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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

im excited about my first mini break down cornwall

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

we like Lime Regis and Bridport in Dorset

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone

Berlin was awesome. I went to see a gig there and was totally unprepared for how much Id love the city.

Prague - go in december to see it lit for christmas or early spring . A beautiful city with lots of history , especially if you love Art Deco / Art Nouveau, but best avoided in the stag/hen party season

Bruges - quaint, quieter but great chocolate and beer!

in the UK - Salisbury, for the cathedral and access to Stonehenge, Woodhenge, Avebury, the New Forest etc

York ...love it there !

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

chameleons

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

donegal

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Berlin was awesome. I went to see a gig there and was totally unprepared for how much Id love the city.

Prague - go in december to see it lit for christmas or early spring . A beautiful city with lots of history , especially if you love Art Deco / Art Nouveau, but best avoided in the stag/hen party season

Bruges - quaint, quieter but great chocolate and beer!

in the UK - Salisbury, for the cathedral and access to Stonehenge, Woodhenge, Avebury, the New Forest etc

York ...love it there !"

Ain't Berlin just the bollox ? !

Like you I was blown away by the place.

Nothing like I had envisaged at all.

The other place that was a surprise was Warsaw. I expected grime & murk and industrial chimneys bellowing out plumes of smoke.

Whilst the drive in from the airport was not exactly picture postcard pretty (are they ever ?), the Old Town was just stunning.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Amsterdam...... love the place.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"donegal"

i miss the fish! best tasting cod ive ever eaten

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone


"Berlin was awesome. I went to see a gig there and was totally unprepared for how much Id love the city.

Prague - go in december to see it lit for christmas or early spring . A beautiful city with lots of history , especially if you love Art Deco / Art Nouveau, but best avoided in the stag/hen party season

Bruges - quaint, quieter but great chocolate and beer!

in the UK - Salisbury, for the cathedral and access to Stonehenge, Woodhenge, Avebury, the New Forest etc

York ...love it there !

Ain't Berlin just the bollox ? !

Like you I was blown away by the place.

Nothing like I had envisaged at all.

The other place that was a surprise was Warsaw. I expected grime & murk and industrial chimneys bellowing out plumes of smoke.

Whilst the drive in from the airport was not exactly picture postcard pretty (are they ever ?), the Old Town was just stunning."

i loved it .. really want to go back again as three days just wasnt enough to see everythnig. The only thing I struggled with was eating - berlin isn very veggie friendly lol . Really vibrant city and a chance to see the huge Helmut Newton nudes at the museum of photography !!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"we like Lime Regis and Bridport in Dorset "

love Lyme Regis (best fudge shop ever) and Bridport not been for way too long now really need to get our butts down there

also the Lake District hoping to get up there in the autumn this year

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

got to be paris for me

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"we like Lime Regis and Bridport in Dorset

love Lyme Regis (best fudge shop ever) and Bridport not been for way too long now really need to get our butts down there

also the Lake District hoping to get up there in the autumn this year"

depending on what you want from the lakes i'd choose where you stay.

if you want somewhere with a little nightlife, i'd go for bowness or ambleside but both can be very touristy

(if you want to shop for camping gear or beatrix potter related tatt they are positive hot-beds)

if you want somewhere quiet to chill with the other half then try ullswater. it's northern lakes away from the main resorts but the lake and the views around it are simply breathtaking

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"got to be paris for me"

never been to france

i would like to go but my other half is a complete francophobe so can't see me gettin there just yet

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Berlin was awesome. I went to see a gig there and was totally unprepared for how much Id love the city.

Prague - go in december to see it lit for christmas or early spring . A beautiful city with lots of history , especially if you love Art Deco / Art Nouveau, but best avoided in the stag/hen party season

Bruges - quaint, quieter but great chocolate and beer!

in the UK - Salisbury, for the cathedral and access to Stonehenge, Woodhenge, Avebury, the New Forest etc

York ...love it there !

Ain't Berlin just the bollox ? !

Like you I was blown away by the place.

Nothing like I had envisaged at all.

The other place that was a surprise was Warsaw. I expected grime & murk and industrial chimneys bellowing out plumes of smoke.

Whilst the drive in from the airport was not exactly picture postcard pretty (are they ever ?), the Old Town was just stunning.

i loved it .. really want to go back again as three days just wasnt enough to see everythnig. The only thing I struggled with was eating - berlin isn very veggie friendly lol . Really vibrant city and a chance to see the huge Helmut Newton nudes at the museum of photography !! "

if you go again, try the italian restaurants for veggie options

also if you go to some of the more 'bohemian' areas there are quite a few veggie cafes as they cater to the 'hippy' / 'traveller' / 'new earth' sections of the population.

kreuzberg which is a largely turkish populated suburb is also OK for veg based dishes

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"we like Lime Regis and Bridport in Dorset "

use to go Bridport loads as a kid went back cpls years ago first time in ages still love it

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

"

In this country...york

Abroad....rome

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"we like Lime Regis and Bridport in Dorset "

Done my Meryl Streep impersonation on the cob and gone fossil hunting on Chesil Beach. xx

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"got to be paris for me

never been to france

i would like to go but my other half is a complete francophobe so can't see me gettin there just yet "

I went through france in the dark once and it was lovely

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone


"Berlin was awesome. I went to see a gig there and was totally unprepared for how much Id love the city.

Prague - go in december to see it lit for christmas or early spring . A beautiful city with lots of history , especially if you love Art Deco / Art Nouveau, but best avoided in the stag/hen party season

Bruges - quaint, quieter but great chocolate and beer!

in the UK - Salisbury, for the cathedral and access to Stonehenge, Woodhenge, Avebury, the New Forest etc

York ...love it there !

Ain't Berlin just the bollox ? !

Like you I was blown away by the place.

Nothing like I had envisaged at all.

The other place that was a surprise was Warsaw. I expected grime & murk and industrial chimneys bellowing out plumes of smoke.

Whilst the drive in from the airport was not exactly picture postcard pretty (are they ever ?), the Old Town was just stunning.

i loved it .. really want to go back again as three days just wasnt enough to see everythnig. The only thing I struggled with was eating - berlin isn very veggie friendly lol . Really vibrant city and a chance to see the huge Helmut Newton nudes at the museum of photography !!

if you go again, try the italian restaurants for veggie options

also if you go to some of the more 'bohemian' areas there are quite a few veggie cafes as they cater to the 'hippy' / 'traveller' / 'new earth' sections of the population.

kreuzberg which is a largely turkish populated suburb is also OK for veg based dishes "

thankyou xx the itaian option was the one i went for , but i do like to try local stuff if i can. And at least it meant i missed the currywurst !

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

In this country...york

Abroad....rome "

yeah quite fancy rome

i did a week in the italian lakes & milan back in 2006 and loved it.

bloody expensive tho

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

"

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see."

done warsaw, prague & tallinn so far

quite fancy krakow but the stag parties kinda put me off

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By *obbytupperMan  over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

Earlier this year I went to Belfast for a meet. I was so impressed with the City and its people, plus the flights from LBA are very reasonable too.

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone


"

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see.

done warsaw, prague & tallinn so far

quite fancy krakow but the stag parties kinda put me off"

a colleague of mine has just been to a conference in Riga and said it was very unspoiled with some stunning architecture

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Of to Baza, south of spain today for a week

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Not a fan of fortnights in the Sun.

I prefer 3/4 night short breaks.

City / Seaside / Countryside all good by me.

Can you make any suggestions of places you like that would be good for getting away too for a few days ?

Mine would be :

UK : Whitby, York, Northern Lake District (Ullswater), Edinburgh

Europe : Berlin, Barcelona, Northern Portugal

World : New York (every time)

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see.

done warsaw, prague & tallinn so far

quite fancy krakow but the stag parties kinda put me off"

There are a lot of stag parties but don't let it put you off as the city is big enough. Moscow is worth seeing along with Istanbul if you are prepared to go that far.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see.

done warsaw, prague & tallinn so far

quite fancy krakow but the stag parties kinda put me off

a colleague of mine has just been to a conference in Riga and said it was very unspoiled with some stunning architecture

"

if you're going baltic, try tallinn as well - only a small city but it is beautiful & u can get a day trip return on the ferry to helsinki if u fancy a change of scenery too.

i went in june and the sun never really set. it was strange coming out of a club at 2/3am and seeing a darkish blue sky

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"

Try eastern Europe if you get the chance. Some amazing buildings and culture to see.

done warsaw, prague & tallinn so far

quite fancy krakow but the stag parties kinda put me off

a colleague of mine has just been to a conference in Riga and said it was very unspoiled with some stunning architecture

if you're going baltic, try tallinn as well - only a small city but it is beautiful & u can get a day trip return on the ferry to helsinki if u fancy a change of scenery too.

i went in june and the sun never really set. it was strange coming out of a club at 2/3am and seeing a darkish blue sky "

I have not been there yet but will take your advice on that one. I find Europe amazing all round as we don't have any of the buildings and history back in Canada.

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By *ushroom7Man  over a year ago

Bradford

Copenhagen and Stockholm. Class.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple  over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Amsterdam...been a few times and love it!

Lake Garda...beauitful there

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By *ENDAROOSCouple  over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Venice....once you get used to the smell

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman  over a year ago

little house on the praire

I love mini breaks, prefer a few mini breaks to one long break. Usually i dont mind where i go.

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By *unky monkeyMan  over a year ago

in the night garden

I frikin love Barcelona! I know it as well as my own City I've been so many times.

Normally I am there once a year.

Some very good Salsa clubs there, dancers with frightening skillz!

Prague is also good but can be a bit eerie all those cobble stones and no cars, makes you feel somewhat 'Grimms fairytaley'... that was until I went into a club off the main square and there were torture devices on the walls and people dancing naked.

It was just a regular club with normal tourists in it, quite surreal. I reckon they all turned into vampires later on and devoured the tourists.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman  over a year ago

little house on the praire

First time i went to barcelona was earlier in the year. Didnt get to see everything but i loved the galdi park

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"First time i went to barcelona was earlier in the year. Didnt get to see everything but i loved the galdi park"

barcelona is a stunning city but so so expensive

it has the most expensive real estate in spain. i think the average house price is like £450,000 or something

when i looked at buying abroad as opposed to in the UK it was on my hit list - soon as i saw the prices, it was soon off it too

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

anywhere interesting that I haven't visited before. Like a bit o culture wiv it. Innit?

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone


"anywhere interesting that I haven't visited before. Like a bit o culture wiv it. Innit?"

that'll be strood then lol !

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"anywhere interesting that I haven't visited before. Like a bit o culture wiv it. Innit?

that'll be strood then lol !"

Oi! I've BEEN to strood.

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By *prite128Woman  over a year ago

maidstone


"anywhere interesting that I haven't visited before. Like a bit o culture wiv it. Innit?

that'll be strood then lol !

Oi! I've BEEN to strood. "

grin..me too, and survived

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