The Travel Thread

Belgium and Belgians are great. Ridiculously friendly people.

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Originally Posted by Giggles

You won't regret that.

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Originally Posted by Magic

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I have no idea if that's sarcastic or not.

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Originally Posted by Giggles

:D now that I read it back...

It's not though. Class spot.

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I don't get it.

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Originally Posted by Offshore Toon

Belgium and Belgians are great. Ridiculously friendly people.

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The Dutch bit anyway.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

I don't get it.

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He thought I meant you would regret it. But I didn't.

You might though.

Got any good recommendations?

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Originally Posted by Boydy

Got any good recommendations?

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Loads. Depends on what you're into though.

A Venn diagram of Boydy and Giggles shared interests.

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That's not true. We both like food and fags.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

That's not true. We both like food and fags.

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I like smoking too.

Though, and I can put my finger on why, Boydy is the only person on this board I'd happily go for a beverage with. Trufax.

Fuck you then.

What? :D

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Originally Posted by Giggles

I like smoking too.

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:moop:

In all seriousness though, what did you enjoy best there?

I'm gonna go to Auschwitz but beyond that I don't really know what else to do.

Bants.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

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In all seriousness though, what did you enjoy best there?

I'm gonna go to Auschwitz but beyond that I don't really know what else to do.

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You definitely have to see the Salt Mines when you're there. For the city itself, I'll let the billy bigshot brothers take it from here as you'll find I'll no doubt be WRONG and they probably own half of it.

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Originally Posted by Boydy

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In all seriousness though, what did you enjoy best there?

I'm gonna go to Auschwitz but beyond that I don't really know what else to do.

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Strange how the deaths of millions of Jews won't be the most miserable thing there.

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Does it ever not fucking rain in Scotland?

I thought you werent coming over?

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Originally Posted by Giggles

Does it ever not fucking rain in Scotland?

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Mate. You live in fucking Dublin.

Scotland has a dank dreariness which makes it looks like it is raining, or has recently rained, even in glorious sunshine (those 3 weeks a year they take all the promotional photos). The endless seams of grey pebbledash across the central belt are relentlessly depressing.

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Originally Posted by Spikey M

Mate. You live in fucking Dublin.

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Significantly worse and significantly more expensive :cool:

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Originally Posted by niko_cee

dank dreariness which makes it relentlessly depressing.

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Somehow about Liverpool.

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Originally Posted by niko_cee

Scotland has a dank dreariness which makes it looks like it is raining, or has recently rained, even in glorious sunshine (those 3 weeks a year they take all the promotional photos). The endless seams of grey pebbledash across the central belt are relentlessly depressing.

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Greenock/Peterhead.

The key with Scotland is never to go anywhere near a building of any kind. If you stick to that, it's a lovely country.

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Originally Posted by Adamski

Significantly worse and significantly more expensive :cool:

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It's a nice enough place, but it does nothing but fucking rain. He might as well be an Arab moaning about the sand in Egypt.

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Originally Posted by Adamski

Somehow about Liverpool.

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From my more limited experience I can only imagine it is worse.

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Originally Posted by Adamski

Significantly worse and significantly more expensive :cool:

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Worse? Christ if it was worse than Glasgow we'd have let the Brits keep it. I'd imagine you'd have to go to Africa to find a bigger cesspit than Glasgow.

I just came over for the one night after the rest and skipped Edinburgh.

One more jaunt and back in Ireland :cool:

Off to Hong Kong Friday. Had a bit of a scare with the BA strike days but everything looks kosher.

For Poland should I get Zloty or Euros?

Zloty. They don't take euros.

Pretty sure it's zloty.

It was last August anyway. Though I don't keep abreast of current affairs so maybe they have joined the single currency in the meantime.

I'm being taken to York on a 'Romantic trip'
I've spent the morning singing Cliff Richards Summer Holiday, asking which sun cream I need and pretending to look for my passport. I've just been banished from the bedroom while she gets ready cos I'm 'a dick'. :cool2:

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Originally Posted by Mike

I'm being taken to York on a 'Romantic trip'
I've spent the morning singing Cliff Richards Summer Holiday, asking which sun cream I need and pretending to look for my passport. I've just been banished from the bedroom while she gets ready cos I'm 'a dick'. :cool2:

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You want to be finding the house of trembling madness when your there. Great food and some nice ales. Can't recommend it enough.

+1 for that. Had an awesome huntsmans platter type thing and some cracking beer.

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Originally Posted by Adamski

+1 for that. Had an awesome huntsmans platter type thing and some cracking beer.

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There platters are shit hot and not to expensive.

Going to Prague for a week, what do I do?

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Originally Posted by Mike

I'm being taken to York on a 'Romantic trip'
I've spent the morning singing Cliff Richards Summer Holiday, asking which sun cream I need and pretending to look for my passport. I've just been banished from the bedroom while she gets ready cos I'm 'a dick'. :cool2:

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I'm going to York tomorrow, to some trampoline park. Not sure why this was the chosen venue, but it'll probably be better than shopping.

To make this post more relevant, we've been thinking about where to go in the summer. I'd like to go somewhere in May as I have a fortnight off, but my girlfriend only has a week so it's awkward. I think it's likely to be a mixture of sightseeing and a beach holiday. Any recommendations? We've thought about the south of France, Barcelona and I've just thought of Dubrovnik. I've been to them all before but would happily go back.

The area around Naples with Sorrento, Ischia, Pompeii etc seems good for that.

Yeah I went a couple of years back. It is, although I spent every day on an excursion.

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Originally Posted by Spoonsky

Going to Prague for a week, what do I do?

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Eat duck and drink a load of beer. There's some architecture to look at if you're into that.
Maybe go on a boat.

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Originally Posted by Spoonsky

Going to Prague for a week, what do I do?

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Do the communist nuclear bunker tour. Learn about the communist vs. western history.
Drink cheap beer outside the city square.
Don't have high expectations for the astronomical clock ticking over the hour.
Charles Bridge
Lennon Wall
There's a fun statue of Sigmund Freud hanging off a building.

My favourite European city.

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Originally Posted by Spoonsky

Going to Prague for a week, what do I do?

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Go find some prossies. That's the only reason my best man wants to take me there anyway.

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Originally Posted by hfswjyr

Do the communist nuclear bunker tour. Learn about the communist vs. western history.
Drink cheap beer outside the city square.
Don't have high expectations for the astronomical clock ticking over the hour.
Charles Bridge
Lennon Wall
There's a fun statue of Sigmund Freud hanging off a building.

My favourite European city.

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Sounds exciting.

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Is Aldridge Lodge in Waterford well thought of over there in fairy land @Giggles?

Never heard of it and that's my home area. Is it near the city? Waterford itself is a massive kip.

I was in Hong Kong last week. I used to love the place - but last weekend was insufferable. Way too busy, people constantly fucking bumping into you, and to top it off, it was $10 a beer.
Nice weather, though.