Wasn't too sinister for you was it? Sinister? Get it?
Wasn't too sinister for you was it? Sinister? Get it?
La Spezia gets better every time I visit. Beautiful place
Genoa…not so much. A bit grim. A slightly less busy Naples with less going for it
I'm going to LONDON this weekend and watching Portugal in little Portugal. Should be great, hopefully the food has remained spot on. Then a wedding on Saturday while the THREE LIONS are on, idiocy.
Going on a day trip to Salzburg when in Vienna. It looks amazing. Wanted to go to Hallstatt but 3.5hrs on a bus each way.
Is Little Portugal the gentrified name for Stockwell?
Should be going to see Offy in Jersey if you want the authentic British Portuguese Experience.
I remember watching the England - Germany Lampard no goal game in the aftermath of a christening, which was a bleak welcome into god's kingdom for the little bugger.
Can't remember who posted it in here the other day (James?) but Munich was great when I was there the other week. Pretzels + pork knuckles at the brauhaus
Dunno it says it on maps but I've always called it Vauxhall/Stockwell. I did find a nice Portuguese place in jersey, no offy calling them porkos.Originally Posted by niko_cee
No keys and the landlord is ignoring us. Serj where's your sofa at bro.
They probably heard your accent on approach and ran for the hills.
Got in, finally.
Booked a trip to Lyon, Annecy and Geneva next month
Annecy is probably the best place in France, or at least, I can't think of anywhere better off the top of my head, and I've been almost everywhere at this point.
Annecy does look stunning. I got a job offer there but the lol salary and the cost of living made it impossible.
Sounds stressful, glad it was resolved. If you need any extra info or help, you can PM me.
Also beware, it's going to be quite a hot week (every day >30 degrees), so flee to the pool/river/Prater regularly. Salzburg is going to be better (but rainier).
Are the prices better or worse than usual with the Olympics on?Booked a trip to Lyon, Annecy and Geneva next month
Don't really have a comparison, but it doesn't seem to be jacked up too much. Lyon only has football on (we're going to watch a game) so it's not a big draw. I'd assume Paris is savage
Thanks bro.
I think someone must have nicked the keys, we had to get the spare ones in the key lock at the door. There's no fob though, so no access to the pool.
They are trying to sort it. I don't really care but my daughter is gutted.
Anyone been to Montenegro? Specifically Becici and Budva. In August.
I'm a twit
The Kotor Bay area is incredible so I can't imagine that would be much worse, it's only up the road.
Not been, but it's on the list. The lakes look phenomenal.
My wife is flying back from France tomorrow with our two daughters and the airline is saying that they should be there four hours before the flight to get through security etc. Complete insanity.
Having flown from Biarritz a few years ago I'd say 4 hours is a good idea if it's at all representative of French airports. They had one speed and it was "could not give a fuck".
I've been through Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, CDG and Beauvais in the last two years and they are all absolutely dreadful.
I feel like airports always match the character of the nation. Turkish airports try to fleece you and are always late. Barbados airport is slow to the point of insanity, but nobody seems to mind. American Airports take themselves far too seriously and, of course, British airports appear well run until anything goes slightly wrong, then they're revealed to be a house of cards.
Vienna was incredible. My favourite city in Europe. Absolutely adored it and would love there in a heartbeat.
Yeah, that's accurate. Like, I'm happy Heathrow have those automated passport gates but it's chaos when they fail.
That'll do me. Booked it. 360 days to go.
I'm a twit
I recognised the name of the hotel there so I searched it on my Facebook and one of my friends was staying there back in May. He's still buzzing about it (the holiday in general anyway).
Looks very similar to where we went in Croatia. The scenery is stunning in that region. Beats the shit out of Spain and Turkey on that front. The weather isn't as guaranteed though.
Next summer all booked.
Going to Pilanesberg safari park:
https://www.lushprivatelodge.co.za/
For 3 nights, followed by 7 nights in Mauritius:
https://www.paradisecovehotel.com/en
Hi Bam
I'm sure that it is a good idea, but it is still stupid. It used to be 'be there two hours before for international flights' which was already ridiculous, but whatever. Then Covid hits and everyone is all '3 hours just in case.' Now four hours? How about they speed up their moronic 'safety' processes instead?
Enjoy RL. Safari in Africa (was Kenya for me) is still the best thing I've ever done. Just majestic.
It's because they can't get any staff.
They could make the current staff do less shit. Check every single bottle with 20 grams of formula for explosives? GTFO.
Ripping the arse out of that pay rise RL. Was it backdated?
Weren't they talking about getting rid of that shit? Doesn't the entire World hang off what the US do anyway? I seem to remember that being the reason why you're asked to switch off your mobile on the flight, in that the yanks had a bee in their bonnet about it and everyone else had to follow suit, despite the obvious reality that if leaving your phone on had the capability to bring a plane down no one would be allowed on board with one.
Been Kenya on safari, we really enjoyed it.Next summer all booked.
Going to Pilanesberg safari park:
https://www.lushprivatelodge.co.za/
For 3 nights, followed by 7 nights in Mauritius:
https://www.paradisecovehotel.com/en
Hi Bam
Would never go to South Africa for one though, may as well go to a zoo.
The vote on it only opened today. I voted no.
Spent a few days in France/Switzerland last week:
Lyon - good, but not the highlight I thought it'd be. Food was ok (we did eat at a Michelin star place called Prairial which was top tier) but there's not a massive amount to do. Watched some of the Olympic football which was pretty cool.
Annecy - lovely place, even though it's jammed with tourists. Got out and about cycling up to some big chateau and swam in the lake. The kinda place you have fanciful ideas about sacking off the 9-5, buying a retail place and opening an ice-cream spot in
Geneva - nice town but insanely expensive. Really enjoyed the food here (heavy on the cheese and meat) and we travelled out to CERN which was awesome. Got to see the Atlas control room, a tour from some physicist dude and saw Tim Berners-Lee's original PC that enabled future generations to watch midget pr0n 24/7
Lausanne - loved this place. Beautiful mountains/lakes and not too hectic. Still mega expensive. Went to the Olympic Museum, which was pretty cool, as these things go. Saw some gold medals, held the Olympic torch and saw Usain Bolt's spandex. What a time to be alive
Great stuff, glad you enjoyed it despite the heat. Did the whole pool situation get resolved? Also, just how overrun was Salzburg?Haven't been there in years and it always seems packed with tourists during the warmer months.
No, had to just wait for people to go in and out lolz. I adored it. Felt so at home.Great stuff, glad you enjoyed it despite the heat. Did the whole pool situation get resolved? Also, just how overrun was Salzburg?
We didn't go to Salzburg, the weather was extreme storms every day so we waited on a daily basis to see what the weather was like, then went to book tickets and the prices were obscene (like worse than UK). Not sure if that's always the case?
The train tickets ore the hotels? Salzburg, Innsbruck plus some towns in their respective provinces are markedly more expensive than essentially the rest of the country so that'd be typical for acommodation. If it was the train tickets, the Wien->Salzburg line is the main spine of our rail infrastructure so trains are packed in the summer months, maybe it was that. Usually it's around 35€ one way per person.
Salzburg is (in)famous for its bad weather as well; makes booking vacations there a bit of a lottery, as you got to experience.
I stopped at a colleague's house in Tamsweg, just near Salzburg. What a beautiful area it is.
Train. It was £300 (yes £) for two adults and a kid, same day return. Shite.
Yeah that area (and anything west or south of it, really) is absolutely spectacular. I've used the last couple of years to go to other countries, but I think for near-future holidays I'll make a point of exploring Austrian national parks and mountain hikes. What a country
Yeah that does sound excessive, I'd have expected half that at worst. Did you only check with ÖBB (the sate-owned rail service) or also Westbahn?
Both. They were the same. Couldn't believe it.Yeah that area (and anything west or south of it, really) is absolutely spectacular. I've used the last couple of years to go to other countries, but I think for near-future holidays I'll make a point of exploring Austrian national parks and mountain hikes. What a country
Yeah that does sound excessive, I'd have expected half that at worst. Did you only check with ÖBB (the sate-owned rail service) or also Westbahn?
Thought you were all being dramatic about French airports up thread but I am currently at Marseille terminal two and holy fuck.
Saint Remy de Provence was lovely though.
Has anyone travelled to Albania? I'm hearing good things.
Off to Tokyo for work this month. Can't wait. Managed to give myself and extra 2 days before and after the work stuff
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