Travel thread 3.0

[Kurt.]

Booking a holiday tonight for my 50th next year (not until end of September), choices are Crete or Kos … edging towards Crete at the moment

 

[Billy Dean]

I'd forgotten you have to pay for a piss in Paris. Next one's going straight in the Seine and cutting out the middle man.

That’s in Seine

 

[davep]

Trip getting booked tonight for May 2025 with 5 of the mates. Flying into Riga in Latvia and spending a night there, then on to Kaunas in Lithuania for a night, Warsaw for a night and finishing in Berlin for 2 nights.

A change from our annual sun and beach holiday.

Iirc correctly I found Vilnius to be nicer than Kaunas in terms of Lithuanian cities.

 

[IrishBlue2022]

Iirc correctly I found Vilnius to be nicer than Kaunas in terms of Lithuanian cities.

We have flights out and home booked so still some flexibility around destinations and duration at them.

 

[Billy Dean]

Thinking of going to Mexico or Costa Rica next year

 

[wm02]

Iirc correctly I found Vilnius to be nicer than Kaunas in terms of Lithuanian cities.

Vilnius is really nice. Did a week in Lithuania some years back and rented an apartment in Vilnius for the whole time. Really enjoyed it there and was able to take some day trips to Trakai and the Hill of the Crosses

 

[RufusCat]

Have enjoyed holidays on both islands, but for a 50th I would go to Crete. I have found they have a habit of giving you extra food, and drink (especially home-made raki), so you might come back a little bigger than when you went - at least around the waist.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

Thinking of going to Mexico or Costa Rica next year

I’d go for Costa Rica - sounds ace.

 

[davep]

Vilnius is really nice. Did a week in Lithuania some years back and rented an apartment in Vilnius for the whole time. Really enjoyed it there and was able to take some day trips to Trakai and the Hill of the Crosses

Yh Trakai was nice. Windy af when we were there!

 

[helpimonfire]

Sigtuna is worth a visit if you've never been. About an hour north of Stockholm as I remember. Touristy granted, but nowhere near as bad as Gamla Stan. This time of year should be pretty quiet from the tourist horde.

I never had the time bud. I was looking around stockhol and spent a day in Uppsala. I did look it up on google and it looks a nice place. The houses remind me of Ystad in the South. I want to go back to Stockholm and will visit Sigtuna when I do (Cheers for the tip). A very enjoyable few days I had, now lets do Fulham.

 

[WA Toffee]

Arrived in Tirana yesterday afternoon. It is one of my favourite cities already

 

[EuroTexan]

I never had the time bud. I was looking around stockhol and spent a day in Uppsala. I did look it up on google and it looks a nice place. The houses remind me of Ystad in the South. I want to go back to Stockholm and will visit Sigtuna when I do (Cheers for the tip). A very enjoyable few days I had, now lets do Fulham.

No worries, once I move back to europe permanently I need to go pay it a visit again, and see if some of the old classics like Wirstroms pub in Gamla Stan are still anything like they used to be. Used to be half a pig on a plate for breakfast, which in Stockholm made it stand out. And eat my weight in Kanelbulle obviously. The state run offy used to wreck my head though closing at 6pm on a friday and noon on a saturday and closed all sunday. Copenhagen was a lot more alcohol friendly for whatever reason.

 

[Anno1878]

Arrived in Tirana yesterday afternoon. It is one of my favourite cities already

I fear for you if you’re driving.

 

[WA Toffee]

I fear for you if you’re driving.

Not a chance

 

[helpimonfire]

No worries, once I move back to europe permanently I need to go pay it a visit again, and see if some of the old classics like Wirstroms pub in Gamla Stan are still anything like they used to be. Used to be half a pig on a plate for breakfast, which in Stockholm made it stand out. And eat my weight in Kanelbulle obviously. The state run offy used to wreck my head though closing at 6pm on a friday and noon on a saturday and closed all sunday. Copenhagen was a lot more alcohol friendly for whatever reason.

I don't drink very often so none of that really bothers me. I do like Copenhagen, lovely place. I will go to Sigtuna in the future.