nightscape94 968 Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Didn't know if a thread like this already exists. If so, please feel free to bump and close. Many of us seem to travel around quite frequently. I just secured plane tickets and stay for four days in New Orleans in May. First time there, can't wait! I typically like to go to different types of cities, and not just sprawling metropolises. I'm finally planning my first trip out of the country when I visit Japan next year. Fingers crossed.
Bespin Copilot 10,731 Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Been in Club Med Les Boucaniers in Martinique in january, and I will be in Club Med Turkoise at Turks and Caicos in may.... and in september again. Last year I went to Club med Yucatan in Mexico. I'm pretty much Club Med all the way now!
Richard P 5,241 Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Went to Jordan (Petra & Wadi Rum) last month. Going to Alaska in June. Looking at spending a few days around NYC/DC next year.
KK 3,310 Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 I'll be in Chicago for a few days in 2 weeks-ish, and then Cleveland for a week or two in mid-April.
Wojo 2,458 Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, KK said: I'll be in... Cleveland for a week or two in mid-April. You have my condolences.
Jill Sandwich 11,030 Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 I have a business trip to Melbourne next week. And another to the same city in late April.
bollemanneke 4,321 Posted March 15, 2017 Posted March 15, 2017 We're going on holiday in England's green and pleasant land this year. Oxford and Cornwall to be precise. Cornwall should be interesting, juicy dialect and all that.
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges first week of May. Need to get my passport though. I called my local post office and they're booked for 2 months just to even submit an application. Who knew it would take so ridiculously long? Gotta start calling everywhere. Bespin Copilot 1
Xander Harris 9,546 Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 The Caribbean. Apparently, all you have to do is go to Disneyland, board a boat inside a building and go down some waterfalls.
Naïve Old Fart 12,881 Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 ...then click you heels three times, and say "There's no place like home". Watch out for the pirates. If it breaks down, at least they won't eat you
Jay 45,801 Posted March 16, 2017 Posted March 16, 2017 13 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Need to get my passport though. I called my local post office and they're booked for 2 months just to even submit an application. Who knew it would take so ridiculously long? Gotta start calling everywhere. Everyone. Literally everyone knows that. Michelle must be stressed about this!
nightscape94 968 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Posted March 16, 2017 I had heard horror stories as well, but I submitted my application in February a few years ago and got my passport in the mail within 2 weeks. My experience doesn't seem to be the norm, however.
Melange 448 Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Personally I'm a firm believer (has anyone ever met a soft believer?) that it is good policy to have a Passport, good to go, with a number of years left on it whether someone ordinarily travels overseas or not at all, because you never know how you may have to relocate very very suddenly for a whole multitude of possible reasons.
Jill Sandwich 11,030 Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 I've had a passport since 2011 and never used it.
Richard P 5,241 Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Over here you can apparently get a new passport in days if you're willing to pay for an expedited service. I got mine renewed in 2012 and it took a couple of weeks. Our Post Office has a service where you pay them a small fee and they will check all the paperwork and send it off for you. Given some of the horror stories I've heard, mine was remarkably hassle free. Won't have to do that again for another 5 years. On 3/16/2017 at 2:44 PM, Jay said: Everyone. Literally everyone knows that. Michelle must be stressed about this! Very dangerous to have that sort of 'isn't it obvious?' approach Jay. I didn't know for example, that to get your first passport over here, you have to attend an interview. I was on my parents' passport to start with, so I didn't have to go through that. I only know it because a friend who has never been abroad was looking into it (we're trying to persuade her that she needs to escape from the UK). If you haven't travelled abroad before (or not for a very long time), these things aren't obvious.
Bilbo 4,277 Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Hurling could take us anywhere. Cork next weekend and god knows where after that. Hoping to visit a few War of Independce and Civil War sights in West Cork and Kerry during the summer on our way to Skellig Michael. Will probably do the ring of Kerry while we're there. Hoping to go to Oxonmoot (in Oxford as you can probably guess) in September.
Melange 448 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 On 03/15/2017 at 3:15 AM, Richard Penna said: Went to Jordan (Petra & Wadi Rum) last month 👍
Thor 9,347 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 I was just in Tromsø (North of Norway) and Berlin in January and February. I have Cannes in May, then Abderdeen (the Highlands) in June, then Riga (and maybe Vienna) in September, maybe Ghent in October. I aim to book one or two more trips, but I don't think I'll be able to do a 'very long distance' trip this year. I tend to do those every other year.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 And you asked me once how I could afford to go on holiday?
Melange 448 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 I'm currently in the 'Orient', and was in The Philippines recently. Wonderful wonderful people. Visitors need to stay well clear of the Sulu Archipelago though, because of militancy there.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 Dude! You can't say the "Orient"! Cultural insensitivity! White ignorance!
Melange 448 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 I enjoyed their food and drinks, too. CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!!!!!!
Melange 448 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 Strutting around with my White Privilege again, soaking in their volcanic hot springs, cavorting with their Women, trampling over their beaches, munching their seafood, obliging them to carry on using English, looking upon their sacred relics. Make The Philippines great again. Oust Tourists!!!
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 @Stefancos Best places to stay/to visit in Amsterdam?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Koray Savas said: @Stefancos Best places to stay/to visit in Amsterdam? Loads of hotels and a few hostels if you're not into airbnb. I have never stayed in one in Amsterdam because i live near it. I can make some inquiries if you are interested. What you wanna see? Cultural? Nightlife? Touristy? We have em all!
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted March 26, 2017 Posted March 26, 2017 A little bit of everything I guess. We're planning on airbnb but are not sure if there are better options. We'll be staying for two nights.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 Well there's nothing i can reccomend right now thats better. http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/what-to-do Anything there? When are you planning to go.
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,262 Posted March 27, 2017 Posted March 27, 2017 We're spending a week in Iceland next month. I expect it'll be very hard to leave.
Melange 448 Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 3 hours ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: We're spending a week in Iceland next month. I expect it'll be very hard to leave.
Jay 45,801 Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 18 hours ago, TheGreyPilgrim said: We're spending a week in Iceland next month. I expect it'll be very hard to leave. We honeymooned in Iceland for a week. It was awesome! April is probably the right month to go, it rained every day when we were there in September, and in the middle of the summer its light out all the time
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 20 hours ago, Stefancos said: Well there's nothing i can reccomend right now thats better. http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/what-to-do Anything there? When are you planning to go. Thanks for the link! I'll check it out when I'm home. I'll be there the first week of May.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted March 28, 2017 Posted March 28, 2017 Drop my a line if you wanna meet up for a drink
Quintus 6,320 Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 @publicist Travelling to Berlin for a couple of days next month, so I wonder if you might be able to recommend anywhere in particular to go while I'm there. Also wondering what the nightlife is like. The museums and galleries seem to be disappointingly not free; as their UK equivalents generally tend to be. 18 euros each to stroll around those sorts of places isn't very attractive!
Thor 9,347 Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Quintus said: @publicist Travelling to Berlin for a couple of days next month, so I wonder if you might be able to recommend anywhere to visit while I'm there. Also wondering what the nightlife is like. I was in Berlin just a month and a half ago. When I was there last year (first time since the 90s), I was kinda disappointed, because it has no single city centre. But this year, I was more experienced. You have to go to particular areas to find nightlife and other activity -- and they're often a bit apart (use the public transport extensively!). For exampe, Kreuzberg is a nice place with loads of restaurants and pub. Also around Alexanderplatz. But I'm sure we have locals here who could give better recommendations. Doesn't publicist live in Berlin?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted April 5, 2017 Posted April 5, 2017 Better then my suggestion of just stopping every German you see asking "Lager, bitte?"
Koray Savas 2,260 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 On 3/28/2017 at 4:27 PM, Stefancos said: Drop my a line if you wanna meet up for a drink Will do. Found a nice airbnb near the city center. I'll be there from May 7th until the 9th. Why are trains so expensive in Europe?!
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Good question! You going to Berlin? Quintus will be there in may, you can discuss World Of Warcraft or something.
Mr. Breathmask 624 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Train rides are ridiculously expensive here. The train network is quite good, but the prices are insane. It's often cheaper to drive.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 I have the old 40% Voordeeluren discount card still, so then it's not...that....bad. But yeah i the summer I actually bike from Hoorn to Amsterdam rather than take a train. It's only about 40 km.
publicist 4,650 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 21 hours ago, Quintus said: @publicist Travelling to Berlin for a couple of days next month, so I wonder if you might be able to recommend anywhere in particular to go while I'm there. Also wondering what the nightlife is like. The museums and galleries seem to be disappointingly not free; as their UK equivalents generally tend to be. 18 euros each to stroll around those sorts of places isn't very attractive! May should give you ample opportunity to find great out- and indoor activities. I recommend some stuff beyond the usual Brandenburg Gate, Television Tower and The Wall (you'll know bout that.) What else is there that might make for a good day trip? A tour in the Berlin underground (large parts of Berlin are tunneled): http://berliner-unterwelten.de/home.1.1.html Free city tour, usually the guys doing them are really good and entertaining - and it's free! http://www.neweuropetours.eu/berlin/en/home C/O Gallery: http://www.co-berlin.org/ and near Potsdamer Strasse/Kurfürstenstrasse you'll find virtually 100s of free (small) galleries Largest adventure animal park in Europe: http://www.tierpark-berlin.de/en/tierpark-experience/animal-highlights Documentation center covering all the splendour of the 3rd Reich, headquarters of the Secret State Police, the SS and the Reich Security: http://www.topographie.de/en/ The same for GDR's State Security: http://www.stiftung-hsh.de/homepage-2 Great parks: Tiergarten, Volkspark Friedrichshain, Treptower Park Great unknown part of the city: Altstadt Köpenick For good weather mandatory: take a canoo tour through New Venice, with hundreds of little canals connecting picturesque little homes near Müggelsee (that should be a good day tour). As for nightlife: for more kinky and druggy sessions you of course should make either the sunday round at Berghain (electronic, enter every sunday from 8 in the morning in not-too-touristic clothing and stay till monday) or a friday/saturday night at KitKatClub (great parties, again, clothing should be 'relaxed') or if you're more into pub crawls go to Wiener Strasse in Kreuzberg (starting at Görlitzer Park). If you have any more specific request, just let me know... Mr. Breathmask 1
Quintus 6,320 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Absolutely fantastic information there pub, I greatly appreciate the effort you went to. I'm going to take a look at these over the next couple of days, I already fancy a few of your suggestions. Cheers 👍
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,173 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 Yeah, but he made me look shit for posting just one link for Koray. Bloody krauts!
Mr. Breathmask 624 Posted April 6, 2017 Posted April 6, 2017 10 hours ago, Stefancos said: I have the old 40% Voordeeluren discount card still, so then it's not...that....bad. But yeah i the summer I actually bike from Hoorn to Amsterdam rather than take a train. It's only about 40 km. Yeah, but if you have to travel during peak hours, you're fucked!
Quintus 6,320 Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 Left the UK weather behind: Arrived in Berlin to this: I always thought it was supposed to be the other way around. Cerebral Cortex 1
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