The Holidays Thread

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Nice, any specific reason for visiting the Baltic states? I went to those 4 a couple of years ago (just swap Stockholm with Helsinki). Good music and food/beer in that part of the world.

Always liked the look of Tallinn & Riga and it's just an area of Europe i've never visited, good drinking cities, plenty of character and loads of history.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Aye good drinking cities they are. Just thought I went to Kaunas in Lithuania not Vilnius. Riga is fairly modern, nice city. Tallinn is pretty old school, we spent most of our time in the medieval old town there which is by far the best part. You should try eating wild boar with a pint of ale to wash it down.. ugh...

 

[Look Out There Are Llamas]

Tallinn is epic.

 

[blademan89]

Tenerife on 28th, nuremberg on 4th Feb, Aberdeen on 18th Feb, dubai for races on 4th March. Let's get the year going

 

[markwwfc1992]

I'm off the Grenada next week, from 23rd Jan-6th Feb

 

[claret50]

Off to Perth next Monday for a couple of weeks for our Granddaughter's wedding, I just hope the venue has air conditioning.

 

[EricSabin]

Has anyone been to Tanzania or Sri Lanka? Family trying to decide between the two.

Personally going to Hong Kong in March and then Australia in May

 

[blade1889]

Has anyone been to Tanzania or Sri Lanka? Family trying to decide between the two.

Personally going to Hong Kong in March and then Australia in May

Been to Tanzania, did a one week safari and a week on Zanzibar. Absolutely amazing, been to Kenya on safari too but would say Tanzania beats it as its a bit more untouched at the moment.

 

[markwwfc1992]

Has anyone been to Tanzania or Sri Lanka? Family trying to decide between the two.

Personally going to Hong Kong in March and then Australia in May

Went to the Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka a few years ago. Was a bit shit in all honesty.

 

[blade1889]

Anyone been to Wroclaw? Spontaneously booked a couple of nights there next week cos it was cheap and I've finished this bunch of exams...no idea what it's like though or what to do.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Right, I'm off to Hamburg in an hour. Suggest some sports bars please for tomorrow's games and the national.

 

[EricSabin]

Had 10 days in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago. Awesome place, so much to do and see.

Off to Queensland in a while, can't wait. Especially excited to see the Great Barrier Reef before it's all bleached

 

[Indian Dan]

A week in the Dordogne in July, a week in a swanky villa outside Malaga in September with the new grandson.

Fuck football.

 

[mossypne]

I'm currently in Tenerife for a week. Back for 4 weeks for my exams then back to Tenerife for 4 nights in May. Then off to Vegas in August.

 

[EricSabin]

I'm currently in Tenerife for a week. Back for 4 weeks for my exams then back to Tenerife for 4 nights in May. Then off to Vegas in August.

Going with yer ma and da?

 

[Bobbin']

Right, I'm off to Hamburg in an hour. Suggest some sports bars please for tomorrow's games and the national.

Lucky sod.

Try maybe the London Pub or Murphys which is just around the corner. Just off the Reeperbahn if I remember right. Avoid the Shamrock, horrible, dingy smoky place. Just around the corner from the shamrock is a sports bar but they were only showing German football so not sure if they will have English games on.

 

[mossypne]

Going with yer ma and da?

Vegas yes as it's a late 21st present.
Tenerife in may, No. Holiday with mates after finishing uni.

 

[mistermagic]

Doing Brno & Bratislava in August.

 

[Hurrikeen]

Lucky sod.

Try maybe the London Pub or Murphys which is just around the corner. Just off the Reeperbahn if I remember right. Avoid the Shamrock, horrible, dingy smoky place. Just around the corner from the shamrock is a sports bar but they were only showing German football so not sure if they will have English games on.

We ended up in the London Pub. Not a bad little place tbh, other than the crazy landlady who insisted on spanking myself and 3 others with a wooden panel as often as she could.

Great place. Suffering from a Red Bull crash at the moment.

 

[Techno Natch]

Spending a couple of days in Birmingham this weekend. Got a few things to do in the day but can anyone recommend any decent bars? Prefer somewhere away from Digbeth as that's where we are on Friday.

Also the club we are going to Friday night is now closing at 4 instead of 6. Our coach is at 7am so are there any bars open beyond 4 that will still take people in or is it a case of finding the 24 hour McDonald's and melting for a few hours? Someone mentioned that Bristol street/gay village has places that are open all weekend but wasn't sure on exact venues.

 

[Martino Quackavelli]

Birmingham? In the holiday thread? First time for everything, I suppose.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

Bet you wouldn't say that if it was Birmingham, Alabama? Exoticisation of the Other much?

 

[Martino Quackavelli]

Only thing I know of Birmingham Alabama relates to it being very racist. I would be confused if someone said they was going on holiday there, yes.

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

I think you should read this searing account of life below the Mason Dixon Line before you head off to GA, Ian. Might open your eyes a bit IMO.

 

[Techno Natch]

Birmingham? In the holiday thread? First time for everything, I suppose.

I knew someone would say that. Had a good day today though went to a good exhibition by Oliver Beer at Ikon. Quite a fan of Birmingham.

 

[KevinMcallister]

just spent 6 days in Marbella (first time there), not a bad place I just feel i'm getting too old for these sort of holidays (midlife crisis) , went to Gibraltar for the first time ever, what an interesting little place, probably won't ever go back though

next stop in June is India (Goa) and Thailand (various places)

 

[Dave-Vale]

Anybody been to Florida?

Looking for some advice because booking it seems overwhelming.

I was looking at booking flights and then a villa separately then purchasing passes for pretty much all of the parks/water parks. Any advice or useful sites to book using would be much appreciated.

 

[lordofthepies]

Looking for some device because booking it seems overwhelming.

Try a computer or maybe even a smart phone of some sort.

 

[Dave-Vale]

Try a computer or maybe even a smart phone of some sort.

Saw the mistake and saw I had an alert. Knew it would be to do with the mistake.

 

[mistermagic]

Went to Iceland for 3 days. An amazing stay. Possibly the most expensive country in the world though (10€ a pint) but such a great experience.