Dr Gloom 2,946 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 You should tell him to come back. It's safe to come out now Leazes has gone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meenzer 3,960 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Table Tennis or badminton twice a week and a run with the Mrs on Sat. I still can't believe I only got into running several years after living in Hamburg. It's basically the perfect city for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catmag 127 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 You should tell him to come back. It's safe to come out now Leazes has gone I'll do my best. I suspect he browses from time to time like.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Park Life 68 Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 I still can't believe I only got into running several years after living in Hamburg. It's basically the perfect city for it. Yup. Love running around the Alster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Howmanheyman 4,469 Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 I'll do my best. I suspect he browses from time to time like.. Just your porn collection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meenzer 3,960 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Went in 99 when we played there. Probably changed a bit but had a great time - cheap and a bit edgy. This was about Sofia, and having just got back I can only echo the above. Definitely a bit more money around the place nowadays, at least along the central boulevard and parks, so the eating/drinking is very good but a bit closer to western prices - still plenty of decrepit buildings and ripoff taxi drivers to ensure some local flavour though. Did a running tour that ended up at a craft beer bar (even Bulgaria has hipsters), went to a museum with all the old Communist statues laid out in a garden in the middle of a dull office complex, consumed copious amounts of espresso because they don't seem to know what a long black coffee is - all grand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,946 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 I went to Bucharest with work a few years back. What a shithole that was. Being chased by stray dogs was my most abiding memory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 2,091 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Should have posted my previous post on here, but tomorrow is the last day of my lake district visit. When I booked this week I was dreading torrential rain and being couped up for a week with a 3 and 5 year old. However, the weather has been unreal, proper beer garden stuff in November! Today, after 2 days off to rest my fucked legs, I walked the high street range in amazing clarity of weather. It was brilliant seeing all the major ranges so clearly. The scafells, great gable, Helvellyn range and blencathra were particularly prominent. Very few places in the world are this beautiful imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 The Alps are canny impressive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kid Dynamite 1,168 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 The Bella heap is better Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 2,091 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 The Alps are canny impressive True. But nowhere near as walkable so the great British lake district. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChezGiven 0 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 They are mainly used for walking for most of the year, it's not just ski resorts and treacherous mountains. Done some nice hikes around Interlaken and the lakes around Zug are amazing and have very similar geological features to our own. Not really comparing the two as the colors and atmosphere are very different but Alpine walking is a very big thing in those parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Park Life 68 Posted November 2, 2016 Report Share Posted November 2, 2016 Always do a week walking in Austria. The scenery and flora and fauna are something else. Pure air too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Gloom 2,946 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 i was up in mammoth lakes and lake taho in late august, two parts of california best known as ski resorts. you can't beat that mountain air in the summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leon 13 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 .. I walked the high street range in amazing clarity of weather... If you do the High Street range when we have a really dry summer there's a good chance of seeing Mardale coming out of the retreating waters of Haweswater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Renton 2,091 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 If you do the High Street range when we have a really dry summer there's a good chance of seeing Mardale coming out of the retreating waters of Haweswater. The lake was low but not that low as it happens. Forgot to mention, I met Chris Bonnington up there which was canny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Off upto Edinburgh tomorrow for a few days. Looking forward to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gemmill 2,756 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 The lake was low but not that low as it happens. Forgot to mention, I met Chris Bonnington up there which was canny."You don't have to be Chris Bonnington to meet a giant puffterballs on the High Street range, but I am and I did." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wykikitoon 1,008 Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Just got back from a weekend in Edinburgh. First time up there, superb. Really enjoyed it. Lovely place and I shall be back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 5,668 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yeah, I love it. Really nice for a short break. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gemmill 2,756 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thinking of going the full middle clsss and driving to France for holiday not next year but the one after. Probably to the Normandy/Brittany area cos I can't be fucked with spending too much time driving. Any recommendations on towns/areas to base around would be good cheers. Would be up for splitting it one week somewhere and a second week somewhere else if that would be worthwhile. Posh people of TT, help a brother out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChezGiven 0 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 With Normandy, you're probably best booking a few decent B&Bs or 3/4 star hotels in the good towns. If you come from Calais, i'd go. Etretat - Picturesque village / town with massive cliffs, nice walks Deauville - Posh seaside resort, has a film festival. Loads of parisians have their 'maison secondaire' there. Cabourg - Just as nice as Deauville but cheaper, might be a good place to base yourself to explore the coast between Le Havre and Bayeux Bayeux - Decent carpet Brittany is not somewhere i know as well. I would recommend going to somewhere like St Malo but the best spots are on the southern facing coast of Brittany and particular the Gulf of Morbihan. You'd want to stay in Vannes to explore the coast between Concarneau and Saint-Nazaire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 5,668 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thinking of going the full middle clsss and driving to France for holiday not next year but the one after. Probably to the Normandy/Brittany area cos I can't be fucked with spending too much time driving. Any recommendations on towns/areas to base around would be good cheers. Would be up for splitting it one week somewhere and a second week somewhere else if that would be worthwhile. Posh people of TT, help a brother out. How about a week in Normandy followed by a week in Brittany? Or maybe the other way round. You're welcome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gemmill 2,756 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 How about a week in Normandy followed by a week in Brittany? Or maybe the other way round. You're welcome[emoji38] Cunt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gemmill 2,756 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 With Normandy, you're probably best booking a few decent B&Bs or 3/4 star hotels in the good towns. If you come from Calais, i'd go. Etretat - Picturesque village / town with massive cliffs, nice walks Deauville - Posh seaside resort, has a film festival. Loads of parisians have their 'maison secondaire' there. Cabourg - Just as nice as Deauville but cheaper, might be a good place to base yourself to explore the coast between Le Havre and Bayeux Bayeux - Decent carpet Brittany is not somewhere i know as well. I would recommend going to somewhere like St Malo but the best spots are on the southern facing coast of Brittany and particular the Gulf of Morbihan. You'd want to stay in Vannes to explore the coast between Concarneau and Saint-Nazaire. Excellent, thanks. This is what I was hoping for, some town/area ideas. I've been looking at Owners Direct for private rentals, but wasn't sure if I was looking at places in the equivalent of Pennywell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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