Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Nice one, dgbrit. Don't get caught in the rush for tickets...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Some really cheap holidays going in the Mountains of Pakistan One of these adventure holidays ? - including learning a "new skill".... sun is pretty much guaranteed, so you come back with a bally tan. OK - I'll get me coat... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Don't play prize bingo in Portugal......in fact don't even watch others playing bingo there , could be a severe drain on the wallet , who knew ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23036182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I've been to Portugal many times and love the place. For a few years now, my wife has wanted to live there but I think this story will make people think twice about going to Portugal. I was quite surprised to read the story because I've never seen the police get involved in anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Te Algarve is one of the few places in this world that we have visited and would never go back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RGR 218 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Back in the mid 90s in Summer there was a direct flight from Toronto to the Portugese island of Madiera what a beautiful place to visit,the only scary part is the landing and take off especially if there's a slight breeze just like landing onan aircraft carrier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Back in the mid 90s in Summer there was a direct flight from Toronto to the Portugese island of Madiera what a beautiful place to visit,the only scary part is the landing and take off especially if there's a slight breeze just like landing onan aircraft carrier. I think I'd be more scared of eating what Air Transat laughably call in-flight catering than taking off or landing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RGR 218 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Camped out at Heathrow Airport for 3 days flying the worlds worse airline British Airways!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 One airport that used to scare the sh*t out of me, was Hong Kong, because the runway was a long strip of land going out into a bay, so when you landed or took off all you saw was the sea, and if the plane overshot the runway there was only the sea to stop you.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Better than this re-fueling stop at Burbank Ca.! Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 crash - Burbank, California Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Been there a few times myself, MELTONSTILTON, and it is a bit scary. Now that is scary, mick2me. Hong Kong doesn't seem so scary, after all. :smile: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wasn't Hong Kong also the one where you came down between the high rise apartments, finishing with a right angle bend just before the final approach to that runway stretching out into the sea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yes it was, There is a new airport now on an island, it is a little better............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 The Hong Kong International Airport is situated on the island of Chek Lap Kok and has been operating since 1998. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 We've booked for later in the summer. Nice 5 Star all inclusive in the mountains near Hisoranu Turkey. http://en.sahrasuhotel.com/ Great reviews on Tripadvisor... Sahra Su Holiday Village & Spa Hotel Reviews, Oludeniz - TripAdvisorCan't wait Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Try the Algarve in January/February, It's really nice out of season, still warm, and a lot of the 'tourist' stuff still happens, but really quietThe real plus is that you're made to feel welcome and not the other way round. That was where I first discovered that having a smattering of bits of other languages can really help. (We were made to feel like film stars, and from the looks we got ,the other guests thought so too) simply because I spoke German to the owners wife of this restaurant (Portuguese owned but she was German.) The best Chateau Brion ever, carved and cooked as you ate it !! followed by flambed Strawberries, again cooked next to the table and washed down with copious amounts of cognac. Probably the best meal I've ever had in my life ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 The Algarve is one of the few places we would never return to. Hundreds of english time share touts, and english touts trying to drag you into bars and restaurants! I even prefer Benidorm over the Algarve. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I wouldn't mind a week's holiday up in Edinburgh: they've a 'Mary Queen of Scots' exhibition and the Queen has loaned some of her precious stuff, including the Darnley jewel. Lady Antonia Fraser is due to give a talk about her fascinating biography on this tragic Queen. Also wouldn't mind catching a bus and travelling up to the environs around Aberdeen, where the wonderful painter Joan Eardley owned a but and ben at the side of the sea and painted exquisite pictures. Before this Joan painted children who lived in the Gorbals area; she was fascinated by their spirit despite their poverty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Beefsteak's meal and drinks sounded alright though..................made me feel hungry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 It really was delicious, and we were made to feel like royalty , just because I spoke a little German to the owners wife who was outside 'propping'. I sympathized with her as it is a real thankless task, especially at that time of year, I know, I've been there, done that and still got the T shirt !! (Albeit in Ibiza) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 At the moment in Vendee ,France at a place called La Tranche Sur Mer . Son booked a mobile home and we have tagged along . Hot but a day of rain today in fact its much like Cornwall , still , a change is as good as a rest ! Limited wifi and no TV . Next week to Brittany and hopefully good weather . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Flew to Luxor and sailed to Aswan, the boat was 80% full. Only 30 boats on the Nile now instead of 300 two years ago due to protests against the Government. Elections will be on 30th June, don't book anything until then. Don't go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Pharaoh enough Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 the owners wife who was outside 'propping'. I sympathized with her as it is a real thankless task, especially at that time of year, I know, I've been there, done that and still got the T shirt !! (Albeit in Ibiza) Does this mean Touting for business? I don't even bother looking at the menu outside these places. Not what you want when you are on holiday, hassled all the time, outside every bar and restaurant whilst walking down the street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 It does. And if I hadn't, I wouldn't have had to of the best meals I have ever had in my life ! But I know where you're coming from with the hassle from them all the time . Where I first did it it was quite quiet, nearest other bar was about 100 yards down the road, so nobody really felt hassled , not like in the 'west end' in San Antonio where there's a bar every 5 feet and three props outside of each one, now that is bad ! If I hadn't been doing it I wouldn't have met SWMBO either, (I touted her and her sister into my bar) So damn it, lets outlaw this practice now !!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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