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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Mar 24, 2018 14:27:41 GMT 2
Not exactly travel, but Pennsylvania Ave. DC, to March For Our Lives.
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Post by Baz Faz on Mar 24, 2018 20:03:41 GMT 2
We are going to London on Wednesday for 3 days. We have a friend who has a small flat in London (which she got so she wouldn't have to stay in hotels when she went for work purposes) and she kindly lends it to us.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 25, 2018 5:34:15 GMT 2
central park west for march for our lives
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Post by tzarine on Mar 29, 2018 2:24:16 GMT 2
tzarevich & his mate are off to london for spring break
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Post by kuskiwi on Mar 29, 2018 22:55:44 GMT 2
I'm packed. Well I would be if I could find the other battery for my camera. The new one uses power far faster than my old one and I brought a third one for a spare. Can't find it anywhere!!
Will be out of touch for most of the 6 weeks I'm away. Catching up when I get back will be fun.
Be good!!
Annie - enjoy the UK.
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 30, 2018 9:50:00 GMT 2
kiwi, I'm already back in Swissieland.
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Post by shrjeff on Mar 30, 2018 14:51:30 GMT 2
planning a ten day trip to sofia next month...
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Post by Voy on Apr 2, 2018 15:51:42 GMT 2
had a mail from Kuski from the airport - she is en route to the Stans !
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 9, 2018 19:49:09 GMT 2
In June we are going to Greece for ten days, staying principally on the island of Andros. Decades ago I stayed in Batsi when it had one tiny hotel. Since then it has been turned into a great tourist destination. So instead we are going to the Chora (main town). This is where many Greek shipping people have houses and they have stopped large development. We have a room in a small guesthouse on the beach. The ferry to the island leaves from Rafina which is close to Athens airport. This means we avoid the trek in to Piraeus where ferries to most other islands leave from.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 12, 2018 15:26:50 GMT 2
public transport around Athens - when it works - is rather good, I hear. and my parents needed to take the bus from the airport to Pireus, and the bus driver gave them the old people's rate, unprompted. I wish you and Mrs Faz will benefit from such nice attention, too.
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 12, 2018 17:47:05 GMT 2
We are staying at the Avra hotel which overlooks the harbour - about 2 minutes walk to the ferry. Another advantage of the Avra is that it offers free transport to and from Athens airport. Also it serves breakfast from 6 a.m. so we can break our fast before catching a 7.30 ferry.
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 12, 2018 20:14:21 GMT 2
England in the summer.
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 12, 2018 20:18:38 GMT 2
Are you coming to see us? |
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Post by auntieannie on Apr 12, 2018 21:01:25 GMT 2
maybe! that would be fab. I have only booked my seat at a conference end of July in London and have plans to travel to Devon afterwards. need to confirm something and then I can start planning properly.
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 12, 2018 23:15:44 GMT 2
maybe! that would be fab. I have only booked my seat at a conference end of July in London and have plans to travel to Devon afterwards. need to confirm something and then I can start planning properly. Look forward to seeing you. |
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Post by Baz Faz on Apr 15, 2018 13:21:56 GMT 2
We are going to France for a brief visit in the middle of May. Ferry and hotel booked.
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Post by shrjeff on Apr 15, 2018 15:00:39 GMT 2
we are going to sofia for a week and a half from this friday... staying in an apartment in the center of town and plan to mosey around...
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Post by tzarine on Apr 18, 2018 5:00:48 GMT 2
brighton - not uk, but brooklyn
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Post by rikita on May 9, 2018 3:03:48 GMT 2
leaving for a long weekend near nuremberg tomorrow, we'll go climbing with our group. currently mainly stressed (still not packed, lost my packing list, it is late, had arguments with the rest of the family, feel unprepared even though i am one of the organizers and wanted to guide a hike and all that) ... hope i manage to relax once i am in the car tomorrow ...
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Post by Voy on May 9, 2018 14:45:08 GMT 2
It's really getting official -- Ian is booking the flights to Mt Hagen for August !( I already have my ticket to Oz)
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Post by nifty50 on May 12, 2018 12:07:30 GMT 2
I'll be heading to Montenegro is 2 weeks time with a side trip to Albania.
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Post by Baz Faz on May 12, 2018 19:22:50 GMT 2
I'll be heading to Montenegro is 2 weeks time with a side trip to Albania. Be sure to tell us how Albania is. I have never heard first hand what it is like. |
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Post by rikita on May 14, 2018 18:59:33 GMT 2
during my first university year i met someone who had traveled there several times and he liked it a lot, so after hearing him talk about it i always wanted to go there, but somehow it never worked out ...
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Post by Baz Faz on May 14, 2018 19:12:59 GMT 2
On Wednesday we will take the ferry to France. It is just a quick visit to replenish our stocks of cheap wine. I have found a nice place (according to the reviews) in a village 10 or so kilometres inland from Boulogne. Food and service seem good. Shame the weather is going to be cold.
Mrs Faz has just asked if we are sailing to Boulogne. No, Calais. It is a shame there are no ferries to Boulogne any more as it is much nicer than Calais.
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Post by OnlyMark on May 14, 2018 22:11:13 GMT 2
Less than a week now before I slip over to Germany and Spain, probably until the end of September.
I have a wedding to go to in Germany and the daughter has some exams to do for the end of the home-schooling. Then to Spain where I'll have to sort out the storm damaged wall after picking up our car that has been parked in Malaga since last November. Unfortunately this is German registered and I will have to drive it back to Germany to get the mechanical test done that will run out. Fortunately though, this only needs to be done every two years. Then I'll drive it back to Spain for the summer.
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Post by auntieannie on May 14, 2018 23:35:57 GMT 2
and you hate road trips, right ;-P
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Post by rikita on May 15, 2018 2:28:49 GMT 2
the TÜV?
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Post by OnlyMark on May 15, 2018 8:17:53 GMT 2
Yes Annie, hate them.
Rikita, the TÜV, AU/HU, whatever it is called, but yes. Last time I made an appointment and could just wait for it to be done. This time I have to leave it at 11am and come back at 3pm. Bit of a pain but it'll give me chance to go for a long lunch I suppose.
I arrive in Frankfurt on the 21st May, which I've just realised is a bank holiday. The plan was to do some shopping with the daughter as she has a job interview the next day. It looks like that will be postponed until the next morning. A week later we fly to Spain, pick up the car and a few days later drive back to Germany.
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Post by kuskiwi on May 16, 2018 1:34:50 GMT 2
Back now in the land of the long white cloud..... filled with rain. After 6 weeks of dry and heat I'm quite liking it. will take time to catch up on all that has happened here. Will post photos in due course. Getting old sucks. I spent two days with family in Auckland and two days with a 4.5 youngster was more tiring than 6 weeks travel.  |
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Post by Baz Faz on May 16, 2018 9:16:16 GMT 2
Time to pack the car then we are off to France.
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