Seasiders Holiday destinations

TangerineBayern said:
I’m thinking of doing a driving tour of Italy next year TAM either flying to Pisa or Bergamo and picking the hire car up from there. Done Tuscany a few times and Siena is the most stunning place you can imagine as are the Italian lakes, but if you don’t have the time to drive to Riva stay south of the lake and visit Sirmione very pretty place.
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Sirmione is on the agenda for our travel day between Bergamo and Bardolino 👍
I'll share my itinerary after I get back if that interests you
 
seasideone said:
Check out hire car prices.

I recently tried to hire a car for 3.5 weeks and they wanted £4k (that's not a typo) for a 4 door average saloon.

😳😳😳
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And that could be the deciding factor S1. When l started planning this in 2019 for the trip in 2020 hire cars were very reasonable but when l looked recently they had increased significantly.

Edit: Just checked with Rentalcars, 10 days in June 2023, a VW Golf cost €900 not too bad that.
 
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Holiday destination depends on where the mighty are playing pre season. Hopefully Italy but probably Scotland
 
Backlog of holidays thanks to Covid.

Turkey for Wedding in a couple weeks time
Cruise to Scotland,Norway and Iceland in June.
Cruise from Barcelona ( Med) in September
Cruise from San Diego to Sydney via Hawaii and Polynesia in October.
Flight booked to Malaga in January 2023.
Cruise from Singapore to Vietnam (including Thailand and Malysia)and back in February 2023.

Weekend in Brum in August for Commonwealth games
Weekend in Caravan, Rhyl in July.

I will miss a large chunk of next season after watching every home game and 11 away last season.
 
GrahamwantshisOates said:
Backlog of holidays thanks to Covid.

Turkey for Wedding in a couple weeks time
Cruise to Scotland,Norway and Iceland in June.
Cruise from Barcelona ( Med) in September
Cruise from San Diego to Sydney via Hawaii and Polynesia in October.
Flight booked to Malaga in January 2023.
Cruise from Singapore to Vietnam (including Thailand and Malysia)and back in February 2023.

Weekend in Brum in August for Commonwealth games
Weekend in Caravan, Rhyl in July.

I will miss a large chunk of next season after watching every home game and 11 away last season.
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You lucky so and so going to Rhyl. I wish I was going back there.
 
seasideone said:
Already been to Sri Lanka, Hanoi, Halong Bay and the Maldives this year.

I haven't travelled anywhere for 2.5 years and need to catch up before we leave Singapore at some point.

Also remember the places I am going to in Asia are like going to Majorca from Manchester.
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Why would you want to leave Singapore.….
well ok…cost of buying and then running a car.…
……very expensive if you want your own property, unless you can be on the HD list and local pension entitlements.
…vert hot and humid and most likely a thunderstorm late afternoon or early evening and even first thing.
…..being classed as a white ghost…..….or foreign devil.
…very expensive if you like a “drink”.…though “Hawker “food is still great value.
….becoming far to pro China and the CCP.



….however still a great place as you well know😉and a cheaper Malaysia is just across the road( so to speak).
 
TwelveAngryMen said:
Grand Tour of Italy starting 28th May

Bergamo for few days
Bardolino ( south Garda ) for four days Verona and Venice ( 2 x day trips ) from there
Lucca overnight
San Gimignano ( for Tuscany / Siena etc ) for three days
Bologna overnight
Riva del Garda ( north Garda and for Dolomites if time ) for last few days
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Lucca is fantastic just make sure your wining and dining is on the inner city walls.
We did the Maraton there in 2011
 
bleach51 said:
Why would you want to leave Singapore.….
well ok…cost of buying and then running a car.…
……very expensive if you want your own property, unless you can be on the HD list and local pension entitlements.
…vert hot and humid and most likely a thunderstorm late afternoon or early evening and even first thing.
…..being classed as a white ghost…..….or foreign devil.
…very expensive if you like a “drink”.…though “Hawker “food is still great value.
….becoming far to pro China and the CCP.



….however still a great place as you well know😉and a cheaper Malaysia is just across the road( so to speak).
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Cost of living is astronomical and don't need to be there anymore, will always visit as have made friends for life and love the place.

Probably move to Thailand for a bit with MrsOne as we love it there.

We just want to try living in different places in Asia while we can - as you never know what's around the corner.
 
tangerine.com said:
You lucky so and so going to Rhyl. I wish I was going back there.
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TwelveAngryMen said:
Grand Tour of Italy starting 28th May

Bergamo for few days
Bardolino ( south Garda ) for four days Verona and Venice ( 2 x day trips ) from there
Lucca overnight
San Gimignano ( for Tuscany / Siena etc ) for three days
Bologna overnight
Riva del Garda ( north Garda and for Dolomites if time ) for last few days
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Now that I could do….Lake Garda is absolutely breathtaking at the North End of the Lake…and the cable car from Malcesine to the ski slopes is worth doing as is visiting Limone On the opposite side.
Hope you wear your Tangerine Top in Bologna.😉and if you have time a stroll around Lucca is well worth it….and a glass or three of Bardolino at Lake Garda.

Verona and Venice too🤙🤙

One thing for certain you can’t beat Italy for a holiday wether it be way up North,Pisa,Florence,Rome,Sorrento,and the island of Sicily.
Still our favourite European destination by a long way.
Sure you are going to have a great time.
 
seasideone said:
Cost of living is astronomical and don't need to be there anymore, will always visit as have made friends for life and love the place.

Probably move to Thailand for a bit with MrsOne as we love it there.

We just want to try living in different places in Asia while we can - as you never know what's around the corner.
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I’m still hanging on to my Singapore Dollars in case we go back.Luckily with all the relatives we have there( more than we have here in fact) we can usually do a visit there without spending a fortune as they know where to take us😉

Just worked out we have 22 Uk and 22 Singapore relatives but the Singapore ones are more closely related😉
 
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Basal, Zurich and Lake Lucerne for a short Swiss trip next weekend. Get to practice some of my recently learnt German, and of course lots of quality chocolate 🤭
 
Lala said:
Basal, Zurich and Lake Lucerne for a short Swiss trip next weekend. Get to practice some of my recently learnt German, and of course lots of quality chocolate 🤭
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Fair play if you are learning German.

I had private lessons when I lived there and did not have a scooby!!!!!

Der, die and das just makes zero logical sense.

Anyway, zwei bier bitte 👍
 
seasideone said:
Fair play if you are learning German.

I had private lessons when I lived there and did not have a scooby!!!!!

Der, die and das just makes zero logical sense.

Anyway, zwei bier bitte 👍
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I did it for a couple of years at school yay back so had a little of the basics under my belt. And yes, the illogical genders are are bloody mare 🫤 it’s a challenge though 👍

Wasser oder kaffee fur mich 😎
 
bleach51 said:
Now that I could do….Lake Garda is absolutely breathtaking at the North End of the Lake…and the cable car from Malcesine to the ski slopes is worth doing as is visiting Limone On the opposite side.
Hope you wear your Tangerine Top in Bologna.😉and if you have time a stroll around Lucca is well worth it….and a glass or three of Bardolino at Lake Garda.

Verona and Venice too🤙🤙

One thing for certain you can’t beat Italy for a holiday wether it be way up North,Pisa,Florence,Rome,Sorrento,and the island of Sicily.
Still our favourite European destination by a long way.
Sure you are going to have a great time.
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Agree with all that Bleach 👍
 
Stanleyparkseasider said:
Rhodes beginning of July. Looking forward to it, been told the old town is worth a visit. If anyone has been would be grateful for any recommendations on where or what to do
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Currently in Lindos - hire a car and tour the island. Old town is a unesco world heritage site but that and Lindos get very busy during the day with cruise ships and coach tours. If you can visit in the evening. Embonas in the mountains has some nice wineries to visit, prasonisi at the southern tip is worth a trip to see where the Aegean meets the med. Haraki and Stegna are 2 lovely small villages on the sea with great fish restaurants. A day trip yo the island of Symi is definitely with it - it’s stunning
Stanleyparkseasider said:
Rhodes beginning of July. Looking forward to it, been told the old town is worth a visit. If anyone has been would be grateful for any recommendations on where or what to do
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Mauritius in July (Honeymoon....finally) and Cyrpus in September (Mates wedding).... Cant wait to get away!!
 
Great Yarmouth for a week in June. Really looking forward too it and it’s our first ever “stay-cation” instead of going abroad
 
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