LongTimeLurker Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Few days in east Donegal in early July hopefully but yet to arrange it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Got flights booked to go to Split in Croatia for a week in July. Might take the bus to Mostar in Bosnia for a day or two while I'm there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Where did you stay? I've a feeling this is on my horizon fairly soon unfortunately.A very closely situated Sequoia Lodge Hotel. Nice hotel, the 1664 a cracking drop, but the queues, FFS they start for breakfast and end for your evening meal. 2hour wait for the ratatouille ride and the rest all around 45-70 mins. If you have the patience of a saint you might get through the week lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Going to Berlin for 5 nights at the start of July. Second time there but first time was with the school so looking forward to being able to do our own thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyle be back Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Pricey but excellent. Also, my great grandmother was from Dunvegan so when we went it was a bit of nostalgia. Michael Smith is leaving the 3 chimneys at the May and the new chef is the Masterchef Professionals runner up Scott from St Andrews. Stayed at the House over by and ate there. As Kincardine says pricy but good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Pricey but excellent. Also, my great grandmother was from Dunvegan so when we went it was a bit of nostalgia.Michael Smith is leaving the 3 chimneys at the May and the new chef is the Masterchef Professionals runner up Scott from St Andrews. Stayed at the House over by and ate there. As Kincardine says pricy but good. Yeah I heard that. Should be really good then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Booked flights to Portugal, starting in Lisbon and leaving from Faro. Nothing booked for the 10 days in between yet. Looking at 2 or 3 days in Lisbon, getting a train to Lagos for a few days, then the last few days spent somewhere closer to Faro but not Albufeira. Really need to get my finger out my arse and get it booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Got flights booked to go to Split in Croatia for a week in July. Might take the bus to Mostar in Bosnia for a day or two while I'm there. Was in Split for a week or so last August. Fantastic city. If you don't go to Mostar then I would recommend spending a few days on one of the islands. We stayed on Brac for a few days, a 2 minute walk from Zlatny Rat beach. The f*nny in Croatia was unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Booked flights to Portugal, starting in Lisbon and leaving from Faro. Nothing booked for the 10 days in between yet. Looking at 2 or 3 days in Lisbon, getting a train to Lagos for a few days, then the last few days spent somewhere closer to Faro but not Albufeira. Really need to get my finger out my arse and get it booked. Use the train to travel from Lisbon down to faro stopping off every so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7C Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Just back from Argentina last week. Was fantastic. Would definitely go back (with better Spanish next time). Planning another cheap weekend to Dusseldorf / Dortmund to coincide with the start of the season in August. My brother's moving to Canada as well so I'll go and see him in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Use the train to travel from Lisbon down to faro stopping off every so often. Booked the hotels last night. In Lisbon from Wednesday to Saturday, getting the train to Lagos(6 hours, but has to be done, f*ck it) and staying there Saturday until Wednesday, then staying in Faro itself on the Wednesday and Thursday night, flying back on the Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Booked the hotels last night. In Lisbon from Wednesday to Saturday, getting the train to Lagos(6 hours, but has to be done, f*ck it) and staying there Saturday until Wednesday, then staying in Faro itself on the Wednesday and Thursday night, flying back on the Friday. Nice one, I done Lisbon to Faro by bus. It was a b*****d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Finally got round to booking Albufeira for the Scotland Gibraltar game in October. I've now got to look forward to; Ibiza opening parties end of May/June for 5 nights Thailand for 3 weeks end of June/July Albufeira for 5 nights in October Also looking to get a Dortmund game in, and go to Canada for new year. If I can fit these two in, it'll have been a reasonably good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Going to Sorrento in July and then up to Rome for a few days. We're been to Rome before but not Sorrento, anyone got recommendations for Pompeii tour and boat trips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Going to Sorrento in July and then up to Rome for a few days. We're been to Rome before but not Sorrento, anyone got recommendations for Pompeii tour and boat trips? Go to Pompeii yourself, you get the local train (called the Circumvesuviana IIRC?) from Sorrento to Pompeii Scavi station which is right at the entrance. It's huge, and if you want to see all the main parts it will take you most of the day, you can get an audio tour and work your own way round. There is next to no shade so make sure you wear a hat and take plenty to drink. The Amalfi coast is a must see imo, the missus and I did a tour on a minibus that took in Positano, Ravello and Amalfi. If you do a tour on a big bus then you spend a lot of time sitting waiting on the road as they will only let a limited number of large vehicles on the coast road at any time. There is also a service bus from Sorrento to Positano and Amalfi. We never made it to Capri but everybody I know who has said it was a good day trip by boat. What hotel are you staying in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Monaco this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thinking of going to Trieste in August/September, with maybe a side visit to Slovenia. Anyone been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddfg Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Go to Pompeii yourself, you get the local train (called the Circumvesuviana IIRC?) from Sorrento to Pompeii Scavi station which is right at the entrance. It's huge, and if you want to see all the main parts it will take you most of the day, you can get an audio tour and work your own way round. There is next to no shade so make sure you wear a hat and take plenty to drink. The Amalfi coast is a must see imo, the missus and I did a tour on a minibus that took in Positano, Ravello and Amalfi. If you do a tour on a big bus then you spend a lot of time sitting waiting on the road as they will only let a limited number of large vehicles on the coast road at any time. There is also a service bus from Sorrento to Positano and Amalfi. We never made it to Capri but everybody I know who has said it was a good day trip by boat. What hotel are you staying in? Grand Vesuvio, it's just under a mile from the centre, they run a shuttle bus but we'll likely just walk, If the picture are to be believed it's has views across the bay of Naples from the rooms and pool. The local train service looks pretty good so we were planning to use it to get around rather than pay for bus tours and than be stuck with their timetable. A guy at work also mentioned a place called Herculeun which is apparently better preserved than Pompeii, so will need to find a bit of a balance between looking at ruins and lying at the pool. Did you go into Naples, from what I've read so far it's not the nicest city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Grand Vesuvio, it's just under a mile from the centre, they run a shuttle bus but we'll likely just walk, If the picture are to be believed it's has views across the bay of Naples from the rooms and pool. The local train service looks pretty good so we were planning to use it to get around rather than pay for bus tours and than be stuck with their timetable. A guy at work also mentioned a place called Herculeun which is apparently better preserved than Pompeii, so will need to find a bit of a balance between looking at ruins and lying at the pool. Did you go into Naples, from what I've read so far it's not the nicest city? Grand Vesuvio looks terrific, we stayed in the Grand Hotel Aminta which is further up the hill. Herculaneum is better preserved but smaller than Pompeii, so it's just down to personal choice. Didn't go to Naples, but it's rough as fook by all accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rational Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Paid off this years holiday, so Cephalonia in September. Going to Boat of Garten with the missus in a few weeks time but that's a break. She's driving so I'm getting plastered at a distillery no doubt lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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