insists on stopping on every bridge to take the same picture from eighteen different angles.

[niko_cee]

The tube is for novices who don't know how to use the buses. It's also not that bad.

I do remember getting quite a bit of 'London rage' when I went back there for a day after being posted to Bristol for a few months, although I did go back to Notting Hill for the afternoon, which is perhaps enough to drive any sane person to serious violence. You do get out of the swing of the bustle. I've been out for 4 years and I can only imagine it has become infinitely worse.

[GS]

I once had someone sprint and then barge to get past me in the queue for the escalator at the tube. He then just stood there, one whole step in front of me, whilst it plodded down at its own pace. Then I got down to the tube itself and found that the next train was delayed because of a 'broken down train' further along the line.

London in a nutshell. Avoid.

[Magic]

The only thing worse than the tube in my mind is being on a bus in that traffic.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I find the tube to be pretty good, to be honest. It's not like some air conditioned modern electrical thing the Chinese would build, but it's 150 years old, so you have to make allowances.

Getting annoyed by other people on London transport is a waste of your time. The key thing to realise is that the other people simply are not there, in a sociological sense, purely in a physical sense.

[GS]

The tube is worse because you go down into it during the winter with your coat and scarf on, only to find it's borderline impossible to wear anything other than a wife beater and shorts while you're down there.

By the time you emerge on the other side, you're so caked in sweat that you practically need a change of clothes to get through the day without feeling like a complete gypo.

[GS]

I find the tube to be pretty good, to be honest. It's not like some air conditioned modern electrical thing the Chinese would build, but it's 150 years old, so you have to make allowances.

There's no alternative in London given the state of the road system, but that doesn't stop it being shit to use and best avoided for the overground trains and/or walking where at all possible.

Boris' new cycling lanes / routes seem intent on grounding parts of the city to a halt as well. There's some up near South Bank Theatre which appear to have ground the entire road system nearby to an intolerable crawl.

[Magic]

The tube is worse because you go down into it during the winter with your coat and scarf on, only to find it's borderline impossible to wear anything other than a wife beater and shorts while you're down there.

By the time you emerge on the other side, you're so caked in sweat that you practically need a change of clothes to get through the day without feeling like a complete gypo.

Scarf. :harold:

You're such a manlet.

[Davgooner]

Sounds like London defeated GS good and proper. He should have been filmed and a comedy series commissioned.

[GS]

I suspect it wouldn't have been very funny watching me SEETHE my way through every walk across Westminster or Tower Bridge.

At least nobody asks you to take their picture, as they all own fucking selfie sticks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm with GS, fuck the tube.

[Ian]

I've got four and a half weeks of holiday to use between now and December.

I should probably do what I've been telling myself to do for about five years and go somewhere on an actual holiday on my own.

I've barely seen anything of Europe so some of the big cities would be the obvious choice.

I know some of the people on here have done solo holidays. Any recommendations?

[Raoul Duke]

A Barcelona/Madrid combo would be great. Easy to manage and minimal travel time/faff. Both awesome cities too.

[Pepe]

Tour of the US.

[The Merse]

London is shit. I'm down there about 50% of the time now, it's as unpleasant a place as you might never hope to find yourself. Bristol beats the shit out of it.

At least I'm now also working a bit in Barcelona and Malaga 😎

[Ian]

I'm down in London in October for the gridiron and, given I've only ever done a flying visit, I am considering going down for a few extra days as well.

Doing Madrid/Barcelona is appealing, I might look into the cost of doing a few cities over the course of a week/fortnight.

[Magic]

Just got two tickets for Edinburgh Dungeons, £20 off Kingussie Wildlife Park and £20 off Camera Obscura in Edinburgh. All for £20 worth of clubcard vouchers. Such a shame these cunts are ending it.

[Raoul Duke]

I'm off to Toulouse (ish) for a wedding/mooch about and then going to Lisbon for a week at the end of the month. Really looking forward to it

[Waffdon]

Dubrovnik, Krakow, Lisbon, Budapest.

Talk to me.

[Magic]

In one holiday?

[Waffdon]

Why not

[Spoonsky]

Skipping Lisbon would make more sense geographically.

I'm in London for a week and I'll probably spend most of it mooching on my own. Any recommendations for decent / interesting places or neighborhoods that the average joe tourist might not think of?

[GS]

London is mostly appalling, and once you've hit the historically interesting parts (i.e. Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London), you should abandon ship to somewhere less likely to leave you in despair at humankind.

[Spoonsky]

...and cue 30 posts discussing the true horrors of the tube.

[GS]

It's not just the tube. The historical buildings are great, mind - even if they charge you about £15 entry. If you're after interesting places off the beaten track, I'm afraid they don't exist.

[Spoonsky]

https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/subsites/museums/leightonhousemuseum1.aspx

Stuff like that.

[Raoul Duke]

Bethnal Green: Broadway Market/Victoria Park/Columbia Road (on Sunday). Have a wander around Shoreditch. Greenwich + Blackheath are nice. Spitalfields and Borough Markets.

EDIT: more museum-y stuff: Transport Museum, Somerset House, Barbican, Geffrye Museum

I posted a list a few pages back of some London stuff.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Anyone have experience of the best way to get Croatian Kuna? Easy enough to do it at the airport there for better rates?

[Davgooner]

In the process of booking up a week in Hong Kong for February. Five nights on HK island then three in Kowloon. Going to get to fly twice of BA 380s as well. :cool:

[Lee]

Anyone have experience of the best way to get Croatian Kuna? Easy enough to do it at the airport there for better rates?

Most Eurochange places will do it but you'll probably want to order in advance online if you are taking a lot.

Enjoy - Croatia is fantastic. Cheap when you're over there too.

I'm back home from Corfu on Thursday. Definitely should have booked Friday off to delay the onset of my post-holiday depression. The fucking emails, for fuck's sake.

Still, day on the beach, Wimbledon and Euros finals. Life is okay.

[Dquincy]

It's not just the tube. The historical buildings are great, mind - even if they charge you about £15 entry. If you're after interesting places off the beaten track, I'm afraid they don't exist.

You really do talk some bollocks. How can you pass comment when you don't live there (or visit there frequently)?

[Foe]

Where about in Croatia are you heading?

I spent a week in Hvar and it was great.

[GS]

You really do talk some bollocks. How can you pass comment when you don't live there (or visit there frequently)?

I have visited frequently, and am thus in a position to comment.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Most Eurochange places will do it but you'll probably want to order in advance online if you are taking a lot.

Enjoy - Croatia is fantastic. Cheap when you're over there too.

I'm back home from Corfu on Thursday. Definitely should have booked Friday off to delay the onset of my post-holiday depression. The fucking emails, for fuck's sake.

Still, day on the beach, Wimbledon and Euros finals. Life is okay.

Yeah thinking of doing it here to save any hassle now.


Where about in Croatia are you heading?

I spent a week in Hvar and it was great.

Going to Stari Grad on Hvar for 4 nights and then back to Split for 3 nights.

[Magic]

According to AlgarveUncovered all the attractions are open until the end of October. :drool:

[-james-]

Going to Bratislava for four days next week. Anyone been? I'll be doing work stuff for about six hours across those four days so a lot of spare time. Looks a bit boring tbh, think I'll probably hop over to Vienna at some point though.

[Boydy]

You've got a job? I thought you made a living off gambling.

[-james-]

You've got a job? I thought you made a living off gambling.

The trip is betting-centric.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Heard you can open a hotel for a nickel over there.

[Baz]

I'm off into town to get some Euros today. Best rate I can find (according to the comparison thing on money saving expert) is 1.1811 (ie €1183.50 from my £1000) Is that likely to be the best? Seems duff. Bloody #Brexit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The trip is betting-centric.

You're going to courtside at some fixed pre-season friendly? Get a job get a job get a job.

[Clunge]

Croatia mid-September, Turkey early-October, aiming for Prague late-November / early-December too :D.

[Raoul Duke]

Might want to rethink the Turkey one...

[-james-]

You're going to courtside at some fixed pre-season friendly? Get a job get a job get a job.

Uefa women's u19 euros.

I have a job, it's great.

[Bartholomert]

Uefa women's u19 euros.

I have a job, it's great.

Wait wut are you serious?

[Baz]

Professional Cherno Spotter.

[-james-]

Wait wut are you serious?

Yes.

I'm just hoping it isn't being streamed anywhere because that would make the trip rather pointless.

Might catch Spartak Trnava's europa league qualifier if it's feasible as well.

[Bartholomert]

Yes.

I'm just hoping it isn't being streamed anywhere because that would make the trip rather pointless.

Might catch Spartak Trnava's europa league qualifier if it's feasible as well.

So what is your job exactly?

[-james-]

I bet on football

[Bartholomert]

I bet on football

Yes I gathered that much, but do you work for some larger organization or are you a solo practionee; details breh

[-james-]

Yes I gathered that much, but do you work for some larger organization or are you a solo practionee; details breh

I don't work for anyone, but I'm in daily contact with 10-15 people who do the same thing. I wouldn't want to (probably couldn't) do it strictly solo.

This is my second international trip. A few of us went to Hong Kong to bet on some domestic stuff last year and it was fairly profitable.

[Bartholomert]

I don't work for anyone, but I'm in daily contact with 10-15 people who do the same thing. I wouldn't want to (probably couldn't) do it strictly solo.

This is my second international trip. A few of us went to Hong Kong to bet on some domestic stuff last year and it was fairly profitable.

How does that even work, do you do prop bets based off the run of play?

[-james-]

How does that even work, do you do prop bets based off the run of play?

Yes. You can usually perform some fairly sound guesswork when betting on a poorly priced game from home, but being the only one in the market who's actually at the game is generally a big edge.

[Spoonsky]

Thurso - Ullapool - Isle of Raasay (x2) - Fort William

That's where in Scotland I'll be staying the next nights as we do the NC500, if anyone has recommendations for things to do along the route it'd be appreciated although we've got plenty as it is. My main plan is to meet Scarlett Johansson on the A9.

[Foe]

Thurso - Ullapool - Isle of Raasay (x2) - Fort William

That's where in Scotland I'll be staying the next nights as we do the NC500, if anyone has recommendations for things to do along the route it'd be appreciated although we've got plenty as it is. My main plan is to meet Scarlett Johansson on the A9.

Ullapool is brilliant.

You're going to drive through my hometown (Dingwall) too. :cool:

You're also going to pass right pass Skye (island) without going to it, which is a bit of a shame. Google suggests Achmelvich beach, which looks fantastic.

http://i68.tinypic.com/10fzvbm.jpg

http://i68.tinypic.com/2hztxe8.jpg

Let me know how it is - I may well give it a go myself later in the summer.

[Boydy]

That looks lovely but how often would you actually get weather as nice as in those photos? Bit like here, we've got some nice beaches but never get about two days a year when you'd actually use them. And the water's still fucking freezing anyway.

[Spoonsky]

We're going to Skye, Raasay is just a jumping off point in.

In Thurso now, we've climbed the island. :cool: Dunrobin Castle is fantastic as well.

[Foe]

That looks lovely but how often would you actually get weather as nice as in those photos? Bit like here, we've got some nice beaches but never get about two days a year when you'd actually use them. And the water's still fucking freezing anyway.

The beauty is that it's never going to be hot. So if it's a cold but clear day you get the same enjoyment out of wandering along the beach enjoying the scenery.

I went to st Ninians isle in Shetland about ten times when I was there. Not once was it warm/sunny but that doesn't detract from it being absolutely beautiful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah who wants a beautiful beach to have hot weather.

[Lewis]

You would be sat under an umbrella crying about the wi-fi.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You would be sat under an umbrella crying about the wi-fi.

I'd be swimming like a don whilst also throwing in a few handstands.

[Magic]

In the children's pool.

[Pepe]

Mahow is getting donned left and right here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mahow is getting donned left and right here.

Well Magic needs a night off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I used to go to Findhorn Bay and also Roseisle beach up in Moray, and they are both bloody great in any kind of even cold sunshine.

Dunrobin Castle was good. I remember some funny outhouse thing which had loads of taxidermy and things nicked from colonial outposts, like a sort of ultimate garden shed.

[Waffdon]

The boat tours in Zante are aids.

Jewsky: when we getting ONIT , lad?

[Lewis]

You in Zante, lad?

[Waffdon]

Ja ja

[Giggles]

Is Waffelz regressing in age?

[Waffdon]

That would be cool.

[Spoonsky]

I used to go to Findhorn Bay and also Roseisle beach up in Moray, and they are both bloody great in any kind of even cold sunshine.

Dunrobin Castle was good. I remember some funny outhouse thing which had loads of taxidermy and things nicked from colonial outposts, like a sort of ultimate garden shed.

Yep, utterly bizarre, quite terrible and amazing at the same time.

Stayed two nights on the Isle of Raasay which was superb, now in something called glamping pods near Ft. William. I've lost all track of days and places tbh.


The boat tours in Zante are aids.

Jewsky: when we getting ONIT , lad?

Closest I got to you was St. Andrews, but you were off at some made-up place called Zante. I had hopes of finally bringing you and Magic together.

[niko_cee]

Glamping if Fort William sounds just about the most depressing thing imaginable.

Don't walk up the bastard hill. It's shit at the top.

[Giggles]

Portrush next week for the summer hols. Living it up like a boss.

[Waffdon]

Yep, utterly bizarre, quite terrible and amazing at the same time.

Stayed two nights on the Isle of Raasay which was superb, now in something called glamping pods near Ft. William. I've lost all track of days and places tbh.



Closest I got to you was St. Andrews, but you were off at some made-up place called Zante. I had hopes of finally bringing you and Magic together.

What fool.

You done with Scotland now?

[Raoul Duke]

I'm in the south of France. Armagnac territory. I've had two BBQs in two days, and spent yesterday afternoon in a hammock, reading.

It's glorious :drool:

[Spoonsky]

Glamping if Fort William sounds just about the most depressing thing imaginable.

Don't walk up the bastard hill. It's shit at the top.

It was actually in Kinlochleven. Much nicer I assume. Also a huge ice climbing wall which looked pretty sweet.


What fool.

You done with Scotland now?

In Glasgow now, we leave on Monday.

(pssst Ian dino)

[-james-]

It was actually in Kinlochleven. Much nicer I assume. Also a huge ice climbing wall which looked pretty sweet.



In Glasgow now, we leave on Monday.

(pssst Ian dino)

I'm not doing anything tonight, meet you for a pint if you fancy?

[Waffdon]

I'm just annoyed I've got the football tomorrow now.

[Magic]

Bet Spoon replies at like 1am saying sorry or something. Useless Yank turd.

[Spoonsky]

I'm not doing anything tonight, meet you for a pint if you fancy?

I'll pm you my number, not sure if tonight will work though

[Lewis]

In other words, he's found someone to go to the shop for him.

[Ian]

I missed that but I'd probably have BOTTLED it anyway.

[Magic]

Lol Spoon in the best planned trip to avoid everyone in Scotland.

[Lewis]

Scotland is like TTH Meet wasteland (and every other kind of wasteland). James and Tobias used to shoot each other coy looks across the library; Fandan moaned like fuck about 'some prick in a fedora' blocking the shelves at the ale shop, only for it to turn out to have been Webly; and John could have got about half a dozen people together at any point over the past decade. There have been about three Belfast meets, and their parents used to blow each other up.

[Ian]

Firstly he was admiring my beer nerdery skills. Secondly that's a cruel way of wording it given I could obviously never pull off a fedora.

[Boydy]

Did you ever meet Richie? I can't remember if he always chickened out or if it did actually happen.

[Giggles]

There was a Belfast meet? And I only down the road cunts.

[Lewis]

Did you ever meet Richie? I can't remember if he always chickened out or if it did actually happen.

I was always offering. I spied him once outside of an exam, but I didn't want to give him an excuse to fail.

And now he's dead.

[Waffdon]

Magic just hates me. And for good reason

[Lewis]

I hate myself thinking about those two hours I wasted meeting that rat cunt 'Jord'.

[Waffdon]

I'm still shocked I've never met the Leeds cunt. I'm in his hometown every week.

[Lewis]

Your best bet would be to take him boozing after an argument at home, but on that road where he got GUBBED so he doesn't get too lairy.

[Magic]

I offered to take him home once when he ended up on his own drinking.

[Boydy]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5isIbX2EJUY/TX1v6Zu3x-I/AAAAAAAAAW4/aLDbqMo-kPw/s1600/pulpfiction00001.png

[Magic]

I was actually kerb crawling looking for him. Not sure if sinister. This was before he refused, which in my mind is ok.

[Giggles]

Why would you bother? Were you out anyway?

[Magic]

Yes. Yes I was.

[Waffdon]

The thing is, I was drinking that night in my "local", about two minutes from home. Were you not at the cinema or something?

[Giggles]

The thing is, I was drinking that night in my "local", about two minutes from home. Were you not at the cinema or something?

Sounds dodgy. Your arsehole thanks you for the smart decisions you made.

[Demerit]

Just came back from Barcelona, what a city.

The British summer is feeling distinctly more shit now I've come back.

[Adamski]

Booking New York for first week in December shortly. Any recommendations outside of the obvious?

I think we'll stay in Brooklyn, fancy doing a Rangers game or the Knicks given the time of year we are going.

[Raoul Duke]

Booking New York for first week in December shortly. Any recommendations outside of the obvious?

I think we'll stay in Brooklyn, fancy doing a Rangers game or the Knicks given the time of year we are going.

The Charleston pub in Williamsburg - free pizza with every pint :drool:

[Adamski]

That's what I'm talking about! Great shout!

[Spammer]

Off to the Cayman Islands in October with a couple of mates. Can't wait for that shit.

[mikem]

Trips to New York are vastly improved by making sure your flight's destination says New Orleans, Charleston, Montreal, San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, or Boulder.

If you are going to persist with that foolishness the Rangers game is a great idea. Go to a Jewish deli (even if run by Koreans) but make sure they are selling schmaltz and chopped liver. Or go to a soul food place that is serving Southern 'meat and three' style and get the collard greens.

[ScousePig]

Just back from a week in London and Paris. Paris was lovely. I thought it might have been vast and overwhelming, but not at all.

[Lewis]

Me and my mother went to Highclere Castle (the Downton Abbey house) today, and it was heaving with Americans and Asians. I tripped on a step and took a knee, and these three Japanese behind me lolled exactly like you would expect dirty Japs to lol at somebody, like they were getting off on it but were too polite to make it obvious.

[Magic]

They were probably laughing at the fact you go on excursions with your mother.

[Lewis]

We've brought the dog back to Portsmouth, and it's up the road. It's not like we went on a coach trip.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I had a night out in Portsmouth the other day, eight years on from meeting Maz there. It was shitter this time.

[Boydy]

me and my mother went to highclere castle (the downton abbey house) today, and it was heaving with americans and asians. I tripped on a step and took a knee, and these three japanese behind me lolled exactly like you would expect dirty japs to lol at somebody, like they were getting off on it but were too polite to make it obvious.
:D


they were probably laughing at the fact you go on excursions with your mother.
:D

Caps.

[Lewis]

I had a night out in Portsmouth the other day, eight years on from meeting Maz there. It was shitter this time.

It's a dump. I know it has the Navy and London close by, but where does all the money come from?

[Giggles]

They were probably laughing at the fact you go on excursions with your mother.

I'd go anywhere with mine. She wouldn't get to see half the places otherwise and she'll be long enough gone.

[Raoul Duke]

I've arrived in Lisbon today, after a week in the south of France. I think I've actually forgotten what normal life is like.

[Giggles]

I've arrived in Lisbon today, after a week in the south of France. I think I've actually forgotten what normal life is like.

I can't big time better than that Charlie.

[Sam]

I've arrived in Lisbon today, after a week in the south of France. I think I've actually forgotten what normal life is like.

Three weeks around Eastern Europe have done the same. Although it's with the girlfriend which is great but when you wish to go on the lash in Budapest and she's moaning about bed at 22:00, then the dream dies.

[Spoonsky]

Scotland was great. Anyone considering going to Iceland should just do the North Coast 500 instead (unless you're going for the girls). People all friendly as well.

The Isle of Raasay was amazing.

[Luca]

While interning in India, the missus and I spent our break week in Thailand, and I absolutely fell in love with the place. The beaches are gorgeous, the food is delicious, and on the whole, the people are friendly. We stayed a couple of days in Bangkok, a night in Krabi Town, and a few nights each in Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta.

Looking to go back when I'm on exchange in Australia and hopefully explore more of the place (especially the northern bits: Chiang Mai, Pai, etc.) and take in a full moon party.

Highly recommended, gentlemen.

[Waffdon]

Scotland was great. Anyone considering going to Iceland should just do the North Coast 500 instead (unless you're going for the girls). People all friendly as well.

The Isle of Raasay was amazing.

Did you enjoy Irn Bru?

[Spoonsky]

It was alright. No worse or better than Coke but at least something different.

[Waffdon]

Irn Bru and vodka is the key, son.

[Adamski]

If that's the key then hopefully you never find the lock.

[Sam]

Irn Bru and vodka is the key, son.

Can vouch for this.

[John]

Vile.

Cold Irn Bru from a glass bottle is for the day after your vodka.

[wullie]

Outside of an Irish bar showing Sky Sports and serving a roast in 35 degree weather, Tenerife wasn't anything like the tacky neon mess you get elsewhere on the island. Teide and La Gomera are amazing.

[mikem]

Sitting in the airport waiting to fly home to Louisiana for my uncle's funeral in New Orleans while reading news stories about the flooding in Baton Rouge with up to 20,000 people displaced. Second time I've flown back to a natural disaster but at least this time it is not in my hometown.

[Foe]

Outside of an Irish bar showing Sky Sports and serving a roast in 35 degree weather, Tenerife wasn't anything like the tacky neon mess you get elsewhere on the island. Teide and La Gomera are amazing.

My friend swears by la gomera. Says its a bit of an arse to get to though.

Got any snaps of it wullie?

[wullie]

I was told the only way to get there is the ferry from Los Cristianos, although it does have some kind of airport so that might be bollocks. The tour we did takes in pretty much the whole island, and it's bizarre how you go through a tunnel in lush forest under a mountain and then come out in a bare lunar landscape.

La Gomera
http://i.imgur.com/cVVXQKB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PhRrjxl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/HLHw4YO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/27jGhNg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/66ALog6.jpg

Teide
http://i.imgur.com/3JKSuGv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WwoFnnJ.jpg

[Magic]

Tenerife is underrated for stuff like that.

[Reg]

Great pictures wullie.

[mikem]

Had to fly from Phoenix to Atlanta then back to New Orleans. On the flight to Atlanta, the pilot pointed out the flood zone which you could see from the plane. It is insane because that area is where we evacuate to from New Orleans during hurricanes because it doesn't flood. Towns like Livingston will have 50,000 plus homes that are all a total loss because none of them will have flood insurance. At least between our famed Cajun Navy and the National Guard there is some semblance of actual disaster response this time instead of cops barricading a bridge with shoot to kill orders.

[Pen]

Pretty sure I walked past Toby in Krakow yesterday.

On top of a possible Toby sighting, I have to say that Krakow was a brilliant destination for a long weekend trip. Loads of interesting stuff to see, compact enough to take on on foot, beautiful women and everything is dirt cheap.

[Giggles]

Pretty sure I walked past Toby in Krakow yesterday.

On top of a possible Toby sighting, I have to say that Krakow was a brilliant destination for a long weekend trip. Loads of interesting stuff to see, compact enough to take on on foot, beautiful women and everything is dirt cheap.

Only just missed you, spent all last week in it and got home Friday. Absolutely brilliant spot.

[Ian]

Speaking of glamourous locales, how was your visit to Scotland, Giggles?

I'm just at my mum's after a few days in the Isle of Man. Was planning to go somewhere more exciting but was having issues getting my passport sorted. Confirmed my suspicion that I'm more than happy spending a few days mooching about a place in my own company so at some point next year if there isn't a more appealing option of a holiday with somebody then I'm definitely going to see somewhere new in Europe.

[Giggles]

Speaking of glamourous locales, how was your visit to Scotland, Giggles?



It ended up a bit of a bust as I flew up from London a day late and had to go in across 3 different shifts so I had no chance to get up into Glasgow. Did get an epic feed in a Toby one night at 10pm though :drool:

[Giggles]

Also, road works. Jesus Christ the road works.

[Pen]

Only just missed you, spent all last week in it and got home Friday. Absolutely brilliant spot.

I came there last Thursday so we did have one evening of possible close calls.

[Giggles]

I came there last Thursday so we did have one evening of possible close calls.

I stayed in the Garden Inn the last night so I may have been leering at you coming from the airport while I was out having a fag.

[Pen]

Trying to book more short trips around Europe as I really enjoyed Krakow and I don't have that many vacation days to use. London and Stockholm are probably the next two on the list after Copenhagen as a birthday getaway in few weeks. If only I wouldn't have to work at all :(

Also, I checked if I did see Toby and I'm pretty sure I did as he was in Krakow that day according to Facebook.

[Giggles]

3 of us qualifies as a TTH meet, even if we didn't know it at the time.

[Pen]

We need to start posting our travel plans live on twitter as we move so this doesn't happen again.

[Adamski]

Should get your own Whatsapp group.

[Giggles]

Should get your own Whatsapp group.

We wouldn't do well at the LADBANTER so I propose something civilised like SMS group messaging.

[Kikó]

The banter we have is monumental. Imagine if ladsbible was even more epic.

[Pen]

I've seen it but haven't been able to duplicate it even with my bestest efforts.

[-james-]

http://www.youngpioneertours.com/international-2017-tours

Been looking at these. Some of them look pretty suicidal but others look pretty great. I love the idea of the Antarctica one but it's pretty unlikely I'd ever go through with it. Think the Caucasus one is winning so far.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Their 'Eurasian tour' looks a laugh and a half.


The tour starts in Beijing, with an overnight stay and optional visit to the Mausoleum of Chairman Mao, before embarking on the 6 day epic that is the Trans-Mongolian, or the “party train” as it also known. We already have a number of people signed up for this part, so if you are considering taking the train anyway, why not join us fun young people?

Following our arrival in Moscow, we start to fully embrace Soviet nostalgia by visiting all of Moscow’s top sites, before taking the train to the most Soviet of all republics Belarus and its capital Minsk, where we will be seeing such treasures as the former residence of Lee Harvey-Oswald, as well as staying in our own little pimping apartment.

This leads us on to group 3, our big group, where we will be visiting not only Pripyat (Chernobyl), but also doing the extreme missile base tour, as well as sampling the night time delights on a bar crawl. Our contacts in Pripyat mean, we can usually sneak in some secret sites that we are not even allowed to blog about!

After group 3 leave us in Kiev, group 4 will continue firstly to Odessa, then onto Tiraspol, capital of the breakaway republic of Transnistria. If you do not know anything about the place, Google it. And if you want off the beaten track, this is it. We really mix it up here by having one night in a very very Soviet hotel before transferring to a slightly more luxurious offering in the countryside, a true Soviet time warp. Following a few nights here, we visit Moldova, the only ex-Soviet republic to vote the communists back in, before taking the overnight bus to Bucharest, which as a flight hub and will make it easier to arrange onward flights.

Group 5 completes the full communist chic element, with us visiting the former homes of Ceausescu, Tito, and Hoxha, via Romania, Macedonia and Albania, as well as visiting the contemporary hot spots that are Mitrovica and Kosovo before finishing in Albania.

Group 6 will be moving on to the beautiful capital of Montenegro – Podgorica. After a days exploration, it’s across the border to Belgrade to take in the sights of this incredible city, before moving onto Sarajevo, Mount Igman to see the abandoned and crumbling ruins from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games., Zagreb and a final night as we say goodbye to group 6 in Ljubljana and cheers each other one last time with promises of reunions!

For our first ever Group 7 Eurasian Tour, we truly complete the adventure before traveling along the rest of the Iron Curtain through Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland, meaning all former Warsaw Pact countries being visited throughout the trip.

They make it sound like you need to be a quite dangerous nutcase to get the most out of it.

[-james-]

Someone on my Facebook friends list going on that is how I found out about the service. I gather he's just back from spending two months in Hebron so you're probably right.

[John Arne]

I went to North Korea with 'YPT'. They certainly did a good job on our tour.