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Post by Zenrider on Nov 20, 2016 3:03:47 GMT
Cool on the trip to Iceland.  |
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Post by standing stone on Nov 20, 2016 11:28:32 GMT
Olirow, that sounds amazing - did you hire a car for this or was it a tour? We were considering hiring a campervan to do this at some point; setting our own pace; breaking free from the day tours... we notice that here are 2 day tours now, it would make more sense to keep travelling round.... So glad you went when you did; just incase it does get over touristy in the next few years. |
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Post by sc on Nov 20, 2016 18:01:48 GMT
With all this chatter of how expensive some places are I thought I'd look it up, some surprises and some not a surprise (Iceland & Norway).
so here we go:
The 21 most expensive countries in the world
1) Bermuda
2) Switzerland
3) The Bahamas
4) Norway
5) Iceland
6) Denmark
7) Singapore
8) Luxembourg
9) Kuwait
10) Hong Kong
11) Japan
12) United Kingdom
13) Australia
14) New Zealand
15) Ireland
16) Israel
17) Sweden
18) Belgium
19) France
20) Finland
21) US
I must admit I think Ireland should be a lot higher, but I guess their property market is low, so you make a saving there.
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Post by digitalmonkey on Mar 27, 2017 16:38:43 GMT
Got back from a great weekend away in Bridgewater. Not my favourite town by any means but the Arts Centre there is an absolute delight, cost, intimate and three local ales on. Emily Portman and her band, including one Sam Sweeney of Bellowhead were great.
Gig finished at 10pm so i stayed out in a couple of bars. One full of kids but the other bit older with a DJ playing some cheesy hits and me supping the Otter Ale.
I spent the days walking as leading a weekend away with my walking group. Did Chedder Gorge, Wells and West Mendips and had a brief look round Glastonbury today.
Great times. Although the hotel may rank as my least favourite that i have been in the 😂
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Post by calndel on Mar 27, 2017 21:24:22 GMT
Wells, lovely little city and made even more fun if you follow the Hot Fuzz trail!!
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Post by jax2000 on Mar 30, 2017 8:56:27 GMT
We're planning a 10 day trip to Wales in May. We will be visiting relatives in Pembroke first and I really want to go to the top of Snowdon on the steam train. Apart from that we're open to suggestions of any must see places. |
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Post by calndel on Mar 30, 2017 21:31:40 GMT
We're planning a 10 day trip to Wales in May. We will be visiting relatives in Pembroke first and I really want to go to the top of Snowdon on the steam train. Apart from that we're open to suggestions of any must see places. |
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Post by jax2000 on Mar 30, 2017 21:52:13 GMT
Thanks CalnDel. It took me a minute to realise that those were links and not a cryptic message! |
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Post by digitalmonkey on Mar 30, 2017 22:13:24 GMT
We're planning a 10 day trip to Wales in May. We will be visiting relatives in Pembroke first and I really want to go to the top of Snowdon on the steam train. Apart from that we're open to suggestions of any must see places. i did North Wales with my walking group last year. Plenty to see and do over there. Portmerion worth a visit especially if you are a fan of the Prisoner. A few castles to explore on the North Coast. Snowdon yes😁. Enjoyed it over there |
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Post by sc on Mar 31, 2017 0:36:34 GMT
We're planning a 10 day trip to Wales in May. We will be visiting relatives in Pembroke first and I really want to go to the top of Snowdon on the steam train. Apart from that we're open to suggestions of any must see places. Lovely views from the top Lovely views all the way up Not been on the train but the path we went up followed the track (ish) |
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Post by sc on Mar 31, 2017 0:43:12 GMT
We stayed at a Hotel/Pub at the base, the village had lots of letters in it. I didn't organise it so I just tag along and don't really know where I am |
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Post by jax2000 on Mar 31, 2017 6:39:47 GMT
Thanks digitalmonkey, thanks SC. I know it might seem a bit lazy not to trek to the top of Snowdon, but I just adore steam trains..... |
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Post by sc on Jul 4, 2017 16:09:36 GMT
Not exactly a Weekend Away but I still think it counts, walking Hadrian's Way plus Coast to Coast. The actual Hadrian's Wall Path is allegedly 84 miles long and runs East to West from Wallsend Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway. We decided to walk it in the opposite direction as the wind (and therefore rain) generally comes from the West and therefore by walking West to East you would have the wind and rain on your back and not in your face. Unfortunately that didn't work out as the case for us! Personally, and with hindsight I would recommend that it is walked from Wallsend, Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway. The reason why? At both ends of the walk for 2 or 3 days at each end the walks along paths, that are running parallel with roads, rivers or are in urban areas, a feeling of being in "The Country" only really kicks in on day 3. But then the Bowness-on-Solway and Carlisle end is far far more picturesque than Newcastle, where the path runs along the riverbank. We had been warned by another walker that muggings happen along that path with walkers being the main prey - They stand out with their back-packs and waking shoes etc. The Muggers also know they will have plenty of cash on them (there are no cash points along Hadrian's Wall - Newcastle is the last place with a cash point), Smart Phones and Cards, easy pickings. Other walkers told us this is rubbish and they had had no problems and had not heard of anyone having problems. But the thought had been planted with us and some of the areas were very deprived and we did wonder at one point what was about to happen as we walked along a path, walking towards us to the front were two men and two dogs and behind us two men, one of whom was swinging a golf club over his head! All turned out fine though. But I think it would be nicer to start the walk with Newcastle, get it out of the way and have a very pleasant finish in Bowness. We used a holiday company to book B&B's along the route and and the landlord would pick us up from the trail, take us to the B&B and in the morning return us to the trail, as we walked our luggage was picked up and taken to the next B&B for us All worked brilliantly. What we noticed was that the path was very uncrowded, you meet perhaps 10 people a day, and well over 50% of them are from overseas (Canada, Australia, USA and Europe), we did ask the lady who runs the company we used why? (she also was one of the B&Bs) and she thought it was because there is a limited number of B&B's, people from overseas will organise a holiday in the UK at least 12 months in advance, and most of the B&Bs will become fully booked then. Whereas, walkers from the UK tend to be more "reactive" as they are local, so they wait until there is a good spell of weather and then try to book .......... to late mate, and so it appears that only "Overseas Walkers" are doing it, so book early folks We went for a 10 day walk (including a days break in the middle), we then added a day onto Newcastle and walked from Wallsend to Tynemouth to make it Coast to Coast So some Photo's      |
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Post by standing stone on Jul 4, 2017 17:41:48 GMT
Haven't seen the photos, but the write up is fab, S.C. |
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Post by sc on Jul 4, 2017 17:51:30 GMT
Haven't seen the photos, but the write up is fab, S.C. What are there no photo's? they show on mine. hmmmm |
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