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2015 UK & Europe Trip In which Shiara & Luci fly a very long way...

#61 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 17 January 2015 - 12:12 PM

Sombra, on 17 January 2015 - 11:28 AM, said:

Abyss, on 17 January 2015 - 09:38 AM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 17 January 2015 - 07:34 AM, said:

The thought of Abyss roaming Europe at will is somewhat disconcerting...

Admit it, you love the idea.
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#62 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 17 January 2015 - 02:02 PM

I would agree with others on UK driving distance. It may look ok on a map but there is not much relaxed open road so even if you do cover the miles in good time it is quite taxing for the driver.

I agree with Abyss on the number of days in Zurich/Rome/Munich. Unless the plan is to use those places as a base and travel around. I love Rome but the unmissable stuff can be done very easily in 2-3 days then I would recommend Florence. I got bored after 2 days in Munich and would recommend trying to see some of those fairy tale castles if possible.

Either way, you're going to have a blast and also be flat broke at the end :-)

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Posted 20 January 2015 - 08:38 AM

Even the motorways are a chore. 275 miles (Barnsley to Weymouth) will usually take me a minimum of 5 hours' road time, traffic depending.

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#64 Dag

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Posted 01 February 2015 - 01:30 PM

Yay, you're coming to Vienna!!! And just at the right time, when I will be home too!!! A lot of beer and fun will be had!

Regarding Abyss' comments about Vienna, he is only partially right. The advantage of Vienna is that, if you get bored of Apfelstrudel and Melange, you can always hop on a bus in the morning and an hour later (for just 16 Eur both ways) get off in the centre of Bratislava and have a great half-day or one-day visit to another beautiful Central European capital that you would otherwise have missed. Same with Budapest - you have your Eurail pass, the journey doesn't take long - and Budapest is really, really worth seeing.

I do agree however with Abyss on Zürich. It IS shit expensive and not particularly exciting. :wallbash:

Four days in Munich are also a bit of a stretch, unless you want to do a day-trip to Salzburg, which I would highly recommend.

Btw, I am really curious to know what kind of tour you are doing in Croatia, since there is a possibility I will be in the country at the same time you are there. Driving down the coast or doing the continental parts as well...?

In any case, I'll send you my contact details closer to April. If you need any tips regarding hotels in Vienna or Prague or Zagreb, let me know, these are the cities in which I feel quite at home.

Good luck with the preparations!

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Posted 01 February 2015 - 03:07 PM

I found Rome to be excessively touristy and wouldn't give it a whole week, I'd say 3-4 days would be fine. Florence was by a distance the best place I visited in Italy. If you're considering Venice, it's best as a day trip (and honestly quite missable). Arrive in the morning, wander around, go out on the water, wander round, leave in the evening. It's small, packed with tourists, relatively pricey to stay in, and there's really not much to do there.

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Posted 06 February 2015 - 11:37 AM

Definitely would recommend the day trip to Bratislava. And second Dags point of seeing budapest

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#67 Shiara

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Posted 04 March 2015 - 01:27 PM

Blaaargh, pressure is on at work to wrap things up before I go on leave and we have typically left most of the booking of stuff to last minute. Also typical of me, I've made a spreadsheet with everyone's suggestions on it to accompany the itinerary planner I linked earlier.

*Brain implosion*

On the upside, in four weeks' time we'll be on holiday

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 08:41 AM

Updated itinerary, three weeks to go!

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#69 Loki

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 04:21 PM

Why didn't anyone make a case for Cardiff?

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#70 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 04:32 PM

Totes would have done if I still lived there. I have played gracious host & tour guide to Anomander, Rodeo and Centz in the past but that is over now

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#71 Illuyankas

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 05:16 PM

If you could possibly manage to get to Exeter instead, that would mean I only have a hour long train journey to meet up with you guys instead of a 2 hour plus trip. Also I am very disapproving of your giving in to this cavalcade of suckers who think you couldn't have made it down my neck of the woods >:C

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#72 Keysi

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 09:57 PM

I live in the south of England at the minute( near Oxford), I'm only new to this forum but if we become bestest friends by the time y'all meet up I'm probably up for it. There will be booze and strippers, right?

#73 Loki

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Posted 08 March 2015 - 10:05 PM

Keysi, on 08 March 2015 - 09:57 PM, said:

Of course.

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Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

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#74 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 09 March 2015 - 10:33 AM

Loki, on 08 March 2015 - 10:05 PM, said:

Keysi, on 08 March 2015 - 09:57 PM, said:

Of course.

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I thought we took down all the pictures of the first Manchester meet up?

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#75 Keysi

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 09:52 PM

I'm in.

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Posted 17 March 2015 - 05:24 PM

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Shiara's coming to the UK ... they'll letanyone in these days

#77 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 17 March 2015 - 06:23 PM

Hood's breath... Orfantal's alive!

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#78 Maark Abbott

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Posted 18 March 2015 - 01:48 PM

Doesn't Orfantal change gender at some stage?

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Posted 19 March 2015 - 05:19 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 17 March 2015 - 06:23 PM, said:

Hood's breath... Orfantal's alive!

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