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Charro said:
Trying to sort a cheap little break on the Eurostar somewhere, probably Brussels or Bruges.

Biggest issue is the journey from Liverpool to London. The prices for the train are mental

Anyone done this before? If so whats the best way?
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The last time I travelled between Liverpool and London the fares varied a lot - between 15 and 47 pounds. That was
in 2006. There were cheap specials on certain days and time of day. I picked the 15 pound option, obviously.
Check it out at Lime St or online, maybe.
 
Looks like I'll be going to Bilbao and San Sebastian in a few weeks time. Was planning on going up to Bordeaux as well, but it might not work out with flights. Any tips for places to go, or other nearby cities/towns to visit?
 
I talked about the Goodison Stadium tour we did here the other day, and now I'll tell you about the Anfield tour we did a
few hours before, and it will surprise most of you.

We weren't even sure that was one on at Everton, but we knew there was one at Anfield at 10.30am. I had an Everton polo
shirt on which was a bit cheeky, I suppose. There was a bit of banter at the start but everything went well. There was a bloke sitting at a desk with a pen in his hand and a writing pad in front of him who was a bit narky, and questioned the level of support EFC had. I wouldn't believe me when I told him that Everton virtually sell out every home match and I told him to
Google it.

Anyway there were about 25 of us and the tour guide was a jovial fellow who was very friendly with me and - it might surprise you - constantly spoke well of us. He asked us questions as we went through the 'big stand' and into to change rooms, the media interview room, etc. We didn't get down to the pitch because of some ground maintenance that was going on. He talked about their trophies and their history and one question was 'Who was the first club to win the league at Anfield'?. Nobody answered and thought I'd better keep quiet and he said 'Everton'. He then talked about the issues of Houlding putting up the
rent and Everton moving to Goodison, but was no mention of that popular myth there that they didn't pay the rent. I think he
even mentioned that Goodison was the first purpose built football ground in the world.
My mobile has the Everton crest on the screen and when we were in their changing room he was standing next to me
and I pointed it to Karius's shirt and said 'Is it alright if I take a picture of this'? He just laughed and slapped me on the back.
He'd already told us that went to Kiev.

I'll finish with this story. We were standing next to a big print of a player and he asked 'Who was the greatest goalkeeper, ever'. I couldn't see it and called out 'Elisha Scott', assuming he was talking about the Liverpool legend. 'No' he said it's
Neville Southal', the binman'. What else can I say?

When the tour finished I asked him if there was a Goodison tour on and he wasn't sure. I told him we were walking down
to find out and he asked if we were going through the park. I told him, no, I was going the same way as I did when I got
off the 27 bus at the end of Breck Rd when I was a kid. 'Oh, down Sleeper Hill, hope it's on and you enjoy it'. It was, of course - at 1.30pm and that ended a great day.
 
Hi guys

On Kayak trying to look at flights from Greece to the UK in September for an Everton match.
What's the deal with checking a suitcase on cheaper airlines like Easyjet, Ryanair and Aegean?

There is a nice cheap Ryanair flight from Athens to London, but Kayak directs me to Kiwi.com, and I see the following below for the luggage extra.

This legit? Should I go with it?


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kithnou said:
Hi guys

On Kayak trying to look at flights from Greece to the UK in September for an Everton match.
What's the deal with checking a suitcase on cheaper airlines like Easyjet, Ryanair and Aegean?

There is a nice cheap Ryanair flight from Athens to London, but Kayak directs me to Kiwi.com, and I see the following below for the luggage extra.

This legit? Should I go with it?


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Never book Ryanair or EasyJet through a third party website, they’ll rip you off.
 

Busy 4-5 weeks travel wise for me...

Limburg, Holland for a long, alcoholic weekend this Friday, back Monday night.
Fly out to Atlanta Tuesday morning and back Saturday.
Fly to Johannesburg first week of September Monday to Saturday, back for 3 days then off to Croatia for 5 days. Two days at home then Bilbao for 3 days.
Reckon that’s about 55 hours in the air.......
 
Philw said:
Looks like I'll be going to Bilbao and San Sebastian in a few weeks time. Was planning on going up to Bordeaux as well, but it might not work out with flights. Any tips for places to go, or other nearby cities/towns to visit?
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Santander near Bilbao is interesting....decent bars and restaurants but nothing specifically historic.
 
Lads, train from London to Liverpool mid September for the West Ham match at Goodison. Thinking on the Friday 14th. There are a few options?
 
kithnou said:
Lads, train from London to Liverpool mid September for the West Ham match at Goodison. Thinking on the Friday 14th. There are a few options?
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We're playing on the Sunday, so depends how much time you need here.

If it's in advance, always book Virgin. 2hours or 4 hours on London Midland, easy call for me.
 

Tips for Chicago, Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles would be hugely appreciated! Specifically in terms of outdoor activities and food.
 
Charro said:
Trying to sort a cheap little break on the Eurostar somewhere, probably Brussels or Bruges.

Biggest issue is the journey from Liverpool to London. The prices for the train are mental

Anyone done this before? If so whats the best way?
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Is one of you scared of flying because there’s often very cheap flights to Belgium from Liverpool.

Failing that you could get to London on the coach?
 

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