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Re: City Breaks recommendations.
« Reply #40 on: June 9, 2019, 11:10:47 pm »
Carcassone.

Too many to mention though.

Bordeaux
Toulouse
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Granada
Vilnuis
Budapest
Prague

Are all places I've connected with whilst being on the road.

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« Reply #41 on: June 9, 2019, 11:15:56 pm »
I must not forget Rennes too.


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« Reply #42 on: June 10, 2019, 01:00:13 am »
Dublin, Berlin, Amsterdam, Valencia, London, Florence.
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« Reply #43 on: June 10, 2019, 01:06:00 am »
Dublin, Berlin, Amsterdam, Valencia, London, Florence.

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« Reply #46 on: June 10, 2019, 11:49:46 am »
Another vote for Lisbon, cracking place.

Loads to see and do with great restaurants and a myriad of Tapas bars.  Very efficient metro for getting out and about to the outskirts of the city and a fabulous old tram system for buzzing around the old city.  As always the best way to get around and see stuff is on foot but it can be a bit hilly.

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Re: City Breaks recommendations.
« Reply #47 on: June 10, 2019, 11:53:37 am »
Paris is fantastic. Been there several times with the missus. You can do it pretty cheaply as well and still say in the centre. Last time we went for a long weekend flights and hotel cost around £500. The key is to look at 3* hotels which are usually rated as 3* because they don`t have a bar. When you are staying in a city like Paris who uses a bar in the hotel anyway ?! As long as the bed is comfy and everything clean that is all you need.
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Re: City Breaks recommendations.
« Reply #48 on: June 10, 2019, 04:27:25 pm »
Off to Prague in July, only worry with these Eastern European cities is they seem to attract pissed up stag do wankers in makinis.

Fancy Bruges as I've never been to Belgium, any reason why you have to make 2 changes just to fly there though? Seems mad there's no direct flights.

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« Reply #49 on: June 10, 2019, 04:56:34 pm »
Off to Prague in July, only worry with these Eastern European cities is they seem to attract pissed up stag do wankers in makinis.

Get up early and see most of the sights early while the tour buses and stag-dos are in bed. The Charles Bridge is pretty much deserted before 8, but like the rest of the Old Town area chocka afterwards. See also Vienna... it's very quiet before 9am, even on a Saturday. Berlin is surprisingly similar. No-one around Brandenburg Gate around 8am or so

Was on our radar but pricey in August. I mean pricey!

Tip for anyone going to Vienna. Stay by the Hauptbahnhof. Much cheaper than the old Innere Stadt and you have easy access to the U-Bahn. They also offer a Vienna Pass that includes hop on/hop off tour, plus access to pretty much every major museum and historical site in the city, for a consolidated price with various day options

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« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2019, 07:28:12 pm »
We went to Palermo for a few nights at the end of April. Hands down my favourite place I've ever been to in Europe, absolutely itching to go back.

Flew from JLA and had an insane apartment with two balconies and a huge kitchen, think it worked out at just under £80.00 a night. Surprisingly cheap for food and drink, big bottles of beer were €3 and Ballaro market in particular was an absolutely boss place to sit off for an afternoon.

Some interesting fellas walking around in very expensive suits, mind ;D

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« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2019, 10:29:47 pm »
Paris is fantastic. Been there several times with the missus. You can do it pretty cheaply as well and still say in the centre. Last time we went for a long weekend flights and hotel cost around £500. The key is to look at 3* hotels which are usually rated as 3* because they don`t have a bar. When you are staying in a city like Paris who uses a bar in the hotel anyway ?! As long as the bed is comfy and everything clean that is all you need.

I Lived there for a bit in 2011. What a City she is  ( La Ville Lumiere ) Was based up in Menilmontant in the North West . I was lucky enough to be there during Autumn . There's a park in zee North called Buttes - Chaumont . What a parc that is .
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Re: City Breaks recommendations.
« Reply #52 on: June 11, 2019, 11:08:16 am »
Off to Prague in July, only worry with these Eastern European cities is they seem to attract pissed up stag do wankers in makinis.

Fancy Bruges as I've never been to Belgium, any reason why you have to make 2 changes just to fly there though? Seems mad there's no direct flights.

Bruges is pretty small so it doesn't surprise me there is no direct flights. As Lfsea said, Belgium is tiny so you are best off getting to Brussels and then going by land. As for Bruges itself, it is lovely, but the centre (which is what everyone goes for) is tiny and can be done in a day, and is pretty much all tourists. Worth seeing, but you'd probably be better off making some time to see Brussels as well (I never saw it).


We went to Palermo for a few nights at the end of April. Hands down my favourite place I've ever been to in Europe, absolutely itching to go back.

Flew from JLA and had an insane apartment with two balconies and a huge kitchen, think it worked out at just under £80.00 a night. Surprisingly cheap for food and drink, big bottles of beer were €3 and Ballaro market in particular was an absolutely boss place to sit off for an afternoon.

Some interesting fellas walking around in very expensive suits, mind ;D
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I'd second Palermo, or anywhere else in Sicily for that matter. Really interesting place. Catania and Syracusa are also really nice, as is the old town in Tripani.

Well worth seeing the catacombs in Palermo. They were freaky (and you can see where kids have spray painted the tops of some of the skulls through the grids on the street).


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« Reply #53 on: June 11, 2019, 12:43:17 pm »
Just back from a short break to Venice. Spectacularly beautiful with magnificent views at every turn. I'd opted against going in the past, put off by tales of tourist overload and those tourists being routinely fleeced. However, in reality if you visit the major sights - San Marco & Realto - early morning or in the evening you can easily avoid the day trippers. Get off the beaten track and you can walk along canals largely empty apart from a few locals. Eat & drink in the local bars along the canals or in small squares & enjoy beers & wine for as little as 1 euro and chicceti (Italian equivalent of tapas) for next to nothing. I'm already making plans to go back.

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« Reply #54 on: June 11, 2019, 01:13:13 pm »
Just back from a short break to Venice.
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« Reply #55 on: June 11, 2019, 02:20:00 pm »
Tip for anyone going to Vienna. Stay by the Hauptbahnhof. Much cheaper than the old Innere Stadt and you have easy access to the U-Bahn. They also offer a Vienna Pass that includes hop on/hop off tour, plus access to pretty much every major museum and historical site in the city, for a consolidated price with various day options

Vienna isn't that big anyway and it's easy enough getting around by U-Bahn or tramway. Lot's of places are even walkable. Would never stay in "Innere Stadt" as it's a rip off. If you stay in the districst around it you can get to most touristy places without much of a problem. Hauptbahnhof is a good shout. In terms of districts you're looking at everything from the 2nd to the 9th and you'll be more or less fine, even though some of them are quite big and depending on which end you stay, it'll be a longer way to the city centre. Just have a quick look at a map to make sure you're not trying to book at a place that's in the middle of nowhere...

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« Reply #56 on: June 11, 2019, 02:56:11 pm »
We went to Palermo for a few nights at the end of April. Hands down my favourite place I've ever been to in Europe, absolutely itching to go back.

Flew from JLA and had an insane apartment with two balconies and a huge kitchen, think it worked out at just under £80.00 a night. Surprisingly cheap for food and drink, big bottles of beer were €3 and Ballaro market in particular was an absolutely boss place to sit off for an afternoon.

Some interesting fellas walking around in very expensive suits, mind ;D

Sounds decent that.  I was going to go away with the wife for my 50th - always wanted to hit Florence.  However she's flying off to Toronto on the morning of my 50th so i'll take the mistress down the Premier Inn instead!

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« Reply #57 on: June 11, 2019, 03:07:16 pm »
Sounds decent that.  I was going to go away with the wife for my 50th - always wanted to hit Florence.  However she's flying off to Toronto on the morning of my 50th so i'll take the mistress down the Premier Inn instead!

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« Reply #58 on: June 11, 2019, 03:55:52 pm »
I Lived there for a bit in 2011. What a City she is  ( La Ville Lumiere ) Was based up in Menilmontant in the North West . I was lucky enough to be there during Autumn . There's a park in zee North called Buttes - Chaumont . What a parc that is .

My Mrs would happily divorce me and marry you if you lived there now. She is not easily impressed with anything, rarely shows emotion (actually, is she a psycho ?!) but when we have to leave Paris I practically have to drag her to the plane. She adores the place.

Some beautiful parks and the different areas are fantastic to explore. I have always been particularly taken with the streets around montmatre
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« Reply #59 on: June 11, 2019, 09:47:27 pm »
The obvious pick is Rome. Colosseum and the Vatican museum is worth a trip, even if you forget everything else the city has to offer.

I like Vienna too.

Tallinn is a good shout.

But I'll offer something else - Narvik. You could pick any city near the Arctic circle. At this time of the year you get the midnight sun. Can't experience that in too many places on the globe.

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« Reply #60 on: June 11, 2019, 10:27:53 pm »
I like Vienna too.
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« Reply #61 on: June 11, 2019, 11:45:46 pm »
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« Reply #62 on: June 12, 2019, 12:29:54 pm »
You weren't driving a big boat were you? Is your insurance up to date? ;)

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« Reply #63 on: June 12, 2019, 06:21:26 pm »
Leaning towards Lisbon for next year.
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« Reply #64 on: June 12, 2019, 06:22:29 pm »
Leaning towards Lisbon for next year.
Wait, what? If you're leaning towards anywhere surely it should be a short break in Pisa!?! :o

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« Reply #65 on: June 12, 2019, 06:26:06 pm »
Wait, what? If you're leaning towards anywhere surely it should be a short break in Pisa!?! :o

Thats a good call that, Amsterdam in October so next year ............
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« Reply #66 on: June 12, 2019, 07:11:03 pm »
Wait, what? If you're leaning towards anywhere surely it should be a short break in Pisa!?! :o

Towering intellect underpinned that suggestion...
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« Reply #67 on: June 12, 2019, 07:56:07 pm »
Venice Sarge, if you haven't been . It's completely unique. 

Also, if you do your research beforehand, it's nowhere near as expensive as some would have you think. Exactly the opposite actually, relatively speaking.
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« Reply #68 on: June 12, 2019, 08:03:15 pm »
Venice Sarge, if you haven't been . It's completely unique. 

Also, if you do your research beforehand, it's nowhere near as expensive as some would have you think. Exactly the opposite actually, relatively speaking.

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« Reply #69 on: June 12, 2019, 08:06:31 pm »
Towering intellect underpinned that suggestion...
Altogether now..........

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« Reply #70 on: June 12, 2019, 08:52:35 pm »
Altogether now..........

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« Reply #71 on: June 13, 2019, 09:37:18 pm »
Altogether now..........

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« Reply #72 on: June 14, 2019, 01:42:35 am »
Florence and Rome are both fantastic cities, especially if you are into history or art. Some of the architecture is truly breathtaking, and the food scene in each is great too, if a little pricy.

Berlin was a revelation - surprisingly cheap, world class museums (and ale!) and great public transport to help get around this surprisingly spread out and uncrowded city.

Budapest was fantastic -spas are brilliant, architecture amazing, food is boss and it’s all dirt cheap. The ruin bars are worth the visit on their own.

NYC is a bit passé now, but I’ve been 4 times and loved it every time. So much to see, so much energy and it’s like a living film set. Love the place.

Prague was great, but not sure how much we’d have liked it if we weren’t being shown round by people who lived there. We didn’t see a single stag do or hen night although there were loads around. The local pubs we were in were fantastically cheap and fantastically good.

other places I’ve visited and enjoyed, but don’t know so well are Cadiz, Lisbon, Vigo, Nice, And Pisa. all thoroughly enjoyable visits and all worth a go.

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« Reply #73 on: June 14, 2019, 12:55:07 pm »
My recomendation is don't do city breaks..mass tourism is changing the very fabric of these great cities...where councils are facilitating the city's for tourists over residents...meaning city centres no longer belong to residents..shops change for tourists cliches to create a false ' identity' of what the city's culutre is like..but much worse is rise of Air BnB raising housing costs for locals.

It begs the question what are you getting from an environment populated by tourists rather than locals?

Its a double edged sword tourist  revenue v tourist impact..but these financial  benefits are now being challenged by city's and local community's in places like Barcelona Amsterdam Venice etc are beginning to question ' the cost'.

Btw I'm not just talking about stag/hen parties ( as fucking awful as they are)...but the mass numbers of middle aged tourists who can have a sheep mentality and feed to tourist machine.

It is complex issue...but I've made my mind up not to becoming part of the problem....there are cities I would love to revisit..Rome..Prague..Budapest...but why.. to sit in Starbucks...or pay over hyped prices in ' rated' cafes....my advice go off line take a chance visit some where tourists don't go...but in the day of trip adviser Im not sure if possible.



 
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« Reply #74 on: June 14, 2019, 01:21:08 pm »
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« Reply #75 on: June 14, 2019, 01:25:31 pm »
My recomendation is don't do city breaks..mass tourism is changing the very fabric of these great cities...where councils are facilitating the city's for tourists over residents...meaning city centres no longer belong to residents..shops change for tourists cliches to create a false ' identity' of what the city's culutre is like..but much worse is rise of Air BnB raising housing costs for locals.

It begs the question what are you getting from an environment populated by tourists rather than locals?

Its a double edged sword tourist  revenue v tourist impact..but these financial  benefits are now being challenged by city's and local community's in places like Barcelona Amsterdam Venice etc are beginning to question ' the cost'.

Btw I'm not just talking about stag/hen parties ( as fucking awful as they are)...but the mass numbers of middle aged tourists who can have a sheep mentality and feed to tourist machine.

It is complex issue...but I've made my mind up not to becoming part of the problem....there are cities I would love to revisit..Rome..Prague..Budapest...but why.. to sit in Starbucks...or pay over hyped prices in ' rated' cafes....my advice go off line take a chance visit some where tourists don't go...but in the day of trip adviser Im not sure if



 

Well now...that’s cheered me up 🤔

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« Reply #76 on: June 14, 2019, 01:26:38 pm »


It begs the question what are you getting from an environment populated by tourists rather than locals?

my advice go off line take a chance visit some where tourists don't go...but in the day of trip adviser Im not sure if possible.

Spot on advice in my opinion. Never understood why anyone would chose to go anywhere abroad that is filled with Brits. Even stranger going to English cafes/ bars/ restaurants when abroad.
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« Reply #77 on: June 14, 2019, 01:29:54 pm »
Well now...that’s cheered me up 🤔

Maybe take a city break get away from it all...forget about all those uncomfortable issues...

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« Reply #78 on: June 14, 2019, 04:37:19 pm »
@FlashingBlade

I agree with a lot of that, but I think it also depends on the city and what you do in said city.

It definitely true though that some places have been completely ravaged by mass tourism, to the extent where city centres are basically a no-go if you are a local (or else are living there or there for any reason other then sight-seeing).

I will be moving to Barcelona in October, and have been a frequenter there for the last nine months (long-distance relationship). The difference between the area my girlfriend lives, and the area around El Gotico and La Rambla is ridiculous, to the extent where English is the language of communication around the centre and you can't walk anywhere fast for the packs of tourists. My English mate was living around there for a while, and said it was terrible because everyone thought he was a tourist and so spoke to him in English (despite him wanting to learn Spanish) and he had to side-step street vendors trying to hawk him souvenirs and people trying to sell him weed just to get to his front door. I have been there only a handful of occasions since my first visit to the city (both times aiming for a specific bar or venue). I would never step foot there otherwise because it's a nightmare. God knows how the locals must feel. And a massive shame too because it really is one of the most beautiful and interesting areas of the city.

Saying all that, despite the hordes of tourists around the centre and Passieg de Gracia, there is loads of places outside of there in which there still remains a solid sense of local identity and you can spend the day barely seeing a tourist and not being spoken to in English once. The tourists are very concentrated, and luckily (?) most don't have the imagination to step off the beaten path.

Air BnB and rent prices are different matter altogether though. That really is having a massive negative impact on anyone local, tourist area or not.


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Re: City Breaks recommendations.
« Reply #79 on: June 14, 2019, 04:53:53 pm »
AirBnB is destroying Edinburgh for residents. The centre has become almost entirely short term lets and has ruined communities in the old town particularly as tenants are kicked out to turn flats into Airbnb's.

It has become impossible to find accomodation at reasonable rent without going way out to the suburbs.

The council are looking to bring in a tourist tax which I think will be £1 or £2 a night levied by Airbnb or the hotel etc which might help a bit (more by using the funds raised on infrastructure/housing etc).