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Post by eolise on Jun 18, 2011 14:06:11 GMT
WTF? :-?
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Post by jacqui on Jun 18, 2011 19:16:18 GMT
Jacqui, I saw this photo on Ross Noble's Twitter and thought of you! Perhaps this resort also caters to cats and snakes. Read the last line carefully!  ;D  Perhaps I ought to take Suzi with me, she could do with a winter break ;D |
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Post by kt on Jun 30, 2011 3:37:52 GMT
My advice is for everyone to do as much (or as little) holidaying as is comfortable for them. As for me, I will say we had a fabulous time on our recent trip--the cruise was delightful, but the best part for me was the time in the UK at the end. Next trip, I want 2 weeks or more there. My e-mail/knitting/pen-friend was as wonderful in person as I knew she'd be, and she asked us to come to Dorset (caravan site!) next time. How could I refuse? Won't take up bandwidth here, but I have started uploading for flickr and if you are interested, my photos are here www.flickr.com/photos/92724523@n00/sets/72157626927960081/ Many, many more to come. |
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Post by eolise on Jun 30, 2011 7:11:48 GMT
Nice, KT!
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Post by jacqui on Jun 30, 2011 12:19:28 GMT
Pleased you had a good time KT; Dorset is a beautiful place and worth 2 weeks in its own right ;D
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Post by aeromanda on Jun 30, 2011 16:12:52 GMT
My husband and I are going out to my Aunt's farm for the fourth of July holiday weekend. I'm looking forward to relaxing on the porch, reading, and generally doing nothing.
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Post by eolise on Jun 30, 2011 21:25:20 GMT
Lovely, being on a farm!!!
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Post by pie on Jul 21, 2011 6:38:48 GMT
Guess who's got the office to themselves for the rest of the day...  *rubs hands together* *disconnects phone line*I'm getting down to nitty-gritties with my holiday planning, and I have a nuffy tourist question for those in the know. If you had the choice of only one, which would you pick: Camden Market or Portobello Road? |
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Post by Mayfayre on Jul 21, 2011 7:58:32 GMT
Depends... Portobello Road is more geared to antiques, Camden leans towards clothing as well. Camden's probably more manic!
If it's the last weekend in August, Carnival takes place where Portobello Road Market usually is. It's great fun, but it gets absolutely wedged at times, so make tripley sure your purse, camera etc are secure!
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Post by thenonsensefairy on Jul 21, 2011 10:14:14 GMT
I should have come here before going to London! I didn't know about Portobello Road Market.
But then again, we did find another antiques market, it wasn't very big, but I met a giant antique bear in a tutu!
Camden is interesting, fantastic, but there are moments of oddness.
When I went a few weeks ago it was bright, colourful, wonderful, but we did meet a few people that made us feel very un-safe. But that was only in one shop.
It was a nice place in order to see people from all over the world in one place though, fantastic!
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Post by From Afar on Jul 21, 2011 12:21:13 GMT
5 weeks... 1 day... 4 hours.... I'm not counting down to my vacation.... honestly... |
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Post by pie on Jul 28, 2011 12:00:29 GMT
Thanks for your suggestions re the markets. I'm leaning towards Camden, but I mightn't have the time (nor energy) to go to either, the way things are looking. Will certainly attempt, though. Afar, you're allowed to count down! That's half the fun.  |
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Post by antonia on Jul 29, 2011 8:33:48 GMT
Have just been shoved into the realisation that I need to pack the familys case's pronto.We goto Cornwall in a week.
I really hope it's good and not full of sheep, weirdies and rain.I still wish in a small way we'd decided to go abroad instead of my mothers.Does anybody know if there are any festivals or things to visit.I'm staying in St Just.
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Post by thenonsensefairy on Aug 3, 2011 19:22:32 GMT
This isn't advice, but i thought I'd share that I've just come home from lovely Glastonbury!! Its my fondest childhood memory!! I spend a lot of my summers there when I was a little girl.  It was superb, although some of my favourite shops are gone now. |
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Post by eolise on Aug 3, 2011 19:47:48 GMT
Welcome back, and now we want to see pics ;D
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Aug 3, 2011 20:38:41 GMT
Back from Greece now! That country is on its knees, but I did my bit to help out!
No-one, but NO-ONE, took plastic - cash only! And then, when cash handed over, straight in the pocket. We didn't see anyone put the cash in the till!
Having said that - lovely place, we could well go back again!
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Post by eshalda on Aug 3, 2011 22:28:14 GMT
Welcome back.I still have three weeks to go before my holiday starts. At least we are not booked with Holidays 4 UK, so we should get our holiday. Not that we are going to Turkey, but seeing the people waiting to fly out and being told there was no flight or holiday because the company was in administration was heartbreaking.
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Post by From Afar on Aug 4, 2011 7:54:03 GMT
Afar, you're allowed to count down! That's half the fun. Well in that case..... 3 weeks... 1 day... 8 hours... 7 minutes.... |
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Post by antonia on Aug 4, 2011 19:21:07 GMT
4 days where off to Cornwall for 3wks.I need to decompresss and have a bit of fun,I'm going to paddle in the sea even if it's chucking it down and let me mum feed me Bovril from a thermos on beach,this time though she gets her grand daughter to share it with to.We'll give OH a beer(cause he doesn't like Bovril).
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 4, 2011 19:37:35 GMT
My trip starts in about 6 weeks. Now girls, tell me where a certain pub is. I don't know the name of it, but it is relevant to this board. I NEED THE NAME!
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Post by eshalda on Aug 4, 2011 19:43:50 GMT
Could that be the Cross Keys in Hammersmith?
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 4, 2011 19:46:48 GMT
I don't know! Is that the right one? Someone went there and was relieved she didn't see a certain person because she didn't know how she would react!
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Post by aeromanda on Aug 4, 2011 21:05:33 GMT
Yes. The Cross Keys is the right one.  |
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Post by pie on Aug 4, 2011 23:14:11 GMT
I'll be going to the Cross Keys! ...in Wiltshire. Have a great time in Cornwall, Antonia! |
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Post by antonia on Aug 5, 2011 16:15:13 GMT
You have a good one to Pie.
The Cross Keys was on a crappy programme this morning called This Is Chelsea.Programme pants but the pub looks lovely.
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Post by antonia on Aug 7, 2011 21:43:32 GMT
Well I'm all packed and my ham butties are in the fridge with the danish pastries.So I'll bid you ladies and gent farewell for the next 3 weeks.(Keep James warm for me).
See yeah,
Antonia.x
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Post by Mayfayre on Aug 10, 2011 23:53:48 GMT
My holiday in Austria is minus 1 week & 6 days away  I'll have to start looking into booking the next one... |
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 11, 2011 17:15:49 GMT
I'm going to rant Ladies and gentlemen. I book a plane flight in the UK through a 3rd party called Vayama. It was the cheapest. When I clicked on pay for it I suddenly noticed that $60 had been added to the fare. The airline fees were separate. No where on Vayama's website does it say it charges for their service. I mean an explicit notice. I lost the battle of course.They are in Mountain View California. Do not use them. I could have gotten the flight for a cheaper fare without them. I am extremely pissed off. All this planning and I finally get screwed!
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Post by Vivienne on Aug 14, 2011 18:48:39 GMT
I need some advice. Do you in the UK have car parks next to the tube. Leave your car there for no charge, don't pay the congestion charge, and take the tube into town. I've booked the hotel 50 miles away and thought we could get to town that way.
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Post by Mayfayre on Aug 14, 2011 19:02:01 GMT
There are usually car parks at/near tube stations but they are rarely free of charge. The parking is probably about the same as the congestion charge but it's worth it to not have to drive into London, get lost in the one way systems, then have to pay to park 2 miles from where you actually want to get to, because it's the closest spot you can find. If you get to the station after 9:30am, you can get a cheap (I use the term loosely) rate 1 day travelcard that covers you for bus, tube, most trains & DLR through to about 4am the next day. The closer in you get, the cheaper the travel card will be (check a zone map on the Transport for London website) If it's a weekend, check for line and station closures due to engineering work (also on the TFL website)! |
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