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Had a cracking week. Think it’s 5 times in 6 years we’ve stayed at this park in Weymouth and absolutely love it down that way. Managed to do someone different to what we’ve done previously practically every day.AFKABartram said:Some amazing trips on this thread, always a great read.
caravan at Weymouth for a week coming up soon. Just praying the good weather continues 🙏
Week wasn’t long enough and now back at work :-(.2 -
Hoping Mrs AFKA isn't reading this.....AFKABartram said:
Had a cracking week. Think it’s 5 times in 6 years we’ve stayed at this park in Weymouth and absolutely love it down that way. Managed to do someone different to what we’ve done previously practically every day.AFKABartram said:Some amazing trips on this thread, always a great read.
caravan at Weymouth for a week coming up soon. Just praying the good weather continues 🙏
Week wasn’t long enough and now back at work :-(.
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Very modern marriage Fanny!
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The city is quite run down now. The arch is fantastic but that’s about it. There are a couple of nice areas, like the Hill, which is a little Italy with some lovely restaurants and bars, but you need to get a cab from downtown to reach them. A couple of nights is really all you need there.cafcnick1992 said:
What is St Louis like?DA9 said:Currently in St Louis, MO, start of part II of the great river road trip following the Mississippi River through the southern states to New Orleans, we did the northern half and headwaters last year.
You often here that it is quite rough, but I had an old colleague who was from there telling me it was not as bad as people make outMemphis is in a much more rundown state though.0 -
Just on the way back from a European road tour with a couple of good friends.
We've stayed in Heidelberg, Munich, Bled, Budapest, Eger and Prague. Brilliant holiday as we all get on and one of the friends is from BP and makes sure we get our cultural experiences before we hit the bars, so it's not all beer and schnitzels.
High points include Bled in Slovenia, which is beautiful, Slovenia is the cleanest country I've ever seen. Food is excellent, beer is cheap and almost everybody speaks impressively decent English.
Took a tour of a salt mine in Salzburg, visited Hitler's mountain house 'The Eagles Nest', a boat trip around Konigssee, a gorge trail near Bled and a couple of days in the wine region in Eger for, ahem, tastings.
Sadly Prague was only 24 hours for me so I will return early next year to experience a bit more than the Kafka museum and pilsner urquell. First time there and I loved it.
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That's a great trip - a few been to, a few others on the list for the retirement central and eastern Europe road trip ( a few years away yet...)IdleHans said:Just on the way back from a European road tour with a couple of good friends.
We've stayed in Heidelberg, Munich, Bled, Budapest, Eger and Prague. Brilliant holiday as we all get on and one of the friends is from BP and makes sure we get our cultural experiences before we hit the bars, so it's not all beer and schnitzels.
High points include Bled in Slovenia, which is beautiful, Slovenia is the cleanest country I've ever seen. Food is excellent, beer is cheap and almost everybody speaks impressively decent English.
Took a tour of a salt mine in Salzburg, visited Hitler's mountain house 'The Eagles Nest', a boat trip around Konigssee, a gorge trail near Bled and a couple of days in the wine region in Eger for, ahem, tastings.
Sadly Prague was only 24 hours for me so I will return early next year to experience a bit more than the Kafka museum and pilsner urquell. First time there and I loved it.1 -
Glad you’re having a great time. Also my favourite city in Europe, fantastic place to explore.sirjohnhumphrey said:Currently sat at a bar in Lisbon. Never visited before.
Think it may be my favourite European city.0 -
If you're ever in Lisbon, it's a great idea to take the short uber / train ride to Sintra, Colares, etc. I have a friend who lives around there and it's beautiful coastline and villages and some world-class seafood. I particularly recommend Bar do Fundo and Restaurante da Adraga.1
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Currently in Montreux for the Freddie Mercury celebration. He would have been 80 today. Queen music nonstop with some very good cover bands.
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Currently in Anna Maria Island (Florida).
Ordered some Mexican food to take away last night.
Mexican food is dross.Could easily be described as baby food.
Ideal if you are on a return flight on Turkish Airlines and you are bedding in a new set of gnashers1 -
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Apologies to anyone who already knows this, but in case there is anyone who doesn't:For those of you who aren't aware, be careful in Portugal (and possibly other places) when paying for things with a card.It is always better to chose paying in the local currency (than in pounds) BUT we discovered recently in Portugal that you are then asked to accept or reject the exchange rate. We thought that meant you are accepting the necessary exchange rate from Euros to GBP on your credit card statement BUT what actually happens if you press accept the conversion, is that you then pay in pounds even though you have previously chosen Euros i.e. local currency - which is at a much worse exchange rate.This is clearly done to scam the payer into paying a worse rate.So, in our experience, if you want to pay in Euros (or whatever the local currency is), select Euros then chose to decline the next option to accept the conversion rate, then you will pay in Euros and get a better rate.Another tip is to always make sure the transaction has compeleted before handing the card machine back - in this example you might think selecting to pay in Euros was all you needed to do, but if you handed the card machine back then, the retailer could then select to accept the conversion on your behalf to get paid a higher amount and you'd be none the wiserThis is a known 'scam' and on things like MoneySavingExpert but not something most people would necessarily read about if you're not expecting to check for it, so posting our experience in case it helps others5
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Benidorm for 3 nights this Friday to celebrate 2 60ths and one 50th (all addicks). Not sure I’ll last the pace for 3 days and definitely won’t be matching a lot of the group drink for drink!2
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We will get a bit of practice in Tuesday evening1
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Old town is lovely mate was there in June going back in early October 🍺🍺in joyDaveMehmet said:Benidorm for 3 nights this Friday to celebrate 2 60ths and one 50th (all addicks). Not sure I’ll last the pace for 3 days and definitely won’t be matching a lot of the group drink for drink!1 -
Was really surprised by Rotterdam and would definitely recommend for a short break
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DaveMehmet said:Benidorm for 3 nights this Friday to celebrate 2 60ths and one 50th (all addicks). Not sure I’ll last the pace for 3 days and definitely won’t be matching a lot of the group drink for drink!
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I’m off to Albufeira next Saturday for the first time, my wife has read on a Facebook page she has joined the drinks are really expensive. With this information I thought I would reach out to the Charlton family to confirm or deny.Is it expensive or just Facebook panic?
also, what are your recommendations? We are staying at Rocamar hotel.0 -
DenyJustin20474 said:I’m off to Albufeira next Saturday for the first time, my wife has read on a Facebook page she has joined the drinks are really expensive. With this information I thought I would reach out to the Charlton family to confirm or deny.Is it expensive or just Facebook panic?
also, what are your recommendations? We are staying at Rocamar hotel.0 -
Mate, that is a proper $hit holeJustin20474 said:I’m off to Albufeira next Saturday for the first time, my wife has read on a Facebook page she has joined the drinks are really expensive. With this information I thought I would reach out to the Charlton family to confirm or deny.Is it expensive or just Facebook panic?
also, what are your recommendations? We are staying at Rocamar hotel.
Drinks we’re ridiculously expensive
Some Mexican spirit they sold me had a worm type thing in it.
Tried to disguise the taste by putting salt on my hand and telling me to lick it prior
Dirty bastards
At least some of the local English bars done a full english
Never again
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Mezcal is synonymous with the worm in the bottle. However, to be technical, this is a moth larva that often found in the agave plant and not a worm at all. This larva is added to some mezcals, but there are no requirements for Mezcal to include a worm. Some believe it adds flavour, and others say that it is a mark of authenticity. Many believe that the worm is nothing more than a marketing gimmick. It has often been claimed that the worm gives the liquid hallucinatory properties, but this is far from substantiated.0
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off to Benalmadena this Saturday for 3 nights, surprise trip from the missus with a couple of mates. Found out Tuesday.
All our birthdays close by and the girls sorted us out 3 nights in Spain as a present.
she's defo a keeper!, 3 nights of not having to parent and do the mundane day-to-day crap is worth it's weight in gold.2 -
Just came back from four days in New York, visiting a friend. I totally get the hype now - what a place. Some incredible food and much more chilled out than I imagined. I could have spent the whole time quite happily wandering around the village.
Off to Mauritius in a few weeks to celebrate my 40th.7 -
Just booked our summer holiday - 3 nights in Florence followed by 7 nights by Lake Garda. Can't wait.7
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Beautiful Lake Garda !sirjohnhumphrey said:Just booked our summer holiday - 3 nights in Florence followed by 7 nights by Lake Garda. Can't wait.
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In my opinion only London beats it of the cities I've visited. Amazing city.Chunes said:Just came back from four days in New York, visiting a friend. I totally get the hype now - what a place. Some incredible food and much more chilled out than I imagined. I could have spent the whole time quite happily wandering around the village.
Off to Mauritius in a few weeks to celebrate my 40th.
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You’ll love it!sirjohnhumphrey said:Just booked our summer holiday - 3 nights in Florence followed by 7 nights by Lake Garda. Can't wait.1 -
We went there for Christmas last year. Have done a fair bit of travelling but the states never really interested me that much. Absolutely loved it out there, fantastic place and definitely in the top 3 cites I've been to.Chunes said:Just came back from four days in New York, visiting a friend. I totally get the hype now - what a place. Some incredible food and much more chilled out than I imagined. I could have spent the whole time quite happily wandering around the village.
Off to Mauritius in a few weeks to celebrate my 40th.1 -
Agreed, incredible citybobmunro said:
In my opinion only London beats it of the cities I've visited. Amazing city.Chunes said:Just came back from four days in New York, visiting a friend. I totally get the hype now - what a place. Some incredible food and much more chilled out than I imagined. I could have spent the whole time quite happily wandering around the village.
Off to Mauritius in a few weeks to celebrate my 40th.2 -
On the beach
Beer in hand
Listening to The Jam
Jaywick is lovely this time of year.4
