I'm sure there's been holiday threads before but I had no luck finding them during a (very brief) search, so I've started a new one for 2012.

 

Far ye gan?

 

And, anyone done the whole Orlando experience, theme parks, attractions, swimming with dolphins and other shite like that?

 

Doing a bit of research for a possible family trip there in October, and all I can see are dollar signs - and fucking loads of them. 

 

Ta.

Just back from Bali... it was Fucking Awsome  No need to go anywhere else!

 

Funny, Bali didn't move me that much. 

Dined tonight in Anguillara Sabazia on Lake Bracciano, a stunning old town.

 

I am a huge fan of Italy.

 

Dumping the hire car tomorrow morning and spending the weekend in Navona,  Roma.

 

May go to the Vatican City at some point to spit on the pavements.

 

Always got to balance the yin with the yang.

 

I don't approve of their kid-fucking condoning policies.

I found St Peter's Square to be pretty cool, quite dramatic looking and the Basilica is worth a look.  Went into the Vatican tour and I found it quite disgusting - the place is dripping in gold; tapestries woven with gold hang on the walls of all the corridors (most of which lead to a gift shop), sell a few of them and give the money to those who need it in the world.  The Cistene Chapel..? Wasn't overly impressed, but i suppose it's not a bad effort for a painter and decorator.

 

Italy is magic though, my favourite country.

Going back to Holland in a few weeks to visit some family. Hadn't been for about 12 years and now I'll have been back twice in a few months. 

Funny, Bali didn't move me that much. 

 

Where did you go? I spent most time in Amed (scuba diving was brilliant) and then a few days in Ubud - people were really friendly and it was inexpensive

I found St Peter's Square to be pretty cool, quite dramatic looking and the Basilica is worth a look.  Went into the Vatican tour and I found it quite disgusting - the place is dripping in gold; tapestries woven with gold hang on the walls of all the corridors (most of which lead to a gift shop), sell a few of them and give the money to those who need it in the world.  The Cistene Chapel..? Wasn't overly impressed, but i suppose it's not a bad effort for a painter and decorator.

 

Italy is magic though, my favourite country.

 

 

 

Where did you go? I spent most time in Amed (scuba diving was brilliant) and then a few days in Ubud - people were really friendly and it was inexpensive

 

We were in Seminyak.  I didn't not have a good time, I just don't think the 16 hour flight justified the outcome.  You could reach Cuba, Cancun, India, Thailand or one of the Caribbean islands with 6 hours to kill and I think you'd have better beaches, waves, food, culture, hotels, etc.

 

I think it gets such a big name because of it's proximity to Australia.  The Aussies flock there because it's not Australia.  They lap it up because it's different, of course in comparison to Austrialia it is, but if you're flying from the UK then I'd give it a miss and aim for something a bit closer......... (better?).

 

That said, I'd recommend Bali if you weren't travelling that far to get to it, and the scuba diving is excellent.

Fit's the best place to purchased USD? And by best I mean the place that will give you the best rate without taking your money and running. The last couple of times I've used Debenhams because they had the best rate but it looks like their rate is terrible now. Way below 1.5. 

Fly via Moscow, they're giving it away for free. 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11309785/Rouble-strengthens-as-Russia-forces-exporters-to-dump-foreign-cash-reserves.html

Booked up two trips this year. Heading to Portugal for a week in October around the Scotland game. Then heading to San Francisco at the end of November for 12 days. Looking forward too them already.

A week climbing and Hiking near Snowdon next friday, Two weeks walking from Oban to Stoney in May (via Aviemore and Ballater). Then going to Croatia in Sep, went to Dubrovnik last year, this year its some place an hour sooth of Split

A week climbing and Hiking near Snowdon next friday, Two weeks walking from Oban to Stoney in May (via Aviemore and Ballater). Then going to Croatia in Sep, went to Dubrovnik last year, this year its some place an hour sooth of Split

 

Hvar or Vis?

 

Thumbs up for either/or from me. 

 

 

Hvar or Vis?

 

Thumbs up for either/or from me. 

 

Went to Hvar a few years back, stunning island 

Hvar or Vis?

 

Thumbs up for either/or from me. 

 

Makarska some wee toon on the mainland. just over the water from Brac, ive been to split and brac before with work a good many years ago.

 

are Hvar and Vis worth day trips to? just after sitting in the sun, with red wine and a good scoff

Makarska some wee toon on the mainland. just over the water from Brac, ive been to split and brac before with work a good many years ago.

 

are Hvar and Vis worth day trips to? just after sitting in the sun, with red wine and a good scoff

 

You'd want to spend more than a day on Hvar.  Nice island and some cracking seafood but worth a visit anyway!

Berlin in 3 weeks time  to see BFC.  and the summer will be following the dons in Europe wanting travel to at least two trips,  get to the group stages and its carnage.  Oh and taking my da up the west coast if he is fit enough. 

Nae motivated tae dee much but will do Kinlochrannoch soon...and I do like an occasional visit to London.

 

Once I'm aff the anti-cancer shit.

Nae motivated tae dee much but will do Kinlochrannoch soon...and I do like an occasional visit to London.

 

Once I'm aff the anti-cancer shit.

 

Plenty more holidays to take after all that's done 

 

A few small breaks this year, off to Cornwall for May bank holiday and then Italy in July, around the Naples region. Anyone been before?

My blockbuster holiday this year is a distant memory now. But I think I'm nipping over to Holland for 2 or 3 days in July to surprise my half sister for her 50th.  And hopefully a wee trip somewhere later in the year.

Plenty more holidays to take after all that's done 

 

A few small breaks this year, off to Cornwall for May bank holiday and then Italy in July, around the Naples region. Anyone been before?

 

Naples is a toilet.  Or at least 'was' when I visited in 2009.

 

The mafia own the bin lorries, there was a dispute over something or other, so the bin men downed tools and residents were forced to throw their rubbish out onto the streets or fly tip fridges or black bags at the sides of the road.  Seriously fucking disgusting.

 

Drive south down the Amalfi Coast, stop at loads of cool wee towns perched on the hillside, make your way down to beaches at the bottom (don't swim in the sea, or you'll be up to your neck in the aforementioned tampons) and bring a wallet stuffed with cash because they're literally tourist traps.

 

I enjoyed everything south of Naples, that and Pompeii.

Naples is a toilet.  Or at least 'was' when I visited in 2009.

 

The mafia own the bin lorries, there was a dispute over something or other, so the bin men downed tools and residents were forced to throw their rubbish out onto the streets or fly tip fridges or black bags at the sides of the road.  Seriously fucking disgusting.

 

Drive south down the Amalfi Coast, stop at loads of cool wee towns perched on the hillside, make your way down to beaches at the bottom (don't swim in the sea, or you'll be up to your neck in the aforementioned tampons) and bring a wallet stuffed with cash because they're literally tourist traps.

 

I enjoyed everything south of Naples, that and Pompeii.

 

I remember hearing about that on the news actually (the bin strike). Luckily we are heading south I believe, girlfriends folks have a villa hired in the countryside somewhere. I'm hoping the sea has been cleaned out since than, not high on my list swimming with tampons...not the type of deep sea diving I enjoy 

Naples is a toilet.  Or at least 'was' when I visited in 2009.

 

The mafia own the bin lorries, there was a dispute over something or other, so the bin men downed tools and residents were forced to throw their rubbish out onto the streets or fly tip fridges or black bags at the sides of the road.  Seriously fucking disgusting.

 

Drive south down the Amalfi Coast, stop at loads of cool wee towns perched on the hillside, make your way down to beaches at the bottom (don't swim in the sea, or you'll be up to your neck in the aforementioned tampons) and bring a wallet stuffed with cash because they're literally tourist traps.

 

I enjoyed everything south of Naples, that and Pompeii.

 

sure i was reading something (might have been a mafia novel rather than news though) about the whole area being full of toxic waste, the mafia were making a fortune off disposal contracts, but instead of disposing of it properly, they were just dumping it all over the region

sure i was reading something (might have been a mafia novel rather than news though) about the whole area being full of toxic waste, the mafia were making a fortune off disposal contracts, but instead of disposing of it properly, they were just dumping it all over the region

 

I'm sure there was a documentary about it? Using old quaries etc...that or it was in Gomorra.

I remember hearing about that on the news actually (the bin strike). Luckily we are heading south I believe, girlfriends folks have a villa hired in the countryside somewhere. I'm hoping the sea has been cleaned out since than, not high on my list swimming with tampons...not the type of deep sea diving I enjoy 

 

I'm sure I've posted a pic of a tourist spot there, strewn with rubbish, earlier on in this thread.  Take a look if you can be bothered filtering through for it.

 

You can also take a boat ride out to the island of Capri which you can see from Sorrento, supposed to be really nice, although I never got round to it.

 

I love Italy.

I love Italy.

 

Me too. Not just the obvious bits neither. Roma is phenomenal and unique. Tuscany is as good as everyone says it is although we far preferred Siena more than Firenze. In the north, Milano and Torino are just fantastic.

 

But off the beaten tracks, there's some serious magic to be found. We were in Lecce for a week. Nobody speaks English so the opposite of a tourist trap. Cheap as chips, a genuine authentic part of the country, complete with natural political incorrectness. The chocolate ice cream in the Gelateria was called Obama when we were there, I kid you not.

This topic reminds me of my dead father-in-law. A total cunt of a man, a hun from Giffnock, an establishment wannabe nothing human being in a safe, secure job that paid peanuts who at least had the sense to emigrate to the North East, but even this would have been accident rather than design.

 

He never took holidays abroad. He preferred to take the family to Nairn in the summer. That's a fucking hell hole in its own right but people who don't want to explore further than their own nose are severely handicapped. His meanness of spirit and gross self-centredness were his drivers, his lack of curiosity being a broken and defunct aspect of his closed and fixed mindset, of his sick persona.

 

Why do you never go abroad feenicks?