AVFCDAN Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Got to make a choice between Dubrovnik and Vilnius for a 3-4 day break in Aug. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 46 minutes ago, AVFCDAN said: Got to make a choice between Dubrovnik and Vilnius for a 3-4 day break in Aug. Any thoughts? Nice as it is , 4 days in Vilnius is a long time , though you could explore the outer area(s) , Vilnius town itself you can explore in a day Dubrovnik would offer you better options of the 2 I should imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 2 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Nice as it is , 4 days in Vilnius is a long time , though you could explore the outer area(s) , Vilnius town itself you can explore in a day Dubrovnik would offer you better options of the 2 I should imagine Thanks for the input, I was leaning towards Dubrovnik if I'm honest. Flights at the moment are looking about 170-200 return, does that seem about right? Would adding a 100 quid on top of that for accommodation for 3 nights be about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I got the impression flights to Dubrovnik that time of year were closer to the £300 mark , it's what has put a few people I know of going Game of Thrones tourism pushing the price up + its a beach town and the sun will be shining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 On 26 June 2016 at 19:13, 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. Cheers NoelVilla - yep just 3 days there. Planning on taking in the Carlsberg factory, seeing the castle and Amalianborg, Tivoli, covering Stroget and seeing the mermaid. Shame about Malmo, was certainly keen on that idea and had considered it, but can't really be assed for too much hassle, hah. There will be two couples, so I reckon myself and the other lad will want to head out one night and sample the beers as best as possible. Heard some good things about a place called Charlie's bar? Anything else you recommend chaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sounds like a good itinerary to me. Maybe rethink Malmö, I exaggerated the hassle a little bit at first. Don't forget the passports though. Never been to Charlie's bar, looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 dubrovnik seems to be on the likes of wowcher and groupon all the time so id guess theres a deal to be had out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 No idea yet. Going to get a last minute deal as they're ridiculously cheap over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 On 7/1/2016 at 11:52, StefanAVFC said: No idea yet. Going to get a last minute deal as they're ridiculously cheap over here. Menorca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 4, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2016 20 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Menorca *Majorca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 53 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: *Majorca It was Menorca (or I thought so!) at the time of the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Back to Mexico for me next month, will be 8th visit i think. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) Just arrived in Malta. Booked it 2 days ago on a whim as I wanted to add it to my list and see what it's all about. So far I've only seen two little towns and one beach and it's a rather barren place. More like Cyprus than Majorca for example, due to its very southerly position. Everyone speaks English here on account of it being a former British colony and whilst alcohol is very cheap, food is not great and rather pricey for anything decent. On a positive note, some of the old buildings are lovely and people are quite friendly. I'm off to Gozo in a couple of days which many people rate and then I'll check out Valletta. Anyone else been? Edited July 12, 2016 by One For The Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMac Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Went to Croatia earlier in the year, visited Dubrovnik, Split, Plitivice Lakes and Trogir. Thinking about Cuba for later in the year, but not made a decision yet. Got trips to Berlin and Jersey for running events/long weekends also :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 2 nights in Milan, mid October, staying in an ibis nearish the centre but at least near the metro, flying from stanstead, £70 each... never done stanstead though so not sure how much of a ball ache it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Reykjavik should be booked this week for a weekend in late November / early December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 depart Weds for my annual lads holiday Starting in Zambia for a few nights at Vic Falls .. weve opted for a tent by the river there , it's only one step away from growing a ponytail and taking a guitar with me ... someone shoot me now !! then upto Botswana and Chobe National park , then down to Zim before heading to South Africa ... taking in Pretoria , Swaziland then down to Rorkes Drift and then up the Sani Pass to Lesotho ... from there to Durban then over to Cape Town before heading upto Walvis Bay in Namibia and the Skeleton coast ... then home via Angola .... Angola could be interesting , I've got my visa (took them 22 days to process it !! but my mate flaffed around and when he went back today they still hadn't done it ....I'm fairly sure he wont be allowed to board the plane when we try and depart Windhoek to get there .... Of course i can't just abandon him , which means I'm half expecting to be stranded in Namibia whilst we try and find a way home ... oh well , it's all part of the adventure at the end of the day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 It's rolled around and I'm off to Orlando with the family on Saturday. Booked and paid for absolutely everything to do there. Still not great with flying but hey ho. Bloody excited though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonaidan Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Just been to London, what an amazing city. Always thought people had to have been over rating it, but really they werent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted September 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Got back from my African adventure last night .. Swam at the top of Victoria Falls (Zambia) , entered Zimbabwe illegally drunk at Africa's Highest pub in Lesotho , Saw great White Sharks (got in the water with them all be it inside a cage ) in South Africa , got nicked for Speeding and bribed a copper in Swaziland , Kayaking with Sea Lions in Namibia ( stroking sea lions FTW) got refused entry into Angola and escorted upstairs to wait for the next flight out before finding someone that spoke English (rather than Portuguese ) and allowed entry once I'd been formally apologised to by the official who refused me entry ... and stood in the Rorkes Drift mission and got to shout " Stop chucking those bloody spears at me " , words that everyone knows Michael Caine said , but he actually didn't ( he said it in "The man who would be King " FWIW ) You hear a lot about Africa and how it isn't safe and whilst it's true houses do tend to be ringed with Electric fences and have ADT armed response signs all over them , the over riding view is that it's no different to any other country in the world where if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time then bad things will happen .. all we got was beaming faces , a " Hello" and lots of waving ... we even walked home from the pub at various times at silly hours with out any issues what so ever I've been to bits of Africa before but this was my first real exploration where we drove around ourselves and went solo rather than through escorted tours ... wish I had done it much much sooner , take a bow Africa you were amazing Edited September 5, 2016 by tonyh29 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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