villa4europe Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 And watch a game with the Vancouver lions! Looked after me a treat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Just got back from honeymoon to Greece (Athens, Santorini, Mykonos). Athens was a brilliant city. Santorini was incredible. Mykonos wasn't so great - nice enough in terms of the scenery, but got so much hassle of people trying to get you into their restaurants it was a tad annoying. If anyone needs any Athens info just shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 On 03/06/2016 at 07:47, Giro said: Tokyo was amazing, wow what a place Tell us more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 On 04/06/2016 at 00:25, Tayls said: Just got back from honeymoon to Greece (Athens, Santorini, Mykonos). Athens was a brilliant city. Santorini was incredible. Mykonos wasn't so great - nice enough in terms of the scenery, but got so much hassle of people trying to get you into their restaurants it was a tad annoying. If anyone needs any Athens info just shout. Santorini does look wonderful, its been on my to-do list for a while. Just rent an apartment/villa overlooking the sea and wind down for a few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 On June 3, 2016 at 20:27, Vancvillan said: @choffer and @NoelVilla - if you're heading to Vancouver and have any questions, fire them my way. I've been living here for ten years, and love the place so much that me and my business partner made a book about it (www.soit.is). Thanks. I have already been this year. I loved Vancouver and I would love to go back but my list of places to visit is quite long. The only re-visits on my list so far is Berlin, London, New York and of course Birmingham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 On 5 June 2016 at 19:10, Xela said: Tell us more! Possibly the best city I've ever been too. It was my first solo trip and I'm glad I went on my own to be honest. The amount of walking I did was nuts! (Think I lost half a stone in a week) I have nothing but praise for the people as well, just so helpful. One morning before heading out, it absolutely tipped it down, so I grabbed shelter. Out of nowhere this old Japanese Man appears with an umbrella for free. Brilliant stuff I found it an easy city to get around. The subway system is spot on. Never late but you do miss out a lot if you just constantly take the train. Food was amazing and was cheap as well. I would recommend Japan to anyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Did you get up to much in the evening (bars/pubs/clubs etc) and how did you find eating on your own? I'd like to think if I went on my own I'd be out all day sightseeing but I just know what I'm like. I'll get lazy and stay local to where I'm based and not see half as much as I would if I had someone with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I'd say I get to see more stuff when alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 On 3/06/2016 at 16:47, Giro said: Tokyo was amazing, wow what a place Heading there for the 4th time next month. The thing I love most about Japan is the food. There are a few stalls around selling these things called bakudan, which is just a very large takoyaki with extra ingredients, which comes with a wide choice of toppings. They are amazingly delicious and very cheap ( from 300 to 450 yen each, depending on topping). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 On 8/06/2016 at 07:43, Giro said: Possibly the best city I've ever been too. It was my first solo trip and I'm glad I went on my own to be honest. The amount of walking I did was nuts! (Think I lost half a stone in a week) I have nothing but praise for the people as well, just so helpful. One morning before heading out, it absolutely tipped it down, so I grabbed shelter. Out of nowhere this old Japanese Man appears with an umbrella for free. Brilliant stuff I found it an easy city to get around. The subway system is spot on. Never late but you do miss out a lot if you just constantly take the train. Food was amazing and wa Apologies, Giro, didn't see your latest post before jumping in. I fully agree with your take on Japan. Like I said, heading over there again next month. Looking forward to it immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giro Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 15 hours ago, Xela said: Did you get up to much in the evening (bars/pubs/clubs etc) and how did you find eating on your own? I'd like to think if I went on my own I'd be out all day sightseeing but I just know what I'm like. I'll get lazy and stay local to where I'm based and not see half as much as I would if I had someone with me. The first nights I was jet lagged/shattered from walking around all day but ventured out to shinjuku and met loads of Australians/Americans. It all comes down to your personality really but being on your own forces you to speak to people. The language barrier is difficult sometimes especially in some restaurants, but got though in the end lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 i watched villa vs arsenal in an irish bar in shinjuku on my own, the game where arsenal scored 3 goals in about 8 minutes, with my villa shirt on, had loads of people talking to me, ex pats, fair few japanese that simply couldnt understand my accent (decent looking women too ) watched most of the game with 3 real madrid fans one of the things i found with the japanese was they loved trying to talk to you, beyond politeness and carried on despite me saying i didnt understand a word they're saying i didnt have the umbrella thing (which id seen on youtube before so i dont doubt you for a minute, thats brilliant) but whilst looking for a bin in the middle of nowhere in kyoto i did have someone walking past me kindly take my rubbish off me and then enter their house with it, thats one of the things i found weird, theres no rubbish anywhere but yet theres hardly any bins either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 22 hours ago, Giro said: The first nights I was jet lagged/shattered from walking around all day but ventured out to shinjuku and met loads of Australians/Americans. It all comes down to your personality really but being on your own forces you to speak to people. The language barrier is difficult sometimes especially in some restaurants, but got though in the end lol Well, I'm a misery guts so would probably struggle! I'd like to think I could do it and force myself to be more open and outgoing but I'd hate to go somewhere like that on my own and find I couldn't and end up not getting the best experience from the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Last night in Lyon, I spent it in the old town, narrow cobbled streets, hundreds of bars and restaurants, I think there are around 10-15k people out tonight, to be fair I think there's a music festival on, the way they socialise is a million miles away from us, spend five hours out have a bit of food bit of drink go home actually made me a bit jealous, can't remember the last time I saw all of my mates in the same place and we stayed sober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 On November 24, 2015 at 19:51, NoelVilla said: Thinking of adding a car trip to Vierville Sur Mer in the summer. Just back from this today. This is a village located right by Omaha Beach. You WW2 interested will know this well. Nice museums and a hotel right by the beach. The american cemetery is overwhelming and with all that goes on in the world today made it a little more emotional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Off to Copenhagen beginning of August for a few days. Anyone been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Yes, live on the other side of the bridge. A few days? Its not that big. We usually go for the nice bars and restaurants so I might have forgot what is a must see for a tourist. Dinner/Lunch and drinks in Nyhavn is a must. The bars in Baron Boltens Gaard is a good way to spend the night. Lot of places that makes there own beer; this is a favourite. http://brewpub.dk I would visit Tivoli which is quite nice to walk around in. Haven't been to Christiania for a long time but it was fun to see back then. Lots of artists and "hippies"(for lack of a better description). The little Mermaid can easily be missed in my opinion and going over to Malmö might be a hassle now that Sweden practically closed all of our borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Going to Madrid next month, any must sees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 18 hours ago, NoelVilla said: Yes, live on the other side of the bridge. A few days? Its not that big. We usually go for the nice bars and restaurants so I might have forgot what is a must see for a tourist. Dinner/Lunch and drinks in Nyhavn is a must. The bars in Baron Boltens Gaard is a good way to spend the night. Lot of places that makes there own beer; this is a favourite. http://brewpub.dk I would visit Tivoli which is quite nice to walk around in. Haven't been to Christiania for a long time but it was fun to see back then. Lots of artists and "hippies"(for lack of a better description). The little Mermaid can easily be missed in my opinion and going over to Malmö might be a hassle now that Sweden practically closed all of our borders. yeah I read the other day the bridge was under full passport control , shame as it's worth jumping the train over and then jumping the next one back for the novelty value Agree with the Mermaid , most underwhelmed I've ever been visiting a national icon don't know if it's still there but around the back of the station area I came across (snigger) a bar called "Spunk bar" which lends itself to amusing picture opportunities , not saying its worth going out of your way for , just if you happen to be in the area 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 hours ago, tonyh29 said: yeah I read the other day the bridge was under full passport control , shame as it's worth jumping the train over and then jumping the next one back for the novelty value I did it recently. The trains from Denmark stops at the airport where you have to change platforms while going up through the airport. When you come to the swedish platform you have to have a passport or you won't get on the train. Then in Hyllie, first station in Sweden police walks through the train and checks the passports once again. Its doable but takes a little extra time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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