MSU Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Aye, it's a skoosh. I've only driven on the wrong side of the road once and it was at 6am, a few days after I'd arrived, when there were no other cars that I could use for reference. Going round roundabouts takes a bit of getting used to but they're fairly thin on the ground. Compare that with every time I've been back in Scotland. Get in on the wrong side of the car all the time, constantly trying to drive on the right. It's a fucking nightmare. The only exception is driving in New York and possibly Chicago. In New York, I tried for five blocks to get across three lanes and I just couldn't and ended up having to round in a square to come at it from a different angle. Plus a taxi indicating left, is just as likely to go right. Outside of that, though, it's great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Chicago to Niagara Falls by land is a long and fairly awkwardjourney. Windsor is about four or five hours drive from Chicago and the same to the Toronto area. The Niagara crossing itself would involve going through Ohio and upstate New York. Thanks. Reading this and MSU's posts, it's more likely I'll just fly to Toronto & get the ETA sorted. Part of the reason for favouring a land journey was to tick off a few states along the way, but I can manage Indiana, Michigan & maybe Wisconsin easily enough while using Chicago as the main base, and head to Niagara as a day trip from Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Starting the year with a trip to Mannheim for a couple of hockey games. Flying out 10/01 and home on 14/01, with games on the Wed and Fri. Planning on staying in Mannheim during the days I have hockey. Will hopefully take a day trip to Heidelberg on the Thursday when I don't have any hockey at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Off to Thailand in Feb for 2 a half weeks. Can't wait, it will be (to my shame) the first time I've been outside Europe. Not looking forward to the long haul flights though, both around 13 hours I think. Other than that I fancy Paris for my birthday in July and we are thinking of going to Berchtesgaden to go walking for a few days at the end of Sept then down to Munich for Oktoberfest.It's the OH's 45th birthday in August so am thinking of a trip to Milan for him towards the end of the year - I know he'd like to see the San Siro again and visit the Alfa Romeo museum so going to try and sort that for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Enjoyed my first experience of staying in hostels earlier this year, so I'm currently drawing up my plans for next year. My annual leave this year falls at the end of May which wouldn't be my choice, but I want to make the most of it anyway. The current route I'm looking at is: Trieste - Ljubljana - Zagreb - Belgrade - Budapest. Also have a stag weekend in Prague a month later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 12/20/2016 at 14:19, MSU said: Only time I've been truly scared since moving here was driving through Flint. In a rental Chevy Colorado. With Connecticut plates. I've never been to Flint but I work with a guy from MI and he said it's like the old west. The most feart I've ever been is in Southwest Atlanta when I was there for a few days for a gig at the Lakewood Amphitheater. I genuinely didn't want to go outside. If Flint is worse than that I can't see me going for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSU Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 14 hours ago, Cerberus said: I've never been to Flint but I work with a guy from MI and he said it's like the old west. The most feart I've ever been is in Southwest Atlanta when I was there for a few days for a gig at the Lakewood Amphitheater. I genuinely didn't want to go outside. If Flint is worse than that I can't see me going for any reason. There are parts of Flint that are fine, like the University of Michigan has a campus there, but you literally cross a line at one point and it's all gun stores and titty bars and boarded up houses and gangs hanging about on corners. I'm not sure how much trouble we could possibly have gotten into, but my perception was that it could've turned nasty and I certainly wouldn't drive through it at night. In five years, I've had no cause to go back. If the situation ever presents itself and I find myself in LA, though, I can see me driving through Compton just to see what it's like. Again, I'd probably save that for daytime hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumigoo Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 3 hours ago, MSU said: There are parts of Flint that are fine, like the University of Michigan has a campus there, but you literally cross a line at one point and it's all gun stores and titty bars and boarded up houses and gangs hanging about on corners. I'm not sure how much trouble we could possibly have gotten into, but my perception was that it could've turned nasty and I certainly wouldn't drive through it at night. In five years, I've had no cause to go back. If the situation ever presents itself and I find myself in LA, though, I can see me driving through Compton just to see what it's like. Again, I'd probably save that for daytime hours. My uncle was (actually maybe still is) a lecturer at MSU and I visited him about 10 years ago. We drove all round Michigan (he stayed in Lansing) but I thought that Flint seemed okay, certainly in comparison to Detroit, which scared the living shit out of me. LA is the only other place that I would put in the 'absolute toilet' category. As much as I love the States those two cities are absolute holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Couple of nights in Tenerife this month,just a short sharp break.Also South Africa and Mauritius in feb,booked so far this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Few nights in lovely North Wales, flying down tomorrow. Greek Islands in April, back to Wales for a festival in July. Might fit in a City break in between. Starting to think about the Autumn, maybe America. Depends how I do at the bookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I don't get the 'LA is a hole' patter. Been to 33 states and i still chose to go there on holiday! Granted some places are bonnier but it's nothing like as bad as Detroit or even the Twin Cities etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On 24/10/2016 at 16:33, ICTChris said: What's the best time of year to go to Iceland? I really fancy it but not sure whether to go in summer or earlier. Also, is it worth doing a fortnight or just a weekend? Go to Reykjavik for a weekend in winter and use public transport. Don't even think about driving further in winter. Go for longer in summer and hire a car. It's a surprisingly big country to cover especially at 80km/hr. Even if you just do the ring road and the Golden Circle you ideally want about 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7C Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I leave for Kuala Lumpur on the 11th. A few days there, then on to Bangkok and Singapore before coming home. A short break. Hopefully get some sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Off to Houston for the Super Bowl, and driving to New Orleans for a couple of days too. Other irons in the fire for later in the year: visiting my mate in Melbourne and maybe doing some travelling in Australia with him, and a stag weekend in Wroclaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 You got tickets for the Superbowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: You got tickets for the Superbowl? Nah, I did look but $4,5k was the cheapest I could find and the one's I'm out there with definitely wouldn't spend that. So instead my friends that live there are taking me and the others to some Super Bowl parties. If I was there myself I probably would have bought the ticket TBH. I might get some tickets for one in the next few years but I'm actually just looking forward to experiencing the day proper American-style and not at a ridiculous hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadgerTheBadger Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Costa del Dignitas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Booked up for a long weekend in Liverpool later in the year. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Haven't been to Detroit yet but I'd imagine it's like a bigger version of Buffalo, which is a hole, but I quite like it. You can actually buy beer in a regular shop at least! Since I soon won't be able to leave the country for a while I'm thinking a 'stay-cation', the missus would like to go to Vancouver, I'd rather check out the east coast, Newfoundland, PEI, Nova Scotia etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdogunderdog underdog Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'm currently in the process of looking for somewhere at start of July. Fed up with Thomsons so looking for recommendations of other sites that folk use for holidays.I fancy either something all inclusive or somewhere that is fairly reasonably priced in Europe to get to and can maybe see a few places. One possible option is Spain splitting time in Barcelona and somewhere else. Any suggestions?Went to Mexico last year all inclusive and previous year went to Morocco where booked flights and hotel separate. Saved a fair bit of money doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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