If you can get as far as Zanzibar you might as well go a bit further to the less shit Mauritius, although it will almost certainly be more expensive.Originally Posted by Mahow
If you can get as far as Zanzibar you might as well go a bit further to the less shit Mauritius, although it will almost certainly be more expensive.
Hadn't really looked much into flight times, I doubt Zanzibar or Mauritius will be a goer unless I can get a decent stop over or two.
The most I can put up with on a plane is about 8 hours, any suggestions?
Stop over in Kiev.
Hong Kong for six days next week. Don't really have much planned. Any essential recommendations?
There is some pretty nice coastline according to this guy's Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/haydil.../in/datetaken/
Fancy a 5 night away somewhere sunny (not outside Europe), looking at Tenerife as it's a decent 25C just now and not too hot at night, plus I'm fucking sick of this place and everyone and I hate being stuck in my fucking job trapped by the need to pay money to absolute cunts who own the world.
Any advice? I've just seen a child passport costs £46 which nearly put me off.
It's a bit cliché (and late), but you have to go up to The Peak during sunset.... it's quality. Otherwise, ask @Toby
Not sure how relevant my advice would be these days. It's been five years.
I was going to suggest something, but last time I was in Hong Kong proper we still owned the gaff.
The peak was fantastic. We went on the boat across Kowloon which was cool. Careful with your card though, both my bosses got their cards cloned out there.
Looking at Vienna or Budapest for February, then maybe Seville for the summer
I spent a day in Seville a couple of summers back and it was lovely. I'd like to go back for a weekend.Looking at Vienna or Budapest for February, then maybe Seville for the summer
It's high up on our list. Probably going to to look at 2-3 cities and visit a few for a couple of days each.
Fuck a weekend, I'd quite happily live there. It is utterly, utterly beautiful.
I was going to ask about Seville as my mum and sister are booking three nights there in February. As for Vienna and Budapest I'd recommend both, but I'd probably choose the former if pushed.
I've put off my winter break until either February or May half term I think. If I'm going to go to Scandinavia I was hoping to fit Reykjavik in too and more time then might allow me to do so. It's either that or Lake Como and Garda. Might leave that one until the summer.
Reykjavik is fantastic. I'd live there.
If you go to Reykjavik splurge on a bus tour of the Golden Circle.
We've just spent a day with friends at Lava Hot Springs in Idaho, about an hour and a half away. Hot springs are
Thinking about a week in the South of France, will probably drive so we can visit a few different places. Any recommendations?
Will be after the Euros. Probably a week in August.
Avignon and Nimes were top banana when I went there. Nowt to do other than mooch around, swim and visit little local villages/markets.
Hong Kong is so good.
Had a mare in not adjusting my sleep schedule though, woken up at 2pm every day.
Looking at going to HK in the spring. The last outpost of the Empire.
I think you'll probably hate it...
It's entirely possible, but it's the one place that holds a certain "magic" for me - I've always wanted to go.
I'm in Prague off to the castle today. I can confirm I have seen no ISIS yet so looks like we are winning.
What's the deal with the beggars kneeling in the street by the way?
I think they are asking for money.
Blowjobs for cash, innit?
There's plenty of historical stuff for him to fawn over. The museums are great.
On my way back from Salzburg now. Brilliant city, every two minutes there's something you want to take a photo of. I thought the fortress was brilliant, especially as it was never penetrated by force
I'm looking at going away either Easter or May half-term (as we get a fortnight). Something along the lines of flying to Reykjavik for 3 nights, flying to Copenhagen for two or three nights (probably visit Malmo), train to Stockholm for two night and fly back (cheap flights from Stockholm). Are any of those places worth spending less/more time? And is Reykjavik essential, because realistically I think I'd have to fly both in and out of there, and if I didn't bother I could just fly to Copenhagen, get the train to Stockholm and fly home from there.
So New York next December looks like it's in the pipeline. Anyone flown with Norwegian? I'm such a fan of budget flying that I'm thinking of taking it long-haul.
I was looking at Norwegian Air yesterday. $250 one-way from Oakland to Oslo in September, oof.
Has anyone been to Argentina/Uruguay?
I think Norweigan Air were one of the cheap flights back from Stockholm, though British Airways was only about £40 to Heathrow too.
I stayed with a Uruguayan in Barcelona. Top geezer.
Stansted airport is absolute dog shit.
It's better than Gatwick.
What's wrong with either?
Gatwick is a pain in the arse to get to.
What? Gatwick Express from Victoria. Piece of piss.
Gatwick Express is a waste of money (and not quick). Just get an ordinary train ticket from Clapham Junction or London Bridge. The airport's fine though; you just need to get the monorail to one of the terminals.
I'm biased against it because the one time I had to go the express was broken and I sat on a coach for 4 hours.
Similar here.
Just looked at the price of the Express. It is a bit steep. Could've sworn it was a good bit less than that last time I got it.
I used to fly home from Southend when I lived in London as the cheapest Easyjet flights were from there. That is a shit airport.
London Southend mate.
Oh yeah. Easyjet don't even fly from there any more so I think it's solely RyanAir flights taking Essex boys on stag dos now.
I'm flying with Norwegian Air to Tromso in February so I'll report back. There is wifi on board which I've never had with any carrier so they already win so long as they don't crash me.
Easyjet flies to Southend but only in the Winter.
There's a few things wrong with Stansted, The free wifi is awful and has no signal so you're lucky to get a refresh off that doesn't time out. It's so thin and you have shops either side of you so you're crushed into a world of things you're never going to buy or scrambling for space in the sea of people who are gagging for somewhere to sit down. There's no smoking area. You have to catch a monorail to your gate. The Italian guy serving at the bar is cool though.
I don't think anything beats Luton in terms of shit airports. Stansted is a dream in comparison. Spoke to my brother today he has flown with Norwegian before said they are decent enough it's only 300 quid for a return flight so I'm very tempted.
Was hoping to get some skiing done in Greece but there's basically no snow. Got the itch now, going to book somewhere. Anyone been to Andorra? Looks pretty good, and a fair whack cheaper than the usual suspects.
Luton is grand as well.
Fly out of one of the Belfast airports any time you're going somewhere and you'll appreciate Luton or Stansted.
Luton is fine.
I hate Gatwick though.
The worst I have ever been to is some tiny fucking terminal that use to serve budget airlines into Warsaw.
The first few times I went it didn't have a single shop. All it had was about 10 check in desks (only 3 were ever in use), then you had to take your luggage and put it onto a conveyor belt round the corner, go through security and into an area with about 100 seats. They added a tiny souvenir shop near the end of it's run.
Oh and two times I went there was a bomb scare. We had to go out into the cold and wait for 45 minutes-1 hour for the A-Team to show up with a couple of dogs to determine that some twat had left their sandwiches in a bag on the side after being told they couldn't take them through security.
Edit: Warsaw-Modlin.
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