rocket_scientist Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garlogie_Granite Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Rome is 100% pencilled in for July, and considering Cuba in late autumn before the Yanks ruin it. I'm getting quite adventurous in my post-kids, post-divorce years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Rome is 100% pencilled in for July, and considering Cuba in late autumn before the Yanks ruin it. I'm getting quite adventurous in my post-kids, post-divorce years. All these positive relations stuff between the yanks and Cuba is a terrible thing. This is another country on my list, just not sure when I'm going to be able to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 All these positive relations stuff between the yanks and Cuba is a terrible thing. This is another country on my list, just not sure when I'm going to be able to do it! Agreed. Although the Yanks kissing and making up with Iran can only be a good thing, coz Persian women are fuckin smokin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Agreed. Although the Yanks kissing and making up with Iran can only be a good thing, coz Persian women are fuckin smokin! My housemate went to Tehran last year and told me the very same thing! Most amount of beautiful women he'd ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Aff the chemo - 'Whoop!'. Possibility of a week in Stockholm later this year - August/September) , accommodation free ! Love the place , one of those where I feel 'at home' and could easily bide there. Kinlochrannoch first tho'...still reeling fae after effects of anti-cancer drugs. Try to avoid ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Aff the chemo - 'Whoop!'. Possibility of a week in Stockholm later this year - August/September) , accommodation free ! Love the place , one of those where I feel 'at home' and could easily bide there. Kinlochrannoch first tho'...still reeling fae after effects of anti-cancer drugs. Try to avoid ! Good to hear Phoenix! Rest up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Congratulations min, stay healthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks guys , even tho' aff the pizzen for 5 days the after-effects take weeks , months even. I hope that my energy levels will improve in a couple of weeks. Sittin' aboot deein' nuthin' the day...at least it's been in the Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Anyone ever done the Eurotunnel in their car before? I believe you board at Folkstone and drive oot again near Calais but I can find surprisingly little online about it. Can't even see how long the crossing takes. The ferries are mental expensive so it looks like it's the tunnel or nothing. Do you stay seated in your car for the duration of the journey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Anyone ever done the Eurotunnel in their car before? I believe you board at Folkstone and drive oot again near Calais but I can find surprisingly little online about it. Can't even see how long the crossing takes. The ferries are mental expensive so it looks like it's the tunnel or nothing. Do you stay seated in your car for the duration of the journey? I've been on a bus, but that was years ago when I was a kid. You can get out and walk around, but there isn't exactly much to see! You do board at Folkstone from memory and I think you are only under the sea for 20-30 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Bordeaux - Basque Country (Spain) - Porto - Lisbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Bordeaux - Basque Country (Spain) - Porto - Lisbon. Where about's? I went to Bilbao - Mundaka - Zarautz - San Sebastian a few years ago. Was amazing and would happily go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Phoenix, how'd the final treatment go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Where about's? I went to Bilbao - Mundaka - Zarautz - San Sebastian a few years ago. Was amazing and would happily go again. San Sebastien, Bilbao and potentially Gijon... still to confirm that part of it. Any recommendations of where to see or where not to see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Anyone got any experience on looking for flights to New Zealand? Any particular stop overs to avoid? Currently looking to go with Malaysian, decent value and despite the disappearance and Russian slaughter are decent enough. What is KL like as a stop over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Anyone got any experience on looking for flights to New Zealand? Any particular stop overs to avoid? Currently looking to go with Malaysian, decent value and despite the disappearance and Russian slaughter are decent enough. What is KL like as a stop over? My Kiwi pal had a few folk over for his wedding a few years back. I think some of them stopped in KL for a few days to break up the trip. Think it's quite a popular thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 My Kiwi pal had a few folk over for his wedding a few years back. I think some of them stopped in KL for a few days to break up the trip. Think it's quite a popular thing to do. Nice one, cheers. Only issue is my g/f is slightly hesitant on flying Malaysian, but it's considerably cheaper than Cathay and Singapore Airlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_widdows Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Anyone got any experience on looking for flights to New Zealand? Any particular stop overs to avoid? Currently looking to go with Malaysian, decent value and despite the disappearance and Russian slaughter are decent enough. What is KL like as a stop over? Air Singapore all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Air Singapore all the way Oh don't get me wrong, brilliant airline but they are the most expensive option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalred Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Anyone ever done the Eurotunnel in their car before? I believe you board at Folkstone and drive oot again near Calais but I can find surprisingly little online about it. Can't even see how long the crossing takes. The ferries are mental expensive so it looks like it's the tunnel or nothing. Do you stay seated in your car for the duration of the journey? Probably to late, ive done it a few years back, stayed in the car if I mind right. Im off to makarska in a fortnight, second year in a row going to Croatia, love it, red wine, great food and sun, hoping to take in a hadjuk game when we have a day oot in split Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Anyone got any experience on looking for flights to New Zealand? Any particular stop overs to avoid? Currently looking to go with Malaysian, decent value and despite the disappearance and Russian slaughter are decent enough. What is KL like as a stop over? KL is ok. I'd swap it for Singapore though if that's an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 KL is ok. I'd swap it for Singapore though if that's an option. Sadly Singapore turned out to be £3000! So went with the next best thing and Cathay which was just under £1300 and a seven hour lay over in Hk. Just a shame we can leave the airport, always wanted to go to HK but hey ho. Malaysian only had an hour lay over which seemed a bit risky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_min Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sadly Singapore turned out to be £3000! So went with the next best thing and Cathay which was just under £1300 and a seven hour lay over in Hk. Just a shame we can leave the airport, always wanted to go to HK but hey ho. Malaysian only had an hour lay over which seemed a bit risky. Should have used Air New Zealand via L.A. Idiot. Hello. Hope you are all well. My work computer filters out Donstalk. O/T - Yerevan, Tbilisi & Baku are all pretty cool. Azeri-ans don't like Armenians too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Should have used Air New Zealand via L.A. Idiot. Hello. Hope you are all well. My work computer filters out Donstalk. O/T - Yerevan, Tbilisi & Baku are all pretty cool. Azeri-ans don't like Armenians too much. Ha, that was the one route I was certain I did not want to do. No Kiwi I have ever spoken to has spoken well of it. Also, LAX immigration officers are cunts Hope all is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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